Is Focal Aria 948 good for Stereo Listening?

[vinothkumar]

Focal sounds bad/terrible with bad matching, it goes extreme end of bad side. When you pair them right, it makes you smile, which many of the folks wouldn't have experienced as most of them would have given up without trying the right electronics.

The speakers from focal need minimum recommended space and matched quality power and content. If you dont fit with these, dont prefer focals. Focals also pairs well with mid to highend electronics only, Tbh.

 

[gradohead]

How good Diamond Achal is with classic hard rock(ACDC, Guns n Roses, Creed, Korn etc) ?

Recently I have auditioned Focal Vestia N2 at FocalPoweredByNaim in Bangalore with Marantz Cinema50 AVR and Focal Sub1000 subwoofer. All kinds of songs were phenomenal coming from that system, sound imaging being top-notch. The speakers were playing with such an ease. It was a 14 ft * 14 ft listening area but it felt like I am sitting in a hall. That being said, the setup is well over INR 7L if you buy everything from India. I have also auditioned Focal Aria N2(one step above Vestia) with a different amplifier(forgot the brand) and I couldn't listen to any song for 2 minutes, the sound being that frail.

I have also auditioned Focal Grande Utopia just for amusement , pic attached

My point is: Focals are very touchy in terms of electronics.