B&W, Dynaudio, Dali or what else?


I currently own a pair of Dali Helicon 800's but want to upgrade to the next level. In other words I am looking at Dali MS 5's, Dynaudio C2/C4 or B&W 802D's. Any opinion on either speaker would be welcome as well as recommendations for other well designed speakers. Amplification is ARC LS25/or SF Line2 SE and VT100MkII. Please no one liners with statements such as, buy the XY model from company ABC they are just the best. I'd like a little bit more detail for the money I am about to spend.

Regards

Mike
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Showing 2 responses by sonicmaster

There's a new kid on the block, he's a little scrawny looking (small) but he's packing a serious punch and knocking out every other speaker that tries to give him a run with the flattest frequency response I've ever seen anywhere.
It's BRSE, www.BlueRidgeSoundEng.com I accidentally ran into their website and was impressed by the site and the amount of information available. These guys really seemed to know their stuff, and had graphs up to prove their performance. Long story short, I took the plunge and I am now spoiled forever! They are the first speakers I have ever heard that can't be said to have a "sonic character". You know, with most speakers you might say something like: "smooth midrange but weak bass and slightly elevated highs", or the similar. Not so with these! They just reproduce whatever they are fed, without adding, or taking away anything. The imaging is incredible and the speakers allow more of the ambience of the recording venue to come through, thus providing a better sense of "you are there" than any other speaker I've ever heard. Plus, they're very dynamic and have great bass, which I didn't expect from such a small speaker.
That almost sounds like a sales pitch! It is in a way, I want all of you out there to stop spending $10,000+ on speakers that stink, and join me in enjoying what is the best sound I've ever heard anywhere for just $2G's! Now I know alot of you would stare down at your nose at a speaker that cost only $2,000 (I almost did too, my last pair of speakers before these cost me $28,000) but believe me, you'd be making a huge mistake! These are the real deal!
Ken
Hello Jimcrane, and thank you for the welcome to audiogon. I've been reading posts and perusing auctions and classifieds for years, but never really felt I had anything of value to say until I picked up these BRSE speakers and just had to tell you guys how great they are. I'm so pleased that I don't have to keep looking for the right speaker, and keep spending tens of thousands of $$ to get there. I've got it!
Nope, don't have any relationship with the guys at BRSE other than being a happy owner.
It's rare to find something so totally superior that costs next to nothing, just wanted to let you guys in on what's got to be the best deal going anywhere!
See Ya,
Ken