The 1000 ICA6 loudspeaker is a coaxial solution fully integrated in the ceiling for a discreet, high-calibre Stereo and Home Cinema sound. Made in France, it brings together exclusive Focal technology, such as the ‘W’ cone and the pure Beryllium tweeter.
Its 6 1/2” (16.5cm) midrange/bass speaker driver and 35° tilt, allows you to adjust it to suit the listening position and meets Dolby Atmos specifications. The tweeter can also be positioned and adjusted, for an optimised listening room. Finally, the square and circular magnetic grilles supplied with the product ensure they are completely unobtrusive. The installation is quick and requires no tools, thanks to the patented Easy Quick Install system.
This 1000 Series range of loudspeakers embodies Focal excellence for the most sensational—and discreet—listening experience.
THE “W” COMPOSITE SANDWICH CONE
The “W” composite sandwich cone permits total optimization of the frequency response curve, thanks to the total control of three key parameters: lightness, rigidity and damping. At Focal, the letter “W” means Glass/ Glass, as it usually has two sheets of woven glass tissue that are “sandwiched” onto the structural foam core. The glass tissue benefits from the incredibly fine weaving of very long fibres. This choice offers a mass and a size clearly inferior to those in Aramid fibers or other Kevlar® fabrics, which generate coloration in the midrange. It’s also important to note that the molecular bond between the resin and the glass is greater than that obtained with Aramid fibres. The cone structure is more homogeneous and its behavior in flex is much more superior.
RARE AND PRECIOUS BERYLLIUM
Due to its incredible rigidity, Beryllium represents the ultimate material for a tweeter dome.
FREQUENCY RESPONSE EXTENDED AT 40KHZ
Focal, after two years of research and development, produced a world first: a pure Beryllium inverted dome, able to cover more than five octaves (1000Hz – 40kHz). You may ask yourself why do we strive for an extended response at 40kHz, if the human ear can only hear up to 20kHz? If you can extend frequency response, you will improve the perception of transients and other micro details. As well, the linearity of the speaker’s response curve is mainly a function of three opposite parameters: lightness, rigidity and damping.
INCREDIBLE ACOUSTIC CARACTERISTICS
To this day, only one material permits a joining of these parameters: Beryllium. For domes with identical masses, Beryllium is seven times more rigid than Titanium or Aluminum, the latter two well known for their rigidity. This results in a sound wave propagation three times faster than Titanium and two and a half times faster than Aluminum. In the end, the linearity of the frequency response curve, the acoustic transparency and the impulse response of the Beryllium tweeter are maximized and offer near-perfect sound.
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