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Focal Kanta No.2

Focal introduced a new line today beginning with the Kanta No.2. It looks like they're positioning it between the W cone equipped 1000 series and the Sopra. It's got the shape of the older Utopia products before they went segmented. Any thoughts? Curious what people will think when they hear them. 
kosst_amojan
joey_v
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I am not sure how the Kanta 2 would compare to something like the Pulsar and subs. 

I prefer a unit that performs on its own than combo'd with subs. 

I really find the Kanta 2 to be very good, the tweeter is excellent, the midrange is just right.  The bass can be a little overripe in the wrong room, but the bass is enough to enjoy on its own without requiring subwoofer reinforcement. 
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steve59
268 posts
 
I Expect the 1028be could out perform just about anything out there with a select number of favorite tunes and I nearly fell under their spell until I played some old average recordings and the salesman couldn't turn the system off fast enough! At $10k there's a lot of new and used speakers to choose and the listening room is going to decide what speakers sound like more than anything else. I passed on the Kanta 2 and persona 3f without even consideration because their internal volume appeared to small to play cleanly in my 18'x26'x7' listening room! Axpona had speakers of all sizes crammed into small hotel rooms and to my ears the best sound came from the smallest speakers, but those were small rooms. At $10k new there's also the contour 60 and F228be, not to mention the new Magico! If I can't get a home demo I buy used to limit the bleeding if my dream speaker becomes a nightmare in my room. I don't care for the pastel finish on the Kanta speakers and the OP sounds like a 'my way or the highway' personality. 
kosst_amojan OP
2,095 posts
 
I wouldn't think twice about putting them in a room that big. I wish I had that for my 936's. 
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dave_b
2,267 posts
 
Lots of fun shopping around...enjoy the journey Steve!
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