Focal Shape 40

Me enamore de ellos, cuando los compre no sabia si había elegido correctamente, ya que me tomo mucho tiempo decidirme por una opción en este rango, frente a marcas como Genelec, Neumann, Adam, ¡Todas grandes marcas! Pero me decante por estos ya que he usado casi todos los modelos de la marca menos precisamente la línea "Shape" los cuales su diseño innovador (Característico de focal) me llamaron muchísimo la atención desde que los ví por primera vez.
En cuanto a sonido son brutales. tienen una imagen estéreo genial, suenan realmente agradables los agudos y medios. Para su tamaño no esperaba que tuvieran una buena respuesta en bajos, pero no! suenan simplemente geniales. Obviamente los uso con un sub para compensar su tamaño pero realmente tienen muy buena respuesta de bajos por si solos, estoy enamorado de su sonido y siento que eran lo que andaba buscando, se acomodaron de manera perfecta a mi configuración en mi sala de mezcla y masterización.
Pros:
- Hermoso diseño, son realmente muy atractivos visualmente.
- Sonido equilibrado con una excelente imagen estéreo.
Contras:
- Falta una conexión TRS ya que solo trae XLR y RCA.
- Esa especie de soporte que tiene incluido, realmente no es útil.
Recomiendo estos monitores, si tienes una sala pequeña y buscas algo de campo cercano. Existen muchas alternativas pero si buscas unos monitores con un diseño innovador Focal es lo que estas buscando.

Buyed mainly for music listening.
Clear natural sounds especially saxophone and woodwind. Very fast drums but weak bass. Can listen long time - no irritation. Good for low volume listening. All genres has same emotionality so it means that AFC is flat without significal resonances. Sounds as is. Its not hi-fi - no tasty resonances.
MP3 sounds hard. Clipping in recordings not emotional as on hi-fi, its just terrible hard clipping.
Highly recommend for listening using subwoofer (my way Fostex pm-submini2) there is significant dimension and atmosphere addition.
Pair of this one with subwoofer is cheaper than pair of Shape 50 but theoretically has more precision and deep bass and more clear middles (3-way and 3-amp).
Very good sound quality for this price but be aware there is no level regulator as in shape 50 and shape 65.
And not sensitive standby mode needs to turn up volume for make them wake up after sleep. On low levels they goes to standby. Whereas Fostex PM-sub do it very well automatically but has standby switch that useful.

I've heard both Shape 40 and Shape 50 at the local store and I really liked the sound of both. Very clear and detailed without any trace of harshness. Due to the limited space available, I opted for Shape 40. After ordering them, I had a few days of anxiety before they arrived. They may sound nice in a treated room but how they will sound in my own room? The moment I connected them and played the first of my reference songs I was immediately elated! There was absolutely nothing I did not like. The sound was so detailed but at the same time without any shrillness. All that without proper break in time and all controls at neutral. The speakers will only be used to listen to the music. I will let them play for a few more days and than try to fine tune them and integrate with the rest of components. My system consists of Bluesound Node 2i as a streamer and pre amplifier and REL T Zero subwoofer. The room is about 15 sqm and I was a bit worried about the Focal's recommendation for the room size which I exceeded quite a bit. In this configuration I never get close to the half of their potential max volume and they are loud enough. They are definitely going to have a very easy life in my room.
If I had something to complain about it would be about the built in feet they come with. The speakers sit on the shelf which is very lively and the speakers are not properly decoupled from it. I already ordered some sorbothane to make additional pads I will use either with existing feet or on their own.
I should probably add that if if bass is your most important frequency and if you enjoy extreme volumes, they are probably not for you.
I should add that they are so nice looking that even my wife likes them a lot!