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Focal K2 Power 2-way 6.5″ component set

The latest, and probably the most famous set from Focal’s K2 Power line, the 165 KRX2, does not come cheap. Retailed at $1,299.00, you would think that this set would come with the words “top” and “line” but no, Focal has something more to offer at 4x the KRX2’s price—the Utopia Be.

Now, for us mere mortals, listening to, or even owning one of those Utopias would seem a rare possibility, we can consider the K2 Power as Focal’s top honcho. One that has a good balance between materials used, bling, sound & performance, and price.

The 165 KRX2 uses Focal’s proprietary K2 composite sandwich cone technology, and uses the TN53K tweeter, which has aramid fibers in an inverted dome format. It has an impedance of 2 ohms, a maximum power rating of 200 watts with a nominal power rating of 100 watts. Sensitivity is at 93 dB and frequency ranges from 70 Hz to 20 kHz—mighty plenty.

What people are saying

“So finally I bit the bullet and bought these speakers after listening to them against the Focal VRs and some Boston Pro 60s. These had the better detail and clarity in the highs without being too harsh—which was what I was looking for. I’ve had them installed now for about 3 weeks and they seem to have just opened up after some tweaks with the gains. The sound is pure awesome. Like I mentioned, very detailed/articulate sound that is crisp and crystal clear and is more on the warm natural side, almost to the level of my home theater speakers by B&W. The mids are good but probably not as deep as the boston’s but if you have a sub, that’s not a big deal if you crossover correctly. Anyway, these speakers are phenomenal and have a lot of flexibility with the passive crossover like a few additional switches Focal gives you in the crossover (extreme highend freq settings, -12 or -18 slope for tweeters). They are expensive but worth the money if you are an audiophile and value SQ.” — ougrad1, Dallas

“I bought these pair for a awesome price. I didn’t expect it to sound too different from my Focal KF or my friend’s Focal KP. And boy was I wrong! These things sounded completely different. The tweeter that this baby comes with is so much smoother. You can hear the vocals, background music, and various other things so much clearer. These puppies are surely the latest and greatest Focals out there. So for the price it is actually a bargain. You just have to hear hear them to believe the difference Focal makes from other brands.” — Anonymous, Oklahoma

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