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Never heard of them, lemme know how they sound
Focal is amazing speakers… they are a high end home audio company from france… they came into the car audio world about ten years ago and the sound quality is second to none. I will be putting in the flax series when I get reworking on my system.
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Focal is amazing speakers… they are a high end home audio company from france… they came into the car audio world about ten years ago and the sound quality is second to none. I will be putting in the flax series when I get reworking on my system.
Thats what i am getting the flax series
 

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So they have speakers for the dash too? I couldn’t see that on crutchfield
 

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Focal is amazing speakers… they are a high end home audio company from france… they came into the car audio world about ten years ago and the sound quality is second to none. I will be putting in the flax series when I get reworking on my system.
Not to be a nudge, but I put Focal Utopia's in my Range Rover in 2000! They've been around a bit longer than 10 years, but Even current Utopia M models, the tweets are pretty harsh. I'm not really sure why they can't fix that.
 

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Not to be a nudge, but I put Focal Utopia's in my Range Rover in 2000! They've been around a bit longer than 10 years, but Even current Utopia M models, the tweets are pretty harsh. I'm not really sure why they can't fix that.
Hmm interesting to hear, this will be my first time using Focal speakers and 5 channel amp. So we shall see.
 

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go terra acoustics front stage speakers for your dash upgrade.
I have them. They might sound amazing if they are the only speakers you upgrade. But I also put in 6.5" speakers in the knee panels with Metra pods and in the soundbar with the JTJL pods, and the Terra Acoustics are lost in the mix. This is because they are 8-ohm speakers while the most common (by far) are 4-ohm, which produce more volume from the same wattage. I find it strange that Terra Acoustics chose to go with an unusual impedance that does not match the vast majority of other aftermarket speakers. They've created a situation where, if you want balanced sound, you can ONLY upgrade the dash corner speakers with their replacements. If you upgrade the rest, as I have (and as I'm sure many people who care about audio will want to), their speakers will be overpowered and your soundstage will be moved to the rear of the vehicle, which sounds strange.

I emailed the owner of the company and he recommends adding a small amp to power only the Terra Acoustics speakers to make up for the difference in efficiency. I may do that when I can.
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