2. speakers
  3. 1167599156

Focal JM Lab

Hello,

Need some input here, I went to the store to buy the Focal 816S. I listened to the 826V and decided against the 816s. To my ears, I could swear I was hearing box coloration on the midrange. Now I am seriously thinking of buying the 826V, however I just read that the 726V has exactly the same drivers, just not as elegant enclosures. Has anyone listened to both?

Speakers are being used for Home Theatre. I have a EAD Preamp and Rotel Amp. I occasionally listen to music in this room.

Have you listened to the 726V vs the 826V? What did you hear?

Thanks
musiqlovr

Showing 2 responses by joeyboynj

joeyboynj
621 posts
 
Everything sounds bright at Tweeter. I bought Focal JM Lab Profile 918 speakers, which I auditioned in Tweeter. I ended up finding them on A-gon for 1/2 price so I snatched them up. At home, my room is acoustically treated and I also have better speaker cables than Tweeter. I just picked up the new Tesla line cables from Synergistic Research.

The Profiles are not bright at all. Lesson Learned: Don’t go by how a speaker sounds in a Tweeter showroom. By the way, I have all Krell equipment... No brightness at all. Just perfect music...
joeyboynj
621 posts
 
Gilman, I have the 918's and demo'ed a few cables over the past year. The best were the new Synergistic Research Accelerators speaker cables. The Cable Company will loan them to you to try.

I could not believe how these new cables transformed my system. I finally have that WOW factor I've been looking for since I bought the 918's. The bass is very tight and controlled.

Also, I have paired the 918's with a Rel Britannia B3 sub and now I have perfect full range music. I too thought the 928's would be better but they still would not go as low as adding a sub. Good Luck!
More to discover