Video: Focal FPS amplifiers
Top of the line for audiophiles
For the best amplified sound in your car, turn to Focal. This brief video introduces the FPS series of Focal amplifiers.
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Focal stopped by today to demonstrate their incredible line of car audio products, and if you're like me and you really like to listen to your music, I mean really listen to it, this is the kind of stuff you want. They played a track with a stand up bass player and I'm a bass player myself and we're used to getting kind of lost in the mix there, but this stand up bass I could hear every fret buzz. I could hear every time a finger tapped on the fretboard. It was just amazing.
Now one of the things Focal came to show us today was these new FPS amplifiers. These are their new amps and they won an innovation award at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2010 trade show. They're designed by audiophiles to reproduce the most natural and beautiful sounding music, and I can tell you it blew away a room full of audiophiles today at the training session that's no small feat here at Crutchfield.
Now, they're a dual mono block design and built with no short cuts just serious build quality here. External capacitors you can see here on the side allow the amp to have maximum head room and just run at peak efficiency all the time.
If you're like me, and you really appreciate music, really want to listen deep to it and hear all those nuances, all the dynamics, and just hear music how it was originally performed you need to get to know Focal. They're a company truly obsessed with doing the same. If you want to learn more about Focal, go online and check it out or give one of our advisors a call.
Meet Zak Billmeier
I'll do my best to make videos that are helpful and interesting.
I've been a camera nut since I was a kid. I got really into it around age 12, when I got hold of a Pentax K1000 35mm camera. My father is a photo nut also, and we had access to a darkroom. Ever since then I have delighted in trying out new cameras, lenses, and photo techniques. Working here at Crutchfield, I get to handle all the new and cool camera gear I can get my hands on.
I'm also into audio, from car audio to home audio to headphones. I'm a music lover, and an eye-opening moment for me was discovering just how much more there is to musical recordings when you listen using high-quality gear. It's an experience I try to pass along to others as often as possible. I truly believe that having good quality gear in your car or home can really enrich your life.
I started getting into the video side of things early on in my Crutchfield career while I was a copywriter for car audio products. In those days our video program was just getting started, and many of us pitched in when our writing and editing duties allowed. Today, we have a dedicated team that makes hundreds of videos a year, including spotlights on products and product lines, how-to videos, videos that shine a light on our company, end everything in between. I am proud to be a part of that team and of the work we do.
My job is a lot of fun because I get to play around with all the cool stuff you see on our website while I'm making videos. Getting hands-on with the gear helps me see what I should show you about a product, and I look at our videos as a way of having a conversation with you when you are considering a purchase. If I do my job well, you should come away from a Crutchfield video understanding why you do — or don't — want that product. In the end, it's gotta be something you enjoy.
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