Exclusive Acoustical Technologies:

• 40 kHz bandwidth Beryllium tweeter
Thereversed dome tweeter is a hallmark of Focal. As a result of more than twenty years of development into a tweeter that could produce a high output, but without requiring high energy input and without increasing directivity. And now the company is ready to make a major leap forward with the introduction of the pure Beryllium version.

• Focus Ring
This innovative and patented magnetic structure provides extremely strong flux density (2T) with the highest thermal stability achievable.

• The “W” cone
For more than 15 years the composite cone sandwich technology is a Focal exclusivity. The “W” process - first initiated in 1995 with the Grande Utopia - now provides a true optimisation of the frequency response by fine tuning of mass, rigidity and damping parameters.

• Passive radiator
In order to reproduce the lowest frequency range within a very small volume the SM11 is equipped with a no compromise, custom designed “W” passive radiator.

Advanced Digital Technologies:

• 24 Bits 96kHz converters

In addition to a direct digital input, the SM11-C uses the latest high quality chipsets performing 24 Bits 96kHz A/D and D/A conversion.

• Multiple equalisation facilities
The combination of powerful DSP devices and carefully designed algorithms allows multiple and very precise equalisation.

• “Sweet Spot”
A dedicated processing algorithm enables to optimise and tailor the SM11 response according to the listener’s position with regards to the speakers.

• Remote control facilities
The SM11-C is intended to be remotely controlled when connected to a group of speakers, through a MIDI link. Within the group a “master” speaker will itself be controlled from one of various possible sources: PC/Mac dedicated “Focal manager” software, PDA, or proprietary remote control.

High Performance Amplification

• High efficiency, low distortion class “D” output stages
Tri-amplified (250W Rms/Bass, 150W Rms/Midrange, 100W Rms/Treble), the SM11 uses low distortion class “D” power stages for low and mi-frequency channels, reducing dramatically heat at high power, while wide bandwidth class AB stage is used for the tweeter.

  Focal SM11-C Technical details