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Lsi9
Lsi9 Posts: 616
edited November 2006 in Speakers
...Of the Jm Lab/Focal Chorus 826V!

I saw them yesterday and loved the build quality and heard them today and now they are sitting pretty in my living room. This line is barely a month old. Jmlab which is now Focal is a french speaker company.
I am surprised what these things could do for a couple of grand. They use an inverted metal tweeter that does not display the harshness of typical metal speakers due to the aluminummagnesium alloy.

"this new tweeter benefits from all the latest Focal research. Harmonic distortion is divided by three at 1000Hz, by 6 at 500Hz: the sweetness of the reproduction in the medium is transformed. Also, we entirely ceased the use of ferro-fluid in the tweeter, as the new motor design improves the power handling: the dynamic behavior of the tweeter is improved with a rendering of details and an air in the extreme treble of the utmost quality."

The soundstage is expansive both vertically and horizontally. This speaker can also produce bass effortlessly and clean! it shocked me. for now Im still in awe, I will post pics soon!


Here is a couple pics
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Links:
Focal Chorus 826V

PDF profile of the 826V

Audio Physic Scorpio II
Pathos Logos
MIT Shotgun S3
Bada HD-22 CDP
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited October 2006
    Congrats LSi9!!! Are you going to change your screen name with the new speakers?:D
    Carl

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  • Lsi9
    Lsi9 Posts: 616
    edited October 2006
    Heh thanks! I was thinking of it
    Focal Chorus would be a cool name! but I would lose my post ;) count
    besides Lsi9 will be a cool name in the future when they become vintage pre company sale era Polks

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  • univera
    univera Posts: 848
    edited October 2006
    Super cool looking speakers! I love towers! Hope they are everything you want out of them. Enjoy!
    UNIVERA
    Historic Charleston SC

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    SDA-SRS's RDO tweets
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    Subs: Velodyne and M&K
    T.V.: Sony KDL-52XBR4 w/Vans Evers Clean Line Jr.
    Conditioner: Panamax M5100EX

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,755
    edited October 2006
    Congrats and enjoy!
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited October 2006
    Very nice looking. Let us hear your thoughts on them after you get a chance to listen for a while.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited October 2006
    Finally...someone builds a speaker grill "around" the tweeter. Thats cool.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2006
    Congrats. Nice looking speakers.
    Michael ;)
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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited October 2006
    Wow, those are incredibly sexy. I was checking out the Focal booth at AES and their studio monitor line sound absolutely incredible!
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited October 2006
    Whoa whoa whoa... how come I never seen those before? I thought I heard most of the Focal line... I suppose I missed 1.

    Congrats and post real pics of your setup if you have the time! Also post a review of the JMlabs vs your Polkies.

    Joey
    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
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited October 2006
    Congrats! That's a nice looking speaker for sure.
    Sharp Elite 70
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    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
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    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited October 2006
    So many speakers.........so little time. Those look to be real nice speakers. Sit back and enjoy them.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited October 2006
    Cool speaks! congrats..
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited October 2006
    They look very nice. congrats - I look forward to your review...

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    edited October 2006
    Very nice looking speakers, keep us updated on how they sound. Can't wait til I get a nice pair of towers.
    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited October 2006
    I noticed it looks similar to the LSi15.... the panel on the side, the piano finish... the platform feet on the bottom. I noticed that JMLabs has the wood side-panelling that are found on the LSi series as well.... from the Utopias on down.

    Joey
    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
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  • Chicomoralessxm
    Chicomoralessxm Posts: 417
    edited October 2006
    Hey those speakers look nice, sweet even.how do they sound??? and whats the price for a pair :)
    Chicomorales:)
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited October 2006
    Very nice! I listened to Focal at tweeter, and if I had the room, I would have jumped on them.
    Michael


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    Yamaha RX-V2500
    (2) Outlaw 200
    Adcom GFA 555
    Sony BDP300
    Denon 2900 DVD
    Lsi9's mains
    Lsi7's rear
    Lsic center
    12.1 SVS driver in 4.53 cuft. tube
    Harmony 880
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited October 2006
    Very :cool: Looking forward to the review :)
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited October 2006
    I'm very very envious/jealous
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  • jhermance
    jhermance Posts: 214
    edited October 2006
    That is going to be my next setup my self just saw them and listened to them about 2 weeks ago i liked the sound and looks. They are priced evenly with the Lsi series.
    Samsung UN46C7000
    Cambridge Audio 640R
    Sony BDP-S570
    Magnepan MMG's
    Totem Dreamcatcher Center
    Eleganza™ Bella 1200 High Performance Subwoofer
    Polk R15 Surrounds
    Audioquest Cables
    Panamax 5510-PRO AC Regenerator
    Monster Cable HTS 2500 MKII power cleaner
    Nordost Blue Heaven Interconnects
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited October 2006
    pretier then the lsi IMO
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,786
    edited October 2006
    Dude the LSi line has nothing on that! jesus - outstanding!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited October 2006
    Not to be too forward but:

    IF YOU WANT THE REST OF YOUR MONEY, YOU BETTER LET ME GET AN EAR ON THOSE!!!

    :)
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited October 2006
    I looked at these at CEDIA in Sempember. They are very sexy.

    This is one of the lines I'm hoping to work with in the future.
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • Chicomoralessxm
    Chicomoralessxm Posts: 417
    edited October 2006
    what do a pair of those babies cost thats what i wanna know!!!
    Chicomorales:)
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  • Chicomoralessxm
    Chicomoralessxm Posts: 417
    edited November 2006
    no one know???
    Chicomorales:)
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  • cstpeter
    cstpeter Posts: 387
    edited November 2006
    If I may chime in...those are beautiful! It'd be tough to decide grill or no grill. Wow, I want some.
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  • Chicomoralessxm
    Chicomoralessxm Posts: 417
    edited November 2006
    but what do they cost??? lol i'm starting to pick up the pennies on the street.....:)
    Chicomorales:)
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited November 2006
    cstpeter wrote:
    If I may chime in...those are beautiful! It'd be tough to decide grill or no grill. Wow, I want some.

    Chris....

    You better hold onto your VR4jrs... you just got those!

    Hahaha....

    BTW, I saw your Aeons at Decibel the other week.

    Joey
    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
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  • Chicomoralessxm
    Chicomoralessxm Posts: 417
    edited November 2006
    So how do those speakers actually sound we know how they look
    Chicomorales:)
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