I would think Music Direct will be carrying these.
I've always liked the Focal line, especially for the price.
I've always liked the Focal line, especially for the price.
Best New Loudspeakers under $5,000. Focal Aria 900
My uncle is in the pro audio field and goes to all the shows around the world. A hot hew speaker line to look out for is the New
Focal Aria 900 loudspeaker line that comes out in Oct -2013
Aluminum magnesium tweeter- wave guide,and new Flax,fiberglass sandwich Mid and Woofer drivers ,efficient90- 92db front and bottom ported. My uncle says a lot of high end sound for the buck.
He is usually spot on .he uses B&W 802 Diamond in his Studios.
He just gives his opinion a very natural open loudspeaker with solid Bass
That is his pick for best value for the dollar for 2013.
Focal Aria 900 loudspeaker line that comes out in Oct -2013
Aluminum magnesium tweeter- wave guide,and new Flax,fiberglass sandwich Mid and Woofer drivers ,efficient90- 92db front and bottom ported. My uncle says a lot of high end sound for the buck.
He is usually spot on .he uses B&W 802 Diamond in his Studios.
He just gives his opinion a very natural open loudspeaker with solid Bass
That is his pick for best value for the dollar for 2013.
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Hmmm. Best is a very slippery thing, even for very experienced audiophiles. Check out the following review: http://www.stereomojo.com/LENEHAN%20ML1%20REFERENCE%20SPEAKER%20REVIEW/LenehandML1ReferenceSpeaker.htm One person - best he ever reviewed - other person - ho hum. As with all things audio personal preference and taste plays such a huge role one simply can't make statements like that. You must, and there is no shortcut, must check them out for yourself. Thanks Bill |
I guess that explains the 40%-off sale prices of several Focal speakers at MusicDirect--making way for the Aria line. According to this article, they should come in at quite a bit less than $5K. The article says that the new flax-composite speaker cones provide most of the stiffness-to-weight advantage of Focal's W-cone at a much lower mfg. cost. |
I already own the revel 106 monitors and they are Very good Even at 2 x the cost. I am not exactly sure it is between the Revel 206, and the Focal aria 926. One thing pisses me off about Focal is their customer service stinks. I have called and written 3 times in a week ,no answer,not a good sign, Also their mark up vs the Euro market is an additional 60-70 percent The 968 in Europe $3000, here $4800 ,that applies to the whole line. That s pure greed .this speaker will have to be noticably better ,if not The Revl is solid and for sure better looking.the aria is very boxy where the Revel has a nice tapered boat tail ,great finish,and a acoustical top. |
I'm french and i'd never liked Focal, even if i live 40 miles away from the factory... I never heard this new serie so i can't be categorical on it. Even if they produce good drivers (sometimes...), they can't use them properly. When i discovered Usher audio speakers, i really understood the necessity to use drivers in a proper manner. Dc D'apollito rules... |
