Exceptional performance

These are the finest speakers that I've ever owned or heard at this price. As the volume is increased, they just continue to deliver exceptional and articulate sound. I've owned other Focal separates, however, these flax are definitely a cut above and worth their asking price.

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Focal PS 165 FSE

Great sound and relatively easy to install. The tweeters were a tad tricky as I had to snake through the door and drill out the wiring connector which was a bit of a learning curve and there could be better documentation or a video showing the reality of these. The sound however is great - probably the best upgrade of everything I purchased.

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Wasted My Life To Find Them !

I wasted my time money energy my 36 years of life to find them. I Always thought Focal is just a fancy name and marketing but I was wrong when I considered buying them after Watching JR training manager review on YouTube. Focal ISS 165 I trust him and purchase from Crutchfield why because I always been a victim of counterfeit products from online marketplace I'll never buy car audio from anywhere else except Crutchfield. Even I went to Charlottesville 2 hours drive to install my amplifier to Thanks Crutchfield. These are the best lifelike sounding speakers I ever listened Magic is In the TAM tweeters they fill center stage well wider dispersion and sudden change of pace in music will shiver your bones. Instruments have thump and low end doesn't sound bottom end noise Bass is full and boomy! Built quality is far better than any manufacturers high end speakers I wish I could see them everyday.

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Very VERY Good Speakers

These speakers are astounding. They reproduce sound so accurately that it seems as though the musical instrument is right in front of you. You don't just hear the guitar strings; you hear the fingers on the strings. You don't just hear the sound of a vibrating piano string; these reproduce the sound of the wooden keys and the soundboard of the piano. There can be milliseconds of silence between notes that most speakers just resonate through and smooth out that texture completely. These speakers' cones can stop dead solid in these moments and pick back up, thus reproducing that "Live Music" texture. You will hear things from these speakers that you haven't heard before. If you want very good, accurately reproduced music, and need it from a 6-1/2" speaker, this is the one to buy. Don't waste your money buying cheaper speakers, and trying to adapt your system and tweak your Equalizer and Crossover to extremes to compensate, only to throw them away in frustration a year later (like I was doing). These are truly remarkable speakers, but you will want a high quality, accurate Sub to pick up where these speakers capabilities drop off in low bass.

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Great speakers

They sound amazing, sounds like a subwoofer is in the car even when there isnt.

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Great Speakers

I have a 2021 Nissan Altima with Bose. It sounded good but I wanted better. I have listened to these in a box store but since I had purchased from Crutchfield and I know their support is fabulous I purchased from here. I was not disappointed at all. They sound freaking AWESOME! I am using the factory amp with a LC7i and pushing 50 watts per channel. It is VERY loud and clear. You can here the fingers on the guitar strings and the vocals are perfect. I would recommend these if you want the next level of sound. Honestly, I had a budget of like $300 and had to step up....no regrets.... just had to add that.

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Ear Candy

Simply incredible sound. Punchy mid bass and crystal clear highs make for a musical experience. This speaker truly is ear candy.

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worth the hype

My first pair of Focal speakers, very impressed. Super easy to install. Very compact package. Crossed these over at 80hz. No DSP used yet but they sound pretty good so far.

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Focal PS 165 FSE

Sounds great paired with my Focal amp. I have a small vehicle interior and these fill the space well. Not much low end bass from the woofers BUT that's not what these are designed for. Great product. Great sounds.

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Focal PS 165 FSE

Very nice!

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Focal PS 165 FSE

The clarity of these speakers are outstanding. The slim house and small crossover made it easy to install in my small custom enclosure.

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100% naturale'

The focal flax EVO 2 way set is unrivaled at its price point. They are some of the most true, natural sounding components on the market at thier price point and even up to the $1k range. If you know what you're looking for out if this specific set, they will do nothing but satisfy. If you're expecting them to perform along the lines of other manufacturers sets costing $2k to $5k, then that's were unsatisfying purchase comes in. These are a great performing componet set. I actually picked these after a blind AB test with these versus the focal K2 set and the morel hybrid 2 way set. My too pick was the flax Evo, morel in second and k2's 3rd. While the morel had a very pleasant sound, great midbass. So did the flax Evo. The flax Evo tweeter was brighter and more dynamic than the morel, and less bright than the k2's. The k2's had slightly more mid bass extension that "colored" the music. The extra mid bass in the k2 set was more than needed to blend. It was more of a "let's get louder at the expense of musical accuracy" If I was going for a "SQ-L" system, then the k2's are hands down winner. Going for as accurate to recording as possible, the edge was given to the morel actually, being the flax tweeter was more bright and in your face than morel. I like a bit more tweeter, but not as bright as the the k2's. The difference in the flax tweeter vs the morel can easily be tamed using DSP active setup. My testing was done with passives that came with each set.

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Focal

This speaker sound clear. Love how focal sound in my car

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Great speakers

these speakers are well made and the sound follows , if i had to pick at one thing being any thing you review always has a good in the bad , being some one that has owned a few component systems these rank close to 1 for me . i have owned infinity kappa perfect when it first came out orion, polk momo , infinity ref . i say the kappa highs had that crystal clear highs when they came out , but the mids were not as good as some of the others. these focals are the best set i have owned with the tweeters very close to the infinitys . these focals are really the full package for a set under 500 you cant go wrong with these , money well spent .

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Worth the Price!

Installed in a 2016 Smarr Fortwo replacing the stock speakers and running off an aftermarket head unit and the clarity is fantastic. I hear things in songs I have listened to for years!

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