Warning: Imitation copies of Focal speakers are being sold over the internet and in some discount stores in Australia. Some look convincingly like the real thing, and the vendors vow and promise that these are genuine Focal speakers which come from the Focal factory. Do not buy Focal products on the internet. For example, the 165V1 currently advertised in Hong Kong on eBay for about $100 are definitely fakes. We have tested and photographed a set, and we will post the photos and information on this site in the next few days.

Even if you find a genuine set somewhere you will have no warranty because warranty does not apply to speakers trans-shipped between countries. Australian dealers are listed on the Focal Dealers page. They have been trained to provide advice and installation skills to support our products. Buy genuine, buy from an Australian dealer and get what you pay for.

Below is a gallery of images comparing genuine and imitation speakers








This post has been edited by ikan_semilang: Dec 18 2007, 01:14 AM

This post has been edited by ikan_semilang: Dec 18 2007, 01:12 AM

SOURCE : http://www.focalaustralia.com.au/

This post has been edited by ikan_semilang: Dec 18 2007, 01:20 AM

the tweeters .. omg .. bad quality for fake wan

i can only able to see almost 95% close to be original look out. This imitations way too smart till hard to detect whether is it original or fake.

Nice info there.

very interesting that those fakes can be made pretty close to the genuine

kudos to MIC (Made in china)

Here is the Dynaudio System 240 MKII imitation information

This thread should be pinned.

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really good info man ... THUMBS UP !

almost same =.="

it look real

Sometimes its hard to differentiate the fake & real unless u spend a good amt of time observing the both. Otherwise get from authorize dealers! If the price is too good to be true, it normally is. And u pay peanuts u get monkeys.

Isn't fake or original?











This post has been edited by ikan_semilang: Dec 19 2007, 11:07 AM

brother, i think its a fake one..

chk the box design and compared to the original one.

The "focal" logo in original box is in solid white color, the logo in the later box u posted is design with a "gradient" effect.

DLS A Series Amp....

It is easy to see the big differences between original and copy if you look inside
Original
Imitation

Original
Imitation

RCA inputs w/o color rings
Original
RCA inputs with red and black plastic rings
Imitation

This post has been edited by loon1031: Dec 21 2007, 02:57 PM

Although it is a fake one, but how's the quality?
If the quality is not tat bad, still worth buying right?