Best New Loudspeakers under $5,000. Focal Aria 900


My uncle is in the pro audio field and goes to all the shows around the world. A hot hew speaker line to look out for is the New
Focal Aria 900 loudspeaker line that comes out in Oct -2013
Aluminum magnesium tweeter- wave guide,and new Flax,fiberglass sandwich Mid and Woofer drivers ,efficient90- 92db front and bottom ported. My uncle says a lot of high end sound for the buck.
He is usually spot on .he uses B&W 802 Diamond in his Studios.
He just gives his opinion a very natural open loudspeaker with solid Bass
That is his pick for best value for the dollar for 2013.
128x128audioman58
"Best is a relative term ,to, what ,or who ? ribbons, cones, stats,planer?"

You left out that ultimate "bestest" speaker technology.....horns....

Shakey
It all comes down to the character of your other equipment downstream
Best is a relative term ,to, what ,or who ? ribbons, cones, stats,planer?
So many choices !!
I'm french and i'd never liked Focal, even if i live 40 miles away from the factory... I never heard this new serie so i can't be categorical on it. Even if they produce good drivers (sometimes...), they can't use them properly.
When i discovered Usher audio speakers, i really understood the necessity to use drivers in a proper manner. Dc D'apollito rules...
Great looking speaker!

I like the current Focal 928 loudspeaker. This Aria 900 looks very promising.
I would give the Sonus Faber Venere 3.0's a listen. Under $5K, they would be my choice.
I already own the revel 106 monitors and they are Very good
Even at 2 x the cost.
I am not exactly sure it is between the Revel 206, and the Focal aria 926.
One thing pisses me off about Focal is their customer service stinks.
I have called and written 3 times in a week ,no answer,not a good sign,
Also their mark up vs the Euro market is an additional 60-70 percent
The 968 in Europe $3000, here $4800 ,that applies to the whole line.
That s pure greed .this speaker will have to be noticably better ,if not
The Revl is solid and for sure better looking.the aria is very boxy where the
Revel has a nice tapered boat tail ,great finish,and a acoustical top.
In that ~$5K range, you'd also want to hear the Revel Performa3 models and the KEF R series. Lots of good choices out there.
I guess that explains the 40%-off sale prices of several Focal speakers at MusicDirect--making way for the Aria line.

According to this article, they should come in at quite a bit less than $5K. The article says that the new flax-composite speaker cones provide most of the stiffness-to-weight advantage of Focal's W-cone at a much lower mfg. cost.
Hmmm.

Best is a very slippery thing, even for very experienced audiophiles. Check out the following review:
http://www.stereomojo.com/LENEHAN%20ML1%20REFERENCE%20SPEAKER%20REVIEW/LenehandML1ReferenceSpeaker.htm

One person - best he ever reviewed - other person - ho hum.

As with all things audio personal preference and taste plays such a huge role one simply can't make statements like that. You must, and there is no shortcut, must check them out for yourself.

Thanks
Bill
I would think Music Direct will be carrying these.
I've always liked the Focal line, especially for the price.