I am running the Response D Two's in a very similar sized room and they do very well. Strangely enough my brother lent me a pair of Proac 1S to see if I liked the "Proac" sound. I really thought those little speakers did well in my small room but I do tend to turn it up from time to time so I auditioned the D2's. I figured they where about the best fit for this room. I finally settled on the D2's and have been very, very happy. I had gone through a fairly long list of tower speakers but couldnt get a good fit for the room. Similar problems to what you describe with the C5's. I tried 4-5 different monitors as well including the Dynaudio 1.3 MKII's and liked the more laid back sound of the Proacs. I was hunting for the Confidence C1's when I settled on the D2's. That might be another option - I auditioned the C1's and thought they where incredible but a very different sound from the Proacs. They should sound good at nearly twice the price.
I would describe the Proacs as more laid back, non- fatiguing with a very well detailed midrange (warm, full-bloom). The C1's were fast, detailed, very stong upper end and incredible bass for such a small speaker. I run a sub with the Proacs but not all the time and just a touch.
PS
The only reason I would upgrade my speakers is if I could find the light maple or birdseye maple finish and with all the switching around I have done that says something. I have never shied away from switching out equipment. For now I am very happy however.
My equipment :
Modwright SWL 9.0 SE (Signature Edition)
Levinson 23.5
Levinson 27
Wadia 23
Audio Research PH3 SE
Denon DP 62L / Grado Gold
Logitech Transporter (No mods yet)
Proac Response D Two in cherry
Velodyne DD-10 sub
Cables :
A mix of Cardas, Signal Cable(silver) and Acoustic Zen.
Favorite music :
Older Jazz (Miles, Coltrane ... etc)
70's/80's rock (ABB, Jeff Beck, ELP, Zep, Beatles)
Blues
I do dip into R&B and soul but mostly the stuff from the 70's ...
Good luck, and I would like to hear your thoughts after auditioning the D Two and compare them to the C5's.
I would describe the Proacs as more laid back, non- fatiguing with a very well detailed midrange (warm, full-bloom). The C1's were fast, detailed, very stong upper end and incredible bass for such a small speaker. I run a sub with the Proacs but not all the time and just a touch.
PS
The only reason I would upgrade my speakers is if I could find the light maple or birdseye maple finish and with all the switching around I have done that says something. I have never shied away from switching out equipment. For now I am very happy however.
My equipment :
Modwright SWL 9.0 SE (Signature Edition)
Levinson 23.5
Levinson 27
Wadia 23
Audio Research PH3 SE
Denon DP 62L / Grado Gold
Logitech Transporter (No mods yet)
Proac Response D Two in cherry
Velodyne DD-10 sub
Cables :
A mix of Cardas, Signal Cable(silver) and Acoustic Zen.
Favorite music :
Older Jazz (Miles, Coltrane ... etc)
70's/80's rock (ABB, Jeff Beck, ELP, Zep, Beatles)
Blues
I do dip into R&B and soul but mostly the stuff from the 70's ...
Good luck, and I would like to hear your thoughts after auditioning the D Two and compare them to the C5's.