CES 2017: Focal Sopra and Naim

[amirm]

I had to move these and they show up above the pictures. Sorry .

https://www.shazam.com/track/63324230/french-suite-no-5-in-g-bwv-816-gigue#referrer=shz.am

"Mental?" I don't think so .

Anyway, this was another Naim+Focal room that had heavily padded sides as a result the imaging was small and in the center.

Hmmm. My notes say this was a vocal which it clearly is not so maybe this was a wrong look up. Either way, the notes say just "OK" for fidelity.

 

[amirm]

https://www.shazam.com/track/227340904/good-morning-heartache#referrer=shz.am

Nice but vocals had an exaggerated low bass.

 

[amirm]

One of my favorite singers and tracks, Agnes Obel: https://www.shazam.com/track/322149674/familiar#referrer=shz.am

Same feedback as before. Quite a bit more tubby than on my system.

 

[amirm]

The more classic Naim electronics:

 

[amirm]

Same distributor carries Focal and Naim so they were used in a cluster of rooms together: