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Aerial vs B&W vs Dynaudio vs Silverline

I want to upgrade my speakers. I have Linn 5140. In my area I am limited to Aerials and BW. Thinking about Aerial 7b or maybe 8's or B&W 803. But Should I make the effort to travel and listen to Dynaudio 3.3 or Silverline Sonatas.
I have VTL pre/amp with Linn cd player. I would appreciate your thoughts. Music- all kinds.
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stud
5 posts
 
I am agree with both audiophile, try dynaudio and using ss amp which is around 200 watts high current.
blackie
221 posts
 
The Dynaudios are great speakers but will probably not be a good match for your Linn 5140 as they really require a powerful, high-current amp to come alive. They can sound a tad soft and dull on Linn amps (klimax excepted!). You might want to look at easier to drive speakers like the Silverline. The Ariels and B&W, although having different tonal characteristics, are also fairly hard to drive.
bobaloo1
42 posts
 
I replaced my Dynaudios which sounded great but need a lot of SS power with Silverlines and which are more refined and easier to drive.
philefreak
423 posts
 
Silverline!!!
soix
9,456 posts
 
If you're going to stay with tubes you really only have one choice here, which is obviously the Sonatas(which will also work well with SS if you go that route some day). I would also put them at the top of the list from a sonic perspective along with the 3.3s(not really an option with tubes), but that's more of a personal decision. Absolutely go hear the Sonatas before making any final decisions. Best of luck.

Tim
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