If you are a speaker or a car audio enthusiast, the name Focal might ring a bell. The France-based company has made a name for itself by selling a variety of high quality audio products since 1980s, although their presence in the Middle East is limited at best.
Back in 2012, they ventured into the competitive market of headphones with the Focal Spirit One, an audio device made to “deliver Focal performance on the move, as well as at home”, according to the company. It’s a closed-back circumaural headphones that caters to the audiophile market with its neutral sound, and while also providing some consumer focused features such as an iOS-compatible cord and special ear padding that were designed after “extensive research” to control sound leakage and block external noise.
So, why are we talking about a product that released six years ago? Well, the Spirit One just became available earlier this year on Souq.com, and we hope that this means their other range of headphones also become available soon in the region. The Spirit One was priced at $279.99 (approx AED 1,030) at launch, which pitted it against the mid-tier audiophile range of headphones. However, the headphone has seen a …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac