Powered Delight – The Dynaudio Focus 10 Speakers

Think about cables for a few minutes. Then think about having only a pair of power cords in your system.
If you’re in a small space, less is usually more, so this is not a bad thing for you.
The Dynaudio Focus 10 speakers only need a pair of power cords. You can link the two speakers together to get slightly higher performance from the high resolution digital input if you’d like, and you can add a turntable to the analog input. However, if you only want to stream digital files up to 24/96 resolution, two power cords is all you need. Nice.
Fortunately, these compact (7 1/8″ W x 12 3/8″ H x 10 1/4″ D) speakers, weighing 16 1/2 pounds each will fit nearly anywhere.
They also come with a built-in wireless (or wired) streaming DAC that is also a ROON – approved endpoint. This makes them the perfect powered music system. A subwoofer out jack is also included to use them with a sub to make a formidable 2.1 system. Even without a sub, Dynaudio’s built-in DSP delivers solid bass down to about 40hZ, and if you take advantage of DIRAC room correction, a little lower at moderate volume levels. These do not disappoint in any way – though we really like them with a sub. While we used them with a REL sub, Dynaudio makes their own subs that will be a perfect match with the Focus 10s.
In our 13 x 18 foot listening room, the combination of the Focus 10s with a (white, of course) REL S/510 subwoofer, we were able to play our favorite hip-hop, and electronica tracks louder than you probably need to listen to them without fatigue.
Thanks to Dynaudio’s expertise in the powered studio monitor world, the Focus 10s deliver a huge soundstage in a moderate sized room that will have you swearing you’re listening to a big pair of floorstanders. Considering we used the massive, 7-foot tall Dynaudio Evidence Platinum speakers as our reference for a couple of years, we say with confidence that the Focus 10s play BIG.
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