Introducing: Focal Kanta 2
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I broke down... grills on
I don’t trust the one in the dinosaur sweater....
You're going to find those balls stuffed in the ports......lolPolitical Correctness'.........defined
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Ummm
That’s actually a legitimate concern now that you mention it JesseMagico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
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I have inspected the port, there are no balls yet.
So far, needs quite a bit of tweaking, a little bassy but I can tell you it is definitely warmer than the BW CM10s2 that it replaced. Not as warm as my Sonus Fabers.
My wife just got home from her girls' night... "blue??"
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Joey, see if you can buy two more of the smaller grill covers to put over the ports. Attach them with this stuff.
https://express.google.com/product/Command-Damage-Free-Picture-Hanging-Strips-Large-12pk/15180453233509242137_11261832548134457043_10046Political Correctness'.........defined
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Congrats on the new speakers, looking forward to your impressions.
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In my old Velodyne sub (it was a vx-10b) it would rattle REALLY loud at low frequencies, and with the music I listened to at the time, it would rattle all the time. So I final,y convinced my dad to let me open it up and fix it, and when I did, there were 3 cat toys with a bell in them and a hot wheels car. The cat toys were not my fault. The hot wheels car... you never know
Nice speakers dude, how do they sound? I’ve never heard a pair of Focals before so you’ll have to do a in depth review.
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Very nice. Congrats.
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Wow, the new $10K Flax cone and Beryllium tweet marriage Kanta in powder blue for the kids game room. Joey, you are raising future audiophile giants. Your kids are going to want $20k systems in their dorm rooms/apt and custom installed $5k Focal Utopia Be component sets, $2000 Mosconi amps, etc in their CLA AMG coupes! Start them on the path while they are young....2.2 Office Setup | LG 29UB55 21:9 UltraWide | HP Probook 630 G8 | Dell Latitude | Cabasse Stream Amp 100 | Boston Acoustics VS 240 | AUDIORAX Desk Stands | Mirage Omni S8 sub1 | Mirage Omni S8 Sub2
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Why do they always go straight for the tweeter? LOL Someday I'll share my audio system saving process known as "Grandpa Steve's Towel rule."Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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Why do they always go straight for the tweeter? LOL Someday I'll share my audio system saving process known as "Grandpa Steve's Towel rule."
Ha, I have some rules as well. No throwing things, and a 2 ft distance from any electronics/speakers. No walking around with drinks, sit at a table or coffee table and drink. Might as well have caution tape around any stereo gear. Mine is an invisible caution tape though, and they know it.HT SYSTEM-
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With my recent financial/part time job issues, I’m gonna be real broke haWow, the new $10K Flax cone and Beryllium tweet marriage Kanta in powder blue for the kids game room. Joey, you are raising future audiophile giants. Your kids are going to want $20k systems in their dorm rooms/apt and custom installed $5k Focal Utopia Be component sets, $2000 Mosconi amps, etc in their CLA AMG coupes! Start them on the path while they are young....Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
Why do they always go straight for the tweeter? LOL Someday I'll share my audio system saving process known as "Grandpa Steve's Towel rule."
I was wondering the same thing, I was like wait where are those fingers going??
It’s not like he hasn’t seen a speaker before but all the other speakers the tweeter is out of reach.Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
Guys, I’m going to admit to a terrible evil... I was that kid. I walked right up and poked the tweeter dust cap on my dads Eosone S60s (or something like that, they were something supposedly made by Polk at Best Buy). I’m sorry.
I also recently poked the dust cap on one of the woofer when trying to clean it up, but I fixed that before he noticed he found out later, but he was cool since it was fixed 
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Thank goodness the beryllium tweeter has a guard...mlistens03 wrote: »Guys, I’m going to admit to a terrible evil... I was that kid. I walked right up and poked the tweeter dust cap on my dads Eosone S60s (or something like that, they were something supposedly made by Polk at Best Buy). I’m sorry.
I also recently poked the dust cap on one of the woofer when trying to clean it up, but I fixed that before he noticed he found out later, but he was cool since it was fixed
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It looks like you already have a Rotel pre and amp in the cabinet powering them? How are they sounding?
They sound OK
I have to tweak and position them better, need to plug in the upgraded speaker wires. Gonna try my last OPPO real quick (before deciding on selling it for the final time). Then figure out what’s next.
I think to get more out of them I would need either active room correction or room treatments. I don’t know if my wife will approve of room treatments. I know she has suggested that Disney Frozen come and add some decor touches because of the ice blue speakersMagico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
Thank goodness the beryllium tweeter has a guard...mlistens03 wrote: »Guys, I’m going to admit to a terrible evil... I was that kid. I walked right up and poked the tweeter dust cap on my dads Eosone S60s (or something like that, they were something supposedly made by Polk at Best Buy). I’m sorry.
I also recently poked the dust cap on one of the woofer when trying to clean it up, but I fixed that before he noticed he found out later, but he was cool since it was fixed
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Thank goodness the beryllium tweeter has a guard...mlistens03 wrote: »Guys, I’m going to admit to a terrible evil... I was that kid. I walked right up and poked the tweeter dust cap on my dads Eosone S60s (or something like that, they were something supposedly made by Polk at Best Buy). I’m sorry.
I also recently poked the dust cap on one of the woofer when trying to clean it up, but I fixed that before he noticed he found out later, but he was cool since it was fixed
Keep the covers on those woofers too, you don’t think it’ll happen til it does.
I’m just glad there are no dustcaps
Emma was never like this, but the kid in the dinosaur sweater is sneakyMagico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
mlistens03 wrote: »
Thank goodness the beryllium tweeter has a guard...mlistens03 wrote: »Guys, I’m going to admit to a terrible evil... I was that kid. I walked right up and poked the tweeter dust cap on my dads Eosone S60s (or something like that, they were something supposedly made by Polk at Best Buy). I’m sorry.
I also recently poked the dust cap on one of the woofer when trying to clean it up, but I fixed that before he noticed he found out later, but he was cool since it was fixed
Keep the covers on those woofers too, you don’t think it’ll happen til it does.
I’m just glad there are no dustcaps
Emma was never like this, but the kid in the dinosaur sweater is sneaky
Who's kid is that anyway?!? Sheesh the nerve of some people's kids.
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Ahh ok I see that now. I thought the had black dust caps
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Waiting outside in the lobby of the music school, Emma’s inside playing with the cello
Still sounds better than even my best system
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I have mixed feelings about records being used as decoration.
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Looks great! Hope you get to enjoy them
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Looks great! Hope you get to enjoy them
I think so
Right now I’d put:
1. Main system 90%
2. Sonus Faber system 70%
3. Focal system 60%Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
I wonder how long they will take to break in.
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I wonder how long they will take to break in.
I think the room has more to do with the sound, I’ve been in the speaker game long enough. I can tell
The Kanta 2 is a superb speaker.
It’s just not pushed in an untreated gameroom but I knew that
But compared to the main system, it’s not even in the same zip code.Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
Expect 2-300 hours for that beryllium tweeter to smooth out.2 channel:
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Expect 2-300 hours for that beryllium tweeter to smooth out.
Prob have 100 left
The tweeter isn’t bright actuallyMagico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
