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Focal Drivers

A couple years ago I was in a Phoenix, Arizona audio store called "Celestial AV" which produces their own line of speakers. I was floored by the detail, speed, and liquid midrange on these speakers. All of Celestial's speakers use (or used at that time) Focal drivers.

So my question is, do all focal drivers sound liquid and have the speed and detail I heard, or was this to be attributed solely to an exceptional job by the designers at Celestial?

Also, what speakers companies use focal drivers besides JM Labs? I know RAW speakers have a model "HT1" that uses a ribbon tweeter and Focal midwoofer, but have not heard anything about the performance of the speaker.

Thanks for the input!
Howard
aggielaw

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aggielaw OP
267 posts
 
I knew JM Labs and Focal were the same company, but did not know they were getting out of the driver-supplier business. Too bad - that means now we'll all have to pay the ridiculous markup JM Labs is known for putting on their speakers.

I think I'll go to planars or electrostats before I pay that kind of markup...and especially to a French company (they're french, right?)
aggielaw OP
267 posts
 
Sweet! Are those the replacements for the now-discontinued Altairs, or truly a one-of-a-kind custom build?

Those must have been crazy expensive - they wanted almost $5k for a pair of two-way bookshelves a while back...
aggielaw OP
267 posts
 
Oh, I don't mind buying from a French company - I just won't pay the same markup I would be willing to pay to companies in/from other countries. :)
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