Dynaudio Contour S5.4 vs Focus 380 vs ...


Hi

I have been scratching my head over following question:

If offered to buy one of the following speakers for the same amount of money, which one would you choose?

Dynaudio Focus 380 (new)
Dynaudio Contour S5.4 (demo model)

The latter is the more expensive in the range. HOWEVER, the 380 gets generally extremely good reviews, and there are not so many reviews of the Contours to be found. Also, they are the older model.

How can the differences be expressed?

To make things more complicated, for a thousand Euros more, how would the Confidence C4 non-signature (used) stack up?

These speakers are clearly top of the range but does this hold true for a 10 year old model, non-signature, used?

Please advice..... I love the 340 sound, and am a firm Dynaudio believer but will not have time to go listen to them, there is no place to do so, nearby...

PS context: all this will be driven by a Linn Klimax system.

(Renew DS/KK dyn/KCT/dyn)

thank you so very much.
rusty75
Hi Mikey,
thanks. I am particularly comparing Focus 380 with Contour S5.4; Confidence is now out of the picture, my better half decided against them 'too ugly to be in the house':)

The Focus 380 and Contour S5.4 can be had for exactly the same money.

Driving them will not be a problem with my amp - it has been designed for heavier speakers.

Thank you.

ps - sorry for double post..
final conclusion: the 380 was no match for the contours...
but we went for the C4 :)

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1408543678&&&/Dynaudio-Contour-S5-4-vs-Focus-380-