Dynaudio Contour S5.4 or Confidence C2

I personally prefer the confidence line. I own the c1's and demoed the C2's in my home. If I could afford the upgrade I would do it. The confidence series is more open - detailed with a better soundstage (both in width and depth) in my opinion. I think the 5.4's are a little more forward (especially in the mid's) but also has a bit more 'punchy' bass in the low end (not bad mind you but more like the C4's).Your room will also play a big factor.

That's my opinion and would suggest if possible to demo both side by side so you can form your own opinion. Both are fantastic speakers in their price points.

From what I've seen in the classifieds, used 5.4's have been selling for around $5K... and used C2's are only another $1,000 or so. Go with the C2's now and save up for C4's!

neither- save up for C4s if you want the floorstander. why buy a 2.5 way speaker.

Thanks for the great response so far. My concern with the C4 is placement. My little audio nirvana is really quite little, measuring only 13'x15' with relatively low ceiling. The C4 really will dwarf everything in the room with its height reaching almost 6'. Is that a valid concern?

I have my C4's in a well treated 15' x 21' room. I don't think a 13' x 15' room is large enough to let the C4's breath, as they really need to be pulled away from surrounding walls to sound their best. If you want to stay with Dynaudio I'd look at C2's or C1's with a nice subwoofer. Both of your amps would work fine either way.