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The Aria K2 936, Focal’s exclusive limited speaker design, has the ‘golden’ K2Power driver

Model 936, the top speaker design of the Aria 900 series has been specially upgraded by the Focal brand with all mid drivers and woofer using aramid sandwich membrane material. Currently, the Focal Aria K2 936 is the company’s only speaker that owns the K2Power ‘gold’ driver and has limited production.

The Aria K2 936 is a special, limited production, unique version of the Focal that comes equipped with all four K2Power drivers with the iconic “gold” driver. Currently, out of Focal’s entire range of products, with the exception of the Spectral, the 40th anniversary limited production speaker and discontinued production, only the Aria K2 936 is favorably equipped with the famous Aramid K2Power membrane horn speaker. With the advantage of super-fast, stable movement, providing outstanding mobility. To increase the “special”, Focal also put on the Aria K2 936 speaker cabinet with a premium paint coating in smoky gray, the color that represents high-performance supercars. Due to the more complex finishing requirements, this smoky gray color was previously unique to the Utopia III EVO flagship speaker line. Flax diaphragm horn loudspeakers are replaced with Focal’s special legacy – aramid fiber K2Power Driver The exterior design of the Aria K2 936 remains the same as the standard 936 model, the only difference is that all the old Flax technology drivers are replaced by the eye-catching bright yellow aramid membrane driver. If the Flax driver made of flax fiber has the advantages of rustic color, good escapement, the K2Power driver is highly appreciated for its ability to reproduce details and especially high dynamics, allowing sound performance. Optimized for any type of music. The Focal Aria K2 936 features a 6.5in K2 mid driver combined with 3 woofers with a large voice-coil design, the same material and diaphragm diameter as the mid. This K2Power driver detail has a sandwich structure sandwiched between 2 layers of aramid fiber membrane, fiberglass membrane and foam in the middle. With the advantage of stiffness, extremely low film resonance (due to being absorbed by foam), and extremely light, the K2Power driver with this golden color feature is able to reproduce extremely high details and does not add any “color”. does compared with the original signal. Tweeter TNF 1in ultra-light concave membrane The TNF tweeter has been used by Focal in many recent loudspeaker designs, which is a high-performance driver design and has the best smoothness available today in the mid-high range. This driver has a concave dome membrane structure, a combination of aluminum and magnesium. Recessed dome diaphragm allows for coil design with a smaller diameter than conventional dome diaphragm, reducing overall weight and increasing flexibility. In addition, the use of poron edging material also helps the TNF tweeter driver reduce distortion in the 2 to 3kHz frequency range, which is very sensitive to human ears. Dynamic impressively with well-balanced sound standards To assume that the Aria K2 936 is a purely upgraded version is not entirely correct. In addition to the unique K2Power driver technology, Focal had to make a lot of adjustments in the crossover and it was clear that the pair of speakers had an impressive change in performance quality. Focal Aira K2 936 received the award for audio equipment of the year 2020-2021 from Stereo + magazine The special impression of the Focal Aria K2 936 is the outstanding dynamics, we can even compare the mid-range control, bass range and response speed of these two speakers with models of double-price column speakers. money. Fast, clean and free of excess sound, delivering a crisp and speedy stage experience, these two elements make the Aria K2 936 listeners feel like they are experiencing a pair of large, driver-packed column loudspeakers. The very nice point of the Aria K2 936 is that, although the dynamic increases significantly, the sound is not “stiff” or roughened, but still retains a good balance of bands. Of course, in terms of timbre, the speakers will tend to reproduce the structure of details accurately, so the rustic and sweet colors will be reduced. This advantage helps Focal Aria K2 936 to take on the role of any genre of music. And the “quality” of devices such as sound sources and amplifiers will be more accurately specified by the speakers. Epilogue Designed and engineered in France, the Akira K2 936 is an extremely impressive pair of column loudspeakers with two perks: owning a unique K2Power driver and painted in smoky gray with a premium finish on the top speaker line. Utopia III EVO board. These speakers aim for a modern hi-end sound philosophy, which is faithfully reproducing all genres of music with low noise, pushing performance levels beyond. In particular, these are also ideal speakers for hi-end movie rooms thanks to the advantage of reproducing 3 balanced bands with high dynamic range.

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