Focal Access 165 CA1 6.5-Inch Coaxial Speaker Kit

Satisfied with product

These are my 4th set of Focal speakers in 4 different vehicles since 2010. Very surprised to find these available on Amazon as I prefer the Access over the newer Auditor Series. From other comments I was a bit worried about this purchase. Immediately hooked these up to test the Sound Quality. Recommend at least 10+ hrs of low music to break-in the tweeters before judging the SQ. These tweeters are a bit harsh at high volume, would set Tremble to -3 and adjust to your preferences from there. Characteristics are neutral, un-colored audio reproduction as usual for Focal. Hard to find a speaker less than $200CAD to match or exceed these speakers. Please use headphones to listen to attached video. Ported book-shelf speaker enclosure used. Please ignore a bit of household noise! Had another vocal video to share but limited to 1 video max.

Ich habe einen Golf III Cabrio und Darin sind nur diese Boxen verbaut. Dadurch Hat er klang zwar sehr ausgeprägte Höhen und kaum Bässe, aber dafür ist er astrein.

I have to say that these speakers have impressed me beyond any expectations I could have had. I bought these online without ever hearing them. I shopped strictly for specs when researching these. I went to Best Buy and local stereo shops to listen because I didn't want to take a chance with buying something, installing it and then having to take hit with the 15% restock fee if I didn't like them. Short story, I found nothing I liked. They had plenty in store but nothing I wanted to hear was hooked up. Youtube is your friend. I am a bit of an audiophile for my home theater and music listening. So I am very familiar with what sounds good rather than what sounds loud. I put these together with a JVC head unit. Focal recommends a break in period and I can honestly say I was skeptical. However after having two different people plus myself listen to these when first installed then those same two people listen two weeks later; the sound was dramatically better. I believe in the break in for these particular speakers. The highs of these are so incredibly precise that you would swear they are component; and the clarity is real life without being shrill. The mids and bass are very accurate and their detail level is spot on. Keep in mind these are not bass speakers but they can and do produce some very good and hard hitting 60hz notes. They will dip into the 40hz range but they loose some of their composure at loud volumes in doing so. I have these in all 4 doors of my Chevy Trailblazer and most people will swear I have an underseat sub. These speakers do hit hard when powered up. My JVC head unit is Cea-2006 compliant and rated at 20 watts x4 into 4 ohms. Basically that means that the power stated is in fact the power delivered. These speakers sounded great with just that amount of power however I heard a video on youtube with these amplified and decided to add in an amp. I used the Rockford Fosgate PBR-300.4 This miniscule amp is a true power house and at about the dimensions of a greeting card that is 2.5 inches thick. Talk about making things come to life, that is the set up I would recommend. I was going to install small subwoofer but after adding the amplifier decided I did not need one. Overall, fantastic quality speaker with amazing acoustic ability. Highly recommend.

Habe die Lautsprecher in meinem Peugeot 208 3 Türer hinten verbaut. Klang ist klasse und sauber, selbst bei hohen Lautstärken

So I was a little scared buying these speakers. I have been pushing around some 2005 Alpine Type "R" coaxials and finally had one go bad. New Type "R"s push over $200 and wasn't looking to spend $400 to match all my speakers, so I bought these entry Focals along with the 6.5 Component set as well. I shouldn't have worried at all. The coaxials sound phenomenal, I actually had to re-tune my system to make up for the tweeters (the Alpine's were silk dome for soft sound, these punch brighter and higher with aluminum inverted dome). I know some people do not like brash sounding tweeters, if you enjoy softer toned music such as jazz, you might want to look for a different speaker. However, I like a variety of music and these speakers can cover the range quite well. They punch, but not too hard, the mid-range has a higher frequency band, so to truly bring out the lower end... think subwoofer. Overall very impressed, I knew I wasn't getting the "Utopia" line, but the "Access" line does not miss.