Dynaudio 52se or Focus 110 ?

Smitty, it would depends on your music preference. The Focus 110 will preform better in the mids. The Audience 52se will preform better overall, especially in the highs. The Focus tweeter have one extra coating to smooth out the highs and you really can hear it in the female voice, it's lacking the upper range compare to the Audience 52se, which share the same tweeter as the Contour S series.

I have the Audience 82 and love it. I tried the Focus 220 and returned after a week because the tweeter sounds truncated in the highs and the soundstage is small.

The Focus 140 is the best in the Focus line IMO, it's day and night better than the 110 and much more balance than the Focus 220 with its heavy bass and rolled off highs, which sounds unnatural with Celine Dion.

Good luck.

Hoopster,

I have listened to all the Focus models over a very long period of time on and off at the dealer for about 4 months now. Actually thinking of getting the 140s as rears.

You are right. Never heard Diana Krall sound better than with the Focus 220s or 140s. I happen to like Sting, Eagles and Celine Dion, and the Focus series just leaves a little something missing with them. Focus is by far the superior mids. Highs, I have to give it to the Audience and Contour line.

Dynaudio was very smart when they name the new line "Focus," because it definitely more focus compare to Audience or Contour lines, but very sweet when you are in the listening zone. Imaging, that depends on the music. Dynamic is better only in the mids region, but overall range, I have to say no. Boils down to music preferences.

If I had the 5.4s or even the 3.4s, I wouldn't miss either the 82s or 220s. :)