I have owned the Contour 20i's for 2 years, and I love them. But they are right at the edge of having a bit too much treble energy. The Heritage and Black Editions, both of which use the Esotar 3 tweeter, might push the treble too far, so I would definitely audition before purchasing. The same goes for the Monitor Audios. Lastly, the Blacks have 10Hz less bass extension compared to the 20s (50hz vs 39hz), so you might ask yourself if you're ok spending 8k on speakers that could possibly sound lightweight... I personally really need full output below 50hz. If you are interested in Dynaudios, I think I would hear the 20i's as well compared to the Monitor Audios...you very well might prefer them more.
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I currently have a pair of B&W 706 S3 bookshelf speakers and those were considerably "bright " until they were good and broken in; about 100 hrs, but since then they have toned down quite a bit. I really have no way of auditioning either of these because I don't live anywhere near a dealer(s). So you're saying that the Dynaudios retained their brightness? Even after owning them for as long as you have? |
The Dynaudio didn't sound bright to me at all so don't know what the other commenter is referring too.
The Gold 100G actually has pretty good balance of tone just with some thinness that I heard during demo with Samara Joy's music and she doesn't have a thin vocal presentation. Like the heft and body was a bit lean. Outside of that, overall balance was acceptable.
Also your 706 S3 don't lose their brightness. You got used to it cos they're annoyingly brittle sounding whilst also lacking snap and pop to drum hits, brass instruments. It's like they sound muffled and harsh at the same time.
Any speaker you get will sound less contrasty to begin with and you may not like that compared to your 706 S3's more coloured presentation @spoonman16510 |
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