Focal Utopia Headphone Cable - 3.0 Meter - 3.5mm Connector

Focal Utopia Headphone Cable — 3.0 Meter — 3.5mm Connector

What It Does in Your System

A Genuine Focal Cable for Your Utopia

Headphone cables live a hard life. They get pulled, coiled, stepped on, and caught on chair arms. Eventually one channel starts cutting out — and on a headphone at this level, that is not something to solve with a generic replacement.

This is Focal's own cable for the Utopia, built to the same specification as the one your headphones came with. Buy it as a spare, as a replacement, or as a second cable so you are not moving one between systems.

Three Meters for Sitting Back

Three meters is roughly ten feet — the length for a listening chair placed away from the rack, rather than a desk setup where the amplifier sits at your elbow.

That distance is the difference between headphone listening that feels tethered and headphone listening where you can settle in. It is the length most Utopia owners use at home.

Low Capacitance, Which Matters Over Distance

Capacitance in a cable acts as a small, frequency-dependent delay. Left unchecked it can soften the top end. The longer the cable, the more of it accumulates.

Focal builds its cables to keep capacitance low specifically because their longer runs would otherwise suffer. On a 3-meter cable, that engineering is doing more work than it would on a short one.

Is This Right for You?

Check these carefully before ordering:

• Confirm your headphone's connector type. The Focal Utopia uses locking LEMO-style connectors at the headphone end. Several other Focal models — Clear, Stellia, Celestee, Elegia — use dual 3.5mm connectors instead. The two are not interchangeable. Call us at (800) 942-0220 with your exact model if you are unsure.
• The 3.5mm is the amplifier end. This cable terminates in a 3.5mm plug at the source. That suits a portable player, a laptop, or an amplifier with a 3.5mm jack — but many desktop headphone amplifiers use a 6.35mm quarter-inch socket instead, which would need an adapter or a different cable.
• This is a single-ended cable. If your amplifier has a balanced output — 4-pin XLR or 4.4mm — a balanced cable will use it properly. This one will not.

Setup & Installation

Line each headphone connector up with its socket and press in until it latches. Locking connectors are keyed, so do not force them — if it does not seat easily, rotate it and try again.

To remove, pull on the connector body itself, never on the cable. Store the cable coiled loosely rather than wrapped tight, and give it a wide loop rather than a sharp bend where it leaves the earcup. That is where headphone cables usually fail.

Features & Specifications

Made by Focal for the Utopia
The manufacturer's own cable, built to the specification the headphones were designed around.

Three-Meter Length
Roughly ten feet, sized for a listening chair placed away from the equipment rack.

Low Capacitance Construction
Built to keep capacitance down, which protects high-frequency detail over a longer run.

3.5mm Source Termination
Connects to portable players, laptops, and amplifiers with a 3.5mm headphone output.

Specifications

• Type: Replacement headphone cable
• Compatible with: Focal Utopia
• Length: 3.0 meters (approximately 9 ft 10 in)
• Source termination: 3.5mm stereo plug
• Configuration: Single-ended

Frequently Asked Questions

Will this fit my Focal Clear or Stellia?
No. Those models use dual 3.5mm connectors at the headphone end, while the Utopia uses locking LEMO-style connectors. Focal makes separate cables for each. Check your headphone's sockets before ordering.

Can I use this with a quarter-inch headphone jack?
Only with a 3.5mm to 6.35mm adapter. If your main amplifier has a quarter-inch socket, Focal also offers this cable terminated in 6.35mm, which is the cleaner solution.

Why buy the manufacturer's cable over a third-party one?
Fit and warranty, mainly. The connector is a specific locking design, and a poorly made copy can wear the socket on a very expensive headphone. Third-party cables can be excellent, but this one is what Focal built for the product.

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