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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
mikeduke
59 posts
 
I have the 1027's. It must have been the equipment becasue I do not find them bright at all. They are very good speakers IMHO. I would go with the 826v as well. You should hear the 1027's with good tube gear.
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...
bomberman
13 posts
 
I have focal 1027. It's very good speakers, even in the small room. It's slightly bright before complete burn-in.
The bass is more better with time.
Try it more if you can. Enjoy!!
aball
2,016 posts
 
Your assessement of the 816s matches mine. I never liked the Cobalt series - particularly their midrange which isn't natural to my ears. The new Chorus V series is a very big improvement in all respects.

Arthur
jamesk58
73 posts
 
Your assessment of the Chorus V series is good to hear. I listened to the 807V yesterday and loved them but will have to settle for the 806's due to footprint constraints. Only difference is a 6.5" mid VS the 7" in the 807. Focal uses 6.5 in all the other mids so I don't see that as a negative.
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