choice VA Haydn Grand or Dynaudio Focus 110??

Make sure to check out the SF Concertino Domus. Not nearly as good looking as the VAs, it is a little more open and detailed. I had the VAs in my home for a few days audition and while the build quality and appearance is superb (best looking small speaker I've ever seen) they were ultimately a little too warm and lacking in enough detail. The tonal quality was excellent and I can understand someone loving their sound. The presentation was such that it's simply a matter of taste, but they weren't close enough to mine. I was very tempted to buy them on looks alone though. Best cabinet work and finishing of any speaker I've ever seen.

Let us know how the 110s sound. I've never been able to warm up to Dynaudio's rather cool and lean overall sound. A little too detailed and resolved for my tastes. I had trouble finding the body of the notes. Beats were a little uninvolving, too. I'd like something between the VA Grands and the Dynaudios I've heard.

Trekker,
I've not heard the Domus in my house which is the only way I can really tell about something. I'm going to try and borrow them this week and see what happens, but the dealer also wants me to try a couple AVI speakers. This is a British company who only sells through this store (Overture Audio in Ann Arbor, Michigan). They are the importer and also the only dealer. The smallest (the Neutrons) sounded quite nice and are the size of a Spendor 3/5. More open and dynamic than the Spendor and, at least in the store, they created life sized images. The Spendors I owned a couple years ago didn't do that.

Main problem with the AVIs would be resale. Since no one's heard of them, I can't imagine being able to sell them. VAs, SFs, and Dynaudios sell themselves.