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Focal Performance PS 165

6-3/4" component speaker system

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Why install component speakers?

A component speaker system gives you the best possible performance from your car audio system. A system consists of separate woofers, tweeters, and crossovers, each designed to cover one specific range of frequencies. As separate components, the woofer can move freely to deliver more powerful performance, while the tweeter can be custom-mounted in a better spot up closer to your ears, revealing a whole new world of detail. Separate crossovers are far superior to the simple filters wired into full-range speakers, so the components work together for smoother, more focused sound.

Our take on the Focal Performance PS 165

by Buck Pomerantz

If you're looking for more than just replacement speakers, Focal's Performance Series speakers let the music speak for itself, providing transparent reproduction for all your recordings and listening pleasures. The PS 165 6-3/4" component system uses a lightweight, exceptionally rigid Polyglass cone in a sturdy frame to create accurate, richly-textured sound, whether played loud or soft.

Advanced tweeter
Focal brought some of their high-fidelity technology out of the studio and into your car with the Performance inverted dome tweeters. This technology results in wider dispersion and a higher frequency response, so you'll notice greater detail in the instruments and voices. Each tweeter features a built-in phase plug and wave guide, which act together to increase the power of high-frequency notes and improve the stereo soundstage.

Cool crossover network
Superior fidelity used to involve a bulky crossover network that was hard to install. Focal designed this Performance crossover network as two separate pieces, joined together when you take it out of the box. If space is an issue in your vehicle, you take them apart, then mount the high-pass crossover near the tweeter and the low-pass near the woofer, instead of having to mount one big crossover. You can also adjust the tweeter level and crossover point.

Technology that sounds like magic
Focal applies molten glass microballs onto cellulose pulp to create their Polyglass cones, combining the crisp response of the rigid glass layer with the warm sound of a paper cone. The aluminum tweeter has been similarly treated with a softer, more easily damped material that makes the treble distinct without sounding harsh. You can expect superior performance from these component speakers, whether you power them with a quality outboard amp or your car stereo.

Note: Focal describes this model as a 6-1/2" speaker. Most manufacturers designate this same frame size as a 6-3/4" speaker. For simplicity's sake, we list it as a 6-3/4" speaker.

Highlights:

  • component speaker system includes two 6-3/4" woofers, 2 tweeters, 2 crossovers, and 2 woofer grilles
  • Polyglass woofer with butyl rubber surround
  • processed aluminum inverted dome tweeter
  • separable crossovers with 3-level tweeter control and 3 tweeter crossover points selector
  • 4-ohm impedance
  • 5-80 watts RMS power range (160 watts peak)
  • frequency response: 60-20,000 Hz
  • sensitivity: 92.5 dB
  • woofer top-mount depth: 2-5/8"
  • warranty: 1 year
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    Features and Specs

    Features and Specs
    General
    Speaker Size
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    6 3/4
    Design
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    2-way
    Tweeter Design
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    Inverted Dome
    Tweeter Composition
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    Aluminum
    Woofer Composition
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    Polyglass
    Woofer Surround
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    Butyl Rubber
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    1 Year
    Labor Warranty
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    1 Year
    Specifications
    Sensitivity
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    92.5 dB
    Frequency Response
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    60 - 20k Hz
    RMS Power Range (Watts)
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    5-80
    Peak Power Handling (Watts)
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    160
    Impedance (Ohms)
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    4
    Top-mount Depth (Inches)
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    2 5/8
    Bottom-mount Depth (Inches)
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    N/A
    Cutout Diameter or Length (inches)
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    5 9/16

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    • Two 6-3/4" Woofers
    • Two TNP inverted dome tweeters (with 18" length of speaker wire attached)
    • 2 Surface mount tweeter housings (installed)
    • 2 Angled surface mount tweeter housings
    • 2 Woofer crossovers
    • 2 Tweeter crossovers
    • 2 Foam woofer gaskets
    • 8 Speed clips
    • Four 7/8" Flathead screws
    • Eight 1" Self-tapping screws
    • Eight M4x25mm Machine screws (each with flat washer and lock washer attached)
    • Eight M4 Nuts
    • Owner's manual (English/ French)
    • Focal window sticker

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    Woofer
    Tweeter
    Crossover

    Woofer

    Polyglass Cone: The woofer cone has a cellulose pulp base and is coated with a uniform deposit of hollow glass microballs. The addition of the Polyglass layer significantly increases the cone's rigidity without adding much weight. This combination takes advantage of the accuracy and neutrality of the hard outer surface, but maintains the superior damping characteristics of the cellulose pulp.

    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 woofer features a non-magnetic cast aluminum basket.

    Tweeter

    Inverted Dome Tweeter: The tweeter is an inverted aluminum dome, producing a broad sound stage. The tweeter has a Neodymium magnet to provide a powerful magnetic field for the voice coil, while still maintaining the tweeter's compact dimensions.

    Mounting Options: The tweeters include two types of surface mount housings, one low profile and one angled:

      Flush Mount Low Profile Surface Mount Angled Surface Mount
    Mounting Height 0.292" 0.898" 1.948"
    Mounting Depth 0.511" 0.875" (screw depth) 0.875" (screw depth)
    Frame Diameter 1.886" N/A N/A
    Cutout Diameter 1.677" N/A N/A
    Width N/A 1.887" 1.894"
    Surface Depth N/A 1.887" 2.865"

    Crossover

    Crossovers: Individual crossovers are included for each woofer and each tweeter. The crossovers can be mounted separately, docked in pairs, or all four crossovers docked together and mounted as one unit. The crossover inputs and outputs are screw terminals and will accept bare wire or spade connectors up to 0.31" wide. Because the woofer and tweeter crossovers are separate, and have separate inputs, the system can be bi-amped. The woofer crossover point is 3.5 kHz, all the crossover slopes are 6 dB/octave, and the tweeter crossovers offer two adjustments:

    • Tweeter Attenuation: set the tweeter output to -3dB, -6dB, or 0dB (no attenuation)
    • Tweeter Crossover Point: the tweeter crossovers also offer three crossover point options; 4 kHz, 4.5 kHz, and 5 kHz

    Crossover Dimensions:

    • Length: 4"
    • Height: 1-1/4"
    • Width:
      • Individual: 2"
      • Pair: 4"
      • All four: 8"
     

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    5 out of 5

    Focal makes no compromises

    Written By Drew, Chicago on Sunday, April 07, 2013
     
    I have been a fan of Focal speakers for many years. I veered away from this brand to try some other components and was left very disappointed. I decided to come back, but was on a limited budget. I decided to go with these as you can bi-amp them. I highly recommend purchasing these with a 4 channel amp. With these speakers bi-amped, they match the quality of their higher end polykevlar line. This is the first pair of speakers I have owned that have not given me any listening fatigue. I can listen to these all day and am in pure music bliss. Not a single note or detail is missed. The mid-bass is tight and accurate. (make sure to apply dynmat as needed) Buy these and bi-amp them now!
    Pros:
    Incredible fidelity. Bi-amp capability. Sweet mid-bass. Smooth tweeters.
    Cons:
    Could have a tad bit more midrange, but some slight tuning will probably fix that.
    4 out of 4 people found this helpful
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    5 out of 5

    Focal Performance PS 165

    Written By Don, 99801 on Monday, March 11, 2013
    Installed in a 2007 Hummer H3
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    These speakers are worth the money
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    5 out of 5

    Awesome !!!

    Written By Jesus R, Pensacola, FL on Monday, October 22, 2012
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    Awesome !!! These are without a doubt the best car speakers I ever heard. (I am driving them with 100 Watts RMS each). I was pleasantly surprised by the clarity and fidelity. The tweeters are crisp and clean and produce beautiful highs. I listen to many different genres of music: rock, classical, jazz, bolero, salsa, merengue, and raggaeton; no matter what I played or how loud I played them, these speakers showed no distortion whatsoever and passed with flying colors. The clarity of the mid bass driver is beyond description. Playing songs that I have known for 20 years was as if I was listening to them for the first time. The reproduction of the voice is so accurate that is almost eerie. Sounded like the singers was standing next to me. Yes, they are a little expensive, but if you are serious about entering a different level of quality of sound save your money and get some Focal speakers, you will not be disappointed. My only regret is not getting the sooner. I will be ordering another pair for the rear deck of my car to complete the system.
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    5 out of 5

    live on stage

    Written By Clay, Atlanta on Monday, September 17, 2012
     
    These speakers are definitely focal's "sweet spot" between performance and price. I found the lower end components to sound incredibly harsh compared to these. And while the higher end speakers definitely give you more bass, I thought their highs sounded muddier. Therefore, if you have a sub, the PS165s are the components to get. These speakers make all of my muzak sound as if it's live on stage in front of me. Feeding them 75 class D watts and setting the HPF to 80Hz, they sound as clear and as detailed as anything I could ever hope for--even while approaching unbearable volume levels. This set blends very well with the 10" sealed box I have in the trunk. They're not cheap, but if you can stretch your speaker budget or save up a bit longer, you'll be very very happy.
    Pros:
    adjustable tweeter level to reduce brightness if necessary wide and enveloping soundstage accurate mid-bass blends well with a tight and punchy sub.
    Cons:
    none
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    5 out of 5

    Focal PS 165

    Written By THayes, Denver, CO on Sunday, March 11, 2012
    Installed in a 2001 Acura 3.2CL
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    These are the cleanest sounding speakers I have ever heard. I built custom mounts out of MDF so I could fit these in my car and it was well worth the effort. I have them amplified by an Alpine F4. Low volume or high volume doesn't matter, they are just simply an outstanding speaker. I've tried many brands and hands down these are the best. You get what you pay for.
    Pros:
    Build quality, looks, performance, value.
    Cons:
    Speakers of this quality have no Cons.
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    5 out of 5

    focal ps165

    Written By kevinS, canton, oh on Wednesday, February 29, 2012
     
    i just recently installed the focal ps165 in my silverado, i am powering them with a jl audio 110x2 channel amp with the kenwood kdc 396 head unit. I also had the doors dynamatted and the speakers baffled. The focal ps165 speaker is by far the best i have ever heard, even at very loud volume these speakers have no distortion and are the clearest things i have ever heard. the only other speaker i would think about is an upper line focal. They make listening to music enjoyable again. focal there is no substitute
    Pros:
    amazing speaker nothing comes close to them
    Cons:
    none
    12 out of 14 people found this helpful
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