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French Speakers?

For sale on this site are a pair of JM Focal Cobalt 806S speakers. I'm interested...but French speakers? Sacre bleu! My demise as an audiophile began in 1992 with a subscription to Stereophile. I remember the great review of the Grand Utopia. But, French speakers? Favorable reviews are had online for the 806S's. An aggressive, bright treble is noted. That's my preference in a speaker, however (one person's "bright" and "hot" is another person's "detailed" and "precise"). Of course, it's all about the midrange as far as speakers and sound reproduction are concerned.
My crux question is this: my musical tastes are rock, pop and female vocals. Has anyone listened to these speakers and does he or she believe they would be appropriate pour moi?
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tmsorosk
1,013 posts
 
Buconero117,,, said, "quality is poor, valve is non existent, and service will never happen". I couldn't disagree more. Focal has always been a great company to deal with and there quality and price is well above average. I'd like to no which models he's owned that he makes that judgement on?
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phasecorrect
2,013 posts
 
Probably better suited to an American or Canadian voiced speaker...PSB....or even Infinity, JBL would better match your musical tastes .....
vladimir
346 posts
 
Agree with Rocc1007. The Cabasse Riga is another superb speaker when combined with two good subs.
lindisfarne
511 posts
 
"My demise as an audiophile began...". Your 5th grade English teacher is crying.
mechans
3,048 posts
 
I own old Electras which are one step up but it is a pretty a big step and think they are fabulous. I did spend a good deal of time, money and effort finding the right electronics for them. I've needed service once and it was easy and smooth. I agree however that for heavy handed bassy rock these are not the best. I do think they do "pop" just fine however. You might do well to try some more widely available speakers, as suggested above.
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