I need to go to the local shop again to hear the Focal's. I have a lot of friends who love them. I used to own a pair fo their Micron's back in the day, when they first started to sell their own speakers. A close friend has the Sopra 2's in his office system and swears by them.
Every time I've heard them at various places, I haven't 'gotten' them. There comes a time when I feel it's not just a bad set up for me, but I'm thinking that has to be it. I'm brutal on speakers and feel 'hifi'ish', but folks who's ears I know and trust seem to really like them.
Btw, if you haven't had a chance to listen to the Vandersteen Treo CT, which is a bit less than the Kanta 2, it would be a good comparison. I have a feeling that the reason I may not 'get' the Focal's is that I don't love the Beryllium tweeters on any of the speakers I"ve heard them on. I've only heard a diamond driver sound good on the Tidal's too, so that's just me and my ears. It's sure a nice looking and well built line of speakers. I even took one of their models' home a few years ago as I was close to getting it, but in the end, it wasn't what I wanted. I felt badly for the dealer as he had to lug them to and fro, lol. (with MS, I Cna't even help move empty boxes, lol.
Glad you like them as that's the only thing that matters in audio as we all hear so differently.
Every time I've heard them at various places, I haven't 'gotten' them. There comes a time when I feel it's not just a bad set up for me, but I'm thinking that has to be it. I'm brutal on speakers and feel 'hifi'ish', but folks who's ears I know and trust seem to really like them.
Btw, if you haven't had a chance to listen to the Vandersteen Treo CT, which is a bit less than the Kanta 2, it would be a good comparison. I have a feeling that the reason I may not 'get' the Focal's is that I don't love the Beryllium tweeters on any of the speakers I"ve heard them on. I've only heard a diamond driver sound good on the Tidal's too, so that's just me and my ears. It's sure a nice looking and well built line of speakers. I even took one of their models' home a few years ago as I was close to getting it, but in the end, it wasn't what I wanted. I felt badly for the dealer as he had to lug them to and fro, lol. (with MS, I Cna't even help move empty boxes, lol.
Glad you like them as that's the only thing that matters in audio as we all hear so differently.