Focal Chorus 807V Bookshelf Speakers

Irrenhaus
Irrenhaus Posts: 1,092
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Any opinions on these speakers. I think is a good price.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ele/7554467538.html

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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    Would go listen. These aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. Price isn’t bad, but isn’t exceptional either. Probably about average in the used market.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,123
    These are awesome for background music when not cranked up too loud. They are very detailed, absolutely no imaging to speak of, no real sound stage and tend to get very "excited" rather quickly when the volume is turned up high.

    BUT, at reasonable listening levels they are a very, very nice sounding speaker. They are resolving, linear, with fair amount of clean midbass, decent punch and clear mids. It's a perfect speaker for where one is not required to sit constantly in the sweet spot. You can actually move around the room and the sound is pleasant.....again, at reasonable volumes.

    Tom
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,123
    I'd like to add one more thing.....they are revealing enough to where if you have any issues with upstream gear/components? They'll let you know in a heartbeat. The better the signal/gear, the better the end result as to what hits your ears.

    Tom
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,645
    Definitely not my cup of tea.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,949
    Not Focal's best effort. There's a reason why they are still for sale after a month.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,563
    They are ok.
    Not my sound
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,092
    Hi,

    Thanks for the comments. I think is a pass for me. They are similar to my Usher V601 and those sound good.

    Hope I dont get banned, posting on my flight to sunny Winnipeg. Ouch.

    I will have another Karma coming soon for headphones.

    Cheers
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    Chorus and chora is their entry level theater line
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,092
    VR3 wrote: »
    Chorus and chora is their entry level theater line

    Did not know that. Thanks.
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