Focal was started in 1979 by French engineer Jacques Mahul. Originally Mahul sold custom speakers to his friends and acquaintances, but after the creation of the DB13 loudspeaker – a bookshelf speaker which could produce sound quality and volume similar to that of much larger speakers – he launched to the broader market.

Eventually, Focal branched out into headphones as well, and today creates a broad range of Hi-Fi products. At Bloom, we carry a number of their flagship headphones, like the Utopia Open Back Headphone.