I can just throw in some listening experience from a number of years ago, comparing the Proac 3.8 and the Dynaudio Consequence mk 2, both made around 1995-2000, using a Krell 2 x 600 amp. I found that the Proacs were lively and could play very well, but the tweeter was poor compared to the Consequence. Bass also. Not surprising since the C's were Dynaudio's flagship product. However, the Proacs seemed well designed, I liked them, in their way.
Today, perhaps Dynaudio has more development per asking price - or Proac. I don't know, both companies offer high-value products, but you only get the best if you tune the speaker with the amp and the room. Not least, the room.
Wherever they were placed, the C's gripped my 50 m2 room, better than the Proacs. The C's came to life, placed well into the room. The Proacs, similarly, got their best grip on the room even further out from the walls. Like a dancer needing a dance floor. Although the C's had an edge reproducing dynamic, majestetic music, the P's were good when placed right, and given a good powerful amp, sometimes better than the C's, more dancing, if you forgive a metaphor, more lively and musical, although each time there was a major timbre and music change, the C's proved their worth. It is a bit unfair, to compare two speakers so differently priced (C's perhaps two times more expensive), but interesting also.
