Okay, so I would assume that means a good thing then? I have not been able to listen to Focal's since there is not a dealer in my area, but from the comments that I hear about them, I think I will try them without listening to them... I don't usually like to do that, but I figure there are a lot of people that like them. So if anyone can describe how they compare to other similar speakers, that would help my decision...Originally posted by mattj i have not heard them compared to their new series...but i have read about it from multiple sources and they say that they sound exactly the same.