Focal XS Satellite Speakers

Reviews for Focal XS Satellite Speakers

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Based on 52 reviews

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Don't understand all the love for these speakers

    • Written by from Portland

    7 of 49 people found this useful

    The volume output on these is so low I have no idea what the sound quality is like.
    I was replacing a pair of blown out speakers that cost 1/3 of these and they sounded better even after they had blown out.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Useless (in my case).

    • Written by from Sacramento

    66 of 100 people found this useful

    These speakers are stunningly beautiful. They compliment my two 24" Apple LED's magnificently. More importantly, they sound great.

    So why the low rating?

    Because some jerk in marketing forgot to mention that while it comes with an iPod dock, you can't use the speakers to listen to your iPod when connected to your computer. Kind of a big deal. None of the reviews I read before purchasing this system gave away that little tidbit, so it was quite a shock after I'd spent several weeks researching the perfect speakers, which these -ALMOST- were.

    Also, they don't work with iPhone at all. They charge my iPhone, mind you, but whenever I receive a call, they just make a little static sound and send whoever's calling me straight to voice mail.

    Lame.

    So what's the point of even having the iPod dock? Because I can listen to my iPod with these magnificent speakers without my computer? That's great in theory, but I'm not taking this bigass subwoofer on the road. So it charges my iPod. Wow. Big deal.

    I'm going to try to get my money back, but seeing as there's nothing actually wrong with the speakers, I suspect I'm doomed. I hate Focal's marketing team.

    Now, if none of those issues upset you, go right on ahead. They look and sound great, just not if you want to use them to connect your iPod/iPhone!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Think twice!

    • Written by from Little Rock

    120 of 195 people found this useful

    Apparently the name "Focal" has some of you fooled and you must think you are listening to something great. I can't blame you after spending $600.

    These speakers sound tinny and bright and the subwoofer cannot keep up! The bass coming from the sub is compact at best and doesn't come close to sounding true. Kick drums sound more like wooden boxes and snares slap you in the ears. Vocals are ok on most tracks, but "s"'s sound like a pit full of angry snakes.

    I have heard $50 sets that could compete with these so save your money.

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