Tripp
Post-Delivery FeedbackJul 13, 2025
Crutchfield is always tops in customer service! The product descriptions are great, and the levels of information are fantastic, including the option of listening and comparing many of the speakers. I bought based on the recommendation of one of the phone service advisors. While the FOCAL car speakers that I purchased are a step up from my OEM speakers, I cant say they are great. The FOCAL speakers I bought are underwhelming, a bit bassy, and sort of dull sounding overall. I own a FANTASTIC pair of FOCAL Chorus 726 home speakers that I love (also bought from Crutchfield years ago), so I expected more from this purchase of car speakers. But, I guess I expected a brighter, clearer sound, these are more muddled. Now, to be fair, I only replaced the front car OEM speakers, and continue to use the OEM's mediocre sound system without additional enhancements (like add-on amplifier or equalizer). And, I haven't (yet) replaced the rear speakers, as advised by the Crutchfield rep. that I talked with. But, I expected better sound overall. If I were to do it over (and have no intention of returning them now that I have them installed), I might have gone with Kicker brand, which sound brighter on the Crutchfield site (but also would require more power!). I'm not entirely unhappy with my purchase, the FOCAL's 2-ways do improve the sound over the OEM single bass speakers, but, they sound only meh better to my ear. I'd prefer better (more lively) midrange and treble. If I were to start over, I'd get a different brand (maybe Kicker), but I'd still buy from Crutchfield! I may end up buying something else for the fronts, and throw the FOCAL's in the rear door. BTW, instructions for pulling the door panels on Crutchfield were useless. I ended having a knowledgeable friend do the install, took him about a half-hour, both doors, would've taken me all day, and I likely would have broken something!