h2oxide Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 (edited) So I purchased a new pair of Focus 160s from Douglas as a Christmas present to myself in 2011 and I've been thoroughly enjoying them since pairing them up with my Plinius Hautonga earlier this year. Now I've come across a pair of S1.4s selling for cheaper than what I paid for my 160s and I'm seriously considering upgrading. My question is, would the S1.4s be a step up from the brand new Focus 160 line, considering the 160 utilizing newer hardware? Also I'm unaware of how old these S1.4s are, would it be worth going from brand new pair of 160s to older speakers? Edited November 4, 2012 by h2oxide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy Audio Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 If it were a Confidence C1, then I'd say go for it, but a Contour, I wouldn't. The new Focus range is so close to the Contour now that surely the Contour's days are numbered in their current incarnation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex87 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Yup, that's what I was told as well when I was contemplating an upgrade from my focus 110s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brumby Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I haven't heard the new Focus 160s but I've heard the Contours - when I was auditioning my Confidence C1s. The C1s are a BIG step up from the Contours, IMHO. If you're contemplating a Dynaudio upgrade, that's what I'd be looking for too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrocks Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Brumby The C1's are about 5 g more than 1.4's, At nearly double their price, you would expect the C1's to sound considerably better than the 1.4's wouldn't you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2oxide Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 adrocks I could say the same thing about the focus and contour range, there's quiet a significant price difference (not 5g significant but still) and yet it seems the focus hold their own against the latter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantan Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 adrocks I could say the same thing about the focus and contour range, there's quiet a significant price difference (not 5g significant but still) and yet it seems the focus hold their own against the latter The difference in this case is that the Focus range has only very recently been upgraded with the new model and it has virtually brought the standard up to the level of the [ much older ] Contour series. No doubt Dynaudio will either drop the Contour range or significantly improve it in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrocks Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 (edited) agree with Rantan. He is spot on the Money. Edited November 4, 2012 by adrocks1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2oxide Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 I see, if you're right rantan -- boy am i glad to hear that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2oxide Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 This page provided me with some further insight http://www.avsforum.com/t/686371/dynaudio-owners-thread/17520 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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