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A few strong messages of the review:

"We were very excited how the first Focal amplifier would perform in a serious sound-check. Would it be Beryllium but electric?
What came out of the speakers was breath-taking. The room expanded, we sat still for a minute and just enjoyed the richness of details, which almost caused giddiness. How clear the saxophon appeared in front of us, with all the fine motions of the air! You could almost re-build the drum-kit, precise on a millimeter.
Brass sounds like Brass, Wood like Wood - not like Brass or Wood coming out of a speaker. And then the voices! Creaking, fluffy, furious - our well knowns did not sound so "living" since a long time. This black thing (Dual Monitor) creates emotions and breathes life into these round plastic discs. Bass is fully controlled, tight, ... and powerfull, this is how the Dual Monitor works with bass. ...

Any music material is reproduced absolute thrilling, correct and coherant by the French, she is not only "monitoring", which would be a lack of dynamic. Listening to music can be so beautiful and so simple.

Result/conclusion:
The Dual Monitor straight-off establishes in the small sphere of the world-best amplifiers. The ones, really looking for pure sound-quality without compromises, always had a very limited choice of amplifiers.
Now there is one choice more."