Originally Posted by
thin_concrete
I agree with that. I bought an Anthem P5 in 2014 and I'm curious where I am in the Anthem trajectory. It's a well built unit, but it owned by Paradigm (I believe).
I hope Focal never changes - I love my Aria 906s and want to replace my existing ML ESLs with Focal floor standing speakers.
My phono stage is an Anthem Pre 1P (I like it okay, but I would like to replace it with something like a Sutherland or, dream of dreams, a Tom Evans). They used to be a Sonic Frontiers value-oriented line, no? Haven't followed them much as they were never much of a player in my old market.
Focal is pretty great. When I was at SbS, we were one of the larger Focal dealers in N.A. The 700- and 800-series stuff is a really good value, but the floorstanders do considerably better with an amp that's got high damping/control; the bass can be a little sluggish, otherwise. In the sub-$3k region, my favorites for Focal would be Moon (Simaudio) and NuForce, strangely enough; both will get some good attack out of 'em.
Since you're a Focal lover, I think you'll like my pic of my old office.
