I have to say, this comparison was one of the hardest ones! Most of them, I can decide pretty quickly which I think sound better. Both sounded great here, sometimes I leaned toward the Focals, sometimes the Adams. But I never leaned far towards either and stayed there. Thanks again for all the time and effort you put into making these!
65 Evo is good for tracking, mixing and producing. A7X is just not so flat as 65 Evo. I own a pair of 65 Evo and it just tells everything in the mix, I can totally trust them.
En cuanto a relación y precio focal ganó en esta comparaciones. He usado los Adams a7x por más de 10 años y viendo el video creo que los focal hacen un excelente trabajo. Al comprarlo con el track no grabado (Source Track) me da la sensación que loa focal están mas cerca de la referencia base. Los Adams a7x dan la sensación que tienen una caída en las frecuencias medias bajas que en los focal no se notan. Y eso hace que los Adams se sientan un poco nasales. Buen video felicitaciones.
but the highs are lacking! I decided NOT to buy when I realized the highs are weak and in the background of the mix. The mids are super! and low end is super tight and clean. But the highs are lackiing. Ouch!
Okay. I like the focals here right now. The A7X has that nasal tone between 2-6khz. But the highs on focals is a bit exaggerated, there's a lot of highs like above 10khz. While the A7X is balanced on highs.
I found the high-mids on the Focals a bit harsh for listening to; anyway they've better soundstage. Adams are better for listening purposes imo: highs are smooth, accurate and detailed. Focals look like excellent tools for mixing and even really good for listen to music. Thanks!!
The two are very similar, although the focal has subharmonics which will give problems if you don't have a treated room, I still like the older version of the focal , like the adams A7x, has a faithful response to attack of batteries. . Good job an excellent video
If your workplace does not have acoustic treatment and it is small, the best option is presonus eris 3.5 bt, If you have a larger space you can use the Focal Evo but you must have mandatory acoustic treatment. An alternative would be neuman kh 120
There is a distinct sonic signature difference for me in the upper mids. It's pretty obvious on the Retro Wave track. It could be just me, but the Focal sound like they might have a little bit wider soundstage. That said, there were times when it seemed the Adam was more faithful to the original track, perhaps most notable on Man on Fire. I like a bit more bass energy in a speaker, and the Focal has more between these two. The bottom line when considering the price difference (Adam A7x = $1,500, Focal Alpha 65 EVO = $900), the Focal is a clear winner here. Your experience is going to depend on what speakers/headphones/iem's you are listening to this on, and recognize it's compressed audio over youtube. For laughs, I switched the very expensive (not that price always gets you quality) iem's, headphones, and my main stereo set-up and each introduced their own color. Also, I miss the written review by DSAudio. The few I read were very well done.
I would need some more classical music samples in these tests. This genre is the one that most clearly exposes the differences between audio sources. Techno also has sonic nuances, but to a much lesser extent. Thank you.
Totally agree. And it makes a sense considering the small dynamics, shifting timbre across natural instrumentation with less 'sound' to cloud the music.
I just purchased a pair of LS50 Wireless II. I would love to see your comparison to the A7X. Out of the box the KEFs are obviously good but not to the level that I would have hoped for. 24 hours later and after making some minor adjustments in the “Expert” level of the App my God these speakers shine. I feel like I am in the studio with Adele. I also watched dune and the soundstage and separation was outstanding. Please make this review 🙏🏻
@@yourforeignlocal Meta technology is in this speaker as well. Honestly it works and I notice it a lot in my setup since I am close to the wall and it is sitting on my desk. My desk looks like a spaceship now :) Love these things, feeling blessed and grateful.
@@sachinsharma-bz6bu this speaker is cheap and not expensive... i will see that you build a compare speaker for this price ^^ This is made in France (not China)
Focal’s seem to push more air, adams are probably super honest but I think the focal’s will be more revealing on account that there is ‘MORE’ to be heard on them… the mids feel wider and more present on the focals, like everything is a bit closer to you…
I actually thought that the a7x would tear the focal apart but surprisingly they haven't. I'd prefer the alpha 65 to the Evo 65 but here it shows that it ain't so bad after all. I still prefer the old alpha though 😂
What is your personal opinion of the alpha evo line? I just purchased the evo 80s and so far I like them. I’m curious if you’ve found the high mids problematic like a few other reviews have noted. I still have time to return them so if you can recommend you top choice for an excellent 8” close to this price point I’d appreciate it☺️
The Focals sound better than the Adams in every instance. It's not even close. Sucks cause I love the way the Adams look and always wanted a pair in my studio but they're just not on par.
Adam Audio. The Focals have a muddy upper bass and lacking highs. Adams are more detailed in these regions. The low frequencies below 80 Hz are thicker on the Focals, though. Although the Adams have slightly larger woofers, the low end extension is great but not so prominent like the Focals. The lows on the Adams are more refined and controlled compared to the boosted sounding Focals. Nevertheless, both are great studio monitors.
The a7x is close to perfect for your ears but it does nothing for your body. A few months ago, i was going to buy a pair and i went to a shop to listen to them. Everything was great and a lot of detail but the roll of at 45hz is very steep, at 40hz there is the fundamental frequency of a low string on a 4 string bass, and it is missing. You can hear it also in the examples of the video, the bass is tight but the sustained low end on the 808's etc is missing. I have a old pair of first gen m audio bx-8, and i'm used to feel the low end, they have a lot of problems but you can feel them, the adams you can hear everything clearly but you dont feel. I could not justify a 1000 euro purchase and 400 or more for a sub so i didnt bought them. Now im going to buy a use pair of focals (not evo) for less than the sub's money. Im happy cause it seems like they have almost the same detailed sound as the adams but with the low extension i want.
Its funny listening to the 65 evo’s sound dead on to how my regular alpha 65’s sound. I will say though compared to eachother the evo’s sound a little more warm in the low mids and not as exciting in the highs, while the adams sounded slightly brighter and more open in the mids.
Hi, I am on a budget and considering either focal 65 or kali Alpha 80 or in-8 (originals) which are still available in UK for similar prices. Wondered why you prefer the original Alpha's? I am mainly Classical repertoire and the evos win in the string piece against the Adams, I think
@@nigelcassidy9880 well i will say i only heard the evo’s in this video over a pair of headphones i know very well i never heard them in real life but i own a pair of the alphas 65 before they did this evo model which im not sure if they even sell the original models anymore lol. But if I remember right from hearing it sounded like the evos had a little more body but the low end wasnt quit as punchy as the original and the original sounded like it has more air to it. But this is also coming from a test in someones room through a mic through a video on youtube so they could sound exactly the same for all i know haha but I remember writing that because they do sound extremely close to the same in sound when i though the evos were suppose to be a upgrade.
I like both of them and on certain portions of songs I couldn't discern a noticeable difference. The main difference I heard and liked was the midbass in the Focal.
Bruh, this is the only channel in the world which gives us a lot of infos about Studio Monitors without even talking. Other reviewers talk shit for 10 minutes straight, that's a waste of time.
@@Jisooee I watched about 10 of these - I'm guilty too. But I finally realized it's a waste. My new Genelecs sound totally different (and better) than watching a video of Genelecs playing on my old monitors. All these commenters are making detailed statements based on bad info.
It really doesn't matter how "terrible" something might be. If you can hear a difference and make a more informed decision based on what you're hearing then that's fine. A waste of time would be playing the video without any sound on 🤷🏿♂️
@@DavidLovrien do you literally expect that the studio monitors in personal will sound the same in a video? man, I wish you could understand the point of these videos on this channel.
