B&W, Dynaudio, Dali or what else?


I currently own a pair of Dali Helicon 800's but want to upgrade to the next level. In other words I am looking at Dali MS 5's, Dynaudio C2/C4 or B&W 802D's. Any opinion on either speaker would be welcome as well as recommendations for other well designed speakers. Amplification is ARC LS25/or SF Line2 SE and VT100MkII. Please no one liners with statements such as, buy the XY model from company ABC they are just the best. I'd like a little bit more detail for the money I am about to spend.

Regards

Mike
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Showing 1 response by matt_zak

I would recommend that you find a Verity Audio dealer near you and schedule a demo. I auditioned them and Dali side by side last month and it was no contest. The Dali's reminded me of B&W, very forward and edgy on the high frequencies. The Verity's were more neutral, larger soundstage..basically to my ears more musical. The dealer assured me that they were broken in too.

Verity has some of the best speakers I've heard at their respective price points. Other speakers to consider would be Cabasse, Avantgard & McIntosh (the XRT-18 or above). All of those companies have speakers that have impressed me the first time I heard them.