18-May-2020, 17:22
(16-May-2020, 22:48)David A Wrote: Well, here in Australia a 210 costs $18k and a 220 costs $15K so the 210 is more expensive and you have no future upgrade path whereas with a 220 you can later move up to a 440 if you want or need to. I've got a 140 so my next step up is also a choice between a 210 and a 220. For me that's a choice between another 210 at $9K and the 220 at $15K less whatever I can get for my current 140. I'd be leaning towards the 220 if I were to upgrade, just for the future upgrade path.
In terms of power 10W will be inaudible, a mere fraction of a dB at peak volume so if power itself is your concern then save money and go for the 220. On the other hand the dual monos bring other sound improvements which you may be chasing and if that's the case then the higher cost of the 210 may be justified, especially if you think you won't need more power down the track.
I don't think one is clearly better than the other, I think both would offer you improvements but they'd be slightly better improvements. If the difference in price isn't a deciding factor you should get a bit more refined sound in some ways from the 210 while the 220 offers a saving in cost plus an upgrade path. It's your money so what is more important to you?
I’m in somewhat of a dilemma myself with a choice of starting out with a 140 pro with a view of going to 210 pro or just getting a 220 pro and be done with it. I don’t use any of the additional inputs the 220 pro offers so it’ll be just purely for the bump up in power. I’m driving Focal Diablo Utopias in a fairly small listening space of 4x3.5m.
