For more than 35 years, Focal has been a highly-regarded brand in the speaker industry. While the company is known for its car audio equipment, its newest products are highly innovative, incorporating technology that’s never been used before. Recently Focal released the first ever full-range loudspeaker built within a pair of open back headphones. The creation not only offers a pair of quality open back headphones but also creates an amazing soundstage. Focal speakers are unlike any other on the market. Keep reading to learn what makes this brand unique as well as which speakers you’ll want to own tomorrow!
Thin Surround
One of the biggest factors that make Focal speakers so unique is that the surround is only 70 microns. Focal uses NBR Material that gives their headphones the lightest surround available on the market today.
Unsupported Voice Coil
Focal’s loudspeaker technology uses a 25mm diameter and 4.4mm high voice coil that is entirely unsupported. It stands as not only the lightest but also the smallest voice coil that’s ever been used in headphone speakers. Focal’s voice coil uses a monolayer coating, keeping the coil extremely lightweight.
Unique Soundwave Shape
If you’ve ever listened to music playing from a speaker and compared it to music from headphones, you can easily spot a difference. This is because the shape of the soundwave is entirely different. Sometimes sound waves are a positive dome and other times, inverted. Focal has changed the game by creating a design that creates an M-shaped dome.
Must-Try Focal Audio Equipment
Now that you know what makes Focal a truly one-of-a-kind brand, let’s get to the good stuff: audio equipment! Here are three of the top pieces of Focal audio equipment that you’ll want to add to your audiophile stash immediately!
- Utopia Headphones
Who could say no to somewhat-reasonably priced headphones with some of the best sounds available? Meet the Utopia headphones. The focal point of these headphones is the 40mm Beryllium drive unit, offering a frequency range of 5Hz to 50kHz. The shape of these headphones is sleek and entirely modern. The combination of metal, carbon fiber, and leather will have you feeling as if you belong on another planet.
The Utopia’s are designed with comfort in mind, offering cushioned memory foam earpads and an adjustable headband. The open design can get noisy for those around you. At the same time, the open back of these headphones can also allow noise to creep in which can ruin your jam session if you’re not listening in a quiet place.
The sound produced by these headphones is top notch, offering smooth and refined tones that audiophiles love. While the high price tag is a tough pill to swallow, these headphones are well worth it if you crave superb sounds.
- Elear Headphones
If the two thousand dollar Utopia headphones are out of your price range, don’t fret. Focal has a much more affordable pair known as the Elear. These audiophile high-end headphones are open-backed which means you’ll most enjoy your favorite sounds in a low-noise environment. The leather headband and aluminum yoke create a sleek look that matches the overall quality of these headphones. To get the most out of the Elear headphones, be sure to pair them with a quality portable music player as well as quality headphone cables.
The M-shape dome offers distortion-free sonic reproduction that provides top notch soundstaging, nuanced details, and stellar transparency. You can expect detailed and tight sound that is somehow big and flowing at the same time. If you’ve ever listened to an original studio recording, you can expect that same quality and pureness with these headphones.
- Dome Line
Want to enjoy Focal technology outside of headphones? The company has created Dome, a small portable and wireless speaker that offers high performance at work, in your office, or on the go. These loudspeakers can even be used as part of your home theater audio system! The Dome line offers a variety of speaker options including the:
- Polyglass
- Sub
- Flax
Despite their small size, these speakers deliver true sound. The best part is that they can be used in the smallest of spaces. If you’re an audiophile living in a small studio apartment but want to turn your living quarters into a sea of high quality soundwaves, Dome speakers can help you achieve just that.
Conclusion
In a highly saturated industry, Focal has found a way to bring new technology into the audiophile world. From its loudspeaker headphones to its top of the line speakers, you can’t go wrong with this brand. No matter if you’re a veteran sound engineer or an audiophile looking to start your audio equipment selection, if Focal products are within your budget, don’t think twice about buying them.
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