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Replacements for Dynaudio Floorstanders

Hi there.

My current system is made up of the following: Dynaudio Contour 1.8 Mk IIs, Krell 300il, Benchmark USB DAC, and a laptop with lossless music.

I'm looking to introduce a little warmth in my system, seeing as the Dyn/Krell/DAC combo has miles of resolution, but doesn't offer much in the way of engagement. I'm considering selling my Dynaudios for a warmer pair of speakers that I hope to find on Audiogon. $4k is my limit. My thinking is a used pair of B&W Nautilus 802s or 803s. What other suggestions would folks have, in terms of speakers that have similar resolution to Dynaudio's stuff, but offers more warmth and darkness? One outside consideration of mine is a pair of Mirage OMD-28s. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks.
velociti
xti16
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I have to agree with most of the responses here. The Krell should be replaced. Naim has great synergy with Dyn's. But since you are asking what speaker would give you more warmth I would second the Sonus Faber followed by Vienna Acoustics.

If you can't get an in home demo see if you can take the Krell to some dealers. Mind you the room and setup will greatly influence the sound.
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ejlif
1,243 posts
 
Dyns are not bright speakers you must have a problem elsewhere in the chain.
bigkidz
1,784 posts
 
Sonus Faber Cremonas as mentioned above work very well with the Krell gear. Tube sound is subjective as most have not heard what tubes can offer in direct heated tube preamps or transformer coupled tube preamps.

Happy Listening.
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onhwy61
4,163 posts
 
You're getting a lot of bad advice. It's well meaning, but it's bad. Ask all those people who are bashing the Krell whether they have actually heard that model?

If you still have the iMac, download Channel D's Pure Music, the trail version is free, and use it with a software EQ program. Also, did you try the mods to the Benchmark that were previously recommended?
macd
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the krell is your issue my friend
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