You guys retired for the evening rather early. I watched a movie (Edge of Tomorrow; Live, Die, Repeat. A great sci-fi thriller) and then played a few albums until about 1:15 AM. I got the new Dynaudio Contour 60i speakers on Thursday. Played them only an hour on Friday and then about 5 hours last night (including the movie). Even with such little run-in time they are sounding absolutely amazing. They should only get better over the next 60 to 80 hours. Best sounding midrange I have ever owned. So natural in timbre. I played some recently listened-to albums that I am familiar with in order to better understand the speakers.
Chicago, "CTA" sides 1 & 2
Buffalo Springfield, "Again" from the new box set. Man, that is wonderful!
Carol King, "Tapestry" Mo-Fi reissue, phenomenal mastering.
Jennifer Warnes, "Famous Blue Raincoat" recent reissue from Impex.
Dire Straits, S/T Mo-Fi reissue @ 45 RPM, phenomenal mastering.
All in all, that was one of the best sounding listening sessions I have had in a long time. Everything is coming together so nicely. I have been working on this system for nearly 2 years now. It will be lots of fun to go through these hours of run-in with the speakers. Listening for the slight changes that bring it all together. Next in store is a new Symposium Acoustics Foundation Rack Ultra, Rollerblock Jr HDSE, Audioquest Niagara 3000 and the newly installed 20 amp dedicated line. Then I think I will be wiped out on spending for a while.
