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James Morrison
May 2013
Singer, songwriter and guitarist, James Morrison, enjoying his brand new Focal SM9 monitors at his newly-installed home studio. "Rob Flinn and I put the studio together with different of monitors, the weekend before the Focals arrived for demo. Then,...
Gary Barlow upgrades to SM9s
May 2013
After two or three years using Focal Twins in his private London studio, Gary recently auditioned and, subsequently, purchased a pair of Focal SM9 monitors. After a week of thorough testing (with engineers, Ryan Carline and Steve Power), Gary made the...
Bryan Ferry - Focal upgrade - SM9
April 2013
It's quite something when artists and producers who played a massive part in your musically formative years, go on to use the very equipment you distribute. So it was a bit special when Bryan Ferry, not only upgraded his studio's Focal Twins to the fabulous...
Bricasti M1 - The best DAC in the world? Probably.
February 2013
After many long hours of evaluation, mastering engineer, Ed Woods, installed a Bricasti M1 DAC into his studio. "I love the M1. The sound is incredible, the build quality superb, and it gives me creative options I've never had before. What more could...
Zee&Eli / Mexa Records / Focal SM9
January 2013
"The Focal SM9s are probably the best investment you can make in your studio! They deliver superior sound quality, the finest craftsmanship and all at an amazing price which beats its competitors that are over double the cost. The after sales service...
Walter Mair - Film, TV and Focal SM9
January 2013
We are proud to announce that, UK based, award winning Austrian film score composer, Walter Mair, is one of the latest converts to Focal, installing SM9s into his private studio in London. With the assistance of Focal dealer, MediaPros, Walter decided...
Mark Knight / Toolroom Records / Focal SM9
December 2012
DJ/producer and Toolroom Records founder, Mark Knight, has installed Focal SM9 monitors into his studio, replacing his much loved Focal Twins that he's used for the last couple of years. Apart from loving the SM9s in 'full range', Mark says that, with...
Luke Slater
November 2012
DJ, writer, producer, engineer, mixer, Luke Slater talks about his newly acquired Focal SM9 monitors. "What's important to me when writing is not only a track sounding good in the studio but that it sounds the way I expect when I play it out. The SM9s...
Great summer for Focal SM9
November 2012
The first batch of Focal SM9 monitors landed in May 2012 and the list of premier owners reads like a who's who:- Chase & Status Cenzo Townshend Adrian Bushby Steve Winwood James Towler Andrew Hale (Sade) Chris Wolstenholme (Muse) Hospital Records DJZinc...
Jake Gosling on his Focal Twins...
October 2012
Multi-platinum selling Music Producer/Songwriter/Remixer, Jake Gosling, best known for his recent work with Paloma Faith and Ed Sheeran, tells us a little about his love for his Focal Twin monitors. "I chose Focal Twins mainly because of the dynamic...
