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How much difference between Dynaudio C1 & Contour 1.3SE?

I own a Coutour 1.3SE for a couple of years. I am now considering upgrade plan. Dyna's C1 is one of my planning choice. I used to listen to classical music with the tendency of thick sound (not fat or chaos in bass.). Does anyone has good experience and able to share his knowledge with me? My amp. is Audio Research SP-3 Pre (tube) and the Accuphase A47. Tks in advance.
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tecknik
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The S25 Fatigued' what amp were you running . My S25,s our being powered by the Accuphase A65 and they are far from sounding fatigued.
Of course their our many other factors that create that fatigued sound, source, cables, ac power, room acoustics or lack of. you don't see as many S 25s for sale as you do the C1,s for example in fact the last time I saw a pair of S25s for sale on AG was at least 4 months ago.

yes I'm a S25 fan.
tecknik
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I would not run the Nordost Valhalla speaker cables on S25,s , they have a reputation for being thin and fatigue sounding over time. The S25 s need a more organic cable like Purist, WireWorld, Crystal Cable, Crystal Clear. Sim Audio while certainly good I would stick with high powered SS Class A amps or high powered tubes.

The S25,s our special but they need a little more attention to equipment and speaker placement to shine , yes they our punchy and lively but with the right stuff they can sound quite nice.
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