Couldn’t be happier. Inspired by the performance of my C3XP, I bought the Reference to replace my Focal Arche in my primary system. In an initial A/B test compared to the already stellar C3XP, I was thrilled to verify that the Reference has an even bigger and more improved sound over the Performance. An incredible upgrade to my system. I am also impressed and very appreciative of the communication from Dennis when I had a question about choosing between the gain settings for my headphones. Likewise working with your dealer, Bloom Audio, has been a wonderful experience in every way.
Matching notes: At 35 Ω and 106 dB/mW, the Focal Stellia is a low-impedance load, and an efficient one: about 0.3 V (2.5 mW, 8.5 mA) for 110 dB SPL (calc.). Burson does not publish a 35 Ω rating for the Soloist; its nearest published rating is 4 W SE into 16 Ω. The Soloist’s 30 Ω headphone output impedance is 1/1.2 of the load. [1] [2] [3]
Specs from manufacturer data unless a source below says otherwise. “calc.” values are worked out from those figures (V = √(P × R); 110 dB SPL used as a loud reference level). Gear listed without specs is not in our spec library yet.
