Dynaudio Focus?

Valinar,

Given your MF equipment, which I owned in the past to drive the Contour 1.1, I would 'Focus' on either the 110 or the 140, and given the specs of your amp, probably the first.
I've read various reviews in European (esp. German) mags and on fora (e.g from this extensive thread on the main German forum: http://www.hifi-forum.de/viewthread-30-9553.html) and the Focus seem to do a really good job in comparison to the 52SE and both the current and previous current Contour series. One guy even traded in his Contour 1.4 for the Focus 140, for being smoother and more balanced.
Esp. the new neodym-hybrid magnet driven tweeter (not in the older contours, except for the 1.3SE, nor in the 52/72SE) seems to account for the acclaimed results.

Good luck, and am looking forward to the results!

Rumadian,

Even the identical finishes often have a different effect. This has probably to do with the real veneer coming from different trees etc. Glad you like your pair though, is it is always uncertain how the exact finish will work out when buying a new pair.

Congrats with the purchase btw, hope you will enjoy them. What equipment will you drive them with, and what are you're first impressions so far?

Thanks for explaining Rumadian,

It is also not my experience to use exotic audio to enjoy them, rather than a proper current/wattaged amp to keep them in control.

Efficiency seems an improvement then over older models, incl. 1.1. Which might be driven by marketing purposes as many are put off by speakers that are difficult to drive.

Cheers.