Focal Dimension Sub

Soundbar or Sound Plinth? With the Focal Dimension, it's up to you to decide.

After auditioning a wide range of stereo music, I reached a few more conclusions. First, the Focal system doesn’t mess excessively with two-channel audio. The Dimension soundbar widens the inherently narrow stereo soundstage a bit but eschews more extreme DSP effects and their probable impact on timbre. Second, as alluded to above, while treble was consistently satisfying, the bar couldn’t match the airy ease and top-octaves fine detail, nor the “sweetness” on strings, of audiophile loudspeakers—and at high volume levels, it could get a little forced and peaky.

The Focal Dimension is an ideal soundbar for the audiophile in search of high fidelity on a (relatively reasonable) budget.

Dimension is a bold move for Focal but it’s paid off. A high-end, high-quality soundbar

An impressive-sounding soundbar with a few setup faux-pas

Sean Killebrew reviews Focal's 450-watt, five-channel Dimension soundbar and its optional passive subwoofer, a combination that presents a few setup challenges but delivers big on performance.

Our Focal Dimension review takes a look at a soundbar system with option sub to see how it compares to a full blown surround system.