FFOCAL ARIA K2 936 3-WAY COLUMN SPEAKER: INMIMITABLE STYLE

Designed, developed and manufactured in France, in the Focal workshops, the Aria K2 936 is a renewed and unprecedented edition of the flagship model of the Aria line: Aria 936.

The iconic K2 Power membrane replaces the Flax membrane of the speakers. Manufactured by the Focal team, this aramid fiber membrane offers dynamism and power and gives the Aria K2 936 a strong character. In stereo installations, the sound is charged with expressiveness with any type of musical style. Added to its features is a modern design, sublimated by the premium Ash Gray finish of the Utopia line, and a front with an elegant leather effect.

The Aria K2 936 incites the pleasure of listening to music again, with a style with an inimitable strong personality.

Launched in 2013, Aria is a line of high-performance, expressive hi-fi loudspeakers. Continuously renewing itself, Focal engineers and designers have revised the flagship model, the Aria 936, to present the Aria K2 936.

French manufacturing and know-how, exclusive K2 Power cone, modern design, premium Ash Gray finish: the Aria K2 936 hi-fi loudspeaker combines performance and exclusive aesthetics to offer you a new and expressive sound as always.

INVERTED DOME TWEETER

A hallmark of the brand, the inverted dome tweeter has continuously evolved since its creation. Let us remember that its main advantage, in addition to its low directivity, lies in the use of a small diameter coil (therefore very light, for better acceleration) directly associated with the rigid screen.

As in the membranes of bass and midrange loudspeakers, the specificity of Focal is to work directly on sound emission and, therefore, on the mechanical characteristics of the materials. With the introduction of the pure beryllium inverted dome tweeter ten years ago, Focal demonstrated the decisive advantage of this unique technology.

THE K2POWER ARAMID FIBER SANDWICH MEMBRANE

The aramid fiber sandwich membrane, recognizable by its yellow colour, is the symbol of the Car Audio K2 Power line.

A HISTORICAL MEMBRANE

Also used in JMLab hi-fi loudspeakers, the K2 sandwich membrane was launched in 1986 with the use of Polykevlar. The Poly-K membrane is made up of two sheets of aramid fibers mounted on both sides of a structure of hollow microspheres in order to improve the weight / rigidity / damping ratio. Since then, the yellow aramid fiber membrane has become an iconic membrane. It has recently undergone major renovations, always maintaining the characteristics that determined its success.

A MEMBRANE AT THE HEART OF EFFICIENCY

Recognizable by its unique color, this aramid fiber sandwich Focal membrane is an exclusivity of the brand whose recognition goes back several decades. Combining the three key factors that a loudspeaker requires - damping, stiffness and lightness - it ensures sonic purity and precision, all without coloration.

In 2016, the aramid fiber sandwich membrane has evolved but retains its identity, always combining three key factors: stiffness / lightness / cushioning. Its objective is to offer a high quality acoustic restoration, whatever the type of music listened to.

Currently, it is composed of an ultralight sponge core enclosed between a layer of aramid fibers and a layer of glass fibers. It guarantees a great purity and precision, without coloration.

PORON SUSPENSION FOR SMOOTH TREBLE

For the TNF tweeter, Focal has incorporated two major evolutions to the aluminum/magnesium tweeter. The suspension that joins the dome to its support uses a shape memory material, Poron. This suspension derives directly from the famous Utopia Béryllium tweeter and allows distortion to be divided by three between 2000 Hz and 3000 Hz, an area of ​​very high sensitivity of the ear.

OPTIMIZED SPATIALIZATION

To improve the spatialization and improve the very low directivity of the inverted dome, far superior to the conventional positive dome of the competition, a waveguide has been developed. In the horizontal plane, the frequency response remains within a range of ±0.5 dB. This performance ensures an incredibly stable soundstage that is less critical of the ideal listening position.

Achieving such precision in a component as delicate as a tweeter has only been possible thanks to the tenacious work of more than twenty years to improve our industrial processes. Control of one's own productions, in fact, is the only solution to continue innovating in the field of loudspeakers...

PREMIUM FINISH

To sublimate the Aria K2 936, the designers have chosen one of the finishes from the Utopia III Evo line, Focal's flagship line: the Ash Gray finish. A unique signature associated with a leather-effect front to provide even more refinement and elegance.

WINNING COMBINATION

The Aria K2 936 incorporates a combination of Focal technologies to give you pure, high-fidelity sound.

The Focal PowerFlow system with multiple air outlets provides even more impact. A ground-facing air outlet adds more depth. Highs are silky smooth thanks to the aluminum/magnesium TNF tweeter. Finally, the ultra-rigid construction of this model helps to minimize vibrations and provides great neutrality.

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.