Aria 900
Aria 900 MADE IN FRANCE Affordable High-End Eighteen years after the launch of the "W" sandwich cone, Focal is unveiling its new major innovation: speaker drivers with the same sandwich structure, but composed of a natural flax-fibre cone. This innovation is the result of more than 5 years of research and a unique drive to work on the actual source of the emission of sound.
Returning music to its rightful place In the course of the last decade the ways in which we reproduce music have seen enormous changes. Plummeting CD sales and the growth in downloads have turned our relationship with music on its head. It comes as no surprise that access to music, which has never been easier, and the cost of that access, verging on the free of charge, have led to a situation of abundance.
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> Aria 948 in Walnut finish.
Design Perceptions of the speaker enclosure have evolved over recent decades. From the "pseudo-musical-instrument" with its ostentatious wooden cabinet of the 70’s and 80’s, through the techno-object of the 90’s, the general tendency towards miniaturisation of the 2000’s has turned the audio loudspeaker into an intrusive item. As in so many other areas, design is used to make these acoustic objects highly desirable. Our living spaces are awash with "high-tech" products, which often means miniaturizing them.
The materials revolution, or the rediscovery of flax The cone of a loudspeaker is a key mechanical component. Its characteristics have a direct impact on the sound quality. Its role could not be simpler: it makes the air molecules vibrate in response to the electrical signal from the amplifier.
> Aria 926 in Black High Gloss finish.
> Aria 906 in Black High Gloss finish.
The new TNF Tweeter Focal brand’s signature product, the inverted dome tweeter has been continually developed ever since it was created. It bears repeating that its main advantage, apart from its very low directivity, lies in its use of a coil of small diameter (hence very light and better accelerating) directly fixed to the rigid dome.
Aria 948 Starting by going back to fundamentals, with its two largediameter 8" (21cm) bass cones even if it meant defying market trends. This is the only solution to having performance and dynamics whilst retaining good bass extension.
> Aria 948 in Black High Gloss finish.
Home Cinema The Aria range is vast, enabling a huge array of Home Cinema configurations to match, among others, the size of the listening room. The CC 900 centre speaker is the keystone of the system. It needs to bring precision and consistency between the visual image and the sound stage. The "Flax" sandwich membrane’s contribution to definition is marvellously apparent, with voices that have both intelligibility and depth.
> Aria 936 and CC900 in Walnut finish.
> Aria 926 and Aria CC900 in Black High Gloss finish.
Subwoofers, a family of speakers in their own right! In our catalogue, the subwoofer is free to wander. Instead of offering one model for each line of products, Focal has reversed the trend in order to offer consumers a more judicious choice, and has started a line of subwoofers destined for specific uses. This means increasing the number of possible combinations.
Despite its small size, the Aria 905 bookshelf loudspeaker is capable of reproducing sound worthy of a much bigger loudspeaker whilst providing very natural sound without any artificiality. The loudspeaker has detailed midrange as well as articulated and controlled bass thanks to the oversized magnet of the midrange/bass speaker driver. It’s a true ultra-compact hi-fi loudspeaker. It is recommended for rooms measuring from 107ft2 (10m2) and for a listening distance of 2m.
> 24" (60cm) optional Aria S900 stand. Aria 948 symbolises the return of the “true” acoustic loudspeaker. A new type of 3-way loudspeaker with two 8" (21cm) speaker drivers effortlessly providing intense and controlled bass. The intention was a return to the very essence of acoustics for those who are passionate about music. This is the ultimate loudspeaker of the range for rooms measuring from 320ft2 (30m2) and from a recommended listening distance of 12ft (3.5m).
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