Focal Shape Twin — single monitor

The Focal Shape Twin is a powered studio monitor supplied here as one loudspeaker, not a pair. Its 2.5-way design uses two five-inch Flax-cone woofers with a one-inch aluminium-magnesium M-profile tweeter. Two side-mounted passive radiators support the bass loading; they are not additional powered woofers. Three Class AB amplifier stages drive the active loudspeaker sections.

Focal’s specification table gives a frequency response of 40 Hz to 35 kHz within ±3 dB and a maximum sound pressure level of 110 dB peak at one metre. The peak figure is not a continuous-output rating. Balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs allow connection to suitable recording interfaces or monitoring controllers.

Acoustic adjustments help tailor the response to the installation, while the passive-radiator arrangement avoids a conventional bass-reflex port. The cabinet measures 478 mm high, 211 mm wide and 279 mm deep and weighs 11 kg. This model should not be described as a three-way monitor merely because it has three active drivers. A stereo monitoring setup needs a second unit purchased separately.