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Sign up for a Crutchfield account Our take on the Focal Aria SR 900 by Crutchfield's Steve Kindig

I'm a big fan of the series Better Call Saul, and one reason is the producers' attention to detail with the soundtrack. The mix of primary and ambient sounds changes from scene to scene, but always feels spot on. Like other high-performance surround speakers, Focal's Aria SR 900 rarely draws attention to itself while creating a seamless sonic bubble that keeps you riveted to the onscreen action.

Atmospheric surround effects for your Aria system

The SR 900 is a bipole design, with dual woofers and tweeters firing in different directions to spread sound far and wide. The drivers share the acoustic characteristics of the other speakers in Focal's Aria lineup. The woofer cones are made of a composite of flax and fiberglass.

Cone material combines old and new

Focal creates this unique cone by sandwiching a layer of hollow flax fibers between two thin layers of fiberglass. The Aria SR 900's dual 5" woofers are made of this composite.

Inverted dome tweeter looks different, sounds terrific

The Aria SR 900 also features two of Focal's 1" aluminum/magnesium inverted dome tweeters. Inverting the dome brings more of its surface area closer to the voice coil. That means the voice coil can be smaller and lower in mass. Focal has found that this reduced mass allows the dome to move faster than a conventional dome, for better high-frequency response.

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Bipolar Surround Loudspeaker: The Aria SR900 is a two-way bipolar surround loudspeaker with the same acoustic characteristics as the other loudspeakers in Focal's Aria line-up. Combine the Aria SR900 bipolar surround speakers with a pair of Aria series floorstanding speakers (926/936/948) or Aria 906 bookshelf speakers for the fronts, the Aria CC900 center speaker, and Focal's SUB300P powered subwoofer (all sold separately) for a reference 5.1ch home theater system. Use two pair of SR900 bipolar speakers for surround and surround back speakers to create a 7.1ch home theater.

Dual 1" TNF Inverted Tweeters: The Aria SR900 houses two 1" TNF aluminum/magnesium inverted dome tweeters with Poron suspension and Urethane waveguide for smoother sound. The tweeter developed for the Aria 900 series uses Focal exclusive inverted dome technology, for optimal energy transfer and limited directivity. The dome's aluminum/ magnesium alloy guarantees outstanding stiffness and damping.

Two 5" Flax Cone Woofers: The Aria 900 series benefits from Focal's Flax sandwich driver cones with injected zamak baskets, making voices more intelligible. Flax is an eco-textile with astounding structural properties - it is light, stiff and well damped for greater neutrality of timbres and better definition. The Aria SR900 is composed of two 5" woofers with Flax sandwich cones that provide natural midrange, rich bass, and high definition sound.

Slim Cabinet w/ Removable Grille: Thanks to its slim cabinet design the SR900 loudspeaker is compact. Excellent internal damping inside the cabinet provides sustained, deeper bass. The carefully designed cabinet exudes style and quality, blending in perfectly with traditional or more contemporary interiors. A removable cloth grille is included to protect the drivers and finish off the look of the speaker.

Binding Post Speaker Terminals: The Focal Aria SR900 bipolar loudspeaker is equipped with a set of 5-way binding post terminals that will accept bare wire (up to 10AWG), pin-connectors, spade-lugs, and banana plugs (single or dual).

Mounting Options: The SR900 bipolar loudspeaker can be simply placed on a speaker stand (sold separately - see Accessories Tab) or wall-mounted using the included Polyfix wall-mount bracket. The SR900 is not compatible with other 3rd party wall brackets.

Note: Do not place surround speakers too far behind the listening point, as this will lead to degraded sound perception from them. Aim for placement along the side walls for more enveloping sound effects.
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