Dynaudio C1 and voices

Interesting topic. I own Dynaudios (not C1s) and other make speakers and run them concurrently of the same source system in different rooms, so I have taken some notice of how my Dyns do voices compared to others.

What's feeding the Dyn's? SOurce, preamp, amp, ICs? These can all make a difference. What other speakers you have heard better voices on aare you comparing the Dyns to?

Also, when you say voices are "less than terrific" what does that mean? Are you able to understand the vocals in most decent recordings? OR can you understand but something does not sound right in regards to tonality perhaps?

Thanks.

Source is a pc running thru a W4Sound Dac 2.

Voices are clear and centered but a bit layer back composited to B&Ws I have owned and moral with the Nola speakers.

I've heard Dyn C1s. Being more "laid back" than B&W does not surprise me.

The best ICs I know of for the cleanest and most coherent midrange are DNM Reson. I use these in my system from source to pre-amp and pre to amp in my system. Overall coherency top to bottom but especially in midrange and the benefits in terms of overall clarity is why I like them. THey also tend to be a good bit more forward in the midrange than other ICs I have used with my Dynaudio COntour 1.3 mkII monitors in particular. THey are not expensive and might be worth a try.