Focal Sopra Center Loudspeaker

 

“And one could easily make a sonic argument that the Focal N°2s compete favorably with speakers costing more than double the asking price. … And home theater enthusiasts will love what the Sopra speakers can do with high-quality movie soundtracks. Beyond value, the Focal Sopra N°2s are a statement about design, style, and performance. One can find a good speaker for less money, and one can find an incredible speaker costing far more. When it comes time to actually pull out your wallet and make an investment, you might not find a better balance between the worlds of performance, design, and value. With that said, my wallet is out, and these speakers aren’t going back to France. ”

— JERRY DEL COLLIANO, HOMETHEATERREVIEW.COM

 

Extend the Sopra experience quoted in that review to your home cinema. Sopra Center uses all the design aspects of Sopra loudspeakers in order to optimise integration into your home. The center loudspeaker is an essential component of home cinema systems because its role goes beyond reproducing just the dialogue. The mid-range must provide precision and coherence between the visuals and the soundstage. If the centre loudspeaker reproduces the majority of voices in the centre of the image, its spectrum is much broader and also includes music, sound effects and other sounds.

The Sopra Center loudspeaker is the ideal complement for the other loudspeakers in the Sopra line: Sopra N°1 bookshelf loudspeakers and Sopra N°2 or Sopra N°3 floorstanding loudspeakers. Each model in the line offers high performance and consistency in terms of output, rendering and scale. Each speaker driver benefits from the same technologies: ‘W’ cones and pure Beryllium inverted dome tweeters. The soundstage therefore, is perfectly dispersed: the sound emanating from either side of the image is reproduced without variation of the timbre.

Like all products in the Sopra line, Sopra Center is available in the Black Lacquer finish. The center loudspeaker is composed of:

• 3″ (8cm) ‘W’ cone midrange
• 2 x 61/2″ (16.5cm) ‘W’ cone woofers
• 11/16″ (27mm) pure Beryllium IAL tweeter

Specifications

Type: Three-way bass-reflex center speaker
Drivers: 2 x 61/2″ (16.5cm) “W” cone woofers, 3″ (8cm) “W” cone midrange
11/16″ (27mm) pure Beryllium “IAL” inverted dome tweeter
Frequency response: (+/- 3dB) 55Hz – 40kHz
Low frequency point: – 6dB 50Hz
Sensitivity: (2.83V / 1m) 91dB
Nom. impedance: 8 Ohms
Minimum impedance: 4.1 Ohms
Crossover frequency: 500Hz / 2200Hz
Recommended amplifier power: 40 – 200W
Dimensions (HxLxD): 91⁄4×2331⁄32×1325⁄32″ (235x609x350mm)
Net weight: 41.8 lb (19 kg) Stand: 40.78lbs (18.5kg)