Brand DALI KEF SF B&W Dynaudio Intro 0:00 3:20 6:40 9:58 13:18 Verse 1.1 0:20 3:40 7:00 10:18 13:38 Verse 1.2 0:30 3:50 7:10 10:28 13:48 Verse 2.1 0:39 3:59 7:19 10:37 13:57 Verse 2.2 0:49 4:09 7:29 10:47 14:07 Chorus 1.1 0:56 4:16 7:36 10:54 14:14 Chorus 1.2 1:05 4:25 7:45 11:03 14:23 Post-chorus 1:14 4:34 7:54 11:12 14:32 Verse 3.1 1:34 4:54 8:14 11:32 14:52 Chorus 2.1 1:51 5:11 8:31 11:49 15:09 Chorus 2.2 2:01 5:21 8:41 11:59 15:19 Outro 1 2:10 5:30 8:50 12:08 15:28 Outro 2 2:37 5:57 9:17 12:35 15:55 Outro 3 3:05 6:25 9:45 13:03 16:23

DALI Rubicon 2 0:01 KEF R3 3:20 SONUS FABER Sonetto 2 6:40 B&W 705 S2 10:00 DYNAUDIO Evoke 20 13:19

Now It’s my turn! ;-) These are my preferences: 1. Sf Sonetto 2: with these speakers I can feel the “soul” we are looking for. Concrete, dynamic, full-bodied, in a word: exciting. Even with low quality material 2. Dynaudio Evoke 20: they may seem muffled and closed-in at first listen. But in reality they have a quite sophisticated tonal balance. Insightful and “old school” at the same time. I love them. Not the last word in dynamic. Fantastic for prolongued listening 3. And 4. A TIE. Dali Rubicon 2 and KEF R3: they are quite different and very talented yet. Dalis are easy listening speakers, immediately captivating. They give to music an extra-life and a pleasant clarity. KEFs are rigorous, no special effects but an involving musicality and weight. And (as someone of you noted) the widest soundstage of all 5. B&W 705 S2: the good and bad of B&W is this: they absolutely shine with excellent recordings but they are totally unforgiving of poor recordings. If music is hard and edgy, they become in a while overly hard and edgy. Listening could turn into fatigue., unless you are a “wild” open-sounding lover. Ciao a tutti ;-)

DALI Rubicon served it up in gold today!! Thank you for the great comparison !!! We all appreciate it!

Most interesting and useful hifi channel ever realized 👍👍👍

I dont reel like ranking because the style is so different and everyone have their own taste. Dali has a clear Sound but also very light. With KEF I enjoy the drive of the Music The Sonus has a great balance between instruments and the Singer. The B&W has the Best sounding vocal and the most punchy rythm. The Dynaudio - at frist very neutral but actually I didnt hear the speakers - only the Music. This is very Nice to compare like this. We learn a lot about the style of Sound every speaker has. I enjoyed this very much. Thank you for posting this.

I didn't want them to be, because I had my heart set on something else, but... the Dali's are a clear winner for me - a lot more open, rhythmic and detailed than the rest. From the start of the track you can hear the extra detail of the drums and especially the cymbals. That combined with the full, defined bass, carry you through the track with more groove and life than the others. The mids are clear, uncoloured and don't get lost in that extra rhythmic ability. There's more air in the overall sound than the others, the others sound a bit muddled in comparison. But it's that next level of rhythmic timing/good time beat that's sold them to me. The Dalis made my foot tap, the others didn't.

Merci, Sound Sommelier, pour ce superbe comparatif. Comme toujours magnifique vidéo. Pas de blabla, que du concret 👍🏻👍🏻

Excellent comparison which will be actually useful in our daily life usage. 👍

Sonus Faber and Dali are the ones that sound more pleasant to the ear and I think what makes that is their lively midbass. KEF sounds very neutral, bass is very precise and controled and I think is it the most accurate of the bunch (well, you can use equalization to make it sound funnier). Dynaudio is very relaxed and soft on your ears, but is lacking some oomph and sparkle which some people might prefer it. B&W sounds just ugly and gave me a headache. I think KEF tries to make the most accurate speaker as possible, while Sonus Faber, Dali and Dynaudio try to make very enjoyable speakers in their own way. I don't know what the hell those B&W engineers were thinking. Out of the bunch, I prefer KEFs, since I like accurate speakers (and KEF's soundstage probably is the best of the bunch).

Thank you for all the effort! Sonus and Dali's are best in doing most things right. The KEFs sound surprisingly bright. I hear voice distorsion from B&Ws. I think I liked Dynaudios most because of the tight bass and their neutrality.

I liked KEF - the natural and right sound throughout the range. Dali seemed too bright, but many like it.

Thx man! - for your work on this comparison and the chosen song....

Dali, wow wow wow. From the start to the end, so engaging, everything so perfect. Loved it!!

@Sound Sommelier, first of all there are only a fe channels where great tests are provided without all the blablabla around but you put so much efforts into your tests including your equipment which is simply incredible! Thank you and please go head with doing so! 👍😊 Regarding this test these are all great speakers. My favourite is 1. Sonus Faber because most balanced and good for long term listening. 2. Dali also well balanced and a clearer but without the feeling Sonus Faber gives. 3. KEF fantastic sound but for my way of listening voices could become too intensive. 4. B&W even though I like them they cannot compete with 1, 2, and 3. 5. Dynaudio I am surprised that they sound like behind the curtain even though I thought I know them different!

I'm not a Dali fan but they sounded the best to me

If the speakers were not shown throughout the comparison, I suspect the comments/comparisons here would be completely different. We can't take away choosing the speakers made by one's favorite brand. But KUDOS to you for providing a way for us to hear these side-by-side virtually.

Dear sound sommelier, I would LOVE to hear a comparison between B&W 705 S2 and B&W 805 D3… Love the channel, love the comparisons. Of big value!

My favorites is : 1. Sonus Faber 2. DALI Rubicon

Thanks for that! IMO, tonal separation and clarity across the spectrum came through enough (even in this medium) to distinguish the KEF's from the rest and catch my attention. Your vid helped me to eventually decide on the KEF R3's as part of a home audio/theater set-up.

Very good video thank you. I came from KEF, then for me this is the 1st choice, but if you want something less bright you can listen Sonus Faber (warmer) or Dynaudio (the warmest and most relaxing).

Amazing all different sounds from same amplification. B&w and Dali were very engaging toe tapping . Ive become very curious about dynaudio lately . All good speakers these, just which do you prefer and which work best with your equipment.

Great sound from nearly all of these! Have to say I like the Dalis best of all which surprises me as I had the Zensor 3 briefly but hated them. Interesting to see you're using a pretty budget amplifier in the Audiolab 6000A in audiophile terms. How would you rate it? I have a Marantz all in one mini system, which I think sounds great for what it is, really balanced sound, works well with my speakers (Elac b5) but I'm looking to take a step up. Bear in mind I tried the Marantz pm6006 UK edition and liked it quite a lot less than my Marantz mini system!

Today I listened to these speakers in real life. Sonus and Dynaudio sounded best for me. I ordered the Sonus because it sound musically with more body and a little bit warmer and sophisticated.

I've got the Audiolab 6000A, soon to purchase an Audiolab 8300XP stereo power amp so that my newly purchased DALJ RUBICON 5s will have a good run for their money. ❤️

Definitely, 1. KEF R3 the most detailed sound, with the best localization of each instrument (3-way). 2. SF (have uncontrolled midbass) 3. Dali (Dali have an emphasis on high frequencies) Want to compare this set with Oberon 3 and Elac 6.2, ProAc (SM100) ATC SCM11-19 (any)

Thank you so much. A very claver comparision!!!!

Dali really gave a definite front to the song and for me had the most pronounced bass which formed a marked role in the track, the track had driving propelling force, Via KEF, tight sound, very behaved compared to DAli and was a little diminished and boring, via Sonus Faber sound became more wholsome with a nice breathy type of bass, via B&W did not like them had a overbearing feel, Dynaudio showed another side to the same track, smooth, detailed and musical without being forward and pushy like with Dali. Dali sound made the biggest impression for me because of the pronounced bass which gave the whole track lovely weight. But I can happily live with Sonus Faber and Dynaudio speakers.

Ho sempre apprezzato l'alto livello dei prodotti presentati in questo canale, ovviamente impossibile fare graduatorie da un audio KZfaq. Comunque complimenti, unico appunto tutti quei diffusori affiancati finiscono per condizionare l'ambiente d'ascolto. A dimostrazione che nessuno è perfetto.

Dali is clearly the winner

Beautiful options and great song for comparison. B&W 705 S2 - Very Bright & easily fatiguing (Extreme V curve) DALI Rubicon 2 - Bright (V curve) KEF R3 - Neutral SONUS FABER Sonetto 2 - Neutral / Warmish* DYNAUDIO Evoke 20 - Warm Every brand has a house/signature sound and there can be slight variations with in their model line-ups. The above is also mostly true for these house signatures. Example - KEF LS50 Meta are a tad bit brighter than KEF R3. The key is to select the brand(s) based on which of these signatures align to the type of music you listen to and for how many hours a day and then compare models with in the brand(s). If I have to pick one solely based on this demo comparison, I'll go with Sonus Faber, fits perfect for my taste. I'll pick these over my current speakers, KEF R3.

My vote 1.Dali Rubicon 2.Sonus Fabre 3.Kef R3 4.Dynaudio 5.BW

Really cool demo, it was nice to skip around and listen to the various sections of the track on the different speakers. The B&W sound the best to my ears followed my Sonus Faber and then the Kef's.

Although I have the Dali Oberon, for my tastes the Sonus Faber sounded the best in terms of tonal balance & vocals. The Rubicon2 sound a lot livelier but there is Sibilance too. My favourite in general is the Dynaudio. But for some reason in this case, the Evoke sounded dull with a lower volume level. Although given the fact that a personal audition of these brands would give a much better idea than listening on the headphones. But nevertheless thanks a lot Sound Sommelier for taking the trouble as it still gives an idea.

1-dali clear sound and warm 2-dynaudio 3-sonus 4-kef and b&w

Initially didn’t find a huge amount to dislike with any of them but going back to the Dali’s after listening to all 5 the Rubicons seem to have the cleanest vocals and is the speaker I could listen too the longest. Would like to hear the same test with a few different styles of music.

Really good idea 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Please do this with the 5's or equivalent of all of them. LOVE this.

Is Hegel 190 enough to drive Dynaudio Evoke 20 and 50? I am thinking if I should spend more to get Hegel 390 instead.

1. Dynaudio 2. Sonus 3. Dali 4. B&W 5. Kef

Hallo can you play a deep house track to understand the dynamics and the bass ? Thank you !

Not only one of my favourite songs covered by a great singer those DALIs are so far the best sounding item I've heard on this channel! And lowly Rubicons at that! I'm a Kef fan boy but the rhythmic punch of the DALIs separate them from the R3s. The SF was similar to the Dalis with less punch and a bit more metallic sheen to to presentation.

Brilliant real world test!

Given that low-FI music is a very real world music situation for most of us (eg using Spotify as a source or listening to FM radio). This is an interesting test. They all sound like good speakers :). And everyone's list of preferences/requirements are different and lets be honest this whole space is subjective and there is no perfect system. Buy want sounds good to you. Many people may prefer "easy listening speakers" to compensate for limited sound sources and non ideal listening environments. Ok, my take on this comparison. The KEF's R3's most accurately reproduce the music source that you are playing, with the least distortion. I note that the R3's are a 3 way system and that all? of the other speakers are 2 way?. In comparing the R3's with the other speakers, the other speaker sound to either ... - Some what "voiced" to please/are brightened up just like pressing the loudness button on the amp. - Created to be more of a boom box. - Have a poorer accurately when representing the singer's voice. - Have greater distortion/phase interference/less linear frequency response (i.e. they all "color" the reproduced sound more). We can't tell from youtube recorded sound clips so much about stereo accuracy, unwanted sound residuals and dynamic response. We are all playing a stored recording/we aren't in the room. Thankyou to the Sound Sommelier: - For taking the time to do all these many thoughtful comparisons and posting them. - For positioning the mics far enough away for the lower frequencies to be captured well enough to be representative. - Having a great listening room/sound capture system ... there is very little "room effect" heard on the recordings.

The Evokes are very refined, suitable for long sesions or rough music like metal, or electronica.

For me Dali and B&W sound the best✌️✌️✌️

Thanks for the very good Comparison,for me 1:Dali and B&W ,Number2:Sonus Faber3:Dynaudio 4: KEF.(Headphone).🎹🎺🎸🎷🎧🎼🎵🙏🤘

🎧☺️evok 20 ...sounds good.. 🎧

Very good video. The best are Sonus and Dynaudio for me. The Sonus seems to have a little bit warmer (but coloured) sound instead Dynaudio are really coherent and more natural than Sonus. Maybe I will buy the Dynaudio Evoke 20.

Thank you great channel, All great speakers but The Dali is my pick here

Good video to show just what a MASSIVE difference speakers make and how much every maker colors sound.

Can you compare speakers in a recording or not? We are hearing some aspect of the speaker, maybe their frequency mix? The 3D feeling of a speaker will not be transmitted. Also we hear the sound processed by your microphone and our speakers at home. If yes, it's very nice and more comfortable than to go to a store. In the store I prefered the Dali, here I would do the same

Dali is the best! Great comparison, thank you!

1. kef 2.dali 3. sonus faber Another amp will chance my top.

I've only auditioned the B&W & KEF in-person. The KEF was a huge winner for me in-person, very immersive edge of seat sound. Listening to this video I would rank 1) Dali 2) Sonus Farber 3) KEF That said, listening in-person is the only way to determine the best one for each listener. Videos like this are great to help me figure out what I want to audition against what. Thank you EDIT: 2nd Listen from Chorus 1 Dali is too bright, loses some bass mids Sonus too boomy, good separation, but loses some detail KEF just right like Goldilocks

Really a great idea to compare low and medium budget speakers. I like the B&W best followed by the Dali and Sonus Faber. To be honest, I was quite shocked by the poor performance of Dynaudio! Thanks again for your commitment! Follow the music, straight ahead!!! Lutz

Most natural sound is Dynaudio. That being said, I prefer the coloration of the Sonus Faber.

Can you believe it, I've actually found an AVR that can drive my Sonos Faber sonetto speakers pretty damn good 😲

Thank you letting us know . such great vocals. This entire album “Lean on me” in my KEF LS50 Wireless freaking awesome 😎

Question, why is the dynaudio evoke sound, as if treble is low not completely clear?

Dali and Sonnetto are fun and vivacious. Very dynamic, very impressive. Tight and fast bass, airy and sparkling treble. Beautiful definition and separation. Dynaudio sounds veiled, less dynamic, less separation. At the same time the most natural of em all because of its superb driver integration. I spark up my Dynaudio with a Schiit 4-band eq. Wonder if I could listen to Sonnetto all day without fatigue.

Hi, for you which one is the best, regards

This means sound comparison. Great

Sonus Faber and Dali for me. Good for long listening sessions.

Hi! Can you recommend the audiolab 6000a for rubicon 2 and b & w 705?

KEF first for me, then Dynaudio. I have tinnitus and some higher frequencies are scratchy and harsh. I'm looking for a neutral sound except would prefer floor standers. Thanks for this comparison!

Sound sommelier which is better between Dali oberon 3 vs Klipsch rp600m and oberon 5 vs 8000f

6:50 that's almost the setup I will buy: Audiolab 6000A + Audiolab 6000CDT + Sonus faber Sonetto 1 (instead of 2) :D

1. Dynaudio - most coherent sound here from bass to treble. 2. Sonus Faber - strong mids and highs, great detail, subdued PRAT. 3. Dali - strong mid-range, bass overpowers the presentation and is wallowy at low frequencies. 4. KEF - midrange is thin and therefore the vocals have reduced engagement. 5. B&W - the tweeter seems both thin and strained at the same time.

As torres Sonus Faber Sonetto 3 devem ser uma maravilha. Para o meu gosto elas devem agradar mais que as KEF R5, Dali Rubicon 6, B&W 703S2 e Dynaudio Evoke 30.

For me the order of preference was: 1. KEF 2.= Sonus Faber and Dali 3. Dynaudio (very laid back but lacked a bit of energy) 4. B&W (Sounded brash and disjointed to me) I was listening on my KEF R300's so maybe not surprising that the KEFs won for me despite not knowing they were R3's until I checked the description. I enjoyed to comparison for a bit of fun but there are a lot of variables at play here so of course can't be used as a serious demo.

The Dynaudio sounds softer somehow. Were these volume matched?

I really appreciate these comparisons, it just opened my eyes to B&W. I never knew they sounded so good. B&W hit the sweet spot for me!

1 Dynaudio : most natural 2 Dali 3 B&W 4 Sonus Faber 5 KEF

Thank you

Well here's my verdict after having a good listen. 1st. Dynaudio, very natural and non fatiguing sound, tight detailed bass, good balance overall. Use if you have bright sounding electronics. 2nd. Bowers & Wilkins, good in all areas, treble a little lively but very sweet. Don't have quite the natural sound of the Dynaudio or Sonus Faber. 3rd. Sonus Faber, again, very natural and non fatiguing sound, a little light in the bass but still very nice overall. 4th. KEF, muddy in the bass, too much upper mid which could be fatiguing after a while, probably better suited to surround sound applications or a system that needs life breathing into it. Big sound. 5th. Dali Rubicon 2, These are just a little too bright for me but great dynamics and full of life which would be great if your system sounded a little dull. I'm sure with a lightly higher value tweeter padding resistor from the factory these would be a brilliant all rounder. Like someone else on here already said, I would be happy to live with any of these speakers.

temo che la prova sia molto viziata dalla scelta dell'integrato. alcuni dei diffusori scelti (kef e b&w principalmente) hanno una sensibilità più alta, altri (tipo dali) sono nettamente meno esigenti in termini di corrente. un giocattolino come l'audiolab 6000 non potrà mai far esprimere le evoke (che usano altoparlanti con motori magnetici grossi e fortemente polarizzati). se si vuole far capire le potenzialità di un prodotto, lo si deve far suonare con qualcosa che sia al di sopra di ogni sospetto come capacità di pilotaggio. l'anthem che si vede in video ad esempio poteva essere una scelta interessante magari anche per far vedere cosa può fare la correzione ambientale.

Love the comment section. We all hear differently. My choice, my ears Dali Kef Sonus Faber Dynaudio B&W ( never really been a fan)

Innamorato delle Kef ,già possessore delle mitiche ls 50 ,ieri ho ordinato le R3,fatalità ho preso anch'io gli Audiolab......w la musica😇😇😇

I just read somewhere that the Evoke 20 measures with a rather high energy in the 2k to 5k frequency range, but seems like this is not the case here ?

Who's the artist... Nice and funky music. I would like to see what it sounds like on my monitor audio's

Beautiful comparison👌🏻😊 1. Dali 2. Kef 3. Sonus 4. Dynaudio 5. B&W Reason for that: 1.Först rate performance of komplext type of music with less distortion compared to the rest of speakers presents. 2. House shaking midbass 3. A lot of details and long from fatiguing

It seems to me that the only speaker showing the recording is lo-fi is the Evoke 20 and it's quite similar to what a studio monitor would do. All the other speakers have fatiguing hyped treble with the SF being the least offensive. And as always, the B&Ws have a recessed mid-range.

B&W 705 S2!!!

Dynaudio sounds the best to me. Very musical and sweet midrange. 2nd would be sonus faber sonetto, good midrange not too laid back and not too forward. Dali and kef toss up. Bowers just dont work for me which immediately gets my attention with top sprinkle.

I have to hand the victory to the Evoke 20 they sound like music...they sound a bit closed in and muddy at first, but once you're sucked in its specialness is revieled, the vocals are sublime very BBC monitor like...the Sonus Faber sounded very good as well...

Nice demo. Kef, B&W, Dali, Sonus Faber, Dynaudio.

I can see why they voiced the Dynaudio darker. They sacrificed some air to make screechy passages of music sound tolerable.

I chose the Dali first but after a second round I think the sonus has more separation and imaging.

Can you redo this comparison with a rock music track featuring electric guitars. I feel like Dali and Evoke would sound like the least “confused” speakers.

Dalis sound impressive for the first few minutes, but would get tiring really fast. The R3 win this bttle for me - the bass is detailed and articulate, voices are clear and natural, and the highs are rolled off just enough to make them pleasing.

the sonus faber are absolutely the most balanced, high precise and not too bright, robust bass and without tails or mixed sound

As Dali Rubicon são nitidamente as que possuem assinatura mais warm.

To me Kef R3s are clear winners. Was really expecting better from B&Ws but there is a huge difference in quality from 800 series and 700s. It is the 800s that shine.

What about Fostex speakers? I always wondered how they will stuck against some of the premium bookshelf's. I am talking about Fostex GX100 Limited, G1001MG or G1300MG... You may be able to shed some light as they are available in Italy. You are running a good channel here!

1- Sonus 2- Dali 3- B&W

Sonus faber excellente pour ma part, ça swingue tout en douceur, et des basses bien rondes. Ensuite les kef, très neutres et aérées. Dali, c'est un peu too much... brillant. Mais très subjectif tout ça... a pondérer car ecoute au casque.

1- Sonus Faber Sonetto 2 2- B&W 705 S2 3- DYNAUDIO Evoke 20

Dynaudio evoke 🙌💪

I find Dali the most transparent, articulate and overall balanced in lows&mids&high tones. Biggest dissapointment: Dynaudio..