I am interested in replacing my current SL2 speakers with Focal Supra 3. Has anyone heard the Focal with my 500 amplifier on the other hand i can buy ovator 600 se for a good price…can someone or more people here give me an opinion? I would love to hear it.
Why? What are you looking to improve?
SL2/Focal Sopra 3/Ovator 600 seem to me to be three very, very different speakers in terms of cost, musical presentation and even positioning.
Haven’t heard the Ovator but I know they are a bit Marmite and also need careful assessment and setup buying secondhand. Search is your friend here. I have heard the Sopra 2 (not 3) albeit briefly. It may have been the system of course, it was in a dealer demo room, but not for me at all. Rather more ‘HiFi’ than ‘music’? Like I said it was not a long listen.
As for SL2. Had them for maybe 15yrs. They suit me, the system and the room.
Whatever you do, demo at home or at the very least negotiate a free return period.
Bruce
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I also love my speakers, but in a short time my tweeters burned out because I listen at a high volume..between 10-11. It’s very possible that they can’t handle such loads.
Aah!
So good performance at high volume a priority?
Bruce
Indeed..low volume to me i`m boring..i need good energy listening to music
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Be careful!
If you like your SL2, going to Supra could be more a sideway.
Earlier Naim speakers and actual Focal speakers have not the same sound approach.
Listen before you’ll change.
I would keep the SL2.
Or look for NBL/DBL.
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Wasn’t the Supra a Toyota car? The Focal speaker is the Sopra.
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Then you should maybe go fot Kudos 606 or 808. Because Focal give very different sound. But maybe you will prefer Focal….
Do you have a dealer near?
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I’m pretty sure the Supra easily goes sideways, the Sopra maybe not 
Sorry, I couldn’t resist 
From afterwork.ee
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Yes
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After all the hesitation and the wave of answers I received from you… I decided to buy NEAT XL10.i heard it`s a good match with my 500 electronic
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You “heard” ? does that mean you have read about them or does it mean you have actually listened to them in you system at home ?
I think at this level the answer is engage a good dealer and do some demos, so many options out there…
You have also Proac in Israel. Could you listen to Neat and Naim at a dealer place ?
I remember your room is not that big. Are you sure the big Neat will match your room ?
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Those answers i get isn`t practical in Israel..you cannot listen here to expensive speakers
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Sorry I didn’t realise you were outside of the UK.
I assume that, unlike your old SL2s, they will need a fair bit of room behind them?
I hope you have room, they look enormous!
Bruce
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19 square meters
In a room of that size I’d be looking at the XL6.
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The silence came in response from the speaker’s designer and manufacturer. He has experienced quite a few such installations in a variety of listening rooms.he added my room size wouldnt be a problem..about XL6 i don`t think it`s a better choice to my Sl2
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