Upgrade suggestions for Parasound/Dynaudio system

This is quite funny - I was discussing this with local Dyn dealer, his suggestions were as follows:

1. Simaudio amp
2. REL sub
3. Go vinyl!

Beastie Boys once said "I like my sugar with coffee and cream". That's how I like my music energizing and rich :P

So, I brought my old B&W ASW160 sub from storage and it does indeed help flesh out the sound. Maybe an upgrade to a REL is in order some day?

Bojack - I think measuring the response is a very good starting point here.

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Happy Holidays!

Switch to vinyl and you won't go back.

Before you go buying expensive new gear, which may even make your system leaner, do a quick frequency response using a test CD. You could have a severe suckout somewhere in the midbass/lower mids region, where much of the "fat" is (my mids region is plenty fat, btw). Just as an example, I lowered my speakers from 20" to 13" stands and measured a +3db increase in the midbass. Now, they measure flat and sound like I just bought a $10K tube system, etc. It's all about the speakers and the room when it comes to warmth.

Vinyl is your full fat cream! :-)

Have you considered adding a sub? When set up properly it will add to the sound stage and bring out the lowest octave the S1.4's can't reproduce. I have a Rel B3 with my C1's.

Another thing to consider would be to replace the Parasound with a tube amp. I have an Octave V70SE and at 70w/ch it is plenty for the C1's.

I dunno but I love your dairy analogy. I could spark a whole new debate on nonfat/1%/2%/whole milk/cream virtues.