Focal · Trio6 ST6
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The retained reference is $3,499 current U.S. price for one monitor. A working stereo system is $6,998 before stands, cables, controller and Focus footswitch cabling; the older Trio6 Be is not the retained system. Confirm source level, placement, hearing-level practice, electrical supply, lifting or mounting and return terms before payment.
Current market
Each line carries its own check date because price, software, specifications, and product cycle do not age at the same speed.
A working stereo system is $6,998 before stands, cables, controller and Focus footswitch cabling; the older Trio6 Be is not the retained system. Confirm new authorized stock, tax, shipping, promotion and return terms at checkout.
Trio6 ST6 is the premium defended choice when full-range three-way headroom and two reduced-band Focus references in one cabinet justify its cost, weight, beryllium handling and installation demands.
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What changed
Older observations stay in the ledger when the current view changes. That lets a buyer tell the difference between an old complaint, an active issue, and a problem that was corrected.
Trio6 ST6 was checked against manufacturer identity, manual or specification, support, exact current U.S. price, independent professional evidence and bounded exact-model owner evidence.
Each amount stays tied to its source and capture date. Conflicting prices remain visible until the seller resolves them.
Current reference priceA structured timeline will begin with the next source capture
Owner experience
Owner evidence is retained as a room, placement, gain, noise, calibration, firmware and service checklist for Trio6 ST6, not a response, translation, defect or safety rate.
Reports are self-selected and span different rooms, listening distances, interfaces, gain structures, power, stands, firmware, calibration tools, service regions and hearing. They cannot prove population response, pair matching, reliability, mix translation, hearing safety or service quality.Self-selected exact-model owners discuss room size, placement, input gain, hiss, standby, calibration, firmware, failures and service. Reports span unlike rooms and chains and are not response, translation, defect, hearing-safety or service-rate evidence.
Treat the pedal, stands, safe lifting and exact listening distances as part of the purchase rather than extras discovered after delivery
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Focal identifies Trio6 ST6 as a large three-way monitor with 8-inch woofer, 5-inch midrange, beryllium tweeter, rotatable baffle and pedal-selectable full, one-way and two-way Focus modes.
Sweetwater lists the Trio6 ST6 at $3,499 each. A working stereo system is $6,998 before stands, cables, controller and Focus footswitch cabling; the older Trio6 Be is not the retained system
Tri-amplified three-way cabinet with 8-inch W-cone woofer, 5-inch W-cone midrange and 1.5-inch beryllium inverted-dome tweeter; the mid-high baffle rotates for documented orientation. Focal states 35 Hz to 40 kHz at +/-3 dB and 115 dB peak SPL at 1 metre for the full mode, with different bandwidths and output limits in the two Focus modes. Balanced analog XLR is the program input, with 1/4-inch pedal connections for Focus switching and daisy-chain control. Pedal jacks are not audio networking or a monitor controller.
Focal publishes current ST6 documentation and support. Beryllium service, freight, loaners, onsite labor and older Trio6 compatibility are explicit dealer questions. One approximately 55-pound monitor is priced. Pair, rated stands, controller, analog cables, Focus pedal and link cables, treatment and sub or bass management are separate unless quoted.
Independent professional coverage exercises the exact ST6 model, its three-way architecture and Focus modes. Review-room results are not universal output or translation evidence.
Self-selected exact-model owners discuss room size, placement, input gain, hiss, standby, calibration, firmware, failures and service. Reports span unlike rooms and chains and are not response, translation, defect, hearing-safety or service-rate evidence.
NIOSH explains that sound level and exposure duration both affect hearing risk. A monitor's maximum-output or limiter specification does not establish a safe listening level or duration.
AES technical literature frames monitor response as a loudspeaker, position and room interaction. Correction and anechoic data do not guarantee a listening-room result.
A77H is the horizontal three-way midfield alternative at $1,499.99 current U.S. price for one monitor.
Type 20 MK2 is the configurable sealed-or-ported three-way alternative at $4,798 current U.S. price for a black stereo pair.
Manufacturer identity, current U.S. price, manual or technical specification, support path, independent professional testing and bounded exact-model owner evidence were checked on August 18, 2026. This desk covers complete current U.S.-supported active nearfield, midfield, compact main and calibrated professional monitor systems for recording, mixing, mastering, post, broadcast and serious production rooms. It excludes passive consumer speakers, subwoofers and controllers sold alone, unsupported imports, discontinued models, finish variants, cosmetic bundles and pair-count or woofer-size padding without a material architecture, workflow or platform difference. Preserve single-versus-pair pricing, exact generation, driver topology, port, passive-radiator, sealed or transmission-line mode, handed orientation, stated response tolerance and maximum-output test basis, amplification, analog, digital and network-control roles, digital clocking and latency, directivity, listening distance, room volume and decay, placement EQ, calibration microphone, license and controller requirements, stored settings, firmware, account, cloud, privacy and offline operation, source gain, hiss, standby and wake, mains, heat, weight, stand, mount, structure and restraint, subwoofer and bass management, warranty, authorized service and replacement path. Room correction cannot fill deep cancellation nulls, shorten physical decay, add undistorted headroom or replace treatment and geometry. Published frequency range, maximum SPL, review measurements and owner reports are not interchangeable across tolerance, distance, averaging, pair, peak or continuous bases. Use grounded power, ventilation, rated stands and approved mounting hardware; arrange competent structural and overhead installation where applicable. Set reference level and duration conservatively and follow occupational and hearing-health guidance. No specification, calibration, price, review, owner report, monitor, limiter, warranty or service plan guarantees neutral perception, mix translation, mastering accuracy, client approval, room compliance, uptime, hearing safety, electrical safety, fall prevention or any creative, commercial, health or safety outcome.
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