Siblings in Dynaudio's Focus series, so they share a family sound. It comes down to size, output and price.
| Area | Better | Why |
|---|
| Bass | B | Dynaudio Focus 30 digs deeper - 30Hz against 43Hz. |
| Built-in power | B | Dynaudio Focus 30 has the bigger amplifier (670W vs 390W RMS). |
| Connections | evenly matched | The same set of inputs and streaming options. |
| Size | depends | Dynaudio Focus 10 is easier to place; Dynaudio Focus 30 is bigger, which usually goes with fuller bass. Your room decides. |
| Type | depends | A Powered Bookshelf against a Powered Floor-standing - a different job rather than a better one. |
| Expandability | depends | Dynaudio Focus 10: a sub output; Dynaudio Focus 30: a sub output. |
| Price | A | Dynaudio Focus 10 is cheaper - $5,500 against $8,250, about 33% less. |
A Dynaudio Focus 10 B Dynaudio Focus 30
depends neither is better in the abstract - it turns on your room, your system or how you will use them. Only specs published for both speakers are judged; anything missing on either side is left out rather than guessed.
Which should you choose?
The usual trade-off: Dynaudio Focus 30 measures better, Dynaudio Focus 10 costs about about 50% more% less. Whether that gap is worth the money is the call only you can make - and in a normal room it is often smaller than the numbers suggest. If a subwoofer is in your plans, the bass gap largely stops mattering - you would be crossing over above 43Hz anyway, which makes the cheaper Dynaudio Focus 10 much easier to justify. In a large or open-plan room, Dynaudio Focus 30 has the cabinet volume to fill it more easily; in a small room, near a wall or at desk distance, Dynaudio Focus 10 is the easier speaker to get right.
And remember what a spec sheet cannot show: how each looks in your room and whether the finish suits it, what dealer support and warranty are like where you live, and how they actually sound to you. If you can hear them first - ideally with your own music - that will tell you more than any number above.