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The biggest American show that takes place in Las Vegas every year gives awards to the products that can show proofs of innovation.

On the occasion of the CES 2010, we’ll have the pleasure to present two products in the award winner category.

165 KRXS: the high-end in a “Slim” version

A two-way high-end kit with a 60Wrms power. Its 94dB sensitivity and its rendering gives it the possibility to be adapted in any type of audio installations, from the most ordinary ones with the original car radio to the installations made for competition. The woofers have an Aluminum basket, manufactured on the front, including a ventilation system for the voice coil, a Butyl surround, a N42 Neodymium magnet and a sandwich cone type in Aramid fiber, glass foam and fiber, laser cut-out. The manufacturing process of this cone is patented. The woofer has a very small width: 2 13/16" (55.5mm). The tweeter cones are also in Aramid fiber to optimize sound coherence with the woofers. The surround is in waterproof rubber foam that permits to separate the back wave from the front wave, which gives the tweeter the lowest possible “Fs” resonance frequency and a better spatialization of the sound image.

165 V30: 30th Anniversary kit

The 165 V30 is a two-way kit with Polyglass cone. The advantage of this cone is to combine the cellulose pulp smoothness with the impact of the rigid cones thanks to the glass microballs. Equipped with a Butyl surround that ensures the linear move of the moving assembly , the 6 1/2 " (165mm) diameter woofer reaches 92dB sensitivity. The voice-coil has a 0.5" (15mm) height that guarantees high excursion without distortion. The powerful chrome magnet enables high efficiency for greater dynamics. The TNB tweeter has an Aluminum/Magnesium cone that’s only 40 micrometers wide. The extremely light voice-coil on the ventilated Aluminum former finds its location in the air gap of the magnet made of a Neodymium dual push-pull magnet. A phase-plug, integrated in the grille, permits to regulate the response curve in the extreme treble.

A new video in the section "They like Focal" to discover: the Grande Utopia EM tested by American sound engineers.
After watching the video (in English) you can give your opinion and vote.

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It's in the prestigious and historical settings of the Ampuis Castle (Rhône), headquarters of the famous Guigal wine firm that Focal showed its Scala Utopia and the new Electra 1028 Be combined with the electronics manufacturer Neodio on November 13th and 14th. Although the room seemed unsuitable at first sight, (150m2 and almost 5m of clearance!), the audience appreciated our listening tests, which were dynamic and understated on a wide range of kinds of music. Two Focal/Neodio 100% made in France systems located at the heart of the Condrieu and Côte-Rotie domains, to put all your senses in a fever of excitement!

The Focal Sound Meeting in Panama took place in October 2009 in a nice atmosphere...

39 cars were representing the Focal brand.

Everything is planned to organize the same successful event next year !