Focal Aria 948


Currently I have a pair I am trying to see if I like before purchasing.  Not sure if all the all the great bass that people talk about is there. Plenty of midrange. Just not in love with them.  Anybody have any suggestions in this price range?  was considering a pair of Klipsch Forte, Salk Song3 beats and Philharmonic BMR Towers.

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I currently have them running on my Antique Sound Lab Monoblocks Better than the SX 1250.  But still not the bass I would like.

Selecting an amp for those speakers if a deeper and tighter low end is what you seek is like chasing your tail. I had the Sopra II for a short while and paired them with Mac, Pass, and Coda and could not wring decent bass out of them despite a lot of positioning. At close to that price point, might I suggest the Dynaudio Contour 60...great mids and far deeper bass.

I use the Aria 948s with a Pass Labs Int 250 and Enleum 23R.  Plenty of bass. Speaker set up is key.  My room is 13’ wide x17’ deep and the speakers are 3’ off the front wall and 2.5’ off the side walls.  Play with toe in as others have said. 

Moved them around a little tonight.  1' from back wall, 30 inches from sidewall. Toe in slightly.  Sitting 12' back in a 12' by 18' room.  Better with this.  More tweaking maybe?