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[Anonymous]

any audiophile experienced in diamond M series or HEX series speaker ?
acutally I'm going to plan to have a component for the front stage, considering the diamond or dynaudio, please give me some advise......

[ May 26, 2003, 20:21: Message edited by: gabi ]

[[white lie]]

what sort of advice are you looking for?
there are a lot of users on this forum that have heard/owned both brands, but what would you like to know about them?

[LongGone]

I have actually had both in my car and the Diamonds are very good, but the Dynaudios offer more in the way of midbass and detail, but then, I am somewhat biased!

[DG Phil]

Both are great, also listen to Boston Pro or Z series, Focal and CDT Audio.

That should help confuse things!

Phil

[Stone]

Sorry to butt in, but is there anything that sounds as good as the Dyn's for $800??? That's my budget and no Dynaudio dealers will go that low

[DG Phil]

Aren't the 220s $799?

Boston Pro are nice they rrp for around $850, I'm sure your local dealer will do a deal.

Phil

[Stone]

I was after the 240's

I'm not to fond of my local Boston dealer, as more sh1t comes out their mouths than their arses... I'd go into the city if I was to buy Boston. I've never heard anyone say Boston Pros sound similar to the Dynaudio speakers though

[ May 25, 2003, 21:09: Message edited by: Stone ]

[sbadman]

I've never had the chance to audition the Diamond range, but i have heard system 220's on a board and 240's installed in Shiny's car, and i have to say that I am set on what speakers i shall get when i have the funds.
The dyns are extremelly detailed, reproducing every nuance of sound that's presented to them.
I believe they are a bit picky on how they're installed though

[Brucee]

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Originally posted by Stone:
Sorry to butt in, but is there anything that sounds as good as the Dyn's for $800??? That's my budget and no Dynaudio dealers will go that low  

u can get DYN for 800, system 240 GT,even last time my daeler offer me $750 for system 240GT

[Stone]

The dealers over here have told me the price has gone up, so they can't do $750 anymore

[Mr_Bob]

i hear the Focal Utopia 2 ways can be had for around the $800 mark.

[mjjensen]

The boston dealer may talk **** , but at the end of the day its which speaker sounds better to you - if you can get past their attitude, then buy what sounds best.

I recently bought a pair of 2nd hand 5.25" diamond hex splits. Nice sounding highs(not tinny or harsh), sligtly bright in the high vocal range (which I like) - had a similar midrange to focal gear (slightly accentuated). The only dyns I heard were with music I hated, and a very dry sounding aperiodic setup - so not to my liking.

Does anyone i canberra running Dyns listen to electronic music? Most dyn lovers tend to listen to rock-type music, which is not for me - i'd love to listen to a proper dyn setup with some of my own music....can anyone give me a demo??

[poid]

I listen to electronic music, but i cant exactly call my Dyn setup properly done at the moment...they are running off Alpine crossovers for one

they still sound better than the DDDrives i had in before, but the crossover and lack of proper installation is limiting them somewhat no matter what music you use. They certainly sound good listening to dance/trance stuff, which is mainly what i have

[[white lie]]

Dyn's aren't picky in the way they're being installed, but when you're spending this amount of money on components, you really should take the time to optimise the install. The only thing a bit compromising about the dyn's is that the tweets have to be flush mounted. No surface mount here...

Email Yanddy for a price on the System 240's Stone, as he has offered them to me for less than $800 and will ship them to you for free

[Stone]

I was quoted $850 incl. shipping by AA&T and $870 by HiFi Direct

Mr_Bob... I could have got the Focal's for $759, but I didn't know how they sounded. The PolyKevlar's were way to bright for the music(punk) I listen to, so I was unsure about the Utopias. M
y Morel Dotech's even seemed too bright, which I didn't think they were meant to be.

I haven't heard the Boston's either, but i've been told they are bright compared to Morel's and Dyn's.

[ May 26, 2003, 19:32: Message edited by: Stone ]