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Tyll Hertsens

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Focal Spirit One
« on: August 24, 2012, 03:02:53 AM »

Just wanted to put the word out that there's something really wrong with some of these cans.  Looks like manufacturing problems. Sorta seems like the diaphragms may be messed up and the voice coils rub sometimes. Don't buy one.

You didn't hear it from me ... yet.
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Re: Focal Spirit One
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2012, 04:19:40 AM »

Had the same problem with the one I bought and then returned.
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Re: Focal Spirit One
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2012, 04:19:53 PM »

Aye Aye!  :)p2
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Re: Focal Spirit One
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2012, 04:51:30 PM »

Karma for you matey.  YARRR!!!!  :)p3


Btw, we seem to be on to a bit of intrigue w/ the HD650 that might benefit from some investigative journalism.
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Re: Focal Spirit One
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2012, 05:35:22 PM »

Got a linky for me to view?
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Re: Focal Spirit One
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2012, 06:04:57 PM »

Got a linky for me to view?


http://www.changstar.com/index.php/topic,469.msg8407/topicseen.html#new


Also some meet impressions at LA and various discrepancies over the years between 'versions' as you are well aware of I'm sure. 


It's the Jorge's HD650 so you should have no problem confirming our data and impressions w/ the same unit.
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Re: Focal Spirit One
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2012, 10:55:44 PM »

Thanks, I will look into it.

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Re: Focal Spirit One
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2012, 05:18:40 AM »

Just wanted to put the word out that there's something really wrong with some of these cans.  Looks like manufacturing problems. Sorta seems like the diaphragms may be messed up and the voice coils rub sometimes. Don't buy one.

You didn't hear it from me ... yet.

Did you contact Focal? What did they say about it?
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Re: Focal Spirit One
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2012, 02:38:04 PM »

Did you contact Focal? What did they say about it?

Mmmmm gotta be careful here .... someone on the inside actually brought the issue to me sort of. He's trying to get the company to address the problem, and knows I might play a roll in fixing it by exposing it to the public sooner rather than later.
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Re: Focal Spirit One
« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2012, 03:48:50 AM »

Did you contact Focal? What did they say about it?

Mmmmm gotta be careful here .... someone on the inside actually brought the issue to me sort of. He's trying to get the company to address the problem, and knows I might play a roll in fixing it by exposing it to the public sooner rather than later.

Understandable, though I wonder what the issue is, from what I've seen in your measurements, the very dark signature? the lack of consistency between the two drivers?
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