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Revel M20 vs.B W 805 vs.Dynaudio 1.3SE

Has anyone compared these speakers? I'm looking to buy small, high-quality loudspeakers to use with subs in a HT and music system. I've heard the M20s and thought they were a bit forward, and I'm not sure the B&Ws play loud enough or are capable of large scale dynamics, even with subs. Haven't heard the Dynaudio Contour 1.3 SEs. Any opinions?
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kthomas
911 posts
 
At the most I would agree that really good 2 channel speakers might be overkill for HT, but I would never say they won't work. I have the Contour 3.0's as my fronts in a dual-purpose system and it works great. I upgraded to these from the NHT 2.9's - I'd say my music enjoyment went WAY up while my HT enjoyment didn't go up near as much and it probably went up as much as it did from the improved quality of the center channel. Even so, great speakers aren't wasted in a HT as far as I'm concerned - surround sound for HT is way advanced over music surround sound at this point, and great speakers with a great source really add to my enjoyment. -Kirk
bwhite
807 posts
 
Get this... My buddy has a pair of $25K Dynaudio Consequence speakers which were the TOP of the line Dynaudio before the Evidence came out, as his L/R for Music and Home theater. Needless to say, with the 1000 watt amps, he does not need a subwoofer.

I think he gets good enjoyment out of his music AND his home theater as well. I agree the experience would be different if he used Dynaudio 1.3SE's But... I doubt it would be any better!
tomkun
9 posts
 
I just have a question, how is sound of a pair 1.3SE plus a pair HGS-10 subwoofers compare to Dynaudio 3.3? or a good monitor plus a very musical sub compare with good floorstanding speakers? I thought a good sub can be adjust to fit different rooms, how do you think?
subaruguru
1,374 posts
 
Hmmm...why not get the Revel F30 and forget the sub? Clearly the best midrange of the group, and prodigious bass for the
money (<$3k discounted)... and they cohere pretty well in the nearfield, too. A lot of speaker for the dough. Good luck.
mcne
113 posts
 
No, the Dynaudio has the best midrange and top end and I have combined it with the Velodyne HGS-15 and it is awesome. I chose this combination over the Contour 3.3 and the Confidence 3. ( And many other speakers ) The 1.3 Se is the best sounding Contour in the line up. The Revel is good too but I am partial to the Dynaudio's slightly more analytical sound. I could be happy with any of these speakers. But I have already stated my stand on the A/V choices. Dale
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