Thanks for the suggestions. I am aware that the proposed 3 speakers will not be fully equivalent to my C1 system, but I can simply not afford two systems of that price category. The Contour 3.4 LE or the Excite X44 would for me be compromises with a currently very attractive price. For intense listening, I'd certainly most of the time listen to the C1 system - except for classical music with larger orchestra which is the only type of music where I really miss something with the C1. With a sub I already experimented with my current C1, but I was not satisfied with the result (far too slow response of the sub).
Floorstanders dynaudio: Contour 3.4 LE or Contour 30 or Excite X44?
Hi,
I am looking for a new pair of floorstanders for my living room (ca. 4,5 x 8 meters). What would your recommendations be regarding the following 3 Dynaudio speakers:
Contour 3.4 LE (I'd get a new pair of these discontinued speakers for ca. 3.300$)
Contour 30 (I'd get an almost new one at ca. 5.600$
Excite X 44 (I'd get a demo model of these for ca. 3.300$
The speakers should be good alrounders, suitable for rock, classics, folk and jazz. But the focus would be on the performance in classical music with larger orchestra. The speakers should be relatively easy to drive because my budget for the amplification is rather narrow. Among the listed models, I already had the chance to listen to the Contour 30 and some time ago also to the old version of the Contour (3.4s). I have never had a chance to listen to the Excite X44, but have read some overwhelming reviews about it and would be very interested in your experiences with any of these models or at best with several of them.
Why just Dynaudio?
I have a dedicated listening room where I am running a Dynaudio C1 MK II (with Bladelius Thor III amp and Bladelius Freja player). I love the C1s and so my first choice would again be a Dynaudio speaker. The C2 as option for the living room are unfortunately out of my budget.
Looking forward to your recommendations,
fritz_28
I am looking for a new pair of floorstanders for my living room (ca. 4,5 x 8 meters). What would your recommendations be regarding the following 3 Dynaudio speakers:
Contour 3.4 LE (I'd get a new pair of these discontinued speakers for ca. 3.300$)
Contour 30 (I'd get an almost new one at ca. 5.600$
Excite X 44 (I'd get a demo model of these for ca. 3.300$
The speakers should be good alrounders, suitable for rock, classics, folk and jazz. But the focus would be on the performance in classical music with larger orchestra. The speakers should be relatively easy to drive because my budget for the amplification is rather narrow. Among the listed models, I already had the chance to listen to the Contour 30 and some time ago also to the old version of the Contour (3.4s). I have never had a chance to listen to the Excite X44, but have read some overwhelming reviews about it and would be very interested in your experiences with any of these models or at best with several of them.
Why just Dynaudio?
I have a dedicated listening room where I am running a Dynaudio C1 MK II (with Bladelius Thor III amp and Bladelius Freja player). I love the C1s and so my first choice would again be a Dynaudio speaker. The C2 as option for the living room are unfortunately out of my budget.
Looking forward to your recommendations,
fritz_28
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