B&W 804 Diamond vs Dynaudio Focus 380


Has anyone had a chance to listen to these two speakers and form any opinions about the strengths and weaknesses of each one's sonic characteristics?
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Showing 3 responses by bo1972

I would go listen to the Monitor Audio Pl-200. Wenn you use an amp like Pass labs you will get a very deep and wide stage with this speaker. In timing and respons it is faster than the 804. It is superior in 3-dimensional image compared to B&W. I owed the best B&W like the 800 Signature. I stopped because B&W still makes poor crossovers. How you know this? Very simple, compare speakers with the best amp who can give a deep and wide stage. B&W is almost 2-dimensional. For the best highend and absolute sound a deep and wide 3-dimensional stage is a pre. Wenn it is not there you do not understand audio and music in real. I even play 1 metre beside my Pl-200 and 5 metres behind. This makes the stage wider and deeper. With this speaker I was the absolute sound at a big audio show with over 50 distributers.
B&W have these problems for a long time now. At a show of B&W I point out these problems. And during listening I showed them. They did not say anything. They knew I was right. Depth and playing fully loose from the speaker is the key to the absolute sound. This key is not there for B&W. So it is not possible to be one of the best. Like they are missing the boat. New statement: 'only people with less knowledge about highend and realistic sound will buy B&W'. I stopped with it because I wanted to go to a higher level of sound realism. Depth is the most stunning part in this. B&W does not have this quality/talent. It is that simple, so keep it simple!
Dynaudio make better crossovers. But compared to Monitor Audio they do not reach that level. Monitor Audio is also a lot better in timing and respons.