[imakuzim]

 
Hello, 
I already ordered the AMP Dayton DTA-100A but still lost on which speaker to buy.
Initially I though my budget for speaker is 200$ but finally decided I could stretch maximum of 600$.
 
Yes, more speaker to decide from but before we get into that, I don't live in the states and I only plan to buy the speaker locally.
Speakers here are very limited.
 
I stumbled into this shop who's speaker brands unknown to me as far as my research goes.
Its the Focal JM Lab Chorus 706s. pictures below.
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=13900
 
It's sold to me for 581$ with the stand on the pic above and is a 2nd hand product.
Please note that its impossible to have same price here than in the states, it always more expensive. And the difference of the US/local price stretch further the more expensive the product gets.
 
I auditioned it and so far it is the best speaker I've ever heard.
I might even decided to settle at it, so before that, I need your thoughts too about this.
 
Other products are:
Era D4 for 627$ brand new.
Polk speaker - which was initially what I planned to settled at - the TSi 100. -  230$
TSi 200 - 348$
300 -  488$
RTi A3 - 488$.
Wharfedale speakers - 10.1 - 230$
 10.7 - 488$
 
Is it fine with my amp?
Any pros and cons with the 706s?
Could have had a better deal for the price?
Please note that the product is 2nd hand but in good condition and comes with the stand. I might also buy a subwoofer if that helps.
I use it always for gaming/music and movies which are all near field but might also use it for some parties.
 
Please share your thoughts on this speaker.
 

 

[Monkee]

Which country are you in? While Focal produce some nice speakers, I'd be looking at the Era's myself at that price. I think you're better off buying 2nd hand if your country has a decent audio market - in Australia you can get 816S's for sale at $1000 second hand, so I think the price is too high!

 

[imakuzim]

Quote:

Which country are you in? While Focal produce some nice speakers, I'd be looking at the Era's myself at that price. I think you're better off buying 2nd hand if your country has a decent audio market - in Australia you can get 816S's for sale at $1000 second hand, so I think the price is too high!

Hi I'm from Philippines. Would that mean Era D4 is a better speaker technically? I actually auditioned both and seems like the Chorus 706s had better sound. Though the reason behind could also be due to brand new speakers need some time to sound better???