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== Kurzbeschreibung ==
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== Brief description ==
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Spitzenklasse Lautsprecher
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Top class loudspeaker
  
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== Daten ==
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== Data ==
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'''Allgemein'''
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'''General'''
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* Hersteller:Manfred Zoller ([[Focal]])
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* Manufacturer:Manfred Zoller ([[Focal]])
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* Modell: Focal Expression
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* Model: Focal Expression
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* Baujahre: ab etwa 1989
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* Years of manufacture: from about 1989
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* Hergestellt in: Deutschland
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* Made in: Germany
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* Farbe: Schwarz matt und Schwarz Klavierlack
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* Color: Black matt and black piano lacquer
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* Abmessungen: 35x125x43 cm
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* Dimensions: 35x125x43 cm
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* Gewicht: 50 kg
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* Weight: 70 kg
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* Neupreis ca.: 4500 DM
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* Original price approx.: 4500 DM
  
  
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*Anschlüsse:
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*Connections:
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**Zwei Buchsen für Bananenstecker
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**Two sockets for banana plugs
  
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*Technische Daten:
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*Technical data:
  
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**Zwei Focal 10N500 Tieftöner mit  26,2 cm Durchmesser,
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**Two Focal 10N500 woofers with 26.2 cm diameter,
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**ein Focal 5N300 Mitteltöner mit 13,6 cm Durchmesser.  
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one Focal 5N300 midrange driver, 13.6 cm diameter.  
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**eine Focal T120K Hochtonkalotte .
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**One Focal T120K dome tweeter .
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**Maximaler Schalldruck (1m) 110dB
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Maximum sound pressure (1m) 110dB.
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**Empfindlichkeit (1W/1m) 88dB
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**Sensitivity (1W/1m) 88dB
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**Nennbelastbarkeit 300 Watt
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Rated power handling 300 watts
  
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*Besondere Ausstattungen:
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*Special features:
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**War ebenso als  Bausatz erhältlich.
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**Was also available as a kit.
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**Auch mit glänzenden Klavierlack gegen Aufpreis erhältlich gewesen
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**Also been available with glossy piano lacquer against surcharge.
  
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== Testberichte ==  
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== Test reports ==  
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*Stereoplay 11/1989: Spitzenklasse I, Referenz
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*Stereoplay 11/1989: Top Class I, Reference
  
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Spätestens seit dem Auftauchen seiner Onyx(1986), die sich bis heute wie warme Semmeln verkauft, gehört Manfred Zollers Focal- Vertrieb zu den ersten Adressen im Boxenmarkt.  
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At the latest since the appearance of his Onyx (1986), which still sells like hot cakes, Manfred Zoller's Focal distribution belongs to the top addresses in the loudspeaker market.  
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Doch sich auf den Lorbeeren auszuruhen ist nicht die Art des ehrgeizigen Entwicklers, schließlich schläft auch die Konkurrenz nicht.  
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But resting on one's laurels is not the way of the ambitious developer, after all the competition does not sleep either.  
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Diesmal sicherte sich stereoplay die brandneue Focal Expression, die zweitgrößte Box in Zollers Programm, zum Test.  
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This time stereoplay asked to test the brand new Focal Expression, the second largest speaker in Zoller's range.  
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Zwei 25er Bässe gehen in getrennten Gehäusen von jeweils 70 Litern netto ihrer Arbeit nach, je zwei Reflexrohre unterstützen den Tiefbass.  
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Two 25 mm bass drivers are mounted in separate enclosures of 70 litres net each, two reflex tubes each support the low bass.  
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Da der maximale Schalldruck nicht nur von der Membranfläche sondern genauso vom möglichen Hub abhängt kommt diesen Werten viel Bedeutung zu: +/- 8 Millimeter lineare Bewegungsfreiheit gibt Focal für seine Tieftöner an – die Daumenprüfung bestätigt diese weit überdurchschnittlichen Werte auch annähernd.  
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Since the maximum sound pressure not only depends on the diaphragm area but also on the possible excursion, these values are of great importance: Focal specifies a linear excursion of +/- 8 millimetres for their bass drivers - the thumb check confirms these values that are far above average.  
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Für den Bereich von 150 bis 3000 Herz – mehr als 4 Oktafen – ist ein Mitteltöner mit Neoflex- Konus und Streukegel verantwortlich. Ein enger Luftspalt und ein starker Antrieb Sollen sicherstellen, dass das relativ kleine Chassis mit der Doppelbassbestückung mithalten kann.  
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A midrange driver with Neoflex cone and dispersion cone is responsible for the range from 150 to 3000 Hz - more than 4 octaves. A narrow air gap and a strong drive should ensure that the relatively small chassis can keep up with the double bass.  
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Die Kevlar- Membran ( zugfest, leicht) des Hochtöners durchmisst ungewöhnliche drei Zentimeter und ist nach innen gewölbt, um eine breite Abstrahlung wie bei kleineren Flächen zu erreichen. Der Hochtöner ist keine Kalotte im strengen Sinne, denn seine Schwingspule misst nur zwei Zentimeter und greift deshalb nicht am Membranrand an. Focal verspricht sich davon einen besonders gleichmäßigen Antrieb der Gesamtfläche.  
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The Kevlar diaphragm ( tensile strength, light weight) of the tweeter measures an unusual three centimetres and is curved inwards to achieve a wide dispersion as with smaller surfaces. The tweeter is not a dome in the strict sense, because its voice coil measures only two centimetres and therefore does not touch the edge of the cone. Focal expects this to result in a particularly even drive of the entire surface.  
  
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Im Hörraum hieß es erst mal tief Luft holen, denn was die Focal Expression an Dynamik, Offenheit und Schaldruck aus den Platten holte waren schlicht weg phänomenal. Das sich dazu noch Neutralität und eine hervorragende Ortbarkzeit gesellten, war die zweite Überraschung. Die Spitzenkl.1-Referenzen ACR Isostatig 300 ( Bausätze) und T+A TMR 160 (Fertigboxen 7500,- DM Paar) lieferten der Expression heiße Gefechte. Zwar konnte die T+A insgesamt noch ein Tätschchen ausgewogener musizieren, und die ACR glich ihren innerhalb des Trios etwas schmächtigen Bass mit superfeinen funkelnden Obertönen aus, aber in Sachen Lebendigkeit konnte der Expression keiner was vormachen.  
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In the listening room we had to take a deep breath, because the dynamics, openness and sound pressure produced by the Focal Expression were simply phenomenal. The second surprise was the neutrality and the excellent local time response. The top class 1 references ACR Isostatig 300 (kit) and T+A TMR 160 (ready made 7500,- DM pair) gave the Expression a run for its money. The T+A was able to produce a bit more balanced music and the ACR compensated for the somewhat weak bass with superfine sparkling overtones, but in terms of liveliness no one could fool the Expression.  
  
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Damit ist die Focal Expression ebenfalls Referenz in der Spitzenklasse I.
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Thus, the Focal Expression is also the reference in the top class I.
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BUYING VALUE: Sound.............very Good.
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Manufacturing quality............very Good.
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RANK AND NAMES: Top Class I, Reference.
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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*http://www.audioscope.net/focal-expression-p-933.html?language=de&ref=6
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*http://www.audioscope.net/focal-expression-p-933.html?language=de&ref=6
 
*http://www.flickr.com/photos/uwe_schubert/2757432402/
 
*http://www.flickr.com/photos/uwe_schubert/2757432402/
  
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[[Kategorie:Lautsprecher]]
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[[Category:Loudspeaker]]

Latest revision as of 03:21, 3 January 2019

Brief description[edit]

Top class loudspeaker

Data[edit]

General

  • Manufacturer:Manfred Zoller (Focal)
  • Model: Focal Expression
  • Years of manufacture: from about 1989
  • Made in: Germany
  • Color: Black matt and black piano lacquer
  • Dimensions: 35x125x43 cm
  • Weight: 70 kg
  • Original price approx.: 4500 DM


  • Connections:
    • Two sockets for banana plugs
  • Technical data:
    • Two Focal 10N500 woofers with 26.2 cm diameter,

one Focal 5N300 midrange driver, 13.6 cm diameter.

    • One Focal T120K dome tweeter .

Maximum sound pressure (1m) 110dB.

    • Sensitivity (1W/1m) 88dB

Rated power handling 300 watts

  • Special features:
    • Was also available as a kit.
    • Also been available with glossy piano lacquer against surcharge.

Test reports[edit]

  • Stereoplay 11/1989: Top Class I, Reference

At the latest since the appearance of his Onyx (1986), which still sells like hot cakes, Manfred Zoller's Focal distribution belongs to the top addresses in the loudspeaker market. But resting on one's laurels is not the way of the ambitious developer, after all the competition does not sleep either. This time stereoplay asked to test the brand new Focal Expression, the second largest speaker in Zoller's range. Two 25 mm bass drivers are mounted in separate enclosures of 70 litres net each, two reflex tubes each support the low bass. Since the maximum sound pressure not only depends on the diaphragm area but also on the possible excursion, these values are of great importance: Focal specifies a linear excursion of +/- 8 millimetres for their bass drivers - the thumb check confirms these values that are far above average. A midrange driver with Neoflex cone and dispersion cone is responsible for the range from 150 to 3000 Hz - more than 4 octaves. A narrow air gap and a strong drive should ensure that the relatively small chassis can keep up with the double bass. The Kevlar diaphragm ( tensile strength, light weight) of the tweeter measures an unusual three centimetres and is curved inwards to achieve a wide dispersion as with smaller surfaces. The tweeter is not a dome in the strict sense, because its voice coil measures only two centimetres and therefore does not touch the edge of the cone. Focal expects this to result in a particularly even drive of the entire surface.

In the listening room we had to take a deep breath, because the dynamics, openness and sound pressure produced by the Focal Expression were simply phenomenal. The second surprise was the neutrality and the excellent local time response. The top class 1 references ACR Isostatig 300 (kit) and T+A TMR 160 (ready made 7500,- DM pair) gave the Expression a run for its money. The T+A was able to produce a bit more balanced music and the ACR compensated for the somewhat weak bass with superfine sparkling overtones, but in terms of liveliness no one could fool the Expression.

Thus, the Focal Expression is also the reference in the top class I.

BUYING VALUE: Sound.............very Good. Manufacturing quality............very Good. RANK AND NAMES: Top Class I, Reference.

Links[edit]

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