Dynaudio Emit M10 vs KEF R100: which should you buy?

For most listeners I would take the Dynaudio Emit M10. It leads on midrange clarity, treble detail, soundstage and imaging and value for money by clear margins, and gives up ground only low down.

Buy the Dynaudio Emit M10 if your listening leans on voices, acoustic instruments and the sense of a room around the recording. It also edges build quality by a narrow margin, with a solid cabinet and a proper finish rather than a cheap wrap. It rewards amplification more than most speakers of this size: honest and agile on a modest amp, then silkier through vocals and wider in the stage once you feed it something stronger. Give it a little distance from the front wall, or fit the supplied port foam in a small room, and it stays composed through long sessions without fatigue.

Buy the KEF R100 if weight and grip low down matter more to you than the last word in resolution. It wins bass response by a clear margin, pulling surprising authority from a 5 inch mid-woofer and holding that control at volume without smearing what sits above it. The top end is tipped up, which reads as transparent and lively on some material and harsh or tizzy during loud playback, so audition it with the music you actually play hard. It carries a 5 year warranty against 2, and the classic cube shape in walnut sits neatly in a small room, though looks are personal.