Focal or Blaupunkt

Blaupunkt was a daughtercompany of Philips, and here in Europe is hardly available anymore due to reliabilityproblems. Focal is a well-respected speakercompany, which has done some innovative research, turning into very good-sounding speakers. So..... I would say: Focal.

I totally agree with Satch. Go with Focal first.

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I ended up with Focal speakers for my car in the front w/some JL Audio stealthboxes in the back... The Focals sounded much more balanced than anything else I heard at the dealers, but I don't recall if they carried Blaupunkt. I always thought Blaupunkt got kudos for head units, but hadn't thought of them as a speaker company in any event...

BTW, I feel like a total ninny saying "fo-kal" instead of "fo-kul." On balance, saying "JM Labs" is even easier, so I've obviously got lots to learn about marketing. Anyone know hy they decided to consolidate everything under the Focal label anyway?

I agree...the Focal is a great speaker for the car. I heard a setup last year where a truck had focal speakers powered by McIntosh. It was great until you factor in road noise...My brother-in-law also has Focal speakers in his truck. He powers them with Butler Tube Driver amps.

I used to be one of those auto-audio nuts. It's nice to have a soundsystem for solo roadtrips, but alas I don't get to do that as much these days.

Thanks a lot for all the replies, I also think that Focal is a no brainer over Blaupunkt....but now I discovered another brand, now from Sweden and at almost the same price level: DLS www.dls.se , does anybody have experience with this brand ?.
This same shop also carries Morel car speakers but they are out of my budget for now.

Thanks again.

Rod