Features & Technology
Since the Aria’s introduction in 2013, it has been a model that has done well for Focal. It offers a combination of relative affordability with high-tech features to make these an excellent option for people wanting top-grade performance without the upfront costs associated with Focals Sopra or Kanta models. Still, the new Aria Evo X series will give users a large percentage of these upper-end models in a more affordable and compact package.
M-Shaped TAM Tweeter
The new M-shaped TAM tweeter features a dome made with both magnesium and aluminum. Combining aluminum’s outstanding rigidity with magnesium’s dampening qualities, it gives users a very detailed treble with a smoothness that allows for all-day listening. This combination will provide cymbals their natural tone while keeping transient response high, allowing more detail to shine through.
Flax Cone Technology
Focal decided to stay with their Flax cone technology for the midrange and woofer cones. Using this technology in the cones of both Kanta and Aria Evo X speaker lines gives the benefit of a naturally occurring fiber cone for a more natural tone with instruments and vocals, with the added advantage of layers of thin glass fiber to add rigidity to the cone. The main benefit of these driver cones is that they are a natural material, and the formulation and manufacture of these drivers are semi-automated.
Comparing this to the much more expensive hand-built W-cone drivers in the more expensive lines that add cost and complexity to the design. Using these Flax drivers allows Focal to keep the performance high while costing less to manufacture, making the Aria Evo X series a much more affordable entry into Focal’s upper-level speaker systems.
Waveguide & Powerflow Multi-Port System
To improve performance, Focal added a urethane tweeter plate with a built-in waveguide that combines to improve horizontal directivity and better sound staging abilities. Building this waveguide out of urethane has a dampening effect around the tweeter for less diffraction, which allows you to hear just the driver and not the baffle around it.
Focal’s powerflow multi-port system consists of a front-firing bass port and a bottom-firing port, giving users the best of both worlds in bass-reflex enclosures. The front port acts as an impact-driven port, giving bass the impact and dynamics that make music fun and exciting. The bottom-firing port adds to the speaker's bottom octave bass ability to give music the bass depth that will anchor the music in the room. With this port, you can hear and feel the room in which the music was recorded, adding to a sense of reality.