Sounds like you’re looking at the Focals out of convenience/availability more than what they can do for you sonically, and there are many other excellent options out there. What’s your budget and are you looking for new or used? Alternatively, if you otherwise like the 804s you could add a couple good subs and that’d solve your bass issue.
From B&W 804 D3 to Focal Sopra 2?
I posted this on Reddit as well so apologies in advance to those who may have seen it.
I have the Anthem STR Pre and Power amp. A dealer is selling a pair of Sopra 2s and he said my Anthem stack is very capable of running the Sopras.
I then read an ad from another seller and he said a lot of power is needed - dual mono (?) or better yet, mono blocks. I also watched a youTube short with that combination. Two people said the Anthem was “bottlenecking” the speakers - i.e. the potential of the Sopra 2 is constrained by the abilities of the Anthem.
Focal puts recommended power at 300 and my Anthem has 400 a side.
So I thought I’d ask thoughts are out there in internetland.
Currently, I’m running B&W 804 D3. I was running them with a 200 wpc integrated and I bought this Anthem set because it was sold to me for a really good price. I’m just not cranking up the volume. I’ve owned several B&Ws and have found them to be weak in bass. Improvement has been marginal over succeeding series.
Thanks in advance!
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