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**HELP** FOCAL ELECTRA 1028Be sound issue (muffled)

Hi Everyone,

I just recently purchased Focal Electra 1028Be. I connected them to the Sansui BA-3000 amplifier, and the sound is very "dull". It is almost like something is restricting the sound to really opening up. It sounds very muffled. I also run it through the Sansui pre-amp CA-2000, but the results are pretty much the same. I used various speaker cables, and that didn't change much at all. I am very surprised and disappointed. Do I need to start looking into different amplifiers? Did anyone have had a similar experience with those speakers?  Please HELP. 

adbacl
winoguy17
1,325 posts
 

Don't think your amp is up to the task. Those speakers can dip below 4 ohms, not many amps from the 70's are comfortable with that. If all the drivers are working, its gotta be the electronics, last thing those speakers are is dull and muffled.

Former owner of 1038's. Happy to say former...

elliottbnewcombjr
7,711 posts
 

sensitivity 91db, they should sound good being driven at normal volumes by nearly any amp, and this review says

"A single set of high-quality five-way binding posts is located on the rear." so it isn't missing jumpers.

unless they altered the design

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/focal-electra-1028-be-speaker-system-page-2

 

jeffbij
272 posts
 

@adbacl  -  Probably not the case, but just gotta ask.... Have you checked the cable connections to make sure you don't have the '+' and '-' reversed on one of the speakers.  One speaker being out of phase would do it.

jji666
656 posts
 

Out of phase is what I was thinking. 

mceljo
1,368 posts
 

@adbacl - Any follow up on this?

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