Arendal 1723 S THX vs Focal Sopra 2 - Home Theater #50

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In this video, I do a comparison of the Arendal 1723 S THX tower speakers against the Focal Sopra 2 speakers.
*REW MEASUREMENT NOTE*
I mentioned in the video that the measurements in REW are of the song and not frequency sweeps which has caused some confusion, sorry about that!
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00:06 Intro
00:38 Thanks Darth LFE
01:05 The setup
01:37 Comparison intro
02:32 Ported recordings
02:38 Focal Sopra 2
03:40 Arendal 1723 S THX
04:37 Measurements in REW
06:50 Comparison thoughts
08:36 The next match up
08:42 Thanks for watching!
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22 июл 2024

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@RandomDistractionsYT 7 месяцев назад

Was somewhat surprised in the results and did forget to mention that the Focal's have a sensitivity of 91dB while the Arendal's have a sensitivity of 89dB. However, it didn't really stand out in the measurements and wasn't noticeable in actual listening.

@johnnyt9780 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the great video and comparison!

@RandomDistractionsYT 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for checking it out!

@andreasmoller9798 6 месяцев назад

The fact that Arendal can even come close is crazy, and i dont think any other brand offer 10 year warrenty in that price range

@RandomDistractionsYT 6 месяцев назад

Yes, I was definitely impressed and that is a good point on the warranty.

@michaelburton5198 6 месяцев назад

Which Speakers Would U Pick Between, Arendal Speakers And Kefs Speakers, Far As Home Theater 🎥 And Music 🎶 Speakers?????

@RandomDistractionsYT 6 месяцев назад

Unfortunately, I haven't personally listened to KEF speakers but I have heard good things about them. The best advice I can give in this situation is to try and listen to them and see which one you prefer.

@jasonc331 7 месяцев назад

I have a few questions for you on REW. What Mic are you using? What type of measumnet are you showing? I think it would be wise to use psychoacoustics filteringing as it's much easier to compare. I think your scale should be reduced a good bit. I like your approach and keep up the good work, always nice to see some one follow their passion and be brave enough to get on here :)

@RandomDistractionsYT 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for checking it out and appreciate your encouraging words. In regards to your questions, I'm using the Dayton Audio UMM-6 microphone. The measurements are of the song that I played, I could have done actual measurements but since I'm used to listening to that song and how it sounds, that seems to provide me with a better understanding of how it sounds through the speakers. I have shown the psychoacoustic filtering before on other videos with other measurements so will try adding that in the next one to see how that goes.

@ratingsdad 7 месяцев назад

Interesting review. Been very interested in the Arendal towers. I was also looking at Focal Sopra’s so love the comparison. I like a brighter speaker so love that the Arendal may be slightly brighter. That surprised me, though, as a I thought the Beryllium tweeter in the Focal’s would be brighter.

@RandomDistractionsYT 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for checking it out and I would definitely say to give them some consideration. I was surprised about the brightness too as I have heard similarly that Focals tend to be brighter. They were a lot more noticeable when compared to my pair of Arendals (the 1961s) as I figured that having the same tweeter would not make that much of a difference but they must be tuned differently.

@marct9587 7 месяцев назад

@@RandomDistractionsYT After hearing a good number of Focal speakers, the Sopra series tweeter seems to be not as bright as their lower series speakers. Just very natural and "right" sounding.

@RandomDistractionsYT 7 месяцев назад

@@marct9587 Good to know and appreciate that additional insight.

@we8463 3 месяца назад

That’s interesting thank you yes laws of diminishing returns are very real!

@RandomDistractionsYT 3 месяца назад

Thanks for checking out the video!

@CaptainTechReview 7 месяцев назад

8 away from 1k!!! Keep it up Random Distractions!!

@RandomDistractionsYT 7 месяцев назад

lol, I know right? So close!

@marct9587 7 месяцев назад

Hello from over in Tyler. My impression is that the bass was more tuneful on the Focals and the Focal Be tweeter really showed its mettle(pun intended!) with more natural sounding cymbals. But the Arendal sounds pretty darn good for the price.

@RandomDistractionsYT 7 месяцев назад

Hey, I know where that is! Good description, that is what I was kind of trying to convey by saying that they were smoother but couldn't quite express it. Thanks!

@rushgush 6 месяцев назад

define “natural”

@marct9587 6 месяцев назад

@@rushgush sounds more like actual cymbals I've heard.

@oneemotiva4975 6 месяцев назад

Hi, you should have compare them to the 1723 THX towers, based on Focal having a much higher price point and also they are 92 DB rated. I myself own the Sonus Faber Aida on my audio room but my studio I have the 1723 THX towers.

@RandomDistractionsYT 6 месяцев назад

Yeah, that would have been a slightly fairer comparison and maybe Arendal will consider sending those out to me and will think about doing that comparison. Although the thought of having to carry around even bigger speakers sounds daunting. Will see. Thanks for checking out the video and hopefully you are liking your speakers!

@oneemotiva4975 6 месяцев назад

Took me a long time to decide, I aas thinking in buying another brand which are much more expensive, but I am extremely happy with them.

@pinkyfloydyfan1 5 месяцев назад

Arendal all the way! And i was a Focal owner...

@RandomDistractionsYT 5 месяцев назад

Appreciate the comment and for checking out the video. I'm very happy with my Arendals as well!

@ryantanchan1 7 месяцев назад

im a little bit bias as i own the 1723 thx towers. hands down bang for buck!

@RandomDistractionsYT 7 месяцев назад

I hear ya, I'm in that same boat!

@kaifa76 3 месяца назад

Sopra are more like 4-5 times the price of the 1793S, depends on your country

@RandomDistractionsYT 3 месяца назад

Thanks for pointing that out, that is quite a difference!

@SirMountainpass 4 месяца назад

Focal Sopra 2 any day!

@RandomDistractionsYT 4 месяца назад

The Focals would be a great pick for sure. Thanks for checking out the video!

@mikepringle3275 14 дней назад

Not for the price difference.

@BoBxPaiN 7 месяцев назад

i think you did not give the sopras what they deserve focal speakers especially the high end speakers upscalling with the gear you have even the cables and i feel you bottleneck them the sopra are very airy and have very strong and fast base and huge soundstage .

@RandomDistractionsYT 7 месяцев назад

That could certainly be a possibility. Since that is all I had though that is what I had to go with but something for others to keep in mind. Would be interesting as well to use higher end gear with the Arendals too and see how that would affect them.

@danemoreno88 6 месяцев назад

Would much rather have the focals I don’t like Arendal

@RandomDistractionsYT 6 месяцев назад

I mentioned this in other videos but I think that there is a speaker out there for everyone and the Focals would be a great pick. Thanks for checking out the video!