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The end of Focal based speakers like Wilson Audio?

Focal issued the following statement:

"Starting September 1st 2004, separate Focal Hi-Fi drivers intended for the public and loudspeaker manfacturers will not be available for sale anymore. This catalogue is desappearing for good and has been removed from our web site.

That decision enters the Focal-JMlab growth strategy and will allow to focus human and technical resources on high end home and car loudspeaker manufacturing and developement."

So it seems thet Focal drive units will not be available anymore to any speaker manufacturer on OEM basis.

The similar move has been made by Dynaudio a few years back.

Are we gonna see a Scan-Speak based Wilson WATT ?
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elberoth2 OP
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I used WATT as an example. The X1, MAXX, XS use not only the tweeter, but also Focal woofers.
jhp4ee6
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Is there any consensus on perceptions of which is the better set of speakers beteween the Watt Puppy 7's (about $23,700) and the Focal.JMLabs Utopia Beryllium speakers (ABOUT $18,500)?
trelja
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If the bigger Wilsons are using Focal mids and woofers, they'll need to get cracking. But, there are a lot of drivers in the world, though I really like the Focals for their speed and highish sensitivity. I would more worry about the excellent smaller companies, such as Osborn, who use these Focal drivers exclusively as opposed to the very low volume Wilson lines.

Jhp, the JMlabs and the Wilsons sound VERY different, and it comes down to a question of your preferences. The Wilsons are much more forward and dynamic, where the JMlabs are more relaxed and easy to listen to. Many like each brand's sound as witnessed by the success of each company.
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