Focal Aria 906 or B&W 706 S2? Comparison

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Foal Aria 906 Speaker.
Price: $1499.00/pair (Dec, 2019) (Current Price: $999 amzn.to/2rcB14n)
Overall Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4.9 Stars)
Very good speaker at MSRP, Great Bargain At Discounted Price.
Pros: Top Build Quality, Natural Sound.
Cons: Bass Performance.
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@capdec9398 4 жыл бұрын

I've owned B&W for years everything from the 600 series to the CM series, they are excellent speakers. Yes they will give you all the micro details of the recording, they very much excel at doing that but after an hour the ear fatigue creeps in. I sold my CM5's and got these Focal Aria 906's all I can say is that they do everything the B&W did but with the high's/trebble toned down just a notch. They remain very refined and I can listen to just about anything without getting tired, very pleased with the Aria 906's!

@tianshiwang3572 3 жыл бұрын

It seems that there is always a trade off between brightness/sweetness and the ear scratching..... A long time relax listening shall be more preferable for those who fk or get fked during the day and want to take a real true breath in the evening. So 906 rules.

@fcamiola 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I'm now a Focal listener and an ex-B&W listener.

@longbluesquid Жыл бұрын

What amp are you using?

@kenlane3001 4 жыл бұрын

I watch a lot of reviews.......I like your way of explaining sound....very easy on my ears :)

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ken.

@MESSENGER-OF-JESUS-CHRIST 4 жыл бұрын

Choose Focals any day! They sound more natural as if it’s instruments are real. Lush sounding, relaxing and add small subwoofer for beautiful overall sound

@giangvu7902 3 жыл бұрын

I have both right now and I think that if the Focal 906 bass is a little bit more weighty, it will blow many speakers in its price range. I guess you can get the Focal 906 and add on a good subwoofer, which will cost a lot of money, but performance will be superb. The B&W 706 S2 is a more exciting speaker to listen to, but can be fatiguing after awhile. Just my 2 cents.

@edmundgil6008 Жыл бұрын

Great review! After listening to your audio comparison, I feel like you’re description in this video is exactly right. I’m not sure how you record but you did a really good job recording. I have been watching your videos for years, and you always do a really good job. I think people have different tastes when it comes to high frequencies; that is usually the biggest divider. Maybe because of my hearing, or just my taste, but I tend to enjoy speakers that have exceptional detail and do not sound mushy or veiled. I would say the the Focal are veiled; just not as precise and airy as the B&W. The base performance on both I thought were excellent as well. I also like the bass on my speakers to be present, but certainly not boomy and out of control. Both were excellent in that regard, but the B&W extended a bit lower, and produced a more balanced overall sound in comparison to the Focal. I honestly felt the midranges on both were excellent, and very close in comparison. If anything, the B&W midrange was a bit more defined and clear. Thanks again!

@CrescendoKeysChannel 16 күн бұрын

Exactly what I feel about the 706s2s. Live mine.

@cristianciobanu341 4 жыл бұрын

No! Go with a better pairs of B&W. Now i got my B&W speakers because of you, i won't accept you to change them :). I wanted this 706 S2 but ended up with a 705 S2 on sale and i'm so happy now. Nice vid again, thanks!

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

705 S2 is a great choice!!

@whitecurtis225 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great review. Unfortunately focal speakers have jumped up in prices here in the USA.

@JLSGK 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos. I would love it if you would make a video of some EPOS bookshelf speakers sometime--either the Elans or the newer K series, especially in comparison to the two speakers in this video.

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

I will try EPOS one day, thanks

@howardgoldberg5318 3 жыл бұрын

Having had both the B and W 602 and monitor audio silver 8, they are all exceptional speakers. But all British speakers seem to have the same sound. Refined and smooth as silk. Not bad at all but your ears do get jaded to that style of coloring the sound. Enter Focal flax and my ears jumped at a new flavor of sound. Much more lifelike and vivid. Put these Into my basement system with a small Martin logan sub crossed at 120 hz and it's a brave new world. Put the same drivers into a 2009 hummer h3 and it's a concert hall. Needed a subwoofer to smooth the low end but haven't heard anybody close to it. Finished it up with the clear headphones an my zone is complete. Can't recommend them enough. Come over and have a drink and a listen. Game changer .thx for reading my thoughts

@juanmillaruelo7647 3 жыл бұрын

The B&W 706s2 are not your typical "british sound" speakers. They are not "mid centric" like Harbeths, etc. They have more marked bass and highs. They sound much brighter than your "classic british" speaker. I love how they sound. What I haven't had a chance to try is how I would feel after an hour or two. Fatigue? I don't know. There is always graphic EQing to attenuate certain ranges if they become annoying. (?)

@Miguel8131981 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you again sir for a another great video. Your work is greatly appreciated by all of us. I own the B&W 606 speakers and am very happy with them. I hope one day you will be able to review the Revel Concerta2 M16 bookshelf speakers. I have heard so many great things about them and would love to see you review a pair of these speakers and compare them to your reference B&W 706 S2 speakers. Thanks again and have a great day.

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You Miguel, I will try to get one next year.

@Miguel8131981 4 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar Thank you for your reply. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. :)

@GarfieldZr 4 жыл бұрын

Great review :) Which would be better for 80's rock & pop music?

@omgorly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you , very helpful review. If I would like to buy more than one couple of speakers and have the similar setup as you have, how is the speakers connected to the receiver? Do you need to unplug a set of speakers and then plug in the ones you are listening to, or can you connect all four speakers to the receiver and switch input between them? I am just starting to get interested in HIFI and I like the idea of having different speakers to choose from, depending of music or mood.

@jollytom3139 4 жыл бұрын

A big difference between the speakers is the port location. In theory that should make the focals a little less fussy to place as less sound energy is fired backwards. Could you do an experiment where you push the speakers (messured from the front) closer to the wall please?

@martindye 4 жыл бұрын

I'm hopefully getting the Aria 906 for my Dad - they have a narrow shelf and it's right against the wall. Recessed terminals and short cabinet depth make these probably the best option for the shelf space.

@briankelly3019 3 жыл бұрын

The Focal all the way. B&W bloated upper mid and hard-edge highs. Fatigueing. I heard them both and bought Aria 906...yes, a tiny bit more laid back, but AMAZING vocals and highs and deeper base. Plus Focal has front port allows placement. Wide open soundstage. EVEN sound. Disagree ur opinion on midrange. One even (906) one more forward (706)

@patka9196 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely the Focal for me. B&W is bright.

@dmgmail7021 2 жыл бұрын

I've run those exact Focals with a Naim Nait 5si SS for 2 years then McIntosh C2600 and MC275 VI for another 2. I can't understand anyone who says the bass is lite... I'd look at your other components bcs my impression of these speakers are someone forget to tell them they are only bookshelves. I can listen for hours and never ear fatigue. I think if your system is harsh on your ears something is not right. Cable, pre, pa, source, media, etc either way that is not right. I have demo'd b&w in a studio and was impressed. But I have not critically listened to my familiar music for hours and hours to give a worthy opinion. I will say this. I did put together my 3rd system and it's a game ender...however I kept my focals and Naim I don't think I'll ever sell them if that means anything to someone looking at them.

@luckyrocks1 4 жыл бұрын

Haha! Didn't take that long to unseat B&W 706 S2's, (The Klipsch RP600M Killers!). WOW! I can't wait to see what knocks the Focal Aria 906's off the speaker stands! Whoo Whoo! (BTW- Still loving my Polk Audio LSiM 703's :-) Paired with Yamaha RX-A3080 & Two-JL Audio E110 Subs).

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

I still have my 706 S2, Aria 906 just a sample, thanks

@yvesboutin5604 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! I use to have a pair of Focal standmounts years ago but I sold them because the sound was too much a 'edge of your seat' listening experience. Perhaps they corrected this problem in recent years.

@ivanoctavianus 4 жыл бұрын

Could you compare B&W 706 S2 with KEF R3?

@craigvancalcar5537 3 жыл бұрын

Great video with good explanations of sound comparisons- Did you end up keeping the b+ws as your reference set up or swap them out for the focal- I can get both speakers at the same price-? At the same price what would choose-???

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

I still have B&W but no more Focal, please see my latest video for my current setup, thanks

@thomasfitzhugh7936 4 жыл бұрын

I've been trying 2 figure out weather 2 go with B&W or Focal, I like them both. I really like the B&W 702s but can't justify spending $5,000, for me that's ridiculous,.so I'm considering the 705 bookshelf pair. Appreciate the review.👍🏼

@mgsamps 3 жыл бұрын

I owned the Focal Aria 906's for a year and was very impressed with them, they are not harsh in the treble as some people have said about other models focal speakers, in fact they are very smooth & clean for a metal inverted dome tweeter. They are very relaxing to listen too and can generate a large scale with plenty of volume and still remain in control. Midrange is also very smooth, more so than a lot of recent designs which I find fatiguing, only complaint was I found the bass response a little odd which may have been my room or the amp I was using at the time. I doubt you'd do better if you can get them at a discounted price. I actually regret selling them.

@thomasfitzhugh7936 3 жыл бұрын

@@mgsamps I totally agree, the 906's & other Aria models are often discounted. I saw the 906's as low as $1,000, that's hard to beat! What type of amp did u have driving them? I have a Rotel & wasn't sure if that would marry well.

@mgsamps 3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasfitzhugh7936 Used them with a Cambridge CX60 and a Yamaha, they worked well on both. I don't see why they shouldn't work well with the Rotel amp, unless anyone else has had a bad experience. I should add that if you're a Jazz fan the 906's are exceptional with jazz especially.

@thomasfitzhugh7936 3 жыл бұрын

@@mgsamps I do listen to jazz. Thanx 4 the tip.👍🏼

@tallpaull9367 3 жыл бұрын

I’d take the Focal speakers and put the $500 towards a REL subwoofer, no questions asked

@inko123 3 жыл бұрын

That's probably going to be my setup over time once I get these speakers for Christmas.

@backrack01 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@tjclip24 4 жыл бұрын

Hey there! I’m a lurker on this channel but noticed you listen to a lot of metal. Figured I would suggest Animals as Leaders as a great well-recorded progressive metal band. Check out the album The Joy of Motion! Sounds great on CD!

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

I will try them, thank you.

@bmusleh 3 жыл бұрын

which one is better for home theatre system and does 706 work with a budget av receiver like denon x1400h. does the 606 produce 3d image like 706. and is 606 brighter than 706. can you help me because i can't audition

@lubomirkalchev3534 4 жыл бұрын

Tarbamar thank you for all the effort and the dedicated work. Please tell me how do you compare Aria 906 to KEF R300. I have fond the R300 for around 900 USD and R100 for less then 400 USD... I'm so close. I think I have a soft spot for British sound Please tell which do you prefer and in which regards is better for you?

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

I had R300 speakers a few years back, R300 is very good speakers if you like three way design but personally I preferred two way bookshelf speakers for my music listening, it seems more engaging and intimate to my favorite music. Please keep in mind R300 is already replaced with R3, Aria 906 is also due for new generation but if you don’t mind with older models they’re excellent choices, only come down to personal taste, thanks

@kenm116 4 жыл бұрын

Hey amigo! Why did you get rid of the Focal speakers, if you like them so much??

@sevraj2008 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for your time !if you could do the review for the Kef R3 vs B&W 706s2?

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

I will do when I have chance, thanks

@MegaPalesz 4 жыл бұрын

Focal wiinn!!!!!!!

@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kickass review ! I wonder if the LS50s have better bass than the focal 906 ?

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

LS50 have more pronounced bass in my room than 906, thanks

@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 4 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar Thank you very much 😆

@HamiltonAdolphus Ай бұрын

Love your channel. I own a pair of the wharfdale Evo 4.2. I enjoy their sound but want a bit wider and deeper soundstage. Having owned the Evo 4.2's, in your opinion, are the aria 906 a step up from the 4.2's or just a lateral move? Thanks

@stevenoconnor5693 4 жыл бұрын

Prices probably went up because of the import prices from China I’m pretty sure that the BMW models that you have are not the ones that are made in England as usually they are the higher end models.

@releasethekraken5299 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that the price of the Aria 906 went down. In France a pair of Focal Aria 906 acacia is 600€, about $640.

@patrickschmidt4434 4 жыл бұрын

Release the Kraken do you have a link?

@johnh539 2 ай бұрын

My 906 are paired with a good DAC and an integrated valve amp that I have tube rolled, so I have the same valves as used in a guitar valve amps and I swear listening to "Come on in " by R L Burnside. I was listening live guitar not the recording of one.

@82ivaylo 3 жыл бұрын

The Focal's are now $2000 in USA. But in my country they are around $1000. What a bargain!!!

@bs0000431 Жыл бұрын

Hi Tharbamar in your experience would it be worth it to change the b&w 606 s1(original) for a 707 s2? And what about the 707 s3? I can buy a 707s2 for 800$ but the s3 is almost double. I bought the 606 for 700 some time ago. Thanks for your comments

@kerrylittle3900 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy your videos. Checking out the Focal 906. Question. What kind of speaker wires are you using. Or what would you suggest at a reasonable cost. I must confess that this is one area I cheap out on. So many different opinions out there on expensive cables and cheaper lamp wire cables with banana plugs.

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, please see this video, Making High Quality Speaker Cables with Canare 4S11 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdR8eNuT3q-upKM.html

@kerrylittle3900 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar I watched the video. Looked like to much work for me so just ordered and received two 6 foot Blue Jeans Cables. 10 gauge

@cinqo7 3 жыл бұрын

Which has a more balanced sound? Which is better for classic rock?

@user-po7jr1kb9p Жыл бұрын

Β&W by far

@stevenoconnor5693 4 жыл бұрын

I have to ask do you ever keep speakers LOL? Do you actually have a favorite pair of speakers that you did not just get rid of or sell the offset the cost of new ones?

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

Most of them are review samples, thanks

@stevenoconnor5693 4 жыл бұрын

Live entertainment is very subjective besides of the fact of different speaker layouts in concert hall/auditoriums/opera houses there is also the idea that there is live performance that have no speakers where they’re actually completely live and only carry the performance based on the production of what the instrument actually performs with the artist there is no middleman with the speaker receiver recording etc. also to your perception of hearing performances tend to be brighter that is not the Takeaway of everybody as though everybody has a set of ears that everybody hears the same

@jm-vq4cm 4 жыл бұрын

Hello. What do you think of Wharfedale Evo 4.2 next to these two?

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

I have no experience with them yet, thanks

@slidetek 4 жыл бұрын

I noticed it faded out when you started talking about really liking the "veneer wood" cabinet (it's vinyl) LOL. They want an extra $500 for the black or prime oak. If they were ever charging the same they should be ashamed.

@symbian1530 4 жыл бұрын

Focal Aria 906 or Wharfedale Linton Heritage? I have a small room and I listen to classical music and jazz Thks

@nevillellewellyn8101 3 жыл бұрын

I've just bought the Linton's - they are huge! - now swapping them for the Focal 906's. What did you go for in the end??

@dannyoblomov3017 6 ай бұрын

@@nevillellewellyn8101почему меняете?

@juanmillaruelo7647 2 жыл бұрын

Does the 906 K2 model improve the bass over the 906? (with kevlar woofer, not hemp)

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

Not tried yet, thanks

@RockCity1111 Жыл бұрын

What's up Buddy. I picked up a pair of Chorus 807v in nice condition. They were pre-owned and I paid less than 400

@Tharbamar Жыл бұрын

Very good price.

@RockCity1111 Жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar I thought to myself. I should pass up this deal. I hope they sound great like they look

@just_some_internet_guy 2 жыл бұрын

Great Eva Cassidy album! Please try a demo with Fields of Gold! Please!!

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

Right, who is going to pay for copyrights?

@tianshiwang3572 2 жыл бұрын

would focal 926 be ideal since the bass is much better coming from a floor stand?

@MrGeorgeMunroe Жыл бұрын

They need room and power. I had mine in a small room (15sqm) after I moved with a 50w/channel amp and I had to resell them. They became fatiguing and not pleasant to listen to. I assumed that bass bloat would be the issue, but I was kind of surprised it was the opposite. I’ll add that my main listening is classic rock from the 70’s and rock from the 80’s.

@fongvang935 4 жыл бұрын

Is it just me? because I do not find the Bowers&Wilkins to be "bright" or "forward" at all. I have the 705 s2 driven with a Marantz Ruby. They do sound a little more forward than my KEF LS50, but not anywhere I would call bright and forward like a pair of Klipsch Forte iii.

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

It’s all room dependent and paring components, with some music I find it a little bright for my taste as well sometimes.

@fongvang935 4 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar Less toe in will help.

@juanmillaruelo7647 3 жыл бұрын

You mentioned a particularly trebly Klipsch, but I get your point.

@jlappin6277 Жыл бұрын

I agree with you on that. I too have a pair of 705s with a NADD 10 amplifier. The 705s are not bright. They are detailed when you hear everything. I love my 705s . I still have a pair of B&W. DM 7 , and a pair of metric one B &W

@mrjackbaran 4 жыл бұрын

Have you tested the ATC SCM11? How do they compare?

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

I will try them one day, thanks

@RennieAsh 4 жыл бұрын

I have a pair of the first generation ones. A bit of a flatter sound imo. Not as "bright" as older B&W bookshelf speakers I've heard, probably not as euphoric as a Focal (I haven't heard one however). Bass will be tighter but not as prominent as the ported boxes. Weighs a lot owing to the huge magnet on bass driver. The new versions have their own bespoke tweeters, so it should sound better than the Vifa they used to use.

@mrjackbaran 4 жыл бұрын

@@RennieAsh Thanks for your reply. What are you listening to at the moment?

@johanbeeckaert4695 2 жыл бұрын

I found bass from the B&W boomy compared to the Focal (from what I heard through my headphones)

@arypma 4 жыл бұрын

Both sets of speakers are way cheaper in the eu. I bought my 906's 2nd hand for 650. They are 6 months old

@dufonrafal 4 жыл бұрын

My dad bought his 906 for 599€ brand new.

@leonsam12 4 жыл бұрын

I just bought the 906s that were traded in for an upgrade for $500.00!!

@TexasCorgiGun 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder how the focal compare to buchardt s400 somebody ?

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

Focal was a sample I don’t have it anymore, thanks

@unklecorky2181 Жыл бұрын

Are you in the us? Focal Aria 906 is over double the discounted 1,000 price you mentioned here. Crazy difference!

@Tharbamar Жыл бұрын

The price I mentioned is based on at the time of this comparison, please see video description.

@ondrasheq21 2 жыл бұрын

UPS delivery - another speakers set :D

@VinnieMoore1986 4 жыл бұрын

👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

@nevillellewellyn8101 3 жыл бұрын

What Amp / source / cables did you use for the Focals?

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

Everything is listed in video description, thanks

@stevenoconnor5693 4 жыл бұрын

The speaker grills to me Sam both basic the honeycomb design may or may not protect the speaker for more less damage depending on the situation also it would come to question how much acoustics are influenced based on the design of the honeycomb shades under the speaker covering itself within the grill

@AudioElectronicsChicago 4 жыл бұрын

Grab the Focals but if you have some extra money grab the B&W

@vtkz 4 жыл бұрын

Better solution => buy none of them or any classic Consumer ,,Low Budget,, passive Hifi and choose some Active Bookshelfs like the KS Digital C8. Better Concept, better Cabinet and most important better Sound....

@AudioElectronicsChicago 4 жыл бұрын

@@vtkz They may be great but am not a big fan of powered speakers in general

@vtkz 4 жыл бұрын

@@AudioElectronicsChicago why exactly? You buy an complete concept. Amplifier who build exactly for the drivers and use their full potential. I personally, never heard a pair of passives in any price range who sounds ,,better,, than the active ones i heard. And i heard a lot of well known Speakers where i wonder how people think that they sound good. Magico, Harbeth, B&W, Dali, KEF... Didnt like a lot of Speaker Models from them at all. The Genelec 8351 was the first speaker where i had a ,,wow,, effect and where i have the feeling, i hear the music and not a Speaker concept... But linearity isnt a concept for anyone. Otherwise Brands like Klipsch wouldnt be so successful. I own the KSDigital c88, abacus aroio & Oppo Darbee and for that money i bought them, there are for me not a lot of other options in that price range where i get these quality. No comparison to my previous Speakers (RF7 from Klipsch) at all... Complete different Level of quality

@ndis1977 4 жыл бұрын

@@vtkz the amp is build for the speaker argument is false. Every good amp will work great with great speakers. The synergy that most of you claim is either a placebo effect or low quality interconnect, internal wiring or connectors that most of the time are neglected in passive speaker setups. There are amazing implementations of active speakers one for example is the kii three. But the majority in comparison with there passive counterparts are inferior solutions. Sidenote most confuse amplification with dsp. You can add dsp in the form of room correction to your passive setup and get far more better results than any pre build mode.

@vtkz 4 жыл бұрын

@@ndis1977 Nick Damianides At the end we can just speak for our listening taste and experiences with audio gear over the years - and compared to all Audio Gear i listen, i prefer the active ones over the passive. And to make it clear, in any segment you get good and bad concepts. But i think you get faster to the finish line with active ones because the manufactures choose the amp and fit to the drivers. I listen to a lot of passive setups from 2000 to 30.000 eur and i personally dont like a single one for 100% compared to (for example) the Genelec speakers, specially the 8351 or my actual KSDigital i listened and love. At the end its a matter of taste. I understand that a lot of people want to experiment with ,,big,, amplifier, cables and all that stuff and live the ,,bigger is better,, motto. But for my taste and my idea of an Hifi setup, i get way better sound with active Speaker in my room. My speaker performes on a realy high level compared to its price and i can thoughts about the realy important things like room acoustics and not ,,uhh that amplifier could work better,, or what cable solution i need - because when you spend some money on passive loudspeakers you 100% think about amplifier solutions and want to test out different amplifier concepts... I dont want that - i want an concept that works for me without testing a lot arround and thats why i choose active gear

@stevenoconnor5693 4 жыл бұрын

Actually on the focal it almost looks like they’re tweeters are inverted double dumb tweeters

@gaelbl 4 жыл бұрын

They are inverted.

@davethewave62 4 жыл бұрын

focal chorus 706 vs aria 906 for half the price?

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not fan of Chorus speakers, no depth and stereo image is not as good as many other speakers in the price range, at the time I was using Parasound Halo A21 and P5.

@vintageflanker7096 4 жыл бұрын

Or check out the new Chora line...

@mattiv1 4 жыл бұрын

@@vintageflanker7096 Chora sounds way worse than Aria

@wtfatc4556 4 жыл бұрын

Focal Aria 907 is on sale in france, 500 Euros !!!!!!!! i boght a pair of chorus 706 for 250 euros!!!! omfg omfg omfg

@z00h 4 жыл бұрын

which place sell the 906's for 500?

@vjekson78 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Sound compare Aria 906 vs Quad S2? Tx

@funfunyo7523 2 жыл бұрын

One made in chyna one made in France Focal #1

@Tharbamar 2 жыл бұрын

So, B&W 706 S2 is much better speaker.

@funfunyo7523 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar no china cheap

@sergev9043 4 жыл бұрын

Just buy schiit loki )

@antonioinacioconceicaoreis9004 4 жыл бұрын

Its better than opticon2 ??

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

No Experience with Opticon 2 yet.

@lubomirkalchev3534 4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion Focal is much better. I have audition both of these. It kind of funny as a ex-Dali fan to say that. But Focal are much more natural

@antonioinacioconceicaoreis9004 4 жыл бұрын

@@lubomirkalchev3534 dali its not good?

@lubomirkalchev3534 4 жыл бұрын

Dali's have there own strong soft & sweet "honey" like sound character. Because of that there are missing some sharp and quick punchy notes. Let me put that way. In A-B audition in some HQ tracks (FLAC,CD...) it is hard to find if there are used drumsticks or drum brushes with Dali's Even lower line like B&W 606, KEF's R series for a fraction of second you can hear drum brushes scratching/sliding over the ride cymbal. Dali's character smooth out those fine details (Some may say in a musical manner) when it comes to represent quick/sharp notes So... IMHO deep sound brand signature is kind of the opposite to the "natural" Tharbamar could explain it much, much better than me. Thanks. Have a great day

@vtkz 4 жыл бұрын

Better solution => buy none of them or any classic Consumer ,,Low Budget,, passive Hifi and choose some Active Studio Speakers / Pro Audio Gear like the KS Digital C8. Better Concept, better Cabinet and most important better Sound.... There youve - Digital Firtec Filter - Carbon Driver - Steel Cabinet - no typical Hifi Sound - better sweet spot, mono middle and to identify / Locatability of Sounds - RJ45 for an extern Controler to set EQs... But the small Manufacturers never have a chance because every classic Hifi Dealer just sell the big names and you dont make money with small, none High Gloss or expansive lookin veneered, finished Speakers

@RennieAsh 4 жыл бұрын

It's interesting, though I wonder how well it does being an 8" driver in a tiny box like that.

@vtkz 4 жыл бұрын

@@RennieAsh i use the C88 and can say its awesome. detailed - deep Low End. For that money for me i wouldnt choose any other speaker. 3 Way, Coaxial, Active, Carbon drivers and here in Germany build. for me that sounds not so bad. And the C88 delivers A LOT of Bass. Theyre sell them as Midfields and thats totally correct. When possible use them in a larger room

@DucksDeLucks 4 жыл бұрын

706 uses carbon tweeter

@dejandavkov 4 жыл бұрын

Tharbamar this adresses to you personally. You can not compare b&w tweeter with this Denon amp. On Denon it is normal to be bright, you should get better musical accurate amp (accuphase) or something else. I enjoy your videos

@Tharbamar 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Dejan, Denon amp it self is not bright with many speakers I had, I’m not sure if you have experience with PMA 2000 IV series(last gen for U.S.) because preamp section is much improved over previous generation and Denon uses top of the line B&W and Dali speakers in their demo room, latest generation Denon amps were demo with B&W Diamond 800 series speakers in their demo room, Denon integrated and AVR sound is very different as well, thanks PS, I replaced my Accuphase E-306 with Denon PMA2000VIR back in 2007.

@vintageflanker7096 4 жыл бұрын

Bullshit. Based on what exactly? Why the Denon amp would make B&W bright but not the Focals?!...B&Ws 700s ARE bright speakers in any measurements, this has nothing to do with the amp...

@dejandavkov 4 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar thanks for the honest answer😀, i have experience with older denon amps. Keep up the good work💪

@JLSGK 4 жыл бұрын

@@vintageflanker7096 Good call of bullshit on Dejan. I've not heard the B&W 700s sound anything other than bright...regardless of amplifier.

@thepickyaudiophile 4 жыл бұрын

In my experience at least older b&w are very amp dependent (from sounding brash bright, to more rounded). N805s

@Toogoodtobetrue458 4 жыл бұрын

The focals look huge

@paulsmith1981 3 жыл бұрын

The biggest difference in sound quality, is the source material quality. The best speakers in the world can't turn a poor recording into a good recording.