The Jerker has been discontinued for a few years now....too bad, it was the best desk Ikea ever made IMO and there were a ton of accessories available for them (like the outboard shelves) so you could really customize it to do whatever you needed it to. They sold a lot of them though so you may be able to find one used like I did.
The Dynaudio's and the AVI's are both really good for what they are. Both will play nice and loud without noticeable compression, both have an engaging sense of immediacy and all the other benefits that come with active crossovers and amps tailored to the drive units that they're powering. The AVI's are a little less neutral but also a little more natural sounding and have better quality bass. They're also convenient in that in addition to being active they also have a DAC and pre-amp with subwoofer output built in, so you really just need to add a source and you're good to go. They also have real wood veneer which looks much better than the vinyl on the Dyn's. The downside to the AVI's is that there really is no upgrading them if you aren't happy with them, but they sound so good I can't see that being much of a concern for most.
I blew a mid-woofer in one of my 9T's (the first and only time that has happened with many different speakers) and had to replace both woofers as AVI improved the woofers in the newer RS model and the originals were no longer available. It cost me almost $400 after shipping and duty but on the bright side the new woofers were noticeably better. The newest version of the RS uses the Scanspeak D2905 tweeter which is ancient but still used in many very high end designs as it's still one of the best tweeters going. It also has different electronics and a lower crossover to suit the better drivers.
The BM5A's are really good for an affordable speaker. They are a little less refined than the 9T's and the bass is a little more ponderous. They do have EQ switches on the back to tailor the sound somewhat to taste and a defeatable crossover at 50 and 80Hz to use with a sub. I wish the 9T's had both these features especially the crossover since I use them with a sub I would imagine they wouldn't have blown with a crossover (though I can't say for sure as I don't know when they blew exactly and I never thought I drove them hard enough for that to happen). Compared to the 9T's before the new woofers, the BM5A's had a lot more bass. I didn't mind though since as you can see the 9T's are used in close quarters which suits them, but out in free space the BM5A's were much more full-bodied where the AVI's sounded quite thin. The 9T's definitely have more bass with the newer woofers compared to the original drivers, but I haven't listened to them out in free space with the new drivers so I can't say if they would still sound thin used in that way, but in any event a sub can always be used to augment the low end.
In the end they are both good. The Dyn's sell new for $1K and they sound a lot better than many passive speakers that sell for much more (without amplification built in). The AVI's are a lot more expensive especially with the new SS tweeter, but then the sound is considerably better as you would expect and they also include DAC and pre-amp. For active speakers I also own AVI ADM40's (which have dual sub outputs and a defeatable crossover at 100HZ) which are the best speaker AVI has ever made and excellent by any standard even compared to good headphones, and have also had Dynaudio Focus 110A's (very similar to the BM5A's), and Paradigm Shift A2's.
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The Galant and Fredrik desk look slightly similar though. Mind me asking another question, but how do the AVI ADM 9T compare to the Dynaudio monitors?
