AVI vs Focal vs Boston vs MB Quat

chatchat · Postby **chatchat** » Sun May 18, 2008 2:29 am

what u guys think on these speakers? which one is better, which one is worth with the quality, which one is best value.......

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Sun May 18, 2008 3:36 am

I haven't heard the other ones

But I have the Focal 165K2P excellent set of speakers
I have heard the Focal 165KPs one thing i don't like about them is the tweeters are harsh on my ears

I've heard that Focals are replacing there speakers soon with better more smoother tweeters

oh everything varies depending on what music you listen to? so what do you listen to?

chatchat · Postby **chatchat** » Sun May 18, 2008 10:37 am

actually combination of soft and dance.

the dealer showed me the Focal utopia and the entry level AVI XL......the tweeter on Focal a bit too strong, the AVI has a little bit more bass.

thefinn · Postby **thefinn** » Sun May 18, 2008 7:16 pm

where in the country are you? their are a few different good shops around the place where you can listen to them in cars Jack

chatchat · Postby **chatchat** » Sun May 18, 2008 9:54 pm

I wonder any car audio shop selling all these brands.....trying to hear all of them.

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Sun May 18, 2008 10:40 pm

pretty sure the utopia are the newer ones

have a listen to the ones i got

whats your budget

I'm looking at the utopia on the Focal site and they're around the 2k mark :shock:

chatchat · Postby **chatchat** » Mon May 19, 2008 12:57 pm

listened to AVI, pretty solid sounds, but Focal, seems the tweeter a bit too strong.

sweep77 · Postby **sweep77** » Mon May 19, 2008 1:54 pm

They're all top notch speakers, just comes down to what u think sounds best. focal utopias are the bees knees but mega dollars. around $2000 for some 6\"splits kinda money. in melbourne freeway car audio has mb and focal to listen to. don't know anyone with avi.

Hammer · Postby **Hammer** » Mon May 19, 2008 3:19 pm

This really shows, how out of touch I am with audio gear. I haven't heard any of those brands.

I'm definately not an audiophile.

sweep77 · Postby **sweep77** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:38 pm

and these ones aren't the cream of the crop either. other top stuff are dynaudio, oz matrix, rainbow. all comes down to your budget and what your ears tell u sound good.

chatchat · Postby **chatchat** » Mon May 19, 2008 8:56 pm

AVI I think only Metrosound in Sydney.....I really want to hear Rainbow, but cant find any in Sydney.

BlackMX · Postby **BlackMX** » Mon May 19, 2008 9:57 pm

chatchat wrote:AVI I think only Metrosound in Sydney.....I really want to hear Rainbow, but cant find any in Sydney.

Visit these guys
http://www.precisioncaraudio.com.au/

Also consider Morel Elates,SEAS Lotus and Polk Signature series if u are looking at the higher end speakers.

All are good speakers, just need to find those that suit your ears :lol:

Benny · Postby **Benny** » Tue May 20, 2008 5:43 pm

I have the Focals fitted to my 5, and together with an 8\"sub, the sound is just fantastic.

I've been a bit of an audiophile all my life, and to me, they sound superb.

Yes, the tweeters are a little strong, but if you listen to old rock like I do, they are perfect.
If I'm listening to \"new\" music, where they push the levels up all around, I just adjust the equaliser to lessen the high end, and the sound is still perfect.
If you're in Sydney, I'd be happy to let you have a listen to them, and when you hear them, you'll be sold!

Oh yes, I've now got the hi-fi to the point where I can easily enjoy it with the top down at 160km/h.

Fox-Force Five was over at my work today and he had a listen to it.
The shock on his face when the music started was enough to tell me that he was knocked out by them too.

What did you think of them Adam?