While I cannot give you any impressions re/listening to the Dyns with Mac gear, I have heard the Special 25s and C1s a number of times.
An audiophile friend of mine just sold his Special 25s. He drove them with an ARC VT200 power amp and SAS 10A (all tube) preamp. These were the first pair of Dynaudio speakers I had heard and was very impressed. He listened to alot of female vocals and jazz. The Special 25s did these types of music extremely well with his equipment. One evening, I brought over a pair of Atma-sphere MA1 Mk 2.3 monoblocks to try on his Special 25s. This combination, while a bit shy in the bass (possibly due to the Dyn's 4 ohm load and not using Paul Speltz's zeroformers), was outstanding in that complex musical passages were completely revealed. I could hardly believe a 2 way mini monitor was capable of such sound.
Enter the C1s. I have heard these at 2 different audio establishments. In my opinion, the C1s had a slightly more relaxed, fuller presentation than the Special 25s, something that appealed to me. The Special 25s seemed to be a little more forward, but not harsh or bright. The C1s are the best mini monitor I have personally heard, IMHO.
I too own a pair of C2s. That said, if it were up to me, I would spring for the C1s. To me, they are nonfatiguing and have a great naturalness to them. BTW, the C1s that really sounded good to me were being powered by Chord equipment.
An audiophile friend of mine just sold his Special 25s. He drove them with an ARC VT200 power amp and SAS 10A (all tube) preamp. These were the first pair of Dynaudio speakers I had heard and was very impressed. He listened to alot of female vocals and jazz. The Special 25s did these types of music extremely well with his equipment. One evening, I brought over a pair of Atma-sphere MA1 Mk 2.3 monoblocks to try on his Special 25s. This combination, while a bit shy in the bass (possibly due to the Dyn's 4 ohm load and not using Paul Speltz's zeroformers), was outstanding in that complex musical passages were completely revealed. I could hardly believe a 2 way mini monitor was capable of such sound.
Enter the C1s. I have heard these at 2 different audio establishments. In my opinion, the C1s had a slightly more relaxed, fuller presentation than the Special 25s, something that appealed to me. The Special 25s seemed to be a little more forward, but not harsh or bright. The C1s are the best mini monitor I have personally heard, IMHO.
I too own a pair of C2s. That said, if it were up to me, I would spring for the C1s. To me, they are nonfatiguing and have a great naturalness to them. BTW, the C1s that really sounded good to me were being powered by Chord equipment.