B&W 805D vs. Dynaudio Contour S1.4

"A few years back when I was looking for monitors I auditioned the 805D and the S1.4." -Goatwuss

The 805D is a recent model. There's no way you auditioned it "a few years back".

Sorry guys, it must have been the 805S that I was talking about. I strongly preferred the S1.4 to them as in my auditions they had much more dynamic range.

HEard em both the B&W imaging blows the Dynaudio away

Imaging is only one of the aspects of the sonic reproduction, not the most important imo...

I have heard the 1.4 and the new 805Diamond, both with an extended listen. I own C1s. I think they are all great speakers, however the 805Di and the C1s are better than the 1.4s. I listened to the 805D with musical fidelity m6i amp and the Krell evolution and they were very impressive - I preferred it the Krell - like Dynaudio they seem to like a lot of SS power. I have plinius tautoro+SA103 with the C1s and I felt that my home system was preferable to me, however, I have found that the C1s took a long time to burn in. I prefer the bass from the C1 to the B&W. In Australia the B&W are a fair bit cheaper than the C1s. Also, my wife really likes the sound and looks of the C1s so that's a factor for us.

read through multiple threads about Dyna vs. others,  S1.4 or C1.   I have a pair of old B&W 802 F model (older than the 802 Matrix model),  and used to have a pair of Focal Aria 906 bookshelf which I sold and regret.. Now I am in hunt for another pair of excellent bookshelf for my wine and vocal time over it through some of my favorite vocal CDs.  

I am a cheap guy always for bargains on used market,  and I just scooped a pair of Dyna S1.4 last Sunday,  it will come to my door by this Friday.  I can't wait any longer..

I love Dyna signature of sound stage and dynamics, and it's mid range and clarity overall.  I have ARC LS15 preamp,  and a Mcintosh MC-2105 power amp and a pair of Dynaco MK3 mono blocks,  I think the Dyna should live happily with both the SS and tube gears.