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Focal Expands In-Wall/Ceiling Speaker Line
SV Staff  |  Feb 19, 2018  |  0 comments
Focal has introduced a new seven-model series of entry-level in-wall/ceiling speaker series at prices ranging from $149 to $449, and announced plans to add three models to its mid-priced 300 Series. The 100 Series is available now and the 300 Series is due out in May.
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Focal Focuses on New Affordable Speaker Line
SV Staff  |  Sep 10, 2019  |  0 comments
France’s Focal is best known for its high-performance if not exotic speakers and headphones but the company has been making an effort of late to offer more affordable products.
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Focal Introduces High-End Outdoor Speakers
SV Staff  |  May 03, 2016  |  0 comments
Focal, the French speaker manufacturer, has introduced a line of high-end outdoor speakers ranging in price from $349 to $665 apiece.
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Focal Introduces Quick Install Ceiling Speakers
SV Staff  |  Nov 02, 2015  |  0 comments
Upgrading to Dolby Atmos, DTS:X or Auro-3D surround sound and thinking of installing ceiling speakers but worried about the effort involved?
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Focal Launches Lower-Priced Reference Headphones
SV Staff  |  Oct 06, 2017  |  0 comments
Focal, the French manufacturer of speakers and headphones, today introduced a new lower-prices set of open-back circumaural headphones aimed at audiophiles.
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Focal Releases Aria K2 936 Floorstanding Loudspeaker
SV Staff  |  Nov 16, 2020  |  0 comments
France’s Focal, maker of speakers ranging from affordable home theater models to high-end exotica, has introduced an updated version of its Aria 936 floorstander, the Aria K2 936.
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Focal Unveils High-End Closed-Back Headphones
SV Staff  |  Oct 05, 2018  |  0 comments
Focal, the French maker of high-performance speakers and headphones, today introduced is first closed-back headphone aimed at audiophiles who want to “dive into an intimate sound bubble without worrying about a noisy environment.”
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Focal Unveils High-End Headphones and First Amp/DAC
SV Staff  |  Feb 13, 2019  |  0 comments
In advance of this weekend’s CanJam NYC 2019 show, France’s Focal has announced its entry into the amp/DAC (digital-to-analog converter) space and introduced new high-end headphones to fill the gap between its $4,000 flagship Utopia and $1,500 Clear models, both Sound & Vision Top Picks.
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Focal Unveils Mainstream Ear/Headphones
SV Staff  |  Jun 21, 2017  |  0 comments
Focal, the French maker of stylish high-performance speakers, today announced mainstream-priced wired and wireless earphones and headphones to join last year’s high-end Utopia and Elear models, the latter of which received Sound & Vision’s Top Pick designation.
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Focal Unveils Weather-Resistant Outdoor Speakers
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2018  |  0 comments
Winter may be just around the corner but that didn’t deter Focal, the France-based maker of high-performance speakers and headphones, from introducing two outdoor speakers designed to withstand extreme weather conditions.
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Focal Updates Popular Aria Series at CES 2024
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 11, 2024  |  0 comments
Focal, the highly regarded French speaker company, has unveiled a follow-up to the popular Aria 900 speaker range it introduced a decade ago.
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French Start-Up Launches Smart Internet Radio
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2018  |  2 comments
French start-up Prizm today announced the worldwide launch of a smart internet radio that plays the kind of music you want to hear when you walk into the room and hit Play.
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From Zero to Guitar Hero
Michael Berk  |  Dec 22, 2011  |  0 comments

Through with music games? Gone as far as you can with Guitar Hero? (There's always someone willing to go further - but that's not for you). Time to dust off that axe that's taking up space in the closet, plug it into your computer, and learn to play for real, once and for all.

Plug it into your computer? Yep, you heard me right.

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Full Immersion: Auro-3D Auriga Home Theater Receiver
Bob Ankosko  |  Sep 05, 2014  |  2 comments
Note to readers: See Clarification at the end of this article for an update.

Weeks before Onkyo and Pioneer announced the first Dolby Atmos-equipped AV receivers, we received a press release touting the “first ever immersive sound receiver”—the Auro-3D Auriga from Belgium-based Auro Technlogies. Intrigued by its high-end looks—and $16,700 price—we reached out to CEO and Auro-3D inventor Wilfried Van Baelen to learn more about the product and the Auro 3D surround-sound format at its core. Auro 11.1, which adds height and overhead channels to an existing 5.1 surround-sound setup, debuted in theaters in 2011 and today supports almost 500 screens worldwide, according to the company. Recent movies mixed in Auro 11.1 include Oculus, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, How to Train Your Dragon 2, and a number of foreign films.

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Gear Nuts
Mike Mettler  |  Jun 06, 2001  |  0 comments

Ground Control, this is Off-Road Gear One, a.k.a. ORG-1, as I'm still orbiting the earth in the experimental mobile-entertainment vessel I transmitted from last month. Do you copy?

Yes, I copy, ORG-1. This is Steve at Ground Control. I can hear you loud and clear - and without distortion, I might add.

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