'I wouldn't even be able to afford the speaker stands' — two big-name audiophile brands just went head-to-head to release the best elite hi-fi tower speaker

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  • Focal unveils yet another floor-standing speaker
  • Sonus faber reveals a series of speakers, including a floor-stander...
  • ...and several more-affordable options

While country-versus-country derbies are playing out on pitches across North America, a certain France vs Italy rivalry is taking center stage... or should that be soundstage?

Sonus faber, of Italy, and Focal, of France, have both lined up in the tunnel to bring out new floor-standing speakers; the overlapping timing means that we'd be remiss not to show them at the same time. It really is like Italy vs France… if Italy had qualified.

These are all premium hi-fi offerings that are far out of reach for the average speaker buyer — I wouldn't even be able to afford the speaker stands — but one series does, at least, have a more reasonable alternative.

The Focal Scala Utopia Evo M

Let's start with the speaker of the country which actually...

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