Dynaudio C2 II Signature VS. Revel Ultima Studio 2

Just buck up and buy the C4 ..

Bad idea,IMO..I ran C4s in a room a little bit bigger.Took tons of room treatments and alot of effort to get them to sound good.I heard them in a larger room and they really came alive...and the C4s really only shine when turned up..So Ive been there done that..You can take advise from me as Ive already done it or you can find out for yourself..Do yourself a favor Buy the C1s!!!!..and take the extra cash and get a nice sub plus tons of music..

Missioncoonery Have you heard the MKII's? I ask because with any of the original Confidence series they really need to be cranked up to sound their best. With the MKII version they sound great at lower levels which is why they just 'may' work out. An in home demo or 30 day money back guarantee would the best to make the decision. BTW I upgraded my original C1's to the Signatures which is why I mention this.

I agree with the C1 + sub route, or one like it. My C4's are in a 16' wide x 40' long x 9' high room (big volume) and they sound very good except I would give them a "pretty" good down low. The bass response is uneven from 30-60 Hz (big dip) that seems to plague a lot of rooms. Two subs can help you tune this better by moving the subs around independant from the mains, which are placed to image the best (not to improve the bass!). And, most subs can be tuned by EQ. I'm looking at subs for my C4's for this reason!

As for volume, most speakers in modern hi-fi (no tone controls at all!) sound best when they exceed the fleetcher munstrum (spelling?) pressure level in the bass. This is the point where your ear becomes linear across the typical sound spectrum humans hear. The C4 seems to become "flat" in the bass around 80-85 dB to my ear. So I agree, that this speaker needs to voice some. But, if a speaker sound good low, it's probably too much bass turned up. Your ear loses a lot of sensitivity to bass at low volumes, so to sound good quiet, it's really not "flat"in the bass, and remains so as you turn them up. Such as it is without any variable SPL control anywhere.

Get what sounds best where you listen the most. I listen at 80-85 dB average SPL most all the time.

Is there any difference between the C1 II and the C1 Signature besides aesthetics?

I've heard nothing different except the finish, one person did say signatures tewwter was a bit upgraded? a Dynaudio spekes person told me that it is only the finish that is different.