Article: Dynaudio Focus 600 XD Loudspeaker Review

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apple2k, Archimago, MikeJazz, firedog, thanks for your kind words. Took way longer than I thought!

 

@esldude – good to hear from you Dennis. Someday…

 

@dallasjustice – Michael, thanks. Yah, I could have turned down the speaker position DSP by one or two positions which should smooth the decay on the step response a bit more. More FIR filter taps on the low end would also make it smoother, but at the expense of more filter delay. So it is a design tradeoff. I must say I got used to watching Netflix through the 600 ’s without any lipsync issues.

 

@witchdoctor – no worries, the industry guidelines won’t appear in future reviews. However, I did need to establish an approach and baseline reference.

 

@wisnon - thanks for the suggestion, I will look at those more closely.

 

Looking forward to the reviewing the Kii Threes!

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@NOMBEDES - thank you. Re: turntable. It depends on the turntable output. If just cartridge output, a preamp is required, then line level output into the analog input of the 600 . If preamp already built in and outputs line level, then directly into analog input of the 600 . If USB, then into a computer, typically to record. Suggest converting analog to digital first, like in this article I wrote: Computer Audiophile - Guide to Converting Analog Vinyl To Digital Files Using Windows

 

@ednaz - thank you for your kind words, I am glad you enjoyed it.

 

@avantgardiac - thank you, I really appreciate that. Those Zero 1 Pro's look cool. Love the waveguides.

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Hi orgel, I appreciate your comment, thank you. I will try and keep the quality up.

 

Hi Draki, thank you. Phase measurement. I am still working on that part, but I am hoping to include it sometime soon.

 

Kind regards, Mitch

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Hi @lgoler the 3 stars is the article rating... I did like the 600's. I have not heard them with the firmware upgrade which should attenuate the high frequencies a bit more toward's a neutral response. They were a bit bright for my preference. No, CA was slated for a pair of Kii's for review, but did not happen.