The Focal Shape Twin is the flagship of the Shape line. This monitoring loudspeaker features excellent readability across the entire audio spectrum, combined with extended low-frequency response and a high SPL (110.5 dB) for its size. Equipped with two 5" (13 cm) Flax cone woofers reproducing the 40 Hz- 2.5 kHz register, it shines in terms of perShapence and design.
 
Reference Monitor
Flax membranes on the woofers, an aluminum-magnesium "M" profile tweeter, three Class AB amplifiers, two 21 cm passive radiators: Shape Twin is a work tool with a vast and precise stereophonic image. A must-have for any recording studio!
 
Compact Design
Its compactness makes it easy to integrate, even in the smallest of spaces. Its 2.5-way d'Appolito design offers a decisive advantage in terms of bass and low-midrange register control, always critical in a small space. This monitor expresses its full potential from a listening distance of 1 m.
 
Functional
XLR and RCA inputs, adjustable bass and treble levels, adaptable 160 Hz crossover, disengageable high-pass crossover are just some of the functions and settings available.
 
Style and Discretion
Alongside an MDF cabinet body partly covered with real walnut veneer, Shape Twin is very stylish. Compact, it is as discreet as it is flexible in its positioning, thanks to the mounting inserts.
 
The Focal Technologies
Passive Radiator For More Bass Presence
- A passive radiator loudspeaker offers the advantages of a bass-reflex load in a very small footprint. It uses a bass loudspeaker with no motor (coil and magnet) instead of a port. This design extends the low-frequency response and delivers excellent power handling in a reduced loudspeaker volume.
 
Flax Membrane For The Purity And Precision Of Sound
- As the key component of a loudspeaker, the membrane is at the heart of Focal's acoustic engineers' research. After more than five years of research and development, in 2013 Focal unveiled an exclusive membrane made from flax. Patented, this Flax cone is a sandwich made of very high quality French flax fibre placed between two thin sheets of glass fibre. It satisfies all the criteria of a high-fidelity membrane: lightness to offer good dynamics, rigidity to hold the bass and damping to deliver a neutral, natural, uncolored sound. It is an emblematic Focal innovation in many hi-fi products.
 
NIC technology Delivering High-Definition Sound
- For very high-definition sound, control of the magnetic flux circulating in the loudspeaker is essential. Focal's acousticians have created a magnetic circuit of incredible stability, guaranteeing perfectly controlled sound: Neutral Inductance Circuit (NIC) technology. This patented technology resides in a Faraday ring whose dimensions, material and positioning are optimized to make the magnetic flux stable and the sound highly precise.
 
Stabilize Surround And Eliminate Vibrations With TMD Suspension
- The engineers at Focal are experts in all the components that make up the loudspeakers, such as the surround that connects the diaphragm to the frame, the performance of which must be mastered. Introduced in 2015, Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) technology with harmonic damping consists of the addition of finely positioned toroidal weights to stabilize the surround for even greater sonic neutrality. This technology enhances the midrange and the erratic behavior of the surround between 1 kHz and 2 kHz.