Chorus 700 V Speakers

Forget the ordinary

Being one of the world leaders in highend loudspeakers means to rise to the greatest challenges. That of the Chorus is certainly one of the most exciting: to offer at modest prices  some of the best Focal technologies that trickled down from the reference Grande Utopia EM loudspeaker. Since the year 2000, the different generations of the Chorus 700 V line have  benefited from this approach, as we produced speakers that cost less and performed better. To  achieve this goal, we invested massively in a superior method to speaker manufacturing, where intelligent machining and precise handwork were absolutely necessary. It was the only  way possible in this drive for quality and competitiveness: development and manufacturing of French made loudspeakers, design of the cabinets, quality control, a total autonomy in the  development and design of our own products. This method allows us to innovate, to entirely  and independently turn ideas into reality, to place patents internationally, and have the means to anticipate trends. And finally, to progress. The third generation, Chorus 700 V, goes even  further. A direct descendant of the Chorus 800 V line of which it heavily borrows technical  elements yet with a more traditional finish, Chorus 700 V invites you in to the Focal universe. The manufacturing quality and high-end finishing work are entirely unknown in this price  range. Technology, innovation, tradition and exclusive design are our trademarks, being “the Spirit of Sound”.

V design

Innovation is our business

To permanently innovate, to create that which has never been tried, to develop the maximum  of technologies and performance on an inexpensive speaker line, this is another facet of Focal  innovation. For the first time in the history of Chorus, we have introduced an essential element such as design so that the speaker’s not only perceived as a technical object that is too rational,  and as inevitably boring as low-tech can be. Entrusted to the Parisian design house “Pineau et Le Porcher”, the silhouette of Chorus 700 V is identical to that of Chorus 800 V. “V” is a strong symbol in this line, which is found in many style elements, such as the grille  shape details, the non-parallel sides, and the outline in the injected metal housing of the  tweeter. And one cannot forget the Polyglass® woofers (“glass”= “verre”), “V” being  historically associated with this technology. Finally, the lines are very tight, immediately  distinct in this entry-level loudspeaker. But the style of Chorus 700 V is not gratuitous. It is  drawn according to a design philosophy where each component must be justified. All the  panels, in MDF, have a minimum thickness of 20mm, and up to 25mm for the side panels. Considerable internal braces, made from sophisticated, cut pieces from a single piece of MDF  and integrating the passageways for the cabling, optimize the rigidity to offer a particularly effective barrier against vibrations. Lastly, exclusive construction solutions permitted us to  maintain non-parallel partitions and therefore inhibit and prevent standing waves, a  technological refinement until now unimaginable in this price segment. All these precisions work together to eliminate parasitic  interaction in the cabinet, particularly in the lowest octave. It is truly these technical points where all the innovative and creative strengths  of Focal materialize: to clear the way for new processes to turn what had been the impossible into a everyday Focal reality.

The ever-present attention to detail is the trademark of a high-end Focal product. Aside from the MDF construction up to 25mm in  thickness, multiple internal reinforcements, which also  integrate the routing of the cables,  the non-parallel structure of the  inside walls, the quality of  finishing where each detail is  maintained from the design  stage… all this makes for cabinets  that are truly unique in this price  category.

Tweeter  TNV

When we improve our tweeter, the distortion is divided by six

After the experience we gained in the creation of the famous tweeter in pure Beryllium, we invented the TNC tweeter, the first tweeter with the Aluminum/ Magnesium alloy. This alloy  proved to have excellent damping qualities too and resulted in the entirely new TNV of Chorus  700 V. A new foam for surround suspension with reinforced mechanical properties, new  configuration of the neodymium motor, entirely reconceived design, this new tweeter benefits from all the latest Focal research. Harmonic distortion is divided by three at 1000Hz, by 6 at 500Hz: the sweetness of the reproduction in the midrange is transformed.

Also, we entirely ceased the use of ferro-fluid in the tweeter, as the new motor design improves the power handling: the dynamic behavior of the  tweeter is improved with a rendering of details and an air in the extreme treble of the utmost quality. The TNC tweeter had capitalized on the immense experience and knowledge acquired with the pure Beryllium tweeter of Utopia range concerning the reproduction of higher  frequencies: importance of damping, elimination of the phase piece for standing distortion, emergence of the concept of optimization of  performance at the source, which consists of obtaining the characteristics of ideal loudspeakers without having to return to mechanical or electrical corrections at the crossover, a very risky and dangerous approach. Sweetness and dynamics in the treble, this is another quality  that is traditionally reserved for the high-end.

Home Cinéma

Prêt pour la Haute Définition

Home Theatre is in constant evolution. The arrival of new High Definition video formats, with their accompanying audio tracks exhibiting greater dynamics, power and richness demand that we go further. Quality stereo loudspeakers, when compared to vastly inferior Home Theatre models, are hard-pressed to express the emotion or sheer impact of a movie soundtrack. Our offering of subwoofer, as well as centre channel and surround speakers, has been developed in parallel with the other Chorus 700 V speakers to ensure a natural 3D sound  field and an optimal spatial coherence. This allows the transition of sound effects from one speaker to another to attain an incredibly realistic quality. The CC 700 V centre speaker is a sealed, more compact version of the Chorus CC 800 V. It was designed to obtain  adapted directivity curves that would surpass the limits of the traditional 2-way centre channel speaker (lack of stability in the 3D image, “megaphone” dialogue sound, poor transition between the other two front speakers). The quality of the dialogue and the resulting  harmony with the other sound effects is exceptional. The SR 700 V is a wall-mount surround speaker, equipped with our Polyfix® mounting system. Its performance is such that the listener will be entirely immersed in the 3D image. The SW 700 V subwoofer inherits the motor of the famous SW 700 S of the preceding generation. The firmness of the bass from the 27cm woofer, married to the inexhaustible resources of the 300 Watt BASH® amplifier, surely benefits from the exceptional rigidity of the new Chorus 700 V cabinets. All these loudspeakers benefit from the experience accumulated from Electra 1000 Be, Profile 900 and of course, the Utopia line as we  continue on our obsessive quest: the recreated, live concert.