My recommendation would be partially based on how far away you'd be sitting, and whether your budget is the maximum you want to spend and the lower the better, or you're fine with $2K and would go another couple hundred if that's what it took.
If you're going to sit < approx 10 feet away, I'd go with one of their two-way monitors. The Contour 1.3's and a good pair of stands could easily be had for less than $1500. I've owned many pairs of Dynaudio's, but I haven't heard the new Focus line. My guess is you'll pay more for those, since they're newer, though you could still get a nice setup for no more than $2K.
If you will be sitting back 10 or more feet, and a floorstander interests you, I'd look for the Contour 1.8 Mk II's or, alternatively, the Audience 72SE's. I have no experience with the latter, though many speak very highly of them. The 1.8's can definitely be driven well with modest amplification, and do quite nicely. Again, both can be done, definitely, under $2K.
If you're willing to look, and if $2K is a target, not an absolute, I'd look for either a pair of Contour 2.8 floorstanders or Confidence 3's. The former would be a bit more than $2K likely, and the latter would be a few hundred more (including the stands). Both have the Esotar tweeter, which is phenomenal. I owned the 3's a couple times, and could easily live with them forever if I had a medium-sized room.
I love the Dyns for a wide variety of music genres.
If you're going to sit < approx 10 feet away, I'd go with one of their two-way monitors. The Contour 1.3's and a good pair of stands could easily be had for less than $1500. I've owned many pairs of Dynaudio's, but I haven't heard the new Focus line. My guess is you'll pay more for those, since they're newer, though you could still get a nice setup for no more than $2K.
If you will be sitting back 10 or more feet, and a floorstander interests you, I'd look for the Contour 1.8 Mk II's or, alternatively, the Audience 72SE's. I have no experience with the latter, though many speak very highly of them. The 1.8's can definitely be driven well with modest amplification, and do quite nicely. Again, both can be done, definitely, under $2K.
If you're willing to look, and if $2K is a target, not an absolute, I'd look for either a pair of Contour 2.8 floorstanders or Confidence 3's. The former would be a bit more than $2K likely, and the latter would be a few hundred more (including the stands). Both have the Esotar tweeter, which is phenomenal. I owned the 3's a couple times, and could easily live with them forever if I had a medium-sized room.
I love the Dyns for a wide variety of music genres.