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Got the chance to get 2 compent sets, Focal Access 130A or Boston Pro50s. Which would you choose and why?

 
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Go to Boston Pro50s

 
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ok but hwo are the focals.. and cosmo are they new?

i may trade him for the focals but need to know if there woth it lol

triding him a psp for them!

 
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Why do you want 5 1/4 mids?

 
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Dude get Boston....my buddy got a ticket for sound violation and all he had was some boston highs....that the only time i have ever heard of someone getting a sound violation without subs

 
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WTF? You actually want highs sooo bright, you would get a noise polution ticket????

 
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Focal !!!

 
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Have you actually heard the 133V2?

 
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I got the boston GT 40 amp, really happy with it, go boston!

 
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boston

 
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Dude, no offense but you can't recommend a set of speakers cause you like the same companies amps!!! That's like saying I use GE Razors so you should use their lightbulbs. The two products have almost nothing to do with eachother.

 
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Close call..if you have a good deck to produce quality highs then boston, (nak..) but I also love the focal..they sound awesome. I would choose focal imo

 
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boston pro50 theyre on par with type r components but if theyre pro5.0 those are like 2 years old but otherwise go with the bostons

 
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And what would you consider the Focals to be on Par with?

 
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i have the focal utopias. i have never heard the 133v2?? the only comparable components to the focals would be an old set of Diamond Hex's or DLS components. boston, jl, and alpine are low end compared to focal and dls.

also, why would you want the music to be heard outside of your car? i can turn my system almost all the way up and very little can be heard from outside the vehicle, even with the windows open...

 
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I applaud you for admitting you've heard some Focals but not those particular ones. I feel like people are giving opinions based on namebrands here too much.

 
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yeah i dont know if i want them. i may jsut sellt he psp and some stuff as I am ok with my stock speakers i want tog et my amps first and formost!

hmmm cosmo are these thigns new?

 
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awwwwww..."blush" j/k yeah, i tend to be very set on the brands that i have in my car...focal, zapco, etc. most people stay with the low end stuff because of cost and never get to hear what car audio should sound like. (SQ) also, most people just throw everything in their cars without any type of equalization and tuning. the guy who built and tuned my system, Bill Acevedo from Sounds Impossible - Highlands, NJ - has had so many of his cars take first place in SQ all over the nation. Back in the 2002/2003 season (not sure if that is the right season or not), he built and tuned a mercedes that won the national finals in Charlotte, NC. needless to say, whatever he tells me, i believe.

 
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The Focals are Access 130A's. Change oppinions?

 
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Is that the Mercedes with the Focal Polykevlars in door pods and the Zapco false floor in the trunk?

 
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I'm a big Boston fan but I had the oppurtunity yesterday to compare both speakers and they sound impressive. The Bostons aren't as bright but are a little bit smoother. It all depends if you want the smoothest sound possible, or something that sounds very tight when you crank it up.

I'd actually take the Focals in this case.

 
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INteresting. I've always found BAs to be the brightest speaker on the planet. That's always been my one considerable criticism of them. Do you know what type of tweeter you heard? Was it silk?

 
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silk is not that bright is it? I thought metal tweets were brighter

 
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i think we are talking about the same car. he has the in-car pc also.

 
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I would go with the focals, boston tends to have a rich midrange but is lacking in high range, where as the focals tend to have a more consistent tone throughout the audible range. But then again each person likes how things sound differently, but i would recommend the focals, I sold both sets for a few years and a majority of clients prefered focals clarity and evenness as opposed to bostons richer midrange with lower highs

 
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I was in a Tweeter getting my front doors wired for our 98 sedan and heard Focal 6.5's running full range (thinking they were bostons) and was very impressed....didn't write down the model # but they were NOT cheap.

 
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Ive heard the focals in many cars. they are junk. Ive never heard the bostons, and Id still take them over the access. they are just the loss leader focal put out for those without the cash for a performance oriented speaker. dont expect focal performance ifyou go with the access.

forgot to mention that a harsh tweeter is independant of its cone material. Bright'll be bright regardless if its silk, metal, cloth, pig intestine, whatever. If its smooth, its smooth.

 
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^focals are junk? may i ask what components you are running?

 
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read again, sales. *access* are junk, and you know it . they dont hold a candle to the polykevs or polyglass or the utopias. we would have an entirely one sided thread here if he were talking polyglass or polykev! NO one would be even remotely talkin gabout the bostons, the focal's would be overly eclipsing them!

however, we are talkign about focal access. so yep! they are junk. and they focal access are junk no matter what set is in my car .

 
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my bad... i guess i read too quick sometimes...
so, what are you runnin?