i havent heard the A1's but ive got 165V slims (smaller version of 165V2) and i cant complain about them. they do have a good midrange especially and ide reccomend them over alpine type r's neday (and yes i know noone mesioned alpine its jus a comparison)... oh and here is a link to the 2006 focal pricelist for reference:
http://www.fastfoursforumscarclub.co..._pricelist.pdf