Dayton Audio B652 vs Focal Aria 906

The cabinet is simply too small for this size woofer. That means there's not enough air volume to allow the cone to move as it should. This hurts bass response and also low frequency volume. Since these are not ported, I decided to remedy that

Until now. The Focal Aria have a wow factor that nothing else I've tried have. Crystal clear definition, great midrange,vand bass whilst punchy rather than deep, has a presence in the room I haven't seen from other speakers of similar specs. Imaging and soundstage second to none - including the Elac's ( one of their outstanding features) and the ability to play all Genres of music respectably

That said, they do produce stereo sound so if your sound system currently consists of a sound bar, or something similar, you will definitely notice a night and day difference in sound quality because they will produce true stereo separation. In addition, the B652s may make excellent rear surrounds in a surround sound system but I have never used them in this manner. If you have never listened to better speakers and you have only used computer speakers or the cheap speakers that come with MP3 player docks in the past there is no reason you will not enjoy these speakers. Sound quality is up to the listener and the listener's experience is what often dictates what that person thinks about the quality of a pair of speakers

Focals are the best in pop, alternative, and rock, and they have a pleasant soundstage. My friend and I did a blind test, and we picked different speakers as our best choice for different songs. I read in the past that Focal Aria 906s have a bright sound, but I didn’t find them to be harsh or bright at all. If anything, they are very buttery! Both KEF and Paradigm are much brighter with less bass

One small, but nice (and important) touch is the rubber de-coupling pads on the base of each speaker. Instead of felt pads or thin rubber stickies, they put decent thickness rubber pads on, which help to reduce sound transmission and reverberations (I usually use florist's clay or a square of dense camping mat to accomplish the same thing). For someone (me) who overspent on underdelivering speakers in the 70's, '80's, and early '90's, it's amazing the sound that comes out of these speakers. It goes to prove that careful design and consistent materials and manufacturing are about 85% of what it takes to produce musical speakers - the many "exotic materials" and "new technology" speakers that fell by the wayside just go to show that cost (in the past) doesn't guarantee better performance than mass-produced China-speakers from a parts company

It's got a nice grill totally fully magnetic and when you get under the grill, you can see it's quite the nice looking speaker as well. There is a lea...

Ultimately, as you could probably figure, they were returned because I did not feel like having a set of speakers sitting in a brown box in my attic. I give Amazon 5 stars for their customer service and return process. I am giving these two stars only because of the price and are suitable for many who want to start out cheap and work their way up as funds become available. Sorry for the ranting and raving but I had to get this off my chest

In the United States or wherever you know, those things are going for $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ 2,000. This one is a bargain if you compare them to because yo...

Apparently Dayton changed their manufacturer or something mid-2013. My set received was pretty darn good, give for a treble which at times come across as being too harsh. Bass extension could be better, but is definitely strong and accurate in the non sub-bass frequencies. Really accurate sound reproduction overall and very pleasant listening experience

I have the Aria 906 speakers and absolutely love them. Focal really knew what they were doing when designing these. The mid range and treble detail is out of its class in this price range. Superbly flat and detailed without being at all fatiguing

I got my pair in, hooked them up and was sadly disappointed. They have NO bass response, and very muddy mids. These sound like an old cassette boom box

Mid range is a funny one with the Aria's, it's super smooth and detailed and resolute, allowing so much air, space and separation between instruments. Sometimes this is absolutely their biggest strength for all of those reasons I've just mentioned. However sometimes I almost find this can be a shortfall, whereby lead vocals or instruments can almost sound like they're mixed lower than the secondary or backing parts. It's hard to explain but it's almost like with the increased width and soundstage your trade off with having a decrease in focus and directivity