Dynaudio Excite Vs. Focus....

As an ex Dyn owner I can honestly say as you move up the line there is a level of performance increase. Not earthshattering but it is there. Maybe the point of diminishing returns but every little bit adds up. Is it worth it to you? That's a decision you have to make. If you like the Dyn house sound (not hard to like IMO) they ALL are a bargain. I said I'm an ex Dyn owner. I had the C1's and C1 Signatures. To beat that that sound I had to go to a speaker that retails for 44K plus. 5 X the cost. To me they are a lot better in many ways (except cost vs performance). But there are some manufacturers that may cost a bit bit less that may suit your preferences. It's a personal thing.

BTW all but the the Focus XD series is or will shortly be discontinued. Something to think about if price is or isn't no object (if you know what I mean).

Xti16, please explain what you have heard about discontinued Dyna lines. Will there only be Focus active speakers in the Focus line?

Yes I found out on avs website (Dyn owners thread). Otto J is a factory rep
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/89-speakers/686371-dynaudio-owner-s-thread-894.html
Being a factory rep he isn't saying much other than a lot of new products. BTW I was also ONLY referring to Focus line but IMO the Contour line has been very long on the tooth.

Many thanks for the info, Xt. I recently auditioned the Focus 260 and 340 and loved them. But if you are spending that amount of money, you can move up to the Contours. Possibly a reason for lower Focus sales? I wonder...

Lowrider Dyn says sales are slow and maybe they are but IMO the Focus line up was an excellent value in the Dyn line up. I have a gut feeling they are going to come out with many new products too quickly which could really kill re-sale values.

As a side note they just announced the new Emit line at the DM price levels.
http://www.dynaudio.com/home-audio/
Look at the discontinued models
http://www.dynaudio.com/discontinued-models/audience-5-50/
I mean look at the confidence - they replaced the MKII/Signature with the Platinum. At least there was an improvement with the MKII over originals but only cosmetic when they released the Platinum (for 1.5K over the MKII and 1K over the signature).