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Focal Electra BE series

Can anyone give feedback on Focal Electra BE series either 1028be or 1038be, possibly even 1027 or 1037 be series.
Currently have Revel Performa3 F206 and love their natural, clear and faithful to the music uncolored sound. They just aren't efficient enough and need more power handling to push a little louder at times. 
I'm looking for 89-90 or better sensitivity and 300-400 watt power handling.
My front end components are Benchmark DAC2, Ayre K5xemp preamp and Mark Levinson 532h amp rated at 300+ wpc. 
I've heard new Focal Kanta and they sounded excellent,  Electra BE series are a slight step up and are great deals right now. Haven't got a dealer near by to audition. Trying to keep to a slightly smaller than 45" inch tall speaker. 
lnitm
kosst_amojan
2,095 posts
 
I'm not sure I'd call the 1000Be2 series a step up. The tweeter is definitely inferior to that of the Kanta. I'm hard pressed to say that flax is inferior to a W cone given that it does have some superior characteristics. Beyond that, the Kanta has better motors and surrounds than the 1000Be2 series. Also, Focal has suggested there will be new announcements soon and I fully expect those to be in the form of a Kanta No.1 and No 3. I'd wait to see what those announcements are. I don't expect the 1000Be2 series to be long for this world. The Kanta line is clearly intended to replace them. 
lnitm OP
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Kosst amojan, I'm just going by Focal website and fact their Utopia and Sopra use the W sandwich drivers and I believe same famed Beryllium tweeter in the BEs. Don't know Why tweeter in Kanta could be better, but anyhow I had auditioned Kanta and I did sound very good, great midrange but a little think in the bass region to my ears. As I've read in lots of professional reviews and posts here new is not always better. 
My question though wasn't to debate which is better, it was to ask how 1028be sounds and if a neutral response and sound like Revels. 
kosst_amojan
2,095 posts
 
Everything I've ever read suggests that the 1000 series is a more analytical speaker.
As statements of fact, no, the Kanta doesn't use the same tweeter as the Electra. It's a completely different unit. The W cone drivers in the Electra don't have the tuned mass dampers or neutral inductance circuits the Kanta F cones have. All the drivers in the Kanta are newer, better drivers than those in the Electra line. 
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