About the Focal Performance PS 165FX
The right material for the right sound
The right material for the right sound
Focal continuously searches for materials that allow them to produce some of the most accurate speakers in the world. This time, Focal found that flax fibers help create a very rigid, lightweight cone for their speakers. With half the weight of fiberglass, the hollow flax fibers are woven and sandwiched between thin glass membranes. Mounted to a sturdy aluminum basket, you'll enjoy a lively and accurate speaker that resists unwanted vibrations.
Focal's inverted dome tweeters deliver natural highs for your music.
A detailed soundstage
Focal's Expert Series PS 165FX component speaker system combines these innovative flax 6-1/2" woofers with their renowned inverted dome tweeters and versatile crossovers. The inverted dome tweeters act like little woofers, dispersing the highs in a wide pattern to create an exceptionally natural soundstage. Focal includes two options for surface-mounting the tweeters, or you can flush-mount them for a more discreet look in your car.
Distributing the frequencies
Focal uses their crossovers to effectively create open and natural imaging for your music. The PS 165FX crossovers include tweeter and midrange level adjustments that let you create an ideal blend of the highs and lows for a dynamic stereo image in your car. And these crossovers are bi-ampable, if you want to further customize your sound by using separate amps to power the tweeters and the woofers.
Installation note: You'll need a pair of our universal backstraps to install the tweeters in the factory locations.
Product highlights:
- component speaker system includes two 6-1/2" woofers, 2 tweeters, two external crossovers, and installation hardware
- flax and glass fiber woofer with butyl rubber surround
- aluminum frame basket
- inverted dome tweeter
- 2-way external crossover with 2-position tweeter level and 2-position midrange control
- 4-ohm impedance
- power range: 6-80 watts RMS (160 watts peak)
- frequency response: 55-28,000 Hz
- sensitivity: 87.6 dB
- depth: 3-1/16"
- grilles included
- warranty: 1 year
- MFR # PS 165FX
What's in the box:
Focal Performance PS 165FX owner's manual
- Two woofers
- Two inverted dome tweeters (with attached 21" length of speaker wire)
- 2 Tweeter flush mount cups
- 2 Tweeter angle mount cups
- Tweeter removal tool
- 2 Crossover networks
- 2 Woofer grilles
- 2 Woofer grille mounting rings
- 2 Tweeter flush mount clamps
- 2 Woofer mounting gaskets
- 8 Speed clips
- 2 Machine screws (for flush mounting)
- Four 3/4" Self-tapping screws
- Eight 1-1/8" Self-tapping screws
- Owner's manual (English/ French)
- Focal window sticker
- Serial number card
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Features & specs
General | ||
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Speaker Size | 6 1/2 | |
Design | 2-way | |
Tweeter Design | Inverted Dome | |
Impedance (Ohms) | 4 | |
Tweeter Composition | Aluminum/Magnesium | |
Woofer Composition | Flax/Glass | |
Woofer Surround | Butyl Rubber | |
Parts Warranty | 1 Year | |
Labor Warranty | 1 Year | |
Specifications | ||
Sensitivity (1W at 1 meter) | 87.6 | |
Sensitivity at 2.83 volts | 92.2 | |
Frequency Response | 55 - 28k Hz | |
Minimum RMS Wattage | 6 | |
Maximum RMS Wattage | 80 | |
Peak Power Handling (Watts) | 160 | |
Top-mount Depth (Inches) | 3 1/16 | |
Bottom-mount Depth (Inches) | N/A | |
Cutout Diameter or Length (inches) | 5 5/8 | |
Mounting Height (Inches) | 0.41 | |
Frame Width | 6.504 | |
Frame Length | 6.504 |
Product Research
Woofer
Tweeter
Crossover
Dimensions
Woofer
Cone: The woofer cone is a sandwich design, with a 0.4mm flax center between two 0.04mm glass layers. This combination of materials results in a neutral sound without coloration.
Surround: The butyl rubber surround is resistant to ultraviolet rays, temperature extremes, and humidity to add to the speaker's reliability and longevity.
Phase Plug: The bullet-shaped phase plug in the center of the woofer ensures a smooth, flat off-axis frequency response by preventing the high frequency sound waves emanating from one side of the cone from interfering with sound waves from the other side of the cone.
Aluminum Basket: The cast aluminum basket is rigid and non-magnetic.
Voice Coil: The voice coil is wound around a 1-1/4" diameter low-mass Kapton former, ensuring no coil deformation.
Size Classification Note: Some manufacturers, including Focal, call this size speaker a 6-1/2". Because it requires a larger cutout than a standard 6-1/2" speaker, Crutchfield has traditionally referred to this size woofer as a 6-3/4". Please refer to the Crutchfield Vehicle Selector to confirm fit in your vehicle.
Tweeter
Inverted Dome Tweeter: The tweeter is an inverted Aluminum/Magnesium dome, producing a broad sound stage. The tweeter uses a durable poron suspension.
Mounting Options: The tweeter can be surface or flush mounted using the included adapters. Focal recommends flush mounting, but the included angled cup allows surface mounting at approximately 30°.
Crossover
Components: Focal uses audiophile grade polypropylene capacitors and air core inductors to ensure high definition and a dynamic sound quality.
Tweeter Level: You can adjust the output level of the tweeter on the crossover to -3 dB or 0 dB (flat).
Midrange Level: Set the midrange output to High or Flat to match their position in the car. When the mids are installed low in the door, some of the output is absorbed by the upholstery and they benefit from the High output setting.
Bi-amp: Each crossover has bi-amp inputs, one input for the tweeter and one for the woofer. When bi-amping the speakers, the input jumpers need to be removed. Using four amplifier channels to bi-amp the speakers typically improves the dynamic range and presents an easier load for the amp(s) to drive.
Crossover Slopes: The crossover uses 12 dB per octave low-pass and 18 dB per octave high-pass filters. The crossover point for both is 3.6 kHz.
Wiring: The inputs and outputs are screw terminals; they will accept bare wire or spade connectors up to 0.3" wide.
Dimensions
Tweeters:
Flush Mount | Angled Surface Mount | |
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Mounting Height | 0.286" | 1.813" |
Depth | 0.937" | 0.154" (minimum screw depth) |
Frame Diameter | 2.048" | 1.794" x 2.713" |
Cutout Diameter | 1.815" | N/A |
Crossover: The crossover dimensions are:
- Width: 5.32"
- Height: 1.59"
- Depth: 3.90"
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These are some awesome sounding speakers. Ditched the passive crossovers and went active crossovers with an Audiocontrol DSP. After some fine tuning of each individual tweeter and woofer, the music coming from these is amazing.
Felix from San Antonio, TX