Focal / JM Lab Focal XS Book

By PC Advisor on November 15, 2012

Based near the foothills of the French Alps in Saint Etinenne, Focal & Co is a respected audio company that makes both complete loudspeakers and, less common for modern speaker brands, the individual drive units inside too. Read: more speaker...

By Macworld Australia on September 05, 2012

For all the tricks and capabilities the Mac has mastered, audio quality from its speakers is not one of them, in fact, up until recently external computer speakers did not have the best reputation when it came to sound performance either.It was a gap...

By AVguide on May 08, 2012

The Focal XS Book is a two unit powered speaker with relatively compact dimensions (11” high x 4.5” wide x 7.9” deep). While aimed at the desktop market, where each speaker would normally be placed to the sides of a computer monitor,...

By DigitalVersus on January 31, 2012

The Focal XS Book is a very nice stereo speaker kit that delivers high-end audio. There is, however, room for improvement in the product's design. That's a shame, as these speakers were serious five-star contenders!...

By Whathifi.com on January 31, 2012

If you spend a lot of time in front of a laptop or desktop computer, chances are you'll want a little background music.But your average computer's built-in speakers sound about as endearing as a flu-ridden reject. Your best bet to improve this...

By Macworld on December 06, 2011

At one time, having dedicated speakers attached to your Mac was considered a luxury—forget that most of them produced pretty terrible sound. In the last several years, “computer” speakers have been enhanced to the point where the...

By Ere Numérique on October 08, 2012

Fruit d'un champion hexagonal de la Hi-Fi, les Focal XS Book sont à la fois d'un look original, tout en restant relativement discrètes et offrant des performances de bon niveau pour un prix encore...

By Les Numériques on December 15, 2011

Un bel ensemble stéréo, assurément haut de gamme mais dont l'ergonomie n'est pas optimale. Dommage, c'était un candidat sérieux aux cinq étoiles....

By MacGeneration on November 22, 2011

Les XS Book de Focal sont une paire d'enceintes au format bibliothèque et prévues pour être posées sur un bureau. Le constructeur français promet un système "simple et ultra-performant", le tout pour un prix...