Just received my new Dynaudio Contour 60i in walnut


Folks, just reporting in that out of the box these are just stellar, and I imagine they will only get better. Wonderful mids, smooth tweeters and gripping bass. Clarity is amazing. As an aside, I had doubts whether my little Naim SN3 could adequately drives these beasts, but I am very pleasantly surprised; the SN3 is punching well above its fighting weight! I am happy to field questions as I know several members have the big new Dyns on order or are considering them. Happy listening amigos.
jrbirdman333

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@jrbirdman333  Nice to see that you stepped up to a truly great integrated amp to run your speakers.  They should be a wonderful mate to one another.

Now 5 months in to my Contour 60i speakers they just keep sounding better and better.  They are good at low volume but really show their best when given some real current and driving force.  Your new Luxman should do just that.  Enjoy!
Thank you for your prompt reply.  The wine analogy makes perfect sense, and I can surely relate.  My units on order are in black-gloss but I will assume that for the first US delivery all finishes will have arrived at the same time.  If so then mine should be here, in Southern California, after the weekend.  Can't wait!
Thanks again, I appreciate your reply.  Enjoy your new speakers, and have a glass of wine (or 3) tonight while listening.
jrbirdman333, I have a set of the Contour 60i on order.  I see the date on this thread that you just got yours yesterday.  I live in Southern California and hope that my pair are on their way to my dealer.  I understand they were due in to Dynaudio USA about now and then there is shipping time to the dealers location.  Where do you live?
I am running Balanced Audio Technology tube preamp and solid state power amp and I use a tube phono stage.  I anticipate these speakers to sound wonderful, maybe slightly different from other Dynaudio speakers of years past but certainly with the basic sonic signature of Dynaudio that I have enjoyed for many years.
Can you please tell me a little more about how you find their sound character.
Thank you 
@macnet427  The Contour 60i has an amazing soundstage and imaging.  Personally, I initially found them to be just a bit bright on the upper midrange and lower high frequency range.  After about 35 hours of run in time they became smoother.  What I have now done is place a room treatment panel between the speakers (on the wall, of course) and is 60 inches wide.   As well, I moved the speakers a little further out from the wall.  The front of the speaker is at 36" inches from the wall.  These "adjustments" made a good difference.  So, give them some run in time, be sure to treat the room properly, including first reflection points, and you will find them to be a wonderful set of speakers.  They really come alive if your amplifier has plenty of current to offer.  They sound good a lower levels, but give them some juice, and WOW!  Enjoy your new speakers.