I haven't ever listened to the Focus, but auditioned the Aeris & Whisper about six weeks ago. The Whisper with Wavelet were delivered a couple of weeks ago.
Between the two the Whisper had a broader sweet spot and on some material seemed to fill the room more. With the Whisper utilizing open air subs and the Aeris sealed I would have expected more bass response from the Aeris but did not.
I only auditioned with music material, no movies, so the Aeris might offer an advantage there. Actually when first setting up the audition that was there recommendation, primarily music = Whisper more Video = Aeris.
I am fortunate to be relatively close to the factory (3 hours) and spent a few hours with Bill on a Sunday morning and touring the factory. Bill and Brice came out on a Saturday and spent about three hours moving the beasts downstairs and setting them up for me (thanks guys).
As mentioned, I am not familiar with the Focus but do not believe that they would take full advantage of the Wavelet correction. The Aeris/Whisper have a separate line level input for the rear firing subwoofer that time aligns the rear wall reflection with the front firing subwoofers.
For those looking for passive Aeris (don't see a reason but), Bill does custom work so I think that they could be had.
Between the two the Whisper had a broader sweet spot and on some material seemed to fill the room more. With the Whisper utilizing open air subs and the Aeris sealed I would have expected more bass response from the Aeris but did not.
I only auditioned with music material, no movies, so the Aeris might offer an advantage there. Actually when first setting up the audition that was there recommendation, primarily music = Whisper more Video = Aeris.
I am fortunate to be relatively close to the factory (3 hours) and spent a few hours with Bill on a Sunday morning and touring the factory. Bill and Brice came out on a Saturday and spent about three hours moving the beasts downstairs and setting them up for me (thanks guys).
As mentioned, I am not familiar with the Focus but do not believe that they would take full advantage of the Wavelet correction. The Aeris/Whisper have a separate line level input for the rear firing subwoofer that time aligns the rear wall reflection with the front firing subwoofers.
For those looking for passive Aeris (don't see a reason but), Bill does custom work so I think that they could be had.