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Dynaudio Contour 1.1 or Dynaudio Focus 160

I have been working on my room per member suggestions. Some room treatments and sound anchor speaker stands and am pretty happy. In fact a friend heard my equipment and bought my Dynaudio x32's that were too big for my room. I like the x12's that I still have but have an opportunity for a pretty good deal on some Contour 1.1's (probably 10 years old but sound great) or a new pair of the Focus 160's. Have not heard the Focus but he said both would be an upgrade of my x12's. My room is 9 x 12 with 8 foot ceiling. I don't listen very loud but like the clear Dynaudio sound. He also carries Harbeth but they seem really expensive to me. Using Primaluna separates (40 watts per channel), marantz 6005 CD player and Oracle Alexandria turntable. I like acoustic music, some rock and jazz. My room is pictured in my profile now. Thanks.
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lowrider57
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Dylanfan, Egoben raises a good point; getting the bass tight. I doubt you will need bass traps, but probably a couple of panels for low to mid frequency absorption placed on the wall behind you.
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dylanfan OP
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I ended up buying the Dynaudio Contour 1.1's. They sounded so smooth. They have a smaller driver and the older tweeter. They aren't as bright as my x12's but have a much more even sound from top to bottom. I haven't got them home yet but am excited to hear them. I was worried that he bass might be too much after the comments.
egoben
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Congrats, I'm sure they are great speakers. Remember to tell us how it turned out!
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dylanfan OP
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Will do.
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dylanfan OP
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Well I bought the Contour 1.1's and got to hear them at home. They sounded great. I also tried some Cardas micro twin speaker wire with them and they sound very natural. Fooled around with placement and 3 feet from my back wall and they sounded like live music. The bass want not overwhelming either. Acoustic music sounded really good too. Saxophone was great. Actually a little bass shy with no subwoofer so now I am wondering if I could use these in my other room and try the Focus 160's in my room. Back to the original question. Will the Focus 160 be as natural sounding as the contour 1.1 but improve in any area besides bass. I can get a killer deal on the Focus 160's if I am interested. Would I just be buying the same speaker with a little more bass or does everything improve over the older Contour 1.1?
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