Archsam
Senior Member
I noticed recently there are are many sellers on Ebay UK (and some hifi shops) offering used Focal 1008 Be for a very good price (broadly in the £2000 range). This is a speaker that came out nearly 10 years ago so no surprised to see them coming into the second hand market.
Measurements looks pretty decent to my (novice) eyes. There is a slight dip just above the 2kHz mark but otherwise pretty flat response across the board:
https://www.soundstagenetwork.com/i...&catid=77:loudspeaker-measurements&Itemid=153
I am interesting in trying a pair of speakers with 'contemporary' designs, having enjoyed my Harbeth P3esr for the last 4 years. While I still love their sound I am looking for the next step up in terms of detail and clarity. I think my upstream gears are now good enough to drive speakers a level above the little Harbeths. I have been impressed with the reviews on Revel speakers and I wanted to find a pair of M126Be, however they are not the best deal in the UK (£4000 a pair new, and there is zero second hand market for Revel speakers here in the UK). The 1008 Be, while a little older, has Focal's second gen beryllium tweeters that I suspect is still state of the arts today. I can see the Focal and Revel are very similar type of speakers, so I wonder if it will be worth trying out.
I live in a small flat in London with neighbours all around, so I don't play loud. I have a REL T5i sub that can fill in the LF whenever I feel like it, so these stand mounts are perfect for my needs.
Any thoughts on this will be much appreciated.
Measurements looks pretty decent to my (novice) eyes. There is a slight dip just above the 2kHz mark but otherwise pretty flat response across the board:
https://www.soundstagenetwork.com/i...&catid=77:loudspeaker-measurements&Itemid=153
I am interesting in trying a pair of speakers with 'contemporary' designs, having enjoyed my Harbeth P3esr for the last 4 years. While I still love their sound I am looking for the next step up in terms of detail and clarity. I think my upstream gears are now good enough to drive speakers a level above the little Harbeths. I have been impressed with the reviews on Revel speakers and I wanted to find a pair of M126Be, however they are not the best deal in the UK (£4000 a pair new, and there is zero second hand market for Revel speakers here in the UK). The 1008 Be, while a little older, has Focal's second gen beryllium tweeters that I suspect is still state of the arts today. I can see the Focal and Revel are very similar type of speakers, so I wonder if it will be worth trying out.
I live in a small flat in London with neighbours all around, so I don't play loud. I have a REL T5i sub that can fill in the LF whenever I feel like it, so these stand mounts are perfect for my needs.
Any thoughts on this will be much appreciated.