Dynaudio C4 - Anyone with first hand experience

I owned the 3.0's for about 3 years and am a big fan of Dynaudio speakers and their sound. I listened to the C4's at the dealer's showroom - well set up with superb electronics. They sounded really great - 3D soundstage to die for, great dynamics. Your Pass amp would drive them nicely, IMO.

They do have a lot of bass. My dealer suggested that it would make a difference if you were putting these in a room with a basement below or if it was on a slab floor. If it's a slab floor, the extra bass would quite possibly be desireable. If the room / floor reinforces the bass, it quite possibly would be too much.

I was a little dis-illusioned by the measurements in the S'phile review - it looked like elevated bass and highs. For effect, perhaps?

The limited vertical dispersion would work well in your room. I have an 8' ceiling in a 14x18 room with cement slab floor - I'd love to try a pair in here, but it'll have to wait for another day. -Kirk

Bob -

My local Dyn dealer told me that Dynaudio was dissatisfied with the C5's because of the way that they interact with the floor with respect to bass response. He told me that if I put a pair of C5's on a cement floor I'd find them thin sounding. He indicated that the new Confidence series, with their attention to vertical dispersion control, directly address this.

That seems to sync up with your experience with the Dunlavy's - probably floor and ceiling, since your ceiling is low.

I'm guessing that my local dealer would say that the C4 would work very well in your room, given it's size, the cement floors, and despite the low ceiling. He suggested that my 14x18 w/ slab floor and 8' ceiling might benefit from the added bass. Your room should be a good match.

Kirk