just tested the B4 and daimond 9.5 w/ the yamaha (at spectra) and dali concept 6 w/ hk reciever (at AA) kahapon.
Here is my .02 , note im no guru or an audiophile this is just personal opinion lang po.
Audio - tested w/ finger style guitar cds and alicia keys cdDiamond 9.5 w/ yamaha - Ok na combo great for all around music, mas mayron syang lows compared to the other too. Pero di overwhelming but you can definitely tell it was there.
B4 w/ yamaha - Ang ganda ng highs and mids, parang dito talaga bumagay yung yamaha. Napaka clear ng snapping ng guitars and ok sya sa pianos.
Dali w/ hk - ill fit this in between the Diamond 9.5 and B4. Ok din sya pero i was expecting more for music since hk ang gamit. Parang nawalan ng konting detial yung music. I was expecting really much more, kse yung environment na pinag subukan ko mas ok sya for audio testing, mukhang acouticaly treated kse sya and dun sa other store bare lang. Pero its a good combo can't go wrong w/ it.
Audio ranking
1) B4 w/ yamaha
2) Dali w/ hk
3) 9.5 w/ yamaha
Movies - tested both w/ dts demo dvd, running audio scene. I won't give any opinions regarding the rears since it used different rears and when i setup one ill use the wharfedale 9dfs. Para sa akin kse for effects lang sya and i won't use all channel stereo mode and ok talaga sa budget ang 9dfs.
Diamond 9.5 , 9cm w/ yamaha - Ok sya pero parang overwhelming yung center na cm(malakas pero wla gaano detail) , khet si jim advice nya sa akin na i-pair ko nalang sa 9cs (tested it already). For movies ok na combo sya you cant go wrong w/ it.
B4 , B center w/ yamaha - Yung b center sya smallest sa mga tinignan ko pero it honestly suprised it honestly suprised us all(Me, my gf and my friend who is a musician). Mas pronounced yung pag hingal nung lalaki na tumatakbo, napaka clear nung mga steps nya and yung may mga sigaw. Wla talaga ako gaano expectation sa B center kse nakita ko simple lang and ang liit nya.
Concept 6, Concept center w/ hk - Concept center pinaka ok sa looks para sa akin, pero in comparison sa sa B4 and 9cm eto yung pinaka less sa detials. Siguro it needs are really good avr to shine. In a week or two try ko makahiram ng yamaha avr to test this, since magaling talaga yammy for movies. Sayang sana magkaroon din ng yamaha AVR sa AA in the future. Since ang ibang buyers hanap talaga nila is more on HT and less on audio.
Movie ranking
1) B4 w/ yamaha
2) 9.5 w/ yamaha
3) Dali w/ hk
Again
personal opinion lang po ito. Newb lang ako sa hobby na ito but based on what i tested yan ang aking observation. Suggestion ko lang sa iba, basa basa muna then narrow down your choices based on what others have already tested then go out and aution those brands.
Finally may question po ako. LOL..... Anybody tested the B4 w/ yamaha while listening to Alternative and pop music? Wla po kse akong pang test kahapon na matino.
--kojie
