New Speakers!

WLDock

Better get it done now while she's still a girlfriend. Things change when she becomes the wife.

brianle

Nice setup. Congrats!

mikeyb128

WLDock wrote: »

Better get it done now while she's still a girlfriend. Things change when she becomes the wife.

That's what I thought. That gives me about a year hahaha

SCompRacer

Congrats on them sexy black Focal's!

WLDock

mikeyb128 wrote: »

WLDock wrote: »

Better get it done now while she's still a girlfriend. Things change when she becomes the wife.

That's what I thought. That gives me about a year hahaha

Dude, when I got married I was into cars and car audio...among other costly hobbies. The first week back from our honeymoon I spent $100 to get my then Corrado G60 detailed. The Ms. was not happy at all about it. I got her to take a picture with the car, but her face tells the story: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v711/WLDock/Car Audio/VW Corrado G60/1969292_10203760816484181_1876933003_n.jpg

So what ever you do, get as much done NOW as possible. Your spending will be watched much much closer when you tie the knot.

erniejade

musicdirect.com/p-369920-focal-aria-936-tower-speakers.aspx

Focal Aria 936 today only 2499

mikeyb128

WLDock wrote: »

mikeyb128 wrote: »

WLDock wrote: »

Better get it done now while she's still a girlfriend. Things change when she becomes the wife.

That's what I thought. That gives me about a year hahaha

Dude, when I got married I was into cars and car audio...among other costly hobbies. The first week back from our honeymoon I spent $100 to get my then Corrado G60 detailed. The Ms. was not happy at all about it. I got her to take a picture with the car, but her face tells the story: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v711/WLDock/Car Audio/VW Corrado G60/1969292_10203760816484181_1876933003_n.jpg

So what ever you do, get as much done NOW as possible. Your spending will be watched much much closer when you tie the knot.

No she does not look happy at all. Love the corrado. Here's a pic of mine, the girlfriend is already asking about the garage spot!

mikeyb128

erniejade wrote: »

musicdirect.com/p-369920-focal-aria-936-tower-speakers.aspx

Focal Aria 936 today only 2499

Yup blowing out walnut finish

Upstatemax

mikeyb128 wrote: »

erniejade wrote: »

musicdirect.com/p-369920-focal-aria-936-tower-speakers.aspx

Focal Aria 936 today only 2499

Yup blowing out walnut finish

My father is looking for new speakers in the living room. He is strongly considering a set of Totem Forest.

Have to make sure he checks these out at this price. The Aria line was a strong contender for him before he picked up his Arro's. He might not be able to say no at these prices...

sgmsmg

I figured this might be the place to ask this without starting a new thread.

How would the Focal Aria 926 compare to my current LSi15 speakers that have Vr3 Fortress crossovers and DB Woofer upgrade. I have been thinking about trying something else. There is a used set of 926's listed nearby for $1260 which seems like a good price.

One concern I have is my current speaker cables are bi-wired but I was thinking I could swap one set of BFA's for spades and hook both up to the binding posts.

Any thoughts?

sgmsmg

DSkip wrote: »

The Focal should be a considerable upgrade over the LSi. However, it will have a very different Signature to it that you may or may not like.

@DSkip
From what I have read the Focal Sound is often classified as bright. Before purchasing them I will definitely give them a listen but it will unfortunately not be with my gear. I will ask the seller why gear they have so I can get an idea of what to expect.

A new prospect just popped up but they are way more money and I am not sure if my gear would do them justice. Revel Performa3 F208 $$$!!!!

txcoastal1

I would not consider them bright, "forward" would be a better description, and not in a bad way, just more the Polk's

sgmsmg

txcoastal1 wrote: »

I would not consider them bright, "forward" would be a better description, and not in a bad way, just more the Polk's

Good to know. Thank you!

mikeyb128

sgmsmg wrote: »

I figured this might be the place to ask this without starting a new thread.

How would the Focal Aria 926 compare to my current LSi15 speakers that have Vr3 Fortress crossovers and DB Woofer upgrade. I have been thinking about trying something else. There is a used set of 926's listed nearby for $1260 which seems like a good price.

One concern I have is my current speaker cables are bi-wired but I was thinking I could swap one set of BFA's for spades and hook both up to the binding posts.

Any thoughts?

I went from fortress modded lsi15 with the DB woofer mod to the Aria 926,I also had lsim705's in the house. The Aria crushed them in every aspect. The Aria is not bright, in fact it is the warmest speaker in focals line up. For 1260$ they are a steal. I use mine in my home theater and they are the best All around speaker I've had for the money. The 926 with gloss black finish retailed for almost 4000 bucks.

None of focals speakers are bi-wireable, they believe that you don't gain any sonic performance by doing so. In my opinion I would jump on them if you can, and thank me later.

sgmsmg

mikeyb128 wrote: »

sgmsmg wrote: »

I figured this might be the place to ask this without starting a new thread.

How would the Focal Aria 926 compare to my current LSi15 speakers that have Vr3 Fortress crossovers and DB Woofer upgrade. I have been thinking about trying something else. There is a used set of 926's listed nearby for $1260 which seems like a good price.

One concern I have is my current speaker cables are bi-wired but I was thinking I could swap one set of BFA's for spades and hook both up to the binding posts.

Any thoughts?

I went from fortress modded lsi15 with the DB woofer mod to the Aria 926,I also had lsim705's in the house. The Aria crushed them in every aspect. The Aria is not bright, in fact it is the warmest speaker in focals line up. For 1260$ they are a steal. I use mine in my home theater and they are the best All around speaker I've had for the money. The 926 with gloss black finish retailed for almost 4000 bucks.

None of focals speakers are bi-wireable, they believe that you don't gain any sonic performance by doing so. In my opinion I would jump on them if you can, and thank me later.

@mikeyb128

Thanks for the feedback. I knew you had experience with both and was hoping you would reply. The ones I am looking at are the walnut finish that is kind of cheesy but for the price i can overlook it. I know the Focal's are not bi-wireable. My plan was to temporarily connect both hi/low cable ends to the single set of binding posts until I can source another set of cables.

The only thing is the Focal speakers are a 200 mile drive away. There is also a pair of Revel Performa3 208s that are local but for over 2 times the price of the Focals.

mikeyb128

sgmsmg wrote: »

mikeyb128 wrote: »

sgmsmg wrote: »

I figured this might be the place to ask this without starting a new thread.

How would the Focal Aria 926 compare to my current LSi15 speakers that have Vr3 Fortress crossovers and DB Woofer upgrade. I have been thinking about trying something else. There is a used set of 926's listed nearby for $1260 which seems like a good price.

One concern I have is my current speaker cables are bi-wired but I was thinking I could swap one set of BFA's for spades and hook both up to the binding posts.

Any thoughts?

I went from fortress modded lsi15 with the DB woofer mod to the Aria 926,I also had lsim705's in the house. The Aria crushed them in every aspect. The Aria is not bright, in fact it is the warmest speaker in focals line up. For 1260$ they are a steal. I use mine in my home theater and they are the best All around speaker I've had for the money. The 926 with gloss black finish retailed for almost 4000 bucks.

None of focals speakers are bi-wireable, they believe that you don't gain any sonic performance by doing so. In my opinion I would jump on them if you can, and thank me later.

@mikeyb128

Thanks for the feedback. I knew you had experience with both and was hoping you would reply. The ones I am looking at are the walnut finish that is kind of cheesy but for the price i can overlook it. I know the Focal's are not bi-wireable. My plan was to temporarily connect both hi/low cable ends to the single set of binding posts until I can source another set of cables.

The only thing is the Focal speakers are a 200 mile drive away. There is also a pair of Revel Performa3 208s that are local but for over 2 times the price of the Focals.

A friend of mine has revels, performs F52's I believe, I like them a lot. But they don't come close to the 3D soundstage that focals produce. The walnut doesn't look as bad as you would think, they have a flawless build. My center is walnut, the rest of my system is gloss black, I actually like the walnut, it matches my Audio rack. I got it open box for 200 cheaper than retail so I jumped on it.

treitz3

IME, the Focal's are not bright until you tax the speaker for everything it's worth. They do offer a more forward presentation than most. At reasonable levels, I would not consider them to be bright at all.

Tom

sgmsmg

mikeyb128 wrote: »

A friend of mine has revels, performs F52's I believe, I like them a lot. But they don't come close to the 3D soundstage that focals produce. The walnut doesn't look as bad as you would think, they have a flawless build. My center is walnut, the rest of my system is gloss black, I actually like the walnut, it matches my Audio rack. I got it open box for 200 cheaper than retail so I jumped on it.

More valuable information! Thanks again. The Focals for the price definitely seem to be a great deal.

mikeyb128

treitz3 wrote: »

IME, the Focal's are not bright until you tax the speaker for everything it's worth. They do offer a more forward presentation than most. At reasonable levels, I would not consider them to be bright at all.

Tom

Another misconception due to focals high sensitivity, is they are easy to drive and can run off smaller amplifiers. For example the electras dip in Down to 1.8 ohms, which when cranked without adequate power can become harsh. They love power, and high damping factor. Which in my experience prevent compression, and brightness.

Upstatemax

mikeyb128 wrote: »

Another misconception due to focals high sensitivity, is they are easy to drive and can run off smaller amplifiers. For example the electras dip in Down to 1.8 ohms, which when cranked without adequate power can become harsh. They love power, and high damping factor. Which in my experience prevent compression, and brightness.

GREAT point here!

A lot of people fall into the same trap with Totem Acoustic speakers.

The Arro's in particular. They look like small easy to drive speakers, but they LOVE power and a high dampening factor as well.

Just goes to show that you need to match your equipment with your speakers.

sgmsmg

I will be driving them with my Parasound A21. Will that be enough?

I talked to the seller and he is driving them with a Bryston 4BSST so it will be better amp when I audition them.

sgmsmg

I am in the US. Portland, OR area.

sgmsmg

I figured the Bryston was why you asked.

WLDock

Love the Arias...just ran across a $3.3K set of 948's in my local CL that I cant afford.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/ele/d/focal-aria-948-pair-warranty/6292532299.html

...and Bryston I was liking an all Bryston electronics / Mini T bookshelf speakers I heard about a year ago. Nice stuff!

sgmsmg

It looks like I will probably be passing on the Arias. Thanks for all the help!