Exclusive Acoustical Technologies
Beryllium tweeter: The reversed dome tweeter is a hallmark of Focal. As a result of more than twenty years of development into a tweeter that could produce a high output, but without requiring high energy input and without increasing directivity. And now the company is ready to make a major leap forward with the introduction of the pure Beryllium version.
Focus Ring: This innovative and patented magnetic structure provides extremely strong fl ux density (2T) with the highest thermal stability achievable.
The “W” cone: For more than 15 years the composite cone sandwich technology is a Focal exclusivity. The “W” process - fi rst initiated in 1995 with the Grande Utopia - now provides a true optimisation of the frequency response by fi ne tuning of mass, rigidity and damping parameters.
Passive radiator: In order to reproduce the lowest frequency range within a very small volume the SM8 is equipped with a no compromise, custom designed “W” passive radiator.
Advanced Digital Technologies
24 Bits 96kHz converters: In addition to a direct digital input, the SM8 uses the latest high quality chipsets performing 24 Bits 96kHz A/D and D/A conversion.
Multiple equalisation facilities: The combination of powerful DSP devices and carefully designed algorithms allows multiple and very precise equalisation.
“Sweet Spot”: A dedicated processing algorithm enables to optimise and tailor the SM8 response according to the listener’s position with regards to the speakers. • Remote control facilities The SM8 is intended to be remotely controlled when connected to a group of speakers, through a MIDI link. Within the group a “master” speaker will itself be controlled from one of various possible sources: PC/Mac dedicated “Focal manager” software, PDA, or proprietary remote control.
High Performance Amplification
High efficiency, low distortion class “D” output stages Tri-amplifi ed (250W Rms/Bass, 150W Rms/Midrange, 100W Rms/Treble), the SM8 uses low distortion class “D” power stages for low and mi-frequency channels, reducing dramatically heat at high power, while wide bandwidth class AB stage is used for the tweeter.
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