Amps for Dynaudio ?

In Canada, Simaudio is the importer for Dynaudio speakers, and I have heard several Dynaudio models (from Audience line all the way up to the Evidence) and they all sound spectacular (especially the Simaudio W-10 monoblocks driving the Evidence). Dynaudio speakers need amps with some authority, and although the higher Krell models certainly have that, the Simaudio W-5 will get you there for less money. I recommend the W-5 for either the Confidence 3 or Contour 1.3SE. Good luck!

I tried many, including McCormack DNA-2, Krell FPB 300, and Rowland 8TiHC. I am using Pass X350 now and it's better than all three above. No, I have not tried BAT or Sim which are both very good products. Al Phillipe of Dynaudio NA thought Pass X600 brings out the best of Confidence 5, even better than Krell FPB600 which he currently owns. I do have to agree, X350 is really smooth and open without being "thin" like some solid state.

I have a second system with Contour 3.0's - I hooked them up to an Aragon 8008BB and the match is pretty nice. Tara RSC Air/1 speaker cables. I had a Sonic Frontiers 80 wpc tube amp - but the Contours both demand power and produce rewards when they get it. Lively, good tonal balance, great immediacy, rhythm, and solid bottom-end. A $3K amp with $5.5K speakers seems about the right ratio to me.

I think, as mentioned above, that the Pass Labs X600 is an out standing amp for Dynaudio speakers. I have also listened to Krell, Sim, AR, and other amps with them. I ended up buying Classe' CAM-350s to drive my C5s because they seemed the best blend of high current authority and not excessively analytical detail. ( and also because I couldn't afford the Pass)

I have a 100 watt-per-channel Krell KAV-500 (5-channel) driving two pairs of speakers: (A) Dynaudio Confidence 3 (B) Sonus Faber Extremas. The room is not too big, (13' x 18', 12' ceiling) and I don't really listen to blaring music. I think it all sounds excellent. If the room was 2 or 3 times the size and I wanted it loud, I'd want monoblocks with at least double the power.