Well I have the original Micro's not the Be's and I have to say I absolutely love them even without a sub in my small condo. They are fairly easy to drive, I am running 17 pp tube watts, they are detailed but not bright and very well balanced. Bass output is excellent considering their size and certainly sufficient for my needs. Now obviously ymmv and the Be's are surely somewhat different. I certainly think that any speaker in the Utopia line with have advantages over a speaker in the Electra line, regardless of generation and tweeter. Good luck it sounds like you are on a good path, care to share your plans for amplification?
Focal Micro Utopia + REL or 1028be II ?
Hey,
I have to chose from those:
Focal Micro Utopia Be (incl original SMU stands) + REL R-528
or
Focal Electra 1028be II (can link the REL as well)
The Micro Utopia used to be (or still is) one of the best stand-mount speakers, with the first generation of the Beryllium tweeter, but the 1028 has the second generation of the Be tweeter + of the floor-standing speakers advantages.
What would you choose ?
I have to chose from those:
Focal Micro Utopia Be (incl original SMU stands) + REL R-528
or
Focal Electra 1028be II (can link the REL as well)
The Micro Utopia used to be (or still is) one of the best stand-mount speakers, with the first generation of the Beryllium tweeter, but the 1028 has the second generation of the Be tweeter + of the floor-standing speakers advantages.
What would you choose ?