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Focal EVO X 4 are my favorite here then Splendor and Dali. Focal’s sometimes get labeled as on the bright side but this comparison shows that isn’t the case, as the Focal’s are clearly warmer than most in this comparison.
I agree. No doubt a lot gets lost in transit from source, and much depends on the unit's environmental needs, but my listening gear (with AKG K712 Pro) says the Focal Evo X N*4 wins this contest. To my taste, beautifully balanced with oodles of ambience. Each track leaves you wanting more.
Thank you so much for staging and editing this video. All I really got out of it was to avoid Monitor Audio Bronze 506G because it immediately felt too bright and forward and fatiguing. Especially with blues lead at 34:18. I liked the La Scalas overall balance.
Probably best utube comparison I’ve ever heard.. great tracks that portray each speakers strengths and weaknesses 1) Lascalla 2) Dali Again FANTASTIC JOB producing this. !!
It’s funny I’ve always been a fan of Spendors- and I preferred these Spendors and the La Scala. But having listened to a bunch of open baffle designs recently, I think I like the sound of open baffles better than all of these.
Each time I listen the Forte and Dyneaudio keep impressing me more. I have switched my speakers from Lascalla to the little Sony CSX bookshelf.. the difference in demo is far more dramatic on a the little Sonys. This is such a great video. I could honestly live with any of these absent the klipsch RPs and Monitor audio THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HARD WORK
I pretty much agree with you. Although I placed Spendor 1 and Forte 2. Dali is the value leader. Also, I've heard the La Scala and they sound much better in person like you said. I think those speakers are very amplifier dependent because of their high sensitivity.
Track 1. Dali impressive, Kilpsh Forte less glare than the rest, Monitor Audio, most vocal projection. But best all rounder, Spendor. Track 2. Again Dali i mpressive, but Spendor has greater dynamics. Track3. Again Dali, but Spendor making more sense of the music. So Spendor for me, but I could easily live with the Dali.
Spendor surprised the hell out of me! I really enjoyed it a lot. After that it was the Scala, they are intoxicating. I could live with either but the Spendor is about $5k cheaper, although for the extra $5k i think you are just getting a much more being there feeling than all the other speakers. IMHO Monitor Audio and the Klipsch RP600 were the last of the class.
1. Spendor 2. Dynaudio 3. Forte 4. Dali (relación precio calidad). Decepcionantes FOCAL Muy buena la comparativa, me gustaría ver en estas comparativa a PMC.
Thanks you for the listening setup. For the price the Dali Oberon for me. But the 506G were very revealing, and the mids and bass were nice. I'm surprised I didn't like the Focal sound. The Spendors were very control but not worth the price for me. Thanks again really enjoyed the demonstration.
Spendor D7.2 sounded the most balanced on my system. But I would want to compare them to MOFI 888's before spending that much $$$. Klipsch Forte had an easy listening sound also. Not so realistic, but who cares? Good listening is just good. Thanks for the video.
If you make the speakers (shown) with the open baffle med and tweeter on a boxed woofer, try this: A completely open 5" FR driver mounted on top of a boxed woofer! Slope the FR driver back how you like it, so it's not so in your face. Use lots of Blue Tack or plasticine to quickly mount the open driver on top of the box (to experiment). With mine, I'm sometimes hearing voices in my room, that I mistake as an actual person and I jump out of my skin. Once a very low jet passed over our house, and I looked out the window for a few seconds, but the "jet" was from my speakers (a meter from me). I built some speakers for my friend, and once he had his phone beeping madly and he fumbled with it for a few seconds, thinking it was the phone but it was from the speakers (three meters away). The sounds from my speakers are coming from nowhere! 😅
Spendor on first place (very musical with a huge stage and Details) with a big gap to second position (La Scala, musical but very warm sounding) than maybe Dali Oberon. All of first one's are on a warmer side. You should compare all of them with the loudspeaker in the room -> Sonus Faber Olympica Nova 5.
Yeah, I second everyone who mentioned the awesome Work for this comparative Evaluation, great Choices of Sound Tracks / Songs, as it allows to evaluate for various Tastes of Music, different Sound Types e.g. Female Voices, Male Voices, Jazz Style Percussions and Drums, Piano, Brass Instruments, Electric Guitar, etc. !
I don't think I can be totally objective here since I actually own a pair of Dynaudio Evoke 50, not in walnut but in gloss white. What I will say is this, for those who know Dynaudio would know their speakers are not trying to wow you immediately right off the bat which is why they will almost never win any back-to-back A-B group tests. The Evoke 50 is no different, it is a pair of speakers that will grow on you. If you want something that has a super energetic top end, the Evoke 50 or any other Dynaudio models for that matter will not be for you. But, if you are the type who enjoys long listening sessions, then the more you listen to them the more you will like them. You will never have listening fatigue of any sort. In terms of sound characteristics, the Evoke leans a tad on the warm side of things and it comes with a ton of bass with great punch for its size. In fact, if you are currently considering the Evoke range, unless your room is absolutely tiny, take the Evoke 50, in my humble opinion it is the gem of the entire line-up. Forget about the Evoke 30, the 50 gives a much bigger sense of scale. Another point to note is pending on what genres of music you listen to, you could chose to lighten up the warmth a little to add transparency and separation with careful system matching such as via a an amp that leans bright for example Moon by Simaudio or an external DAC that leans bright, say with Sabre chips.
Thanks for your hard work. What a stark difference in sound between them. At least I know to buy monitor audio if I lose my upper registers! Some are more middling but their bass was light. Have to be familiar with the content. Good work!
My observations are as this : Monitor Audio - very mid-centric Klipsch La Scala - very good on lower midrange ( Male voice and ambiance effects ) Klipsch Forte - Mid-range slightly projected Focal - Great detail but lack body and warmth Dali Oberon - Great all-rounder Spendor - Very laid back Dynaudio - Good but nothing stand out for me I would have liked if there were an electrostatic put in the mix for comparison. Thanks!
@@ahambhramasmii You are right! Comparing components of the same price range and technology would be like comparing apples with apples. Here there are quite a difference in prices!
Whenever I heard the Dynaudio Evoke after the Dali Oberon the sound was always slightly more subdued as if there was more contrast from the Dali Oberon... I woul imagine if I heard these speakers in an audition my preferences would be different.. Again thank you for your work in putting all the above together ...👍🎶
Great work, I know you put a ton of time into this, and I really appreciated it. Spendor sounded truest, followed closely by Dali, which had a touch better bass
for me the klipsch la scala is the best, it has a more detailed and natural sound together with the klipsch forte even if la Scala has something more on the high frequencies. In third place I would put the dynaudio evoke 30. At least that's what I hear from my hifiman ananda nano headphones
The Spendor D7.2's for me here all the way. They're the only towers in this bunch I would probably like to own..(although surprisingly the Dali Spector 7's aren't so far off.) To be fair, I'm not usually a lover of tower speakers. Something about multiple bass drivers in a vertical array isn't quite lifelike sounding to me.
Klipsch La Scala followed by Spendor 7.2s. Perhaps not surprising given the La Scalas cost £15.5K, over three times the price of the Spendors. BTW, I didn't know the names of the speakers I was listening to -- just noted that the ones I preferred as I was working on my PC turned out to be those. Hard to be sure, but think I prefer my DIY Decware ZF15M clones built for £1300 in solid oak baffles. Love to own a pair of Qualio IQs as I suspect they'd better any of these including my ZF15Ms.
Listened with earbuds, La Scala was just on a whole different level. Best: 1. Klipsch La Scala 2. Spendor D7.2 3. Klipsch Forte Worst (both sound too sharp and tinny for me) : 1. Klipsch RP6000 FII 2. Monitor Audio Bronze 506G
I guess metal drivers would make the klipsch rpf6000 and the monitor audio sound that way but there's an excitement to them and an audience for that. Not my cup of tea.
Wow, a lot of work. Very good demonstration. For me Dali have to more body.. I write this because i see as people like it much, it's a matter of preference, matching with system components. Great work! 👍👍
Fun video! I went to the store to buy the Fortes, but then listened to the new Focal 4s on a whim and went home with them. This video substances (for me and my ears) my decision to go with the Focals… The La Scalas,, overall, should not be on this list. They are another level (even though the bass is a bit subdued on some of the tracks for my taste, but not like what critics say…they still deliver; but the soundstage, mids and upper clarity on those are nuts, so I’ll just pretend like they were not in the shootout). The vocals on the Fortes are superb. They sound great everywhere else. But the Focals, to me, as they did on in the show room, do EVERYTHING well; they have a faster and more thunderous bass, more sparkle and clarity in the top end, fuller presence without being overly detailed or dry, and a better soundstage. Again, just my opinion. I still love the Fortes and can’t afford La Scalas, but for me, the Focals are a “Goldilocks” speaker. Right in the middle of spectrum. Not too colored, not too dry, just lively enough. The Klipsch RP6000s are definitely the best overall “value”; if money is an issue, they are really really good.
I was switching my opinion a lot between the Spendor D7.2 and the Dali Oberon 7, and ultimately found it difficult to chose between them. In some tracks, I'd prefer one, but change my priority with another track. I will have to compare these two "in the flesh". Both are superb. Could probably live happily with either. A third I liked was, surprisingly for "never horns" me, was the Klipsch Forte IV!!
A mixture of Focal and Spendor would be more to my taste. I would not buy any of these until I heard the Andrew Jones design, Source point 888. I think Andrew Jones makes the best all-around sounding speaker. Thanks for the video.
Dali Oberon 7 for clarity with great controlled lows and mids. The Focal Evo sounded nice too. Thank God I don't have Klipsh or Monitor Audio. They sounded so harsh.
Nice Work Very Appreciated..It's a real toss up for Me i would say the Spendor is the most natural sounding, the Dali the best all around - Probably my overall pick, the Dynaudio for anyone who prefers a warmer more neutral sound. followed by the Focals. the rest i really didn't care for.
Which clown tells you Focals are bright speakers do not know whatv they are talking about. Its clear there are way brighter, harsher and painful sounding loudspeakers on this list. RP6000, Bronze 50 6G are the worst offenders on this list, followed by the Dali which can sound rather bright with vocals. The Dalis are meant to be listened with zero toe in though. The bad thing with Focal here is the lower frequencies which can bleed into the mids and I feel this might be attributed to the room. The Spendor is clear and midcentric, something I get with the Q Acoustics 5040 which applies a dip around the 200 - 500hz region. The other 2 Klipsch are just too coloured and they depend heavily on what you are going to be listening to. The Dynaudio is just warm warm warm which some people would love. I choose the Focals for overall sound, with corrected lower frequency.
Thanks for the great test! All speakers are audibly different. Of course, speakers built on similar principles sound close (Focal, Dynadio, etc). Probably just listening to a pair at home any of them would be fine:-).
Spendor is my winner for this test. Otherwise, Monitor Audio has clearer mid range but lack a bit in low frequency that requires a subwoofer for a perfect set. Do you agree? However, Qualio IQ will beat all of them to my ears with no extra.
Great video i enjoyed listening to all the speakers and then listening to my own system. Some feedback would be to eventually upgrade the microphone you are using to pick up all the bass frequencies and that can resolve a lot more detail. I know youtube compresses the quality a bit but i think a better microphone would really help with comparisons like this.
1. Dynaudio 2. Splendor 3. Dali The Forte seemed to have a larger soundstage (or whatever my brain perceived as a larger soundstage.) Otherwise, I personally wouldn't peruse the higher end Klipsch's. Speaker taste is just as subjective as musical tastes, as we all know. I wish you would have Monitor Audio Golds or at least Silvers to demo. I have a secondary 2 channel rig with Silver 7G book shelves which are very very good. (The winner of my personal 13 pair of speaker shoot out.) Very interesting exercise none the less. Subbed.
I can only laugh at audiophiles and conocieurs arguing or scolding people online cause they say they prefer the sound a certain speaker provides. It’s like someone saying you can’t tell the diference in voices when two different people are talking or that you can’t tell the difference between Michael Jackson and James Brown. For sure there are certain details you will only be able to tell by listening to the speaker directly, but in general you can definitely notice some difference in tonality and prefer the sound the speaker emits even through your headphones. By the way sound is as subjective as fragrances and so much more things in life. Some people like very bright speakers, some like them warm and other love pure bass. It all depends on taste. So you should buy what you like, not what other tell you is the best.
Benim için klipsch rp6000 güzel seçenek. Çünkü orta ve üst frekanslardaki parlaklık benim hoşuma gidiyor. Ve subwoofer ile desteklendiginde bence daha keyifli bir dinleme sunuyor.
I like the dali. they seemed to handle decay very well and the spenders were just as good as dali but less forward and like a lively forward sound so for me dali was very suitable to my taste
Nice comparison, but it is in this room with this amp...But For me it would be or the Dali Oberon, monitor audio and the Spendor that i would try live. with my amp of choice.
Thanks for excellent comparisons. Shows up speaker's pros and cons for each type of music. They are all good. For me Focal is the most expressive even though here the bass is boomy. Voices are not as present, guitar not as piercing so for me more listenable generally. 2nd is Klipsh Forte IV. My ears have become very sensitive to Sibilance and upper edge.
The La Scala's sound so life like 😱 Also, the Dali Oberon's sounded great! Good bass from the Forte's but not the best mid-highs imo. Granted, I am listening through airpods so 🤷♂
No Contest.........the only one I would buy is.....................................................................................................................The Monitor Audios. Wow Impressive.
1 Spendor ( by far) >>2 Forte 3 Dali. I seem to not like the horn speakers but somehow surprisingly the Fortes don't sound so shouty as the other horned ones.
Interesting how the responses differ. Why NO one speaker is perfect for everyone. I heard several small details in the Lascalla that were not as apparent in the others but very impressed with Dali as well.
I compared them all with the original file on TH-cam, no one sounds good 🤔 Maybe the placement of your microphones ? If you're recording from the listening place, to much of the room (even well treated) will be picked up. My 2 cent...
I agree too. It sounds like the microphones were sitting in slightly different nulls. There was not much bass and sounded phased. The bookshelf comparison sounded a lot better to me. I think perhaps the video an recording shows that the room is often the limiting factor
1 - spendor & klipsch 6000; 2 - klipsch forte; 3 - focal & dynaudio; 4 - dali; 5 - monitor audio; 6 - La Scala)) But 1st pair need a subwoofer. Some comments: 1 - clear balanced, dynamics, lacks of low end. 2 - very good on live stuff, rock, but not so clean sound. 3 - too boomy on midbass. 4 - good woofers, clean and a bit too bright highs...but their conjunction is not good, sounds like they need additional small midrange. 5 - just doesn`t impress, shouty harsh upper-mid, "stright in face" performance. 6 - lots of mudd, boxiness in all spectrum
Spendor was my favorite the dali were worth a shout too was hard though cause some speakers played songs better than others I suppose the spendor and the dali were a bit more consistent for the sound I like
Lots of good sounds here.... really hard to say after carefully listening which is the best. I wish you had placed them in order of cost from low to high. That way we could see the benefits or lack there of when going up in price point. Least fav was the klipsch 6000. I appreciated the dali 7 for shooting above its price point. The evoke 50 has a mellow laid back sound signature. Focals were middle of the pack. Wish the dali oberon 9 were included instead of the klipsch 6000. The forte needed to be closer to wall for that bass radiator to have an effect. The MA bronze were in my top 3 also.
Please include the associated gear (streamer, dac, amp). Thank you for all your hard work to bring us these great demo comparisons.Koris hi-fi retail seems to be a great store and very cooperative. None of these speakers are to my taste (too boxy sound, not enough airy detail imaging), but of these eight the Dali Oberaon and Focal are slightly better than the other six. A much better speaker at similar prize to the Focal are KEF R11 meta. They deliver great airy imaging, tight bass, and clean transparent midrange. Of course your Qualio IQ wipes the floor against any of these. Thanks again.
Thank you for this comparison and first song, like it very much. I like Oberon 7. Would you change mics position according each speaker? Because they have different heights.
I prefere the Bronze 500's. They have better/ punchier bass, and the balance I like. Then, Dalis, Focals, Forte in shared second place. Dynaudio, Spendor, third place Klipsch 6000 in forth place. La Scala's I do not like at all, too bright, no foundation/ bass. They will probably sound amazing with a sub (or more🙊). I can hear how open and detailed they are, but that does not matter when the bass is gone. Thanks for your work😊
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Dali Oberon amazing! Also affordable.
Dali is not bad, but to my ears its bass is almost always too muddy compared to its Danish rival Dynaudio.
@@connorduke4619easily resolved with sub and xover
@@connorduke4619 if you drive them properly it is not muddy and Dynaudio just does not have a lot of low.
Dali Oberon is my preference, thank you very much for your work and thanks a lot to the guys at Koris too for making this happen.
My favorite was the Dali Oberon 7 with the Spendor D7.2 a close second.
Love these comparisons! You can see their looks, size and hear them (through youtube, but still!). Much apprechiated 🙏🏻
Focal EVO X 4 are my favorite here then Splendor and Dali. Focal’s sometimes get labeled as on the bright side but this comparison shows that isn’t the case, as the Focal’s are clearly warmer than most in this comparison.
I agree. No doubt a lot gets lost in transit from source, and much depends on the unit's environmental needs, but my listening gear (with AKG K712 Pro) says the Focal Evo X N*4 wins this contest. To my taste, beautifully balanced with oodles of ambience. Each track leaves you wanting more.
Best Sound - Spendor
Best Value - Dali
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@@RoverWaters False? An opinion on what someone likes can't be false. Which speakers do you like?
@@yippie6862 say in my opinion...
@@RoverWaters There is something wrong with you.
For me I enjoyed the 1. Evoke 50's 2. Spendors. All the others were nice as well. Thanks for sharing.
Glad to see Monitor Audio. I have a pair of Platinum 200s and an older Bronze model.😊
I have the pl200,they are amazing still ,buttery mids ,smooth but accurate treble and superb bass .
@@takeiteasy6154 We’re fortunate ☺️
they sound like crap
Thank you so much for staging and editing this video. All I really got out of it was to avoid Monitor Audio Bronze 506G because it immediately felt too bright and forward and fatiguing. Especially with blues lead at 34:18. I liked the La Scalas overall balance.
Probably best utube comparison I’ve ever heard.. great tracks that portray each speakers strengths and weaknesses
1) Lascalla
2) Dali
Again FANTASTIC JOB producing this. !!
It’s funny I’ve always been a fan of Spendors- and I preferred these Spendors and the La Scala.
But having listened to a bunch of open baffle designs recently, I think I like the sound of open baffles better than all of these.
Each time I listen the Forte and Dyneaudio keep impressing me more. I have switched my speakers from Lascalla to the little Sony CSX bookshelf.. the difference in demo is far more dramatic on a the little Sonys. This is such a great video. I could honestly live with any of these absent the klipsch RPs and Monitor audio THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HARD WORK
1.Forte, 2.Spendor, 3.Dali. Think in reality La Scala sounds way better than TH-cam can transfer and could be No.1.
Ditto. And sprints away from the pack with a tube amp.
@tictocbang7443 Tubes do help some speakers greatly.
mmm, La Scala and Forte, although pleasant, lacked dynamics. La Scala, something not quite right with lower mids.
I pretty much agree with you. Although I placed Spendor 1 and Forte 2. Dali is the value leader. Also, I've heard the La Scala and they sound much better in person like you said. I think those speakers are very amplifier dependent because of their high sensitivity.
Track 1. Dali impressive, Kilpsh Forte less glare than the rest, Monitor Audio, most vocal projection. But best all rounder, Spendor. Track 2. Again Dali i mpressive, but Spendor has greater dynamics. Track3. Again Dali, but Spendor making more sense of the music. So Spendor for me, but I could easily live with the Dali.
Spendor surprised the hell out of me! I really enjoyed it a lot. After that it was the Scala, they are intoxicating. I could live with either but the Spendor is about $5k cheaper, although for the extra $5k i think you are just getting a much more being there feeling than all the other speakers. IMHO Monitor Audio and the Klipsch RP600 were the last of the class.
finally someone is doing those kind of videos on youtube!!! thanks man keep it up
1. Spendor 2. Dynaudio 3. Forte 4. Dali (relación precio calidad). Decepcionantes FOCAL
Muy buena la comparativa, me gustaría ver en estas comparativa a PMC.
Thanks you for the listening setup. For the price the Dali Oberon for me. But the 506G were very revealing, and the mids and bass were nice. I'm surprised I didn't like the Focal sound. The Spendors were very control but not worth the price for me. Thanks again really enjoyed the demonstration.
Thank you for making this video. It's a lot of work and MUCH appreciated!
a lot of work and effort here, thank you.
Spendor D7.2 sounded the most balanced on my system. But I would want to compare them to MOFI 888's before spending that much $$$. Klipsch Forte had an easy listening sound also. Not so realistic, but who cares? Good listening is just good. Thanks for the video.
If you make the speakers (shown) with the open baffle med and tweeter on a boxed woofer, try this:
A completely open 5" FR driver mounted on top of a boxed woofer! Slope the FR driver back how you like it, so it's not so in your face. Use lots of Blue Tack or plasticine to quickly mount the open driver on top of the box (to experiment). With mine, I'm sometimes hearing voices in my room, that I mistake as an actual person and I jump out of my skin. Once a very low jet passed over our house, and I looked out the window for a few seconds, but the "jet" was from my speakers (a meter from me). I built some speakers for my friend, and once he had his phone beeping madly and he fumbled with it for a few seconds, thinking it was the phone but it was from the speakers (three meters away). The sounds from my speakers are coming from nowhere! 😅
Dali my preference, clear winner for me! Thank you for the comparison
Dynaudio sound the best. Or the more "natural". If they only had a bit more "body" they would be perfect.
I agree, the Dynaudio 50 was my favorite; not stressful and no glare, solid/integrated bass, good imaging.
Great video. Thanks for the hard work that went into making this.
Spendor on first place (very musical with a huge stage and Details) with a big gap to second position (La Scala, musical but very warm sounding) than maybe Dali Oberon. All of first one's are on a warmer side.
You should compare all of them with the loudspeaker in the room -> Sonus Faber Olympica Nova 5.
Spendor was most balanced to my ear too😊.
Klipsh La Scala nice Sound
Yeah, I second everyone who mentioned the awesome Work for this comparative Evaluation, great Choices of Sound Tracks / Songs, as it allows to evaluate for various Tastes of Music, different Sound Types e.g. Female Voices, Male Voices, Jazz Style Percussions and Drums, Piano, Brass Instruments, Electric Guitar, etc. !
I don't think I can be totally objective here since I actually own a pair of Dynaudio Evoke 50, not in walnut but in gloss white. What I will say is this, for those who know Dynaudio would know their speakers are not trying to wow you immediately right off the bat which is why they will almost never win any back-to-back A-B group tests. The Evoke 50 is no different, it is a pair of speakers that will grow on you. If you want something that has a super energetic top end, the Evoke 50 or any other Dynaudio models for that matter will not be for you. But, if you are the type who enjoys long listening sessions, then the more you listen to them the more you will like them. You will never have listening fatigue of any sort. In terms of sound characteristics, the Evoke leans a tad on the warm side of things and it comes with a ton of bass with great punch for its size. In fact, if you are currently considering the Evoke range, unless your room is absolutely tiny, take the Evoke 50, in my humble opinion it is the gem of the entire line-up. Forget about the Evoke 30, the 50 gives a much bigger sense of scale. Another point to note is pending on what genres of music you listen to, you could chose to lighten up the warmth a little to add transparency and separation with careful system matching such as via a an amp that leans bright for example Moon by Simaudio or an external DAC that leans bright, say with Sabre chips.
Thanks for your hard work. What a stark difference in sound between them. At least I know to buy monitor audio if I lose my upper registers! Some are more middling but their bass was light. Have to be familiar with the content. Good work!
Track 2, Focal is winner by a mile.
1. Evoke
2. Spendor
3. Forte
This was not easy. I guess another day or time the order would change.
Would be nice to know the associated equipment used.
My favorites also. As heard with Elac DBR62, tube preamp, class D amp 100wpc.
My observations are as this : Monitor Audio - very mid-centric
Klipsch La Scala - very good on lower midrange ( Male voice and ambiance effects )
Klipsch Forte - Mid-range slightly projected
Focal - Great detail but lack body and warmth
Dali Oberon - Great all-rounder
Spendor - Very laid back
Dynaudio - Good but nothing stand out for me
I would have liked if there were an electrostatic put in the mix for comparison. Thanks!
nice one
but he comparing oberon 7 vs expensive dynaudio
could have compared with opticon 6 or 8
@@ahambhramasmii You are right! Comparing components of the same price range and technology would be like comparing apples with apples. Here there are quite a difference in prices!
Thanks for your great videos. Always a pleasure to watch them.
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Whenever I heard the Dynaudio Evoke after the Dali Oberon the sound was always slightly more subdued as if there was more contrast from the Dali Oberon... I woul imagine if I heard these speakers in an audition my preferences would be different.. Again thank you for your work in putting all the above together ...👍🎶
LaScala- very musical and engaging.
Me too Dali Oberon have good high extension, and wide sound stage, high smooth and nice not sharp.
Great work, I know you put a ton of time into this, and I really appreciated it. Spendor sounded truest, followed closely by Dali, which had a touch better bass
Thanks for video ! I enjoy it ! 🥰
Spendor, Dynaudio, and Dali for me
Scala's but given their price point not surprising. Otherwise Dynaudio Evoke 50 for me. Followed by the Forte
for me the klipsch la scala is the best, it has a more detailed and natural sound together with the klipsch forte even if la Scala has something more on the high frequencies. In third place I would put the dynaudio evoke 30. At least that's what I hear from my hifiman ananda nano headphones
Super test , rzetelne porównanie, można wyczuć ogólną charakterystykę poszczególnych zestawów . Dziękuje za dobry materiał.
For the tracks with high dynamic I prefer the Scala. For the other tracks the Spendor.
Spendor D7.2 😊
They are an amazing hand built speaker
Agreed.
The Spendor D7.2's for me here all the way. They're the only towers in this bunch I would probably like to own..(although surprisingly the Dali Spector 7's aren't so far off.)
To be fair, I'm not usually a lover of tower speakers. Something about multiple bass drivers in a vertical array isn't quite lifelike sounding to me.
Spendor sounded the best well-rounded to me also. Mix that with the focal sound and you got something.
Klipsch La Scala followed by Spendor 7.2s. Perhaps not surprising given the La Scalas cost £15.5K, over three times the price of the Spendors. BTW, I didn't know the names of the speakers I was listening to -- just noted that the ones I preferred as I was working on my PC turned out to be those.
Hard to be sure, but think I prefer my DIY Decware ZF15M clones built for £1300 in solid oak baffles. Love to own a pair of Qualio IQs as I suspect they'd better any of these including my ZF15Ms.
Listened with earbuds, La Scala was just on a whole different level.
Best:
1. Klipsch La Scala
2. Spendor D7.2
3. Klipsch Forte
Worst (both sound too sharp and tinny for me) :
1. Klipsch RP6000 FII
2. Monitor Audio Bronze 506G
Cannot disagree!
I guess metal drivers would make the klipsch rpf6000 and the monitor audio sound that way but there's an excitement to them and an audience for that. Not my cup of tea.
Wow, a lot of work. Very good demonstration. For me Dali have to more body.. I write this because i see as people like it much, it's a matter of preference, matching with system components. Great work! 👍👍
Great comparision, plase do more :) Btw, Dali seems the best value for sure.
Fun video! I went to the store to buy the Fortes, but then listened to the new Focal 4s on a whim and went home with them. This video substances (for me and my ears) my decision to go with the Focals…
The La Scalas,, overall, should not be on this list. They are another level (even though the bass is a bit subdued on some of the tracks for my taste, but not like what critics say…they still deliver; but the soundstage, mids and upper clarity on those are nuts, so I’ll just pretend like they were not in the shootout).
The vocals on the Fortes are superb. They sound great everywhere else.
But the Focals, to me, as they did on in the show room, do EVERYTHING well; they have a faster and more thunderous bass, more sparkle and clarity in the top end, fuller presence without being overly detailed or dry, and a better soundstage. Again, just my opinion. I still love the Fortes and can’t afford La Scalas, but for me, the Focals are a “Goldilocks” speaker. Right in the middle of spectrum. Not too colored, not too dry, just lively enough.
The Klipsch RP6000s are definitely the best overall “value”; if money is an issue, they are really really good.
I was switching my opinion a lot between the Spendor D7.2 and the Dali Oberon 7, and ultimately found it difficult to chose between them. In some tracks, I'd prefer one, but change my priority with another track. I will have to compare these two "in the flesh". Both are superb. Could probably live happily with either. A third I liked was, surprisingly for "never horns" me, was the Klipsch Forte IV!!
Awesome video! Would love to see a shootout of some higher end floorstanders too
A mixture of Focal and Spendor would be more to my taste. I would not buy any of these until I heard the Andrew Jones design, Source point 888. I think Andrew Jones makes the best all-around sounding speaker. Thanks for the video.
Dali Oberon 7 for clarity with great controlled lows and mids. The Focal Evo sounded nice too. Thank God I don't have Klipsh or Monitor Audio. They sounded so harsh.
Nice Work Very Appreciated..It's a real toss up for Me i would say the Spendor is the most natural sounding, the Dali the best all around - Probably my overall pick, the Dynaudio for anyone who prefers a warmer more neutral sound. followed by the Focals. the rest i really didn't care for.
Which clown tells you Focals are bright speakers do not know whatv they are talking about. Its clear there are way brighter, harsher and painful sounding loudspeakers on this list. RP6000, Bronze 50 6G are the worst offenders on this list, followed by the Dali which can sound rather bright with vocals. The Dalis are meant to be listened with zero toe in though. The bad thing with Focal here is the lower frequencies which can bleed into the mids and I feel this might be attributed to the room. The Spendor is clear and midcentric, something I get with the Q Acoustics 5040 which applies a dip around the 200 - 500hz region. The other 2 Klipsch are just too coloured and they depend heavily on what you are going to be listening to. The Dynaudio is just warm warm warm which some people would love. I choose the Focals for overall sound, with corrected lower frequency.
Thanks for the great test! All speakers are audibly different. Of course, speakers built on similar principles sound close (Focal, Dynadio, etc). Probably just listening to a pair at home any of them would be fine:-).
Spendor is my winner for this test.
Otherwise, Monitor Audio has clearer mid range but lack a bit in low frequency that requires a subwoofer for a perfect set.
Do you agree?
However, Qualio IQ will beat all of them to my ears with no extra.
Great video i enjoyed listening to all the speakers and then listening to my own system. Some feedback would be to eventually upgrade the microphone you are using to pick up all the bass frequencies and that can resolve a lot more detail. I know youtube compresses the quality a bit but i think a better microphone would really help with comparisons like this.
In this Demo the Dali by far
Tracks4 and 5. Spendor followed by Dali.
1. Scala 2. Focal 3. Dali
DALI Oberon 7
I prefer the KLIPSCH RP 6000F II for all criteria, the KLIPSH FORTE for smoothness and the LA SCALA for vocals.
Thanks 😊👍
Dynaudio, La Scala, Dali. The difference in sound is huge. There is definitely a sound I prefer.
1. Dynaudio 2. Splendor 3. Dali
The Forte seemed to have a larger soundstage (or whatever my brain perceived as a larger soundstage.) Otherwise, I personally wouldn't peruse the higher end Klipsch's. Speaker taste is just as subjective as musical tastes, as we all know.
I wish you would have Monitor Audio Golds or at least Silvers to demo. I have a secondary 2 channel rig with Silver 7G book shelves which are very very good. (The winner of my personal 13 pair of speaker shoot out.)
Very interesting exercise none the less. Subbed.
I can only laugh at audiophiles and conocieurs arguing or scolding people online cause they say they prefer the sound a certain speaker provides. It’s like someone saying you can’t tell the diference in voices when two different people are talking or that you can’t tell the difference between Michael Jackson and James Brown. For sure there are certain details you will only be able to tell by listening to the speaker directly, but in general you can definitely notice some difference in tonality and prefer the sound the speaker emits even through your headphones. By the way sound is as subjective as fragrances and so much more things in life. Some people like very bright speakers, some like them warm and other love pure bass. It all depends on taste. So you should buy what you like, not what other tell you is the best.
Benim için klipsch rp6000 güzel seçenek. Çünkü orta ve üst frekanslardaki parlaklık benim hoşuma gidiyor. Ve subwoofer ile desteklendiginde bence daha keyifli bir dinleme sunuyor.
I like this one the least because it was way too bright for me.
I like the dali. they seemed to handle decay very well and the spenders were just as good as dali but less forward and like a lively forward sound so for me dali was very suitable to my taste
I did blind test and again.. Dali Oberon is really impressive. I also like Monitor Audio and Focal.
The others are garbage to me.
I think "garbage" is a little too rough of a term. You know what they say about one mans trash...
Great comment you are showing your IQ off.
1. Dynaudio Evoke 50, 2. Focal Evo X N°4, 3. Dali Oberon 7 (bright), 4. Spendor D7.2 (sound focused on mid tones), 5. Klipsch La Scala (No sub-bass and strange upper bass but naturally flowing sound), 6. Klipsch RP6000 Fll (shouty, no sub-bass), 7. Klipsch Forte (unnatural sound) 8. Monitor Audio Bronze 50 6G (piercing).
Nice comparison, but it is in this room with this amp...But For me it would be or the Dali Oberon, monitor audio and the Spendor that i would try live. with my amp of choice.
Dali oberon, but the spendor man .. very nice too. The forte sounds like it has its own reverb .
Thanks for excellent comparisons. Shows up speaker's pros and cons for each type of music. They are all good. For me Focal is the most expressive even though here the bass is boomy. Voices are not as present, guitar not as piercing so for me more listenable generally. 2nd is Klipsh Forte IV. My ears have become very sensitive to Sibilance and upper edge.
My choice: LaSacala for deep concert bass and & Splendor D7.2 for better clarity per TH-cam sounds. Probably would sound different in real demo
The La Scala's sound so life like 😱 Also, the Dali Oberon's sounded great! Good bass from the Forte's but not the best mid-highs imo. Granted, I am listening through airpods so 🤷♂
No Contest.........the only one I would buy is.....................................................................................................................The Monitor Audios. Wow Impressive.
I’m not saying they’d be the only ones I’d buy but they were #1 for me. Very impressed.
Dynaudios again. Least fatigueing and most effortless sound.
Agree. Also articulate and impactful bass. Dynaudio has a very high success rate at winning group comparison tests.
Not fair you didn't include the advertised qualios ;)
1 Spendor ( by far) >>2 Forte 3 Dali. I seem to not like the horn speakers but somehow surprisingly the Fortes don't sound so shouty as the other horned ones.
Interesting how the responses differ. Why NO one speaker is perfect for everyone. I heard several small details in the Lascalla that were not as apparent in the others but very impressed with Dali as well.
I compared them all with the original file on TH-cam, no one sounds good 🤔 Maybe the placement of your microphones ? If you're recording from the listening place, to much of the room (even well treated) will be picked up. My 2 cent...
I agree. My comment: "I would not buy any, I am not convinced by the sound of any of them"
I agree too. It sounds like the microphones were sitting in slightly different nulls. There was not much bass and sounded phased. The bookshelf comparison sounded a lot better to me. I think perhaps the video an recording shows that the room is often the limiting factor
Exactly this, unfortunately. The other listening space (with the Qualio's) sounds much, much better.
Yeah, something isn't right. They are way off with their tone. I didn't like anyway of them. I'm glad it's not just me.
dali oberon 7
Monitor audio best value
1 - spendor & klipsch 6000; 2 - klipsch forte; 3 - focal & dynaudio; 4 - dali; 5 - monitor audio; 6 - La Scala)) But 1st pair need a subwoofer. Some comments: 1 - clear balanced, dynamics, lacks of low end. 2 - very good on live stuff, rock, but not so clean sound. 3 - too boomy on midbass. 4 - good woofers, clean and a bit too bright highs...but their conjunction is not good, sounds like they need additional small midrange. 5 - just doesn`t impress, shouty harsh upper-mid, "stright in face" performance. 6 - lots of mudd, boxiness in all spectrum
1/ Dali Oberon. !!
2/ Spendor
3/ Monitor Audio
dope
Spendor was my favorite the dali were worth a shout too was hard though cause some speakers played songs better than others I suppose the spendor and the dali were a bit more consistent for the sound I like
Lots of good sounds here.... really hard to say after carefully listening which is the best. I wish you had placed them in order of cost from low to high. That way we could see the benefits or lack there of when going up in price point. Least fav was the klipsch 6000. I appreciated the dali 7 for shooting above its price point. The evoke 50 has a mellow laid back sound signature. Focals were middle of the pack. Wish the dali oberon 9 were included instead of the klipsch 6000. The forte needed to be closer to wall for that bass radiator to have an effect. The MA bronze were in my top 3 also.
Please include the associated gear (streamer, dac, amp). Thank you for all your hard work to bring us these great demo comparisons.Koris hi-fi retail seems to be a great store and very cooperative. None of these speakers are to my taste (too boxy sound, not enough airy detail imaging), but of these eight the Dali Oberaon and Focal are slightly better than the other six.
A much better speaker at similar prize to the Focal are KEF R11 meta. They deliver great airy imaging, tight bass, and clean transparent midrange. Of course your Qualio IQ wipes the floor against any of these. Thanks again.
thank you
Dali baby!
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Dali Oberon 7 is the best.
Thank you for this comparison and first song, like it very much. I like Oberon 7. Would you change mics position according each speaker? Because they have different heights.
I prefere the Bronze 500's.
They have better/ punchier bass, and the balance I like.
Then, Dalis, Focals, Forte in shared second place.
Dynaudio, Spendor, third place
Klipsch 6000 in forth place.
La Scala's I do not like at all, too bright, no foundation/ bass. They will probably sound amazing with a sub (or more🙊). I can hear how open and detailed they are, but that does not matter when the bass is gone.
Thanks for your work😊
DALI
Winner winner $$$$