Exclusive Acoustical Technologies

 

• Beryllium tweeter
The reversed 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 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 as position with regards to the speakers.

 

• PDA based wireless remote control
The SM11 is the first loudspeaker system ever designed to be remotely controlled via a PDA (PALM™-like). This allows a level of conviviality never reached before.

 

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 technical details

 

  Focal SM11 specification

 

  Focal SM11 quick start