"Recommended" – Hi-fi Choice
"One of the Strongest Loudspeakers I've Tested at This Price"
The Focal Chora 806 loudspeaker showcases meticulous manufacturing and design. Let yourself be transported by the delightful, dynamic musical quality of its 6.5” bass/midrange speaker driver, equipped with the exclusive Focal Slatefiber cone. The slate color of the speaker driver makes it an attractive high-performance solution, while the TNF Aluminum/Magnesium tweeter contributes the silky, smooth treble other speakers strive for but seldom achieve.
Made in France in Focal’s workshops, Chora Surround uses the same Slatefiber driver technology seen in the other Chora speaker drivers, ensuring high-quality sonic coherence with the other loudspeakers in the line. It's perfect for two-channel hi-fi in a small to medium-size room and also functions beautifully in home theater applications, whether as front channel speakers in a modest system or surround channel speakers in a larger set-up.
"Serves Up a Taste of What High-Performance Audio Can Deliver"
"The Chora 806 is one of the strongest loudspeakers I can remember testing at this price," reports Ed Selley in Hi-fi Choice magazine, which honored the 806 with its Recommended rating. "This is a speaker that combines ease of drive and fuss-free positioning to deliver a performance boasting tonality, detail, refinement and realism to outstanding effect."
"I found my admiration for the Chora 806 increasing by the hour," notes Neil Gader, The Absolute Sound, March 31, 2020. "It’s an efficiently well-rounded package of solidly engineered performance that touches a multitude of sonic bases and serves the music and the listener well – a fitting reminder that even in 2020, there’s still a lot of life left in the little two-way compact monitor."
"Without breaking the bank, the Chora 806 serves up a taste of what high-performance audio can deliver. Just be sure to pair them with high-quality electronics and amplification," says Theo Nicolakis, TechHive, October 27, 2020.
Smooth Precision Treble
The TNF tweeter is a Focal exclusive made in France from an aluminum-magnesium alloy. This tweeter offers many benefits, particularly in sound spatialization. With the TNF tweeter, there is no shortage of sonic harmony and precision.
The surround linking the dome to its stand uses a memory foam material called Poron. This surround is directly derived from the Utopia’s famous Beryllium tweeter and reduces distortion by a third between 2,000Hz and 3,000Hz, the ear’s high-sensitivity range. The spatialization and very low directionality of the inverted dome allow silky trebles to be heard from any point in your listening room.
Innovative Chora Drivers
Chora Slatefiber woofers are characterized by a rich, dynamic and balanced sound, particularly in the midrange. They also provide a stunning aesthetic thanks to the “slate” effect. This is the fruit of several years of R&D.
Manufactured in the Focal workshops using an ultra-modern industrial tool, the “slate” effect of the cone provides better damping and rigidity, but also lightness – the three “essentials” of a good speaker driver.
Slatefiber technology, exclusive to Focal, involves the use of recycled, non-woven carbon fibers applied as a sandwich between two layers of thermoplastic polymer. The combination of these materials offers excellent acoustic performance. In their quest for perfection, Focal engineers have opted to use non-woven carbon fibres, all pointing in the same direction to achieve even greater rigidity and better damping.
Focal Chora Speakers
Continuing evolution has always been central to the Focal philosophy. Picking up where Chorus left off, Chora is a line of brand new loudspeakers developed based on unique French expertise the Focal way, blending cutting edge design, advanced materials, and the latest Focal technology for premium sound at affordable prices.
Chora acoustic loudspeakers are designed to make high fidelity accessible to as many people as possible. Chora brings Focal sound and technology into your home with leading products in their price category.
Chora is available in three finishes: Black, Light Wood and Dark Wood. These on-trend colors blend into different interiors and contribute a unique aesthetic signature.
