I think these are the main reasons. First, the top quality and workmanship of Focal SM6 series need not be mentioned. Secondly, Twin 6 Be is too expensive. For medium-sized recording studios, Solo 6 is more suitable for small recording studios and high-end individual enthusiasts in terms of price and volume.
I think so myself. After evaluating Twin 6 Be, I have a hunch that Solo 6 Be may be my best choice. Because I waited too long for the Demo, I bought a pair myself with four months' salary, which was a bit exaggerated, but it was not a hasty decision. After receiving it, I knew I had made the right choice.
Begin to enter the evaluation
Appearance articles (rating: 5/5)
Needless to say, the appearance article is as luxurious as the previous Twin 6 Be, with a direct score of 5 points.
However, it is necessary to add some details of gadgets that were missed in the previous Twin 6 Be evaluation, because the Twin 6 evaluated last time was a demo and there were no gadgets. I bought Solo 6 myself this time, and all the accessories are available.
1, Shengniu, this bag is not new ... (another reminder: China Railway will never be used again, and it is very unpleasant to claim compensation from them this time.)
Fortunately, the inside is intact and the accessories are complete.
3, the original oversized power adapter, European-style to ordinary plug
4, rubber feet
5. The original wire is a right-angle plug like CMS 65 we evaluated.
6. The cover of tweeter head must be removed (except for transportation).
7. Large view of front panel and back panel (click to enlarge)
Technical article (score: 5/5)
Needless to say, Twin 6 Be's evaluation last time was thousands of words. There are BASH power amplifier, anti-dome pure beryllium treble and "W" fiberglass bass on Twin 6, but there is one biggest difference between Solo6B and Twin 6.
Is that its emotional intelligence does not need to be adjusted.
I almost remember the adjustments made to the speakers every time I evaluated them. For example, RM2 is a treble attenuation grid; Twin 6 Be is a treble and bass attenuation half; There is also an interesting Alexis M 1 that needs to be stuffed with two socks. Note that my general suggestion is to adjust it to 1 grid (including half a grid). Personally, I think that a large range will destroy the style and connection of the speaker itself.
Solo 6 Be is one of the few speakers I have ever met without tuning. The first ear doesn't feel tuned, but this step is like recording too well without plug-ins (I feel uncomfortable without plug-ins). I added half a grid to the treble and found it even worse. I tried to turn down the bass by half a square and turn it back.
In short, there is no need to adjust (and I obviously can't feel the intersection). The sound naturally makes me a little unnatural. Focal seems to be better at dual-frequency division, and the properties of these two units are more inclined to dual-frequency division design.
By the way, someone asked me how to choose the level behind the SM6 series. Common sense is that +4dBu (balanced,-10dBV unbalanced) is better, with small volume, large impedance and less distortion. I searched GearSlutz again, and sure enough, someone asked, * * * knowledge is better than +4dBu.
Subjective essay (score: 5/5)
This is an absolutely subjective evaluation.
The judge is not me, but my girlfriend.
Usually when evaluating speakers, MM usually plays games and watches Niu Bo. She is used to being harassed by the new speakers I receive every month. When I played back her favorite new album "It's a Wonderful Life" with Solo 6 Be (the first sentence is an oratorio), she looked up and asked in surprise:
"Are you singing?"
"No" (music continues)
"I thought you were singing!"
MM accompanied me to evaluate the speakers for so long, this is the first time I have encountered this situation.
After writing reviews for so many years, I have been thinking, what is good technology? There is a new idea recently: the so-called good technology is to make you ignore the technology itself. Just like I have been using a MAC for two years, you can become a hardware expert and a system expert after using a PC for a long time, but after using a MAC, you have little chance to study the computer itself and concentrate on your work, because the purpose of using a computer is not to become a computer expert.
There is also a social network recently. The best network technology is no network. Facebook is a social circle. You have no idea how awesome Facebook technology is. Similarly, as a small expert in the audio circle, when watching Let the Bullets Fly, I completely forgot how the music was made, even the melody, and was completely taken away by the compact plot. This is a good movie.
The so-called good speaker is to make you feel the existence of the speaker.
Only then did I know that Focal's slogan was "Listen to your music, not your speakers", so that's it. Evaluating "sound quality" may not be the patent of professional musicians, but ordinary people are enough, just as you don't have to be a gourmet to know whether a piece of Sichuan-style pork is delicious or not.
Give another example of "specialty".
My friend, Mr. Wang, an enthusiastic trainer (the first one in China to pass the Pro Tools 3 10 certification), used ADAM A7 for personal use and asked me if I had any speaker recommendation of around 10,000. My most respected teacher Jimi (ADAM S3A used in his shed) and I recommended CMS 65, and the focus booth was right next to Avid at the music exhibition. I took him to listen for a while (his wife was also there, a teacher of the Central Conservatory of Music), and it happened that Solo 6 also had an audition. After listening to it, he immediately decided to buy Solo 6 Be at twice the price (it is very risky because he can't hear the sound quality clearly at the music exhibition). It was seriously beyond his budget, but he also produced a pair of CMS 65 on A7. I helped him make a pair of A7, and an important friend contacted me. )
His speaker arrived before me. We compared Digidesign RM2 and Solo 6 Be together. We think that RM2 can be said to be "awesome" and Solo 6 is "real". We both prefer Solo6B subjectively (in fact, he can buy RM2 at a low price with the staff price, but decided to go to Solo6B).