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    Electra Be 1027!

    I auditioned a pair of Focal JMLab Electra BE 1027 this past weekend at http://www.hansonav.com/ in Dayton, OH...

    WOW is all I have to say!

    I think I prefer towers for my HT, but for 2ch, they destroy VR1's, and any other bookshelf I have auditioned to date (take into account, these are 2x the cost of any other bookshelf I have auditioned in the past)

    they were very very clear, and had very nice low range extension.

    Just thought I would share some of my fun this past weekend ;o)
    (I have a question, but it will be posted in the amp section :rofl: )
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    Yes, something with a Be from Focal is near the top of my dream wishlist.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dusty Chalk
    Yes, something with a Be from Focal is near the top of my dream wishlist.
    together with some other very nice and very expensive toys yes...


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    I was told by a sales guy the new Signature Paradigm series will use a Beryllium tweeter. Do you guys know anything about this?
    Is Focal the only company with Beryllium tweeters?
    this idea sounds very cool to me ;o)
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    No, did not know about the Paradigm.

    High-end Pioneer also uses Beryllium tweeters. I don't know who else. Avalon and B&W use diamond.
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    the usher dancer BE-10 and BE-20 have a beryllium midrange and tweeter...
    the bigger ones in that serie only use beryllium tweeters


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    Quote Originally Posted by Rock789
    I was told by a sales guy the new Signature Paradigm series will use a Beryllium tweeter. Do you guys know anything about this?
    Is Focal the only company with Beryllium tweeters?
    this idea sounds very cool to me ;o)

    I believe this has been confirmed for the new Signature line. The photos I've seen from CEDIA are very promising as the tweeter looks totally psychedelic (in the good way ). Shiny and glittering charcoal kind of colour. Also, it looks like there will be an S6 tower speaker to fill the gap between the S4 and S8 .

    http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/cedia2...1906ParaBeryl/

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    Thanks, spf

    Quote Originally Posted by spf
    I believe this has been confirmed for the new Signature line. The photos I've seen from CEDIA are very promising as the tweeter looks totally psychedelic (in the good way ). Shiny and glittering charcoal kind of colour. Also, it looks like there will be an S6 tower speaker to fill the gap between the S4 and S8 .

    http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/cedia2...1906ParaBeryl/

    Shane
    Interesting to hear about Paradigm going Be. As usual wiith Paradigm, their website is months behind the latest developments.

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    Quote Originally Posted by basite
    the usher dancer BE-10 and BE-20 have a beryllium midrange and tweeter...
    the bigger ones in that serie only use beryllium tweeters


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    I think those are beryllium deposited over something else. Most of the Be drivers out there are. Focal lead the development of the all-Be driver and probably still leads in overall consistency and quality of what they're manufacturing.

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    Yamaha have been using Be tweeter and midrange years ago in their NS1000, NS2000 and NS10000.
    I always found the Focal JM Labs sound too bright for my liking. More like a PA.

    "Let The Earth Bear Witness."

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    others have said focal jmlab are bright as well, but I never thought they were...
    From some reviews I've seen, the "pre-S" series was bright, but when they upgraded the tweeters in the "S" series, they lost the brightness without loosing detail.

    which series do you have experience with being bright?

    I did think the old paradigm signature series were bright, and am disappointed to find the new studio series is using the old signature series tweeter as I did like the old studio series (although I never had a detailed audition, just listened here and there a couple times)...

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    Hi Mike,

    There is no denying the quality of the JM Lab speaker range and the one you auditioned is a fine model. I think I am somehow sensitive to when the drive unit(s) are made of metal. I also thought that the HF are just a little too brightly lit for my taste. Many like it that way.
    Tail end of last year I auditioned the Micro Utopia BE and just last week I listened to the one you heard and the smaller 1007BE at a friends house.
    If you like what they do - that's all that should matter.
    I do know that ART Loudspeakers used some Focal tweeters some time back and were never quite satisfied with the Focal family sound.

    Enjoy and good luck.

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    thanks ;o)
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