Focal 300 ICW8

INNOVATIONS FOCAL

The exclusive Flax membrane technology uses an eco-textile based on French flax fibre. The stiffness and lightness of these cones deliver remarkably neutral, well-defined sound. The adjustable and directional tweeter, meanwhile, enables the treble to be adjusted to the room’s acoustics.

EASY INTEGRATION

Thanks to the EQI (Easy Quick Install) mounting system, no tools or screws are required, making installation quick and easy! Round or square, the grilles are magnetised and designed to be painted to blend in perfectly with any interior.

TECHNOLOGIES

Flax membrane

Purity and precision of sound

As the key component of a loudspeaker, the membrane is at the heart of our acoustic engineers’ research. After more than five years of research and development, in 2013 Focal unveiled an exclusive membrane made from flax. Patented, this Flax cone is a sandwich made of very high quality French flax fibre placed between two thin sheets of glass fibre. It satisfies all the criteria of a high-fidelity membrane: lightness to offer good dynamics, rigidity to hold the bass and damping to deliver a neutral, natural, uncoloured sound. It is an emblematic Focal innovation in many hi-fi products.

EQI system

Easy to install

Sound quality is not enough. That’s why Focal adds a valuable criterion for integration products: ease of installation. Thanks to the EQI (Easy Quick Install) system, assembly is greatly improved and facilitated, with installation time reduced to a minimum. This ingenious mechanism allows products to be installed by hand, simply and without tools.

Tweeter in al/mg

Treble finesse

Membrane shape and materials are essential. For the finest treble, our engineers have patented the inverted dome tweeter, a Focal signature. The inverted dome shape offers the advantage of low directionality and a small-diameter, lightweight coil for better acceleration. As for the materials used, they combine the key points of a good loudspeaker: aluminium increases dome rigidity and reduces distortion, while the addition of magnesium provides excellent damping. The surround that connects the dome to its support uses Poron, a shape-memory material. This surround is derived from the famous Utopia Beryllium tweeter, and reduces distortion by a factor of three between 2000 Hz and 3000 Hz, where the ear is most sensitive.