New blog post: Living with Focal Speakers


We've had a number of questions come up so I've put all my thoughts in one place:

https://inatinear.blogspot.com/2023/11/buying-and-living-with-focal-speakers.html

erik_squires

I didn't know that you had Focal speakers Erik, I thought that you always built your own. 

Good advice in there. I've personally found Sopra 3's stage best in my space with very little toe in. The same was true for the Aria 948's I ran previously. The listening room is treated, inclusive of the ceiling. It's a wonderful sounding space. Right on the money about amplification as well, 2ohm stable amps are preferred. They did sound pretty damn nice hooked to a Primaluna integrated with KT150 power tubes, at modest levels, but at my preferred listening level (75-80db) the dynamics would become squashed.