Focal Electra 1038Be Quality Control Issues?


Curious if any 1038Be owners have had cabinet vibration issues with their speakers? Took delivery of a brand new pair a month ago...on female vocal the cabinet starts resonating so loud you can hear it from your listening seat. Focal sent another pair, same thing but not quite as bad as the first pair. So, I am now sitting with a pair that still don't function properly, as I am to wait for Focal to take apart the first pair to see what in the assembly process is going wrong! I had shown interest in a pair of Scala Utopia V2's if they would make me a very good deal...all things considered. The dealer said they would sell me V1's for $26,500. V1's have been discontinued because of too many customer complaints regarding the bass...so, top dollar for a discontinued speaker after Focal not being able to supply me a functioning pair of 1038Be's!!! I will not be going near another Focal product!!
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Showing 1 response by stevizzy

I'd get yourself a sweep frequency response test recording starting out in the low 20hz range that sweeps continuously up to the high frequency range. If there is any vibration caused by the cabinet or resonance somewhere else in your home you'll hear it clearly at whatever frequency is causing the issue.

If you don't hear it on a sweep...then the problem lies with the particular recording, not the speaker.
I've heard noises I though might be coming from a rattling driver only later on I found the problem was not coming from the speaker but rather objects in the room that were vibrating at certain bass frequencies.