Focal Spirit One SPIRITONERED Leaflet
Product codes
SPIRITONERED
SPIRIT ONE
Technical specification sheet
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Designed and developed in Saint-Etienne, like all Focal
loudspeakers, the Spirit One draws on extensive technical
knowledge to meet the three essential criteria of a headphone:
comfort, sound insulation and of course sound quality. Welcome
to the core of headphone know-how and innovation.
loudspeakers, the Spirit One draws on extensive technical
knowledge to meet the three essential criteria of a headphone:
comfort, sound insulation and of course sound quality. Welcome
to the core of headphone know-how and innovation.
Comfort and insulation: connection to the headband
The choice of a closed headphone, completely sealed, is
absolutely natural when you wish to keep out external noises
and not disturb the quality of listening sessions. This is one of
the key points of the specifications of the Spirit One: no music is
possible in an environment that is too noisy.
On the Spirit One, even though the insulation is passive (no
electronic noise compensation), it is very effective: above 18dB.
Such a result is achieved by optimizing the coupling of the pads
around the ear, by the choice of the foam that perfectly fits the
curves of the skull and assures a total seal, and finally by the
force exerted by the adjustable headband.
This headband is one of the key points of this excellent sound
insulation thanks to a totally innovative design. In order to have
perfect insulation, only one solution is possible: the pads must
be perfectly sealed around the ears. To do so, the user simply
has to press the headband slightly. Usually the anchorage is
The choice of a closed headphone, completely sealed, is
absolutely natural when you wish to keep out external noises
and not disturb the quality of listening sessions. This is one of
the key points of the specifications of the Spirit One: no music is
possible in an environment that is too noisy.
On the Spirit One, even though the insulation is passive (no
electronic noise compensation), it is very effective: above 18dB.
Such a result is achieved by optimizing the coupling of the pads
around the ear, by the choice of the foam that perfectly fits the
curves of the skull and assures a total seal, and finally by the
force exerted by the adjustable headband.
This headband is one of the key points of this excellent sound
insulation thanks to a totally innovative design. In order to have
perfect insulation, only one solution is possible: the pads must
be perfectly sealed around the ears. To do so, the user simply
has to press the headband slightly. Usually the anchorage is
situated at the top of the earphone but in that case pressure
cannot be uniformly exerted.
cannot be uniformly exerted.
The Spirit One headband is designed with two joints. The first
one is highly staggered and permits suitable pressure on the
sides, instead of the top. Side pressure is much more efficient
at pinning the pads against the skull. This pressure is passed
on to the pads through the second joint placed at the centre of
the earphones, to be uniformly distributed on the whole surface
of the pad. Thus, the earphones will naturally fit the ear outline
whatever the skull morphology. The pad seal can be acoustically
satisfying without compromising comfort.
one is highly staggered and permits suitable pressure on the
sides, instead of the top. Side pressure is much more efficient
at pinning the pads against the skull. This pressure is passed
on to the pads through the second joint placed at the centre of
the earphones, to be uniformly distributed on the whole surface
of the pad. Thus, the earphones will naturally fit the ear outline
whatever the skull morphology. The pad seal can be acoustically
satisfying without compromising comfort.
Insulation
Sound quality
Comfort
The profile of the ear-pads is as smooth as possible to reduce
wrinkles that in turn cause leakage and loss of insulation.
The quality of the materials, the design and lightness of the
physical structure of the headphone offer a very agreeable
level of comfort, which is an essential requirement for a
mobile headset.
The double jointed aluminum comfort headband maintains
a uniform lateral pressure around the ear for excellent
insulation.
The Spirit One headphone incorporates five chambres of
different sizes and shapes that communicate sympathetically
with each other. The changing of apertures is the key to
optimizing sound quality and controlling the low frequencies.