I visited my local dealer about three years ago to audition the Revel F208s. He happened to have the Focal 948s and Sopra2s set up, as well, and offered me some time with them. I liked the Revels a lot, actually, but listening to the Sopras immediately after was a mistake. Those sounded much better to me. They're much more expensive, so not a surprise. The real surprise was the 948s. I found the step up from the F208s to the Sopras was large, but the step down from the Sopras to the 948s was remarkably small to my ears. I think the 948s are a steal, especially at the price OP mentioned. For me, I decided against the F208s. The smart move would have been to pick up the 948s. But I loved the cosmetics of the Sopras - the orange finish option really struck me. So, I'm still kind of biding my time and saving my pennies. By the time my budget is ready, I'm sure some new shiny thing will come along...
Focal Aria 948 Question, No area to demo near me
Hello Audiogon, I have listened to Focal Aria 906 bookshelves and liked the crisp accuracy.
There are a pair of Demo barely used Focal Aria 948s for sale locally for $2,750 and I'm thinking of snagging them up.
My ears are somewhat limited to Kef R700s, Polk LSIM 707s, Infinity R.S. 2.5s, A/D/S/ 1290s, and that's about it as far as full range goes.
I guess my question is do the Focal Aria 948s do a good job of rounding out the low end without being too overbearing on it? And is $2750 for basically new in box a good deal?
There are a pair of Demo barely used Focal Aria 948s for sale locally for $2,750 and I'm thinking of snagging them up.
My ears are somewhat limited to Kef R700s, Polk LSIM 707s, Infinity R.S. 2.5s, A/D/S/ 1290s, and that's about it as far as full range goes.
I guess my question is do the Focal Aria 948s do a good job of rounding out the low end without being too overbearing on it? And is $2750 for basically new in box a good deal?