I’ve owned several pairs of Dynaudio’s including Audience 42,52,52SE,Excite X14 & X18’s...I have also demo’d older pairs of Contours & Confidence... IMO they were never really really good until the Excite line & Countour line of the same era..To my ears they always had an exaggerated bass and a slightly lean midrange,though to me treble was always pretty good..The year the Excites came out they shifted their voice toward a more neutral bass,richer mid range & even more refined treble..The current offerings have some of the sweetest treble available today IMO...Another manufacturer I think has a sweet treble is Dali..
I agree with your assessment of the PMC’s being a bit too neautral..You might also investigate ribbon tweeters for a highly detailed yet smooth treble or possibly add some tubes to the PreAmp side...
PMC Twenty 22 standmount (discontinued) vs Dynaudio Contour 20 standmount (discontinued)
Hey all,
I currently have the PMC Twenty 22 bookshelf (standmount) speakers and these are discontinued older model. I’m wondering how these would compare to the Dynaudio Contour 20 bookshelf (discontinued model). I’m thinking to trade in my PMC for a used pair of the Dynaudio Contour 20 bookshelf (also a discontinued model). Are the Contour 20 smoother sounding than my PMC? I like the PMC but I wish they are a tad smoother in the upper registers (upper frequency). They aren’t harsh or bright but definitely aren’t smooth. And they are a bit too neutral for my taste. I’m already using a full bodied warm sounding speaker cables and interconnects throughout my setup.
My components are the following :
I have 2 different power amps that I alternate every now and then. They are the Modwright KWA 100SE solid state class AB MOSFET design amp and the Cary Audio SA 200.2 ES solid state class AB amp. My preamp is a Classe CP 800 stereo pre. My source components are : Cary Audio CD 306 SACD player / DAC. I use this for both CD & SACD playbacks and as a standalone DAC. My streamer is a Lumin U1, which is only a digital transport and has no DAC. I use an AES EBU digital cable to connect the Lumin to the Cary DAC.
Do you think the Dynaudio Contour 20 would be a good match or pairing with the rest of my electronics? Has anyone compared the Dynaudio Contour 20 to the PMC Twenty 22 by any chance?
Thank you in advance folks. Any advise, opinions and thoughts would be greatly appreciated.