Pure Music - Denon 110 Anniversary Series - Bowers 805D3 - Focal Sopra No1 - DALI Rubicon 6

[@TheHammerofDissidence]

Sometimes I watch these videos just to hear the Focals. They sound incredible.

[@TheAlphaAudio]

They are very nice indeed!

[@filipog4]

amazing comparison! Focal sounds definitely the best!

[@WimHulpia]

Yes I feel that in all those tests there's one constant : Focal sounds way more open. I think the open back of the inverted dome tweeter is responsible for this increase in soundstage. It might miss some juice in the very low end, but then again, it's a monitor, not a floorstander. So I assume the Sopra 2 or 3 must be even more amazing.

[@jcarter3562]

Only listening through a mobile phone, but the B&W's sound the most natural through the all important midrange.

[@chadm4976]

Wow, Dali sound incredible! I'm listening through a Denon AVR A110 through ADS L1230. Those Dali speakers are the bomb! Great job putting this together!

[@tg6373]

I thought the same

[@nikehusk3849]

Dali for bass, Focal for presence, B&W for brilliance.

[@dufonrafal]

The Dali si a tower, both B&W and Focal will give that bass in their tower speakers.

[@timschutte3961]

Focal is 2x the price of the Dali and you should take the Epicon 2 or 6 for a better match up.

[@louv4437]

Dali for bass ? only the top two speakers in the line up go down two 20hrtz other than this active model

[@dude7740]

DALI Rubicon 6

[@briancampbell7712]

the dali rubicon 6 sound awesome

[@vote4ulvio]

Focal Sopra No1 the best of the bunch!!!

[@PastHits74]

The three boxes are excellent, the highlight for the vocals of the Focal Sopra N1 and the well-defined sound in frequency of the Darli Rubicon 6.

[@MrVoayer]

Those Denon components are serious piece of equipment !!! As for the speakers - Dali's have more mass, more body and weight to the sound without lacking in details, and without sounding muffled !

[@fernandoalvimrichard7092]

Focal, exactly the name, center focus is great. (1- Focal, 2 B&W, 3 Dali.)

[@edgrigsby8610]

I love my older Denon (1991) PMA510. 70wpc. Clean and clear, never harsh. Images phenomenally well and will dig down and hold that tight bass. I'll never sell it, and I have no desire to replace it.

[@DenBogatyrev]

DALI Rubicon 6!

[@soabundantly739]

The focal and denon seemed perfect for each other.

[@marc6652]

B&W 805 D3 and Daly Rubicon 6 are faaaar behind. Sopra 1 are really best in class.

[@a.c.1474]

This video is a perfect example of not to underestimate stand mounted speakers. Tough choice.

[@timmetjuh070]

Wauw Dali & Focal. Duidelijk de 2 winnaars, Dali heeft een zeer goed center image. Focal daarin tegen klinken gewoon klank matig geweldig.

[@rdh67dh]

Ik als B&W liefhebber ben het met je eens.

[@geraldhilderink5686]

Ik vind juiste de dali en de b&w de twee winnaars.

[@manuelgalan]

Dali Rubicon 6 Buenas para mi las mas neutras, un saludo

[@tsmmarshall7394]

this stereo av makes magic, amazing qualty of sound and a great yt channel great job

[@TheAlphaAudio]

Thanks!

[@sjaakvansoest1116]

Weer blij met deze demo, inmiddels al behoorlijk wat testen gehoord, maar de Focal is nog steeds de top, warmte en klankmatig en zeker ruimtelijk.

[@TheAlphaAudio]

Wij zijn er ook Happy mee.

[@BOBCAT-68]

Dali the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gordonschafer8357]

Every time I listen to the Focal Sopra #1 I fall in love.........then I remember they are 10,000 USD a pair, without stands.....sigh

[@TheAlphaAudio]

Yeah... Life is hard!!

[@BobFrostV]

Get yellow ones on ebay for 5k a pair :p

[@enigmatwist6548]

Kick ass comparison gives me at least some idea of the sonic signature of two stand mount speakers that interest me. The B+Ws have much better bass separation than I thought they would and the treble is crystal clear but I like the added warmth of the Focal’s. I like them both but the Sopra nudges it sonically with pop but for classical the B+W takes the win.

[@robk5745]

Been looking for a high end Japanese integrated for my Focal 807w and 1008be, I think we have a winner!

[@marct9587]

Focal. The others fall short in coherence of the music.

[@ekiquantameki7701]

Mega speakers I've always dreamed of, it's about BW or Focal. The little ones I thought were the best for my room. But for what I thank you for getting to know these tracks where my home equipment. Rotel ra1572 with Heco Celan Revolution7 speakers of the Rubicon6 class. I haven't heard on my system for a long time and they made me realize that I have a great system. Now I just need to test on Onkyo and Denon pma2020 brother Denon a110. Regards.

[@diluxe]

Interesting, the Dali sounded most rounded but laid back , the Focal sounded very vocal heavy and the b&w sounded the brightest .

[@HCK530]

This is exactly what I heard as well. In his Marantz model30 play through, focal sounded most rounded with b&w on the bright side, but Dali in that set sounded lifeless.

[@phoenixrising4073]

Those damn Focals are amazing every time. They are absolutely perfect. If they were a little cheaper I would not hesitate to buy them. The Dali speakers are okay, slightly nasal mids and okay soundstage. The B&W are wide soundstage but not as clear as the Focal. I would dare say the B&W compress the music a bit to bring up detail from the softer sounds.

[@Ryota-Tanaka-Takahashi-Suzuki]

Excelente resolución en audio y muy buen sonido al más alto rango de claridad y cero distorsión acústica genial

[@TheAlphaAudio]

Thank you very much. We do our best!

[@atulnsingh]

Dali 👌🤟

[@mss-wt1vt]

Focal Sopra No1 very nice

[@talibe801]

Denon aniversary 110 two great pieces of equipment,i tried it with several speakers and always play fantastic..especially with Eggleston Andra.

[@bobe3250]

Nice to know! I have the Andra's and Rosas. I have a Mark Levinson 331 that is driving the Andra's but developing a hum. Debating fixing it or Yamaha A1200 or this? Still looking and having fun doing it.

[@talibe801]

@@bobe3250 Hi,Eggleston make very nice speakers,the first time i tried Denon and EG Andra was a long time ago,1998 to be more precise and was a nice surprise,in account that Andra were more difficult to drive and the amp was the PMA 2000(fantastic value for money)...all these years later this new amp from Denon,drives the new Andras very well, with great sounstage and dynamics.Just for info,i work in the high end/audio video for 3 decades now,and the last 11 years at Ultimate audio Portugal.

[@bobe3250]

@@talibe801 Thank you very much for the information. I really do think I'm going to go for the Denon. It's getting harder to find service for ML and the costs are looking close. I lost the foam on the bass drivers for the Andra's and need to factor that in for the overall costs. Love these speakers and want clean sound again.

[@talibe801]

@@bobe3250 you´re welcome,look inside the second woofer of the Andra to check if it´s not damaged.those dynaudio woofers/suspensions with time tend to disapear.

[@bobe3250]

@@talibe801 will do and they sure do! The outside woofer foam just turned to dust.

[@annsanto]

In my opinion, Focal is the speaker most complete in the comparison. Open sound, clarity and timbre. Slightly Behind B&W. Good and entertainment Video.

[@vecchiosuono6603]

Denon with Focal, about me, does the best sound. Good position for voice and right instumental plane. So...i want to buy Denon 110HIFI...and try it with my Tannoy Devon and Eaton

[@TheFusiac]

1.Focal 2.Dali 3.B&W Last track the best for comparing to my ears though still missing a ride cymbal.

[@marcovanelli4215]

Molto dolce il suono del denon, bello anche se da l' impressione di non essere veloce. (Mi piacerebbe ascoltarlo dal vivo) Ma ha classe e raffinatezza. Come accoppiata preferisco le dali . Buona musica 🎶 🎶

[@Slim-man1977]

Very exciting. To listen to this video I have being using Audio Technica mx40, Y-as2100 and Bluesound 2i(recommandet by you. Got Hard time to decide between Wxc50 and Node 2i. Very happy with the purchase and its performence. Love the the app. Thank you🙏) The Dali is smoother and has a more relaxing presentation. The Focal is the most exciting. The base is tighter and more defined too . The B&W is not my cup of tea. W. H. R

[@mykeldg]

Dali 🤘

[@jihunshiny9489]

dali is supreme

[@davidgoliat8757]

Focal se destaca en todos los sentidos, sobre todo en equilibrio sonoro. Las Bowers se vienen abajo en los graves, no consigue profundidad y se pierde en naturalidad con un sonido algo extraño y poco natural.

[@Kryptonitetay]

My preference is Focal!

[@rdh67dh]

After listening several times I still can't make a choice🤔🤔🤔 Saying a B&W lover. Missing body in the 805 mid section. I'm the only one with this?

[@FlowithdaGo]

They're just too small.

[@zippyatrainbow]

How can you decide what one loudspeakers sounds like when listening through another different probably inferiour loudspeaker???

[@rdh67dh]

@@zippyatrainbow I still hear this difference.

[@FlowithdaGo]

@@zippyatrainbow It's much easier than you think.

[@Sheisintomalakasdino]

the 805 d3 definitely have a V-shape sound, seems like B&W always over compensate, my old 805d2's almost had too much midrange

[@georgecav]

Thanks again guys but not sure why you didn’t pick a smaller Dali to match the other two box sizes and thus general bass extension. Focal is most detailed for me but as usual with focal leaves me emotionally fairly unmoved. B&W are most musically engaging for me. Dali perhaps between the two but hard to tell with the added bass extension which is an important 1 or 2 octaves extra at the bottom end

[@TheAlphaAudio]

I can understand. But this is what we had in our offices are the time. Also in terms of price they are somewhat comparable.

[@georgecav]

@@TheAlphaAudio understood. IN that context Dali seem great value for a listener like me

[@richardzedman1160]

ill take the focal and dali s the b&w or too harsh and boxy for me

[@tomwebb7091]

Remember a home demo of the Dali Epicon 6...talk about meh! Couldnt return them fast enough. However Denmark does still have Dynaudio :-)

[@RasheedKhan-he6xx]

Interesting. With the Yamaha I was split between Focal and B&W. With Marantz it was Focal all the way. I feel with this Denon I'm leaning towards Dali.

[@achonakin7361]

No1 Focal, No2 B&W, No3 Dali, for me .

[@nocturnal1970]

Focal had a much more pronounced soundstage making the Rubicons sound closed in and laid back. The Bowers sounded good but laid back but not as far as Rubicons and perhaps the most refined soundstage. The Focal wins as I like a big rich soundstage, they are more immersive like switching the loudness button on in those 1980s cassette stereos.

[@sergiubalaci1032]

Super video! Would you be able to replace the Rubicon with an Epicon speaker? I personally own the epicon 8 and I would really be curious what the difference is between these 3 speakers. One last request, it is possible that the amplifier is Yamaha AS3200? Thank you very much!

[@tomwebb7091]

As someone who owned an AS3000 for a while i wouldnt bother. Beautiful looks and build.... dull dull dull sound.

[@yieldtothenight]

I know nothing about microphone placement but wouldn't we get a better representation if the microphones were placed where the ears would be in relation to the speakers? The Focals have more presence but I'm wondering how much of that is due to the microphone placement. I'd love hear the same experiment but with the microphones in a different location.

[@georgecav]

Not so simple but would be more true of a true binaural recording which would need to be listened beck via headphones

[@johnbritton895]

My "grass is always greener" derangement syndrome has cost me dearly over the years. But having been the gratful owner of the Sopra 1 for a few years now I think I may be cured. 😁

[@TheAlphaAudio]

Beautiful speaker

[@johnbritton895]

@@TheAlphaAudio your comparison videos are very good sir keep it comin👍

[@TheAlphaAudio]

@@johnbritton895 wel will... Thanks!

[@ofcourse9728]

Sopra no1-number one

[@Pinio7063227]

Denon pma-a110 vs naim supernait 3 ?

[@vizkoze]

Seems like the dali pair better with this amp than a Marantz 30.

[@TheAlphaAudio]

DEFINATELY!

[@marcusaurelius2988]

@@TheAlphaAudio your favorite amp for dali rubicon?

[@kirilkirilov7236]

Dali ❤❤

[@владимиршегуров-щ2ц]

...DENON A110 Series - SUPER...

[@gerasrokas]

Dali sounds the best

[@thepirateswirled]

Be careful, the first song of this video is changing in its clarity, you can easily hear if listened to the original track, i wouldn't recommend to judge basing on the first track in this video, the other ones after it are fine though apparently.

[@yasing4244]

dali rubicon of course but amp are not the best for him, test with vacuum tube 300b if possible!

[@Hutzjohn]

This was a very good demo BUT I wish you could have added the other MAJOR player --- Sonus Faber "Ex3ma"

[@kingcrimson4613]

Focal Sopra No1

[@BucksMusicJourney]

The Bowers & Wilkins are not my cup of tea, boxy and harsch. Very impressed by the sound of the Focals, what a fantastic speaker. Vocals are sounding great on those. Btw, very cool these videos! With headphones I can really hear the differences, probably not all but at least the voicing!

[@sametseymen7702]

Focal is kicked their ass !!

[@sc0or]

No way ) Bowers are just a V-shape. Dali, Focal, Sonus are the thing.

[@lyndonramchatesingh105]

Love dali

[@TheBaker2004]

1 Focal 2 Dali 3 BW

[@yippie6862]

This video is exactly what I wanted. How does the sound differ compared to the PMA-2500ne? Or not that much? Thanks

[@TheAlphaAudio]

It does... This is more refined. But I can do better. We have a sample database with lossless WAV samples. Check www.alpha-audio.net. We had the pma-2500NE in the multitest two weeks ago. In the article there is a link to the samples. I will post a link to the lossless samples of this video soon on alpha-audio.net as well.

[@yippie6862]

@@TheAlphaAudio Thanks much.

[@pocemonspivom]

Dali

[@richardblaauwgeers4349]

Jammer dat de grote volumeknop niet rondom verlicht is zoals bij de echt dure denons. En met al die lampjes op de verschillende apparaten.. hoe weet de kijker nou wat aangesloten is, volgende keer iets meer het apparaat in kwestie belichten. Verder super strak filmpje.

[@James-mb5jr]

Great video! How’s the sound quality of the Denon 110 anniversary integrated amp compared to the yamaha as-2200? Thanks

[@MrZenderOne]

bass of denon is booming ,I noticed it on other videos as well

[@fabriziotagliaboschi7881]

Focal è il migliore

[@Akalipt0s]

for me dali win easy because of the price difference

[@shirshendu2009]

I feel Dali epicons will be better comparison as Rubicons price is way below compared to the other two speakers.

[@TheAlphaAudio]

You are right. But it was a bit used as contrast. We have more video's with products in the same price class.

[@jbgoogmd]

Well done! I can clearly tell the difference but only with a good pair of headphones through a quality DAC and headphone amp. On my iPad with Airpods Pro they all sounded good but the same. Small preference of the Focal over the B&W. The DALI was a distant third. This beats A/B comparisons in a Hi-Fi shop. Keep it up.

[@TheAlphaAudio]

Thanks! And yes... Headphones work best!

[@DSA3113]

Hallo; Dit apparaat (versterker Denon pma110 ) is echt mooi en ongetwijfeld high end , maar met zijn 80 watt bij 8 ohm bij een hoog of zeer hoog volume , kan de luidspreker aansturen bijvoorbeeld Dali Opticon 8 of Canton Reference 5..... of de luidsprekers beginnen te schreeuwen ,of moet je ook nog een eindversterker bij kopen , heel erg bedankt .

[@TheAlphaAudio]

Watts zeggen niets. Controle en voeding alles. De Denon PMA110 kan elke speaker die u noemt met gemak aansturen.

[@DSA3113]

Ik begreep je, maar bijvoorbeeld mijn versterker onkyo ,op dit moment met zijn 120 watt of iets dergelijks, op hoog volume begint het gewoon te schreeuwen, er moet een te goede opname zijn zonder vervorming, anders moet ik het geluid zo verminderen , mijn speakers zijn jamo, dat zal ik niet zeggen wauw, maar toch, ik vind deze denon erg leuk, ik heb eerst naar de Marantz model 30 class D gekeken, want ik heb ook een Marantz ND 8006 speler met zijn zoetige geluid en nu heb ik gewoon kan niet beslissen, ik zou erg dankbaar zijn voor uw advies, bedankt voor de snelle reactie en veel succes

[@TheAlphaAudio]

@@DSA3113 Het aantal watts van een versterker zeggen helemaal niets over de kwaliteit. De voeding, componentkwaliteit (transistors, condensators, etc) wel. Dat zit gewoon goed bij deze Denon. Maar weet: crap in / crap out... ook (of juist...) bij high-end audio.

[@Reinfield]

These all sound like the speakers on my iPad.

[@TheAlphaAudio]

You have great speakers in your iPad :-).

[@jmtennapel]

Deze is goed te vergelijken met de Denon PMA 2500NE uit de live test. Zelfde speaker cable. Dan is mijn conclusie op basis van wat ik kan horen dat je voor 500 Euro meer heel veel meer versterker krijgt. Een versterker waar je geen spijt van gaat krijgen zo te horen.

[@TheAlphaAudio]

Kijk ... Jij snapt wat we willen opbouwen met deze sample tests!

[@soulfunkjazz]

8:38. 9:14. 9:35

[@faustoperez2653]

Is my idea or the denon are more balanced, cleaner, detailed than the Marantz? Maybe better bass and more controlled?

[@TheAlphaAudio]

Yes... It is clearer.

[@faustoperez2653]

@@TheAlphaAudio thanks You, by the way, great reviews! Can you describe sonic differences between the cd players only? Thank you

[@TheAlphaAudio]

@@faustoperez2653 same as the amps. Marantz more layed back, Denon more energy focused. Both very nice machines.

[@danieloherrick6332]

When will the Denon pair be available in the US? Thanks

[@TheAlphaAudio]

Don't know. Sorry.

[@faustoperez2653]

How the dcd 110 compare with the Marantz 30 sacd player?

[@TheAlphaAudio]

Check out the Marantz 30-series video. Than you can hear the differences.

[@faustoperez2653]

@@TheAlphaAudio I heard it , is a good video to compare the Sonic differences between the speakers, but say nothing about the player. It's impossible to perceive aspects like nuances, deepness, soundstage, image, balance, etc from a youtube video, a Sonic comparative description is needed if you will. Thank you

[@krellchan6070]

😍🥰🤩A110

[@DavidBorda-oz9mu]

Focal wins here 🎉

[@Duijnkiller]

Wow this slaps the 5 ch/7ch system's face the sound is amazing. Recording equipment?

[@TheAlphaAudio]

Thanks! We used Rode TF5 mics with a Grace M108 mic pre-amp and Grimm TRP cabling for this.

[@oldskool2044]

misschien op een set kef reference 1 ??

[@WimHulpia]

Heeft er iemand een idee hoe je een subwoofer aansluit met de PMA-A110 ??? De versterker heeft niet eens preouts ?

[@TheAlphaAudio]

Dat kan prima via de rec-out.

[@ingodwetrust2932]

Dali !!!!!!

[@theflyingdutchman7127]

Leuke demo weer, de Denon is niet mijn muzikale smaak

[@Sebastien7432]

1. Focal/Dali . 3. b&w

[@EUK007]

My 1st pick is Focal then followed by Dali. If they put a Hegel H190 it would be way better.

[@themaskedsingercucucachu8225]

I will have to buy the Denon without auditioning it first, as the "limited" edition will mean little to no dealer stock in the United States. I am also considering the Yamaha 2200, and I know you own the Yamaha... how would you compare the Y2200 to the D110? Thanks and enjoy your videos, especially the amplifier shoot out.

[@TheAlphaAudio]

On alpha-audio.net you van download the wav-files as lossless samples. We used the amps on the Focals. So you van directly compare them. Will that help?

[@themaskedsingercucucachu8225]

@@TheAlphaAudio thank you, it will. Good channel.

[@quansun7633]

Remember that youtube sound has terrible bitrate and sample rate. What you hear here is severely distorted.

[@TheAlphaAudio]

That's why we offer lossless samples on our website. ;-). But to be honest: if you play it in full-hd the bitrate and also audio-bitrate is not that bad.

[@mr.victor7886]

Вместо Dali надо было добавить Paradigm Persona B.

[@TheAlphaAudio]

We did a test with that speaker included.

[@JG-gg9wk]

Dali for me.

[@DavidBorda-oz9mu]

Upon further listening…Dali is clearer sounding and more open 😅..definitely something wrong with B&W’s

[@ericshutter5305]

Marantz: "we gaan ons hoger positioneren tov Denon" zie onze 30 series a 3k euro/component. Denon: "hold my beer!" 110 series ... 3k euro/component.

[@yippie6862]

Sorry to bother you again. Just wondering, when you were using the

[@csszabi8779]

I would be interested in the amplifier (pma-a110). It has a pleasant voice, but seems to me the amplifier has not enought energy (The punch is soft at the last song). Wheather is PMA-A110 better amplifier than Yamaha A-S2200 or Naim Nait XS3?

[@TheAlphaAudio]

We can't say. Because it depends on the speaker. Check the sample database on www.alpha-audio.net.

[@h.a.6628]

Eigentlich baut Denon tolle Verstärker, leider fehlt es ihnen ein wenig an Kontrolle am unteren Ende.