Focal Aria K2 Center: For Home Cinema and Clear Dialogue

2-way center speaker with bass reflex

The Focal Aria K2 Center speaker is the ideal complement to the  Aria K2 936 column-type front speakers or the Aria K2 906 monitor-type speakers  for an ideal home cinema installation.

Thanks to the K2 Power membrane of its midrange and bass woofers, the Focal Aria K2 Center loudspeaker reproduces voices and dialogue with great clarity. The TNF tweeter restores silky highs and an ideal soundstage. The sides of the speaker are covered in the elegant high-end Ash Gray finish, sourced from the Utopia line.

The Focal Aria K2 Center loudspeaker is recommended for rooms from 20 m² with a listening distance of approximately 3 m.

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.

Poron suspension for smooth highs

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...

The K2 Power aramid fiber sandwich membrane

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

The iconic K2 Power membrane: A historic membrane

Aria K2 loudspeakers will give you expressive listening thanks to the K2 Power sandwich cone membrane. Made in France in the Focal workshops, this mythical yellow aramid fiber membrane guarantees purity, dynamics and precision.

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.

Ash Gray finish

Aria K2 products have a refined style full of modernity. Focal's exclusive high-end Ash Gray finish has been chosen to cover the sides, and the fronts are covered in a refined leather effect.

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. 

A complete installation

The Aria K2 line is perfectly harmonized in both aesthetics and sound. It is possible to install only the  Focal Aria K2 936 column speakers or Focal Aria K2 906  monitor speakers  to listen to music in stereo, or associate them with the Focal Aria K2 Center speaker in a home cinema system. All of them can also be combined with the Sub 1000 F subwoofer  so that the bass of the installation is impressive.

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.