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While their flagship loudspeakers are known for their steep price tags, the new Vestia line offers a range of options-including three floor-standing speakers, a bookshelf model, and the Vestia Center. The top-tier option, the Vestia Nº4, is priced at $4,400 per pair in the U.S. While not exactly bargain-basement prices, they are competitive in the global loudspeaker market.
Many brands with Western names and ownership opt to manufacture their products in China or countries in East Asia to minimize expenses. Although this isn't necessarily a downside-many of these designs are excellent-Focal stands apart by designing and manufacturing all of its loudspeakers in France. This commitment to local manufacturing extends even to their key components, such as cabinets and drivers. While some smaller elements like resistors, capacitors, and inductors for crossover networks may inevitably be sourced from Asia, Focal maintains its primary production within France.
DESIGN
For this review, Focal provided us with Vestia N°3 speakers for the left and right channels, a Vestia Center, and Vestia N°1 bookshelf models for the surrounds. Positioned just below the top-tier N°4s in terms of features, the N°3 speakers feature three 6.5-inch woofers compared to the N°4's two 8-inch woofers. While Focal offers a range of compact subwoofers, they were not a good fit for my spacious listening room. When additional bass was required, especially for complex soundtracks, a pair of SVS PB-3000 subwoofers performed admirably.
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The Big Clean
Chances are you probably do not think about the state of your electronic devices too often. Oh, you might think about all the upgrades you would like to make; where you would put those new tower speakers, or how a second or third subwoofer would really tame those bass modes in your room, or how much more cinematic a larger screen would be. Sure, you think about that part of your system. But how often do you think about the well-being of your system?
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Planar-Magnetic Attraction
THE DIPTYQUE DP 115 speakers are a new model 2-way, ribbon, and planar magnetic driver dipole \"isodynamic\" speaker system designed and built in France.
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Full-Featured 4K
THE QN95D is one of two televisions we went hands-on with on a recent trip to Samsung's New Jersey QA Lab, the other being the S95D quantum-dot OLED.
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Party Animal
FOR ANY party, the Soundcore Boom 2 Plus Outdoor Bass Bluetooth Speaker is an essential invite.
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It's the End of the World. How About Popcorn and a Movie?
Attention all preppers! Today's column is right up your alley-or, more precisely-your tunnel to your underground bunker.
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Bridging the Analog-Digital Gap on a Recliner
When I shopped for a motorized recliner, I rejected models with their own Internet Protocol address and built-in speakers. No need. I had already placed a smart speaker on an étagère beside the space where I had planned to put the chair. I'd have a smartphone in my hand and the room would be bathed in Wi-Fi.
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BACK TO THE GARDEN
AN AQUARIAN EXPOSITION in WHITE LAKE, N.Y.
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Big Sound, Small Price
DOLBY ATMOS, once a costly premium, is enjoying a surge of popularity across a range of new audio gear.
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Classic Sound with Streaming Smarts
THE TWENTIETH century had its Roaring Twenties; welcome to the twenty-first's Streaming Twenties.
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Stand and Deliver
IT DOESN'T seem all that long ago that SVS first entered the audio scene.