I just came from picking up a cd player that was in for repair at Tweeters. While I was there a couple of older gentlemen were oohing and aahing over some speakers being blasted in one of the showrooms. They were the Focal JMLab 816S's and really sounded pretty good to these ears. I thought that they were a bit steep in price, but noticed the older guys shopping using terms like "open" and "airy" to describe their sound. Is anyone familiar with these? Although they sounded crystal clear, they didn't have much bass and I wondered if the manufacturer INTENDED for them to be used with a sub? Once I make sure that everything works on my CD player, I may go back and give them another listen this weekend while my boyfriend is watching football. What kinds of questions should I ask? Like I said, they sounded darn good, I just don't know if it was close to $2,000.00 good.
Anonymous
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too bright-leave them alone.
marek
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they are too bright only when you use amp like denon. when you connect them to nad or matantz, the sound will be not-that-bright. atleast this is what i have heard on avforums
