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16th January 2007, 12:38 AM
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| KRK's used to use Focal driver (if I'm correct), so do the speakers sound similar? I've read several times that the KRK tweeter and woofers were based (or exactly) Focal drivers. So do they sound similar? KRK and Focals, that is.
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16th January 2007, 04:39 PM
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| Nooooooooooo When i last tried to get KRK replacement tweeters...i was told they were waiting for them to come in from China I dont think Focal is chinese
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16th January 2007, 07:29 PM
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| It wasn't anything from their new line. AND actually I think KRK's management/ownership changed around 5 years ago. The same time they started focusing on entry level monitors (with the exception of the E8t). Their previous line 6000b. 7000b, 9000b, were VERY high quality monitors. That's were there is a Focal connection.
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16th January 2007, 07:31 PM
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| Focal used to OEM components to KRK. This was back in the day when Keith Klawitter started, ran, and designed the products for the company. Something went bad and Focal stopped supplying drivers to them. I believe this is after Stanton bought the company and ****ed it up beyond repair. They then started using Chinese products in their lower end lines and pretty much stopped anything to do with the high end product. The company now sucks and every product they makes suck ass. Keith and Craig were the guys who built great speakers with great components. Not it is just a formerly famous good name with absolute junk for parts. To answer the question? I haven't a/b them side by side but considering the drivers and the design and the quality of the Focal product I would venture to say that it sounds better than the former glory days of KRK. Michael Greene |
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16th January 2007, 07:45 PM
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| Totally agree. I have 6000b, 9000b in the studio. Sound absolutetly great but impossible to maintain/repair because of the focal elements they used then. Had a pair of the newer V6's and had to return them because the built in amps were totally out of alignment between the bass and treble speaker despite numerous visits to the shop tech. The speaker cabinet itself started to rattle as well above moderate levels due to badly designed and loose pcb boards inside the amps. Not even comparable to the old line with quality components and design. Focal is french and is generally concidered top of the line audiophile speakers.
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