upgrade path from Dynaudio 52SE


My current setup:

Rotel RC-1082 pre
Rotel RB-1092 amp
Rega P7 TT w/Dynavector DV20XH
Graham Slee Era Gold V
Dynaudio 52SE on Stand4
Dynaudio Sub20A

Considering upgrading the 52SEs and Sub20A. I listen mostly to R&R and Blues. Would consider floorstander w/o sub. Budget is $2500.
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Showing 1 response by hieule5

You should try and pull the Dynaudio 52SE further away from the back and side walls as noted above. Listen to this for at least 2-3 weeks and see if this improves.

Keep a log any time you walk your Dynaudio 52SE around the room.

If you have tried everything, apparently the weakest link here is your Dynaudio 52SE.

Your Rotel amp and preamp are good but they probably have better chemistry with B & W speakers than with Dynaudio speakers.

They were owned by the same investor (B & W, Rotel, and Classe) I heard that B & W used Classe and Rotel amps to test their B & W 805 series.

I talked to 2 local Rotel dealers and they both suggested me B & W speakers if I currently own a Rotel amp and that Dynaudio may not be a good match up for Rotel.

I have listened to B & W stand mount monitors before and they match very, very, very well with Rotel gears, especially the B & W 602S3 series and the B & W 805 series. They simply sing well together.

But I find that Dynaudio sounds better to my personal taste and I built my GF's setup around her Dynaudio speakers.