True story:
My friend Doug and I went into an audio store to listen to some Eclipse components I was thinking about buying. Doug is not big-time into audio, but he loves any excuse to drive his Explorer around town. Now, I had heard of Focal, but never actually listened to them. I took in a CD to test out some Bostons, Eclipses, and the Focals. Ran through a bunch of different songs, and the Focals sounded the best every time. Not knocking Boston OR Eclipse (MB Quart has a great set of components too), but the Utopias were truly the best every single time.
My friend Doug and I returned to his home, and his wife wanted to know what we were doing. Doug tells his wife, "Karl went to listen to some REALLY expensive speakers for his Explorer." I nodded my head.
When his wife heard the price, her jaw dopped. "There's no way it's worth the money for a car stereo," she said.
"Well, Doug, how did they sound." I questioned.
"DAAAAAMMMMMMN good!" Doug said with a huge smile on his face.
Another way to think of it is: If you buy a pair of good speakers, you will often hear of some that are better, and might even change out speakers every year or two. If you buy the Focals, you won't hear any better speakers, and won't be kicking yourself later on.
My $.02
Karl
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