SEE WELL TO HEAR WELL

The compact Focal Dôme Flax loudspeaker has been conceived for your Home Cinema installation and to make you rediscover the authentic sound of music. Its diameter of just 140mm makes it discreet, without intruding on your living space. The Dôme Flax is equipped with the innovative natural flax-based composite sandwich membrane that has already been tested in Aria 900 hi-fi loudspeakers and Car Audio Performance kits. In addition to the neutrality, dynamism and precision of the sound image of the original Dôme loudspeaker with Polyglass membrane, Flax technology provides gain in definition and greater linearity of the frequency response.

Standing on their feet, fixed to the wall or ceiling, or resting on a piece of furniture, these compact loudspeakers will integrate perfectly in any room of your home, adding sound to the environment or for your next listening. A 2.1 or 5.1 system will easily sound a room of 40 m² or more, integrating perfectly into the environment of a flat screen.

Miniature Dome Flax Satellite Speakers offer exceptional performance for all Home Cinema installations. The Dôme Flax has been designed with specific technologies to rediscover true sound, without invading your living space. This high-end mini speaker succeeds in everything: refined design, sophisticated materials, high-quality "Made in France" design and 100% Focal technologies from prestigious and renowned speakers.

Flax fiber technology offers a clear improvement in definition and better linearity in frequency response.

On the wall, on the ceiling, on furniture or free standing, the Dôme Flax falls naturally into place and brilliantly and eloquently embodies the true Focal sound. It will be the music source for every room from 30 m² to 40 m².

THE SANDWICH FLAX MEMBRANE

The "flax", in fact, is linen. Made in France, at an affordable price, Flax membranes aim at acoustic performance, high-tech and bring a truly original design to the brand's speakers.

After more than five years of research and development, in 2013 Focal engineers unveiled a new flax fiber Flax membrane. It is characterized by a very natural sound without coloration, a rich reproduction in the middle and amazing bass.

LINEN FIBER, UNIQUE QUALITIES

The "Flax" membrane is a sandwich composed of a very high quality flax fiber core (“flax”, in English), placed in the center of two thin sheets of fiberglass. It satisfies all the criteria for a hi-fi cone: it's light for good dynamics, stiff for sustaining bass, and damped for neutral, natural listening.

Rigidity

A "monomaterial" cone cannot associate all these criteria perfectly. The sandwich technique plays a very important role in the sound neutrality of a membrane, a neutrality that has always distinguished the Focal sound. The great control of the sandwich technology in the Utopia and K2 Power ranges made it possible to perfect the revolutionary "Flax" membranes, reconciling the three criteria.

Lightness

Flax fiber is twice as light as fiberglass since it is hollow. It has very little elasticity, which makes it ideal for increasing the bending stiffness modulus of a sandwich structure. In addition, it can be obtained in a nonwoven bundle with a large diameter and thus provide the thickness and rigidity sought for a sandwich.

Damping

Composite materials provide relevant answers for applications where rigidity and low mass are sought. However, its negative side is the lack of damping which leads to poor vibration control. Recent developments combining composite and natural fiber bring unexpected opportunities. Linen fiber offers an excellent internal cushioning of the same order of importance as that of glass, Kevlar® or aluminum fibres.

MADE IN FRANCE

Flax membranes are designed and manufactured in France, from French flax fiber. France is the main country in Europe in the cultivation of textile flax, mainly in the regions of Flanders, Picardy, Normandy and Pas-de-Calais. French flax fiber is considered the best in the world.

Synthetic fibers or sponges from petrochemical sources suffer variations in the price of crude oil. Organic fabrics or "eco-fabrics", such as linen, are competitive...

Furthermore, the production of superlative quality "W" and "K2" sandwiches can only be done manually; its version is very limited for cost reasons. The industrial process developed to make this "F" sandwich makes this technology very competitive.

A DESIGN THAT REACHES PERFECTION

The Dôme Flax has been conceived as a true adjustable projector. Compact speakers and design constitute an ideal music source for any room, which will be as essential as a point of light.