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What to do? I want a new amplifier to make my Dynaudio Contours to "sing"

Hi

The story so far ,,,,,,,,

Once upon a  time a man disregarded his partners advice & wanted to dive back into HiFi listening after a long period .. He wanted to purchase something speecial something better than before...  something that made the music more closer to like you were  there live....

something that when you listened it made the hairs on the back of you neck standup

He got some second hand Dynaudio contour 3.4 s  which he loved, but his partner thought he was a fool ...

He then purchased a Cambridge Audio CXN V2streamer/pre amp 

His old amplifier , brought out of retirrement  wasnt really up to it  ....   it died,

& after all the berating about purchaing these ""costly speakers"

& a new streamer /pre amplifier , she said "you're  not going spend more of our hard earned cash $ on this fool hardy exercise

He lameneted & purchased a second hand  budget amp Rotel RB 980... to continue the journey  and keep listening.

Part of her did enjoy the new music

This fool hardy man is looking to upgrade , i was thinking down the  Musical fidelity line

 A5 CR  or maybe A5 integrated second hand.. or a new M6 PRX

any advice/ direction/  from other travellers would be most welcomed 

Ive been told these are ineffecent speakers & need ++++ current 

second hand i am looking at a $2000 budget...

I sometimes get the urge to crank it a little loud but hey 

Regards & thanks

the fool

 

 

tartara66
sequimjim
14 posts
 

I have some AB International 400's or a 600 or 600a you can buy and will have all the clean power you need for less than $450 + shipping. Highly under rated industrial Amp's. (Made in USA) Jim

njkrebs
40 posts
 

I own Dynaudio Heritage Special 2-way speakers and drive them with an Octave V80SE integrated and a super black box...match made in heaven. This combination is certainly above $2k, but you could get one of their other integrated models and they will do the trick too. I also liked Rouge Audio and Simaudio on audition for Dynaudio.  

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arcticdeth
1,572 posts
 

Dynaudios need current and headroom. 
 

   You will need 250 - 300 WPC /RMS. 

SUNFIRE

MCCORMACK

 BRYSTON

PARASOUND

 tons great used on Gon a d reverb (there is a great sunfire there) for a great price. 
nump before someone bere gets it

all the beadroom you need ,great bass,mids, treble. 
those sunfires are one of the best amps of the past 20 years. 
 

send to Flannerys anyway. Said checkd and some caps replaced my the chicago outfit.  Send to Flannery 

 a sunfire used is in tour range. 
if i didnt have one. For the price he wa ts i would not be telling you this info. 

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arcticdeth
1,572 posts
 

The sunfire is gone. 
it was the signature 625x2

gone

kingbr
288 posts
 

Tartara66 I have Dynaudio Evokes (I do HT as well) all around but when I listen I do 2 channel through my Evoke 50's. I am driving them with a Simaudio Titan HT200 5x200 amp. Pure magic is the only way to describe it. I recently sent my Titan amp to Simaudio for cleaning and calibration as it is getting up there in age. I was using a Monolith 5 channel amp in the meantime. Though the Danes are amazing and I love my Evoke 50's they seemed to lost some of their magic. It was only when I finally got the Simaudio back that the magic truly returned. It was then that I realized what a difference an amp can make. It was nothing short of astonishing! Simaudio and Dynaudio were truly meant for each other.

 

Back in the day I also used Rotel RMB1095 to drive Dynaudio Audience and that was also a great marriage. 

 

Danes do love juice and the more/cleaner power you give them you will get rewarded. Their too good of a speaker not to have top end juice driving them. I saw someone recommend Safe and Sound. Aaron or Dave especially. These guys are the best! That's where I got my Evokes and they also carry Simaudio. 

 

Good luck and trust me get the Danes some good clean power and you will be left breathless!

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