I've heard Focal a number of times and own their desk top ($700!) and never was impressed. To my ears kind of lifeless. I own B and W CM9 and find them excellent. But the top of my list is Monitor Audio PL 100 II, which I got here for 1/2 price when they were less than a year old. Superb all round speaker--warm, clear, wide stage. They go down to 40 but I have a PSB450 sub and that peels the paint off the wall.
So, for what it's worth, my rec is B and W if it's those three, but check out MA as well.
So, for what it's worth, my rec is B and W if it's those three, but check out MA as well.
