Yes, he's being insanely productive these last weeks.He's back to work ?
...Way more than I am...
Yes, he's being insanely productive these last weeks.He's back to work ?
Interesting how different his verdict is compared to Amir's one.Erin's text review:
Interesting how different his verdict is compared to Amir's one.
those things should be non issue with Klippel NFSIt is. But I bet a lot can be explained by different room, different music, longer listening times, and maybe younger ears.
I'm actually younger than Erin, and yet disagree with his subjective verdict. Anyway, it looks like somewhat a different speaker to me. Like if Focal has made a few changes, IDK...It is. But I bet a lot can be explained by different room, different music, longer listening times, and maybe younger ears.
And compared to my own experience as well, I should say.Interesting how different his verdict is compared to Amir's one.
those things should be non issue with Klippel NFS
Hmm, the plugs were a pain to remove (knife is mandatory) but I use Bananas on my Arias.In EU, Banana plugs are not usable anymore with 906 (the hole is literally filled). On mine, nor many pairs I saw recently, you couldn't use bananas.
I'm actually younger than Erin, and yet disagree with his subjective verdict. Anyway, it looks like somewhat a different speaker to me. Like if Focal has made a few changes, IDK...
when did you buy/see it? Mine was bought 1 year ago (not sure when it was produced) and yes I can use the banana plugs. I need to pull out the plastic "plug" but that's itIn EU, Banana plugs are not usable anymore with 906 (the hole is literally filled). On mine, nor many pairs I saw recently, you couldn't use bananas.
Or maybe even different vertical measurement axis?Yeah, there are some subtle but perhaps important differences in the measurements. Makes one wonder if it's setup related, simple speaker-to-speaker variation, or if Focal made some small changes. I don't know.
July 2019 at Cobra. Couldn't remove the caps (with whatever tool) without damaging the binding posts. So, I gave up. And plugged my bananas that way:when did you buy
you need to unscrew the top first (not sure what it is called), and then it can be easily removed. I used one of this but it can be done withoutJuly 2019 at Cobra. Couldn't remove the caps (with whatever tool) without damaging the binding posts. So, I gave up. And plugged my bananas that way:View attachment 293458
Ok, that's very kind of you, but... do you really think that I didn't try already?...you need to unscrew the top first (not sure what it is called), and then it can be easily removed. I used one of this but it can be done without
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Caps were litteraly glued-in with mine. Not that I care much today, I sold them like 3 years ago.I'm perfectly familiar with hard to remove pins/caps. I'm indeed talking about impossible to remove ones.
maybe it was a production error? Removed all mine 10 (5x speakers) without problemOk, that's very kind of you, but... do you really think that I didn't try already?...
Caps were litteraly glued-in with mine. Not that I care much today, I sold them like 3 years ago.![]()
Or maybe even different vertical measurement axis?
Or this was simply done on purpose. From the French manual:maybe it was a production error?
Branchements
Les connecteurs des Aria 900 assurent des contacts fiables et polyvalents, pour câbles dénudés (jusqu’à 4 mm de
diamètre) ou des fourches. Les bornes bananes sont obstruées pour être en conformité avec les normes électriques et de raccordement en vigueur dans certains pays. Ne pas retirer les opercules en plastique.
Or this was simply done on purpose. From the French manual:
For this reason, throughout the European Union, audio amplifiers and loudspeakers that accept banana plugs must have plastic plugs in their sockets which can be manually removed by the user.