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Danish loudspeakers: Dynaudio & System Audio

Recently, I've auditioned a pairs of Dynaudio Focus 110, I'm pretty impressed with the sound, but if I choose to buy the Focus 160, I'm a bit worry on the bass resonance problem due to rear ported design, some Dynaudio users report such problem too. I'm living in a medium room, where space is very limited, thus I'm considering to audition a pairs of System Audio Mantra 5, same Danish loudspeaker design, seem well regarded from some of the feedbacks, though I have to contact them to check whether any audition available in Malaysia, from the Website I'm able to search out a location though. Anybody heard of the System Audio speakers, any opinions or impressions how it sound?
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wim1983 OP
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@Pani: hmm, I'm a bit skeptical about the dynamic you mentioned, apart from speakers material, amp & source also play a role in distortion and dynamic measurement, I'm not sure the statement that ATC speakers is more dynamic than Dynaudio Confidence series, to me they should be only reach the same level if both put their efforts & technology right on. And when you mention about natural sound, I'm thinking that's in a way "coloured" sound, just a matter of taste, another concern I'm not considering ATC is the price point is way out of my budget, especially the ATC SCM19v2
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bo1972
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If I were you Win I would do a shootout of the 160 against the Monitor Audio Gold 100. They are tested by a person of the HVT. He said: this speaker is without competition.

A shootout will give you the answer......
pani
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Wim1983, are you saying all good speakers have same dynamic expression provided the amplification is equally good ? I am sorry that's not even close to my experience. Effortless dynamics and scale is one of the toughest act to get right. Very few speakers do it. ATC is one of them. And when I said it is very natural sounding, I meant it presents instruments and voices with a very realistic tone and timbre. It is actually one of the least colored speakers around. Just read about it even if you can't audition it. The best studios in the world swear by ATC.

If you are not fixated by tweeter quality alone the SCM 19 v1 is just as terrific. I have not even heard the v2. The good thing about this brand is it doesn't categorize sound by the price of the speaker. Every ATC has what makes an ATC great. A basic SCM 7 sounds remarkably close to an SCM 100 albeit at a smaller scale. They don't make inferior speakers deliberately unlike most other brands. When you hear it you will probably get what I have been trying to convey.
missioncoonery
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Dont over look the Scansonics..Ive owned Dynaudio and IMO these sound better
taters
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Pani,

If ATC is such a great line how come hardly anyone carry' sit? I live in the 2nd largest city in the country and as far as I know no one Carry's it.
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