Amp for Dynaudio C4

As a dealer of Dynaudio I feel I can make a recommendation or two on amplifiers.

Parasound Halo JC1's
Krell EVO 302/402
Simaudio Moon EVO W-8
Plinius SB-301
Bryston 14B-SST

Personally, I like the Parasound Halo and the Bryston for the money. The Krell EVO's and Simaudio EVO's are outstanding, but not cheap.

Hmmmmm, very interesting comments Nrostov. You are certainly entitled to your opinion and I welcome them. However, you did come across sounding very arrogant.

The Parasound Halo recommendation is based on personal experience with the Dyn's all the way up through the C4's. I think they sound and mate very well. Are there better options? Sure there are and I've suggested a few. The Halo JC1 is unmatched in it's price range....nothing comes close. I was merely suggesting a great amplifier that is still relatively inexpensive, but it's not for everyone.

As for Simaudio sounding horrible? Wow, that's a first. Still not the best, but certainly not horrible.

One of my favorite systems I put together of recent was the Dynaudio Temptations mated with the Krell Evo 402. This was an amazingly great sounding system, which I truly enjoyed. Now granted, we had a dedicated room in which to work with, but the results were fantastic. Say what you want about the Krells, you either love them or hate them. I find no shortcomings of the EVO's, though.

As for musicians or for that matter recording engineers having golden ears. Give me a break. That is complete nonsense. But I enjoyed the laugh.

Nrostov,

In regards to Parasound JC1's, I feel they are very neutral, which we can all agree we all want reproducing only what is intended. I had the JC1 in my personal system consisting of the Confidence C1 monitors and Musical Fidelity A5 CDP. I still feel to this day, it's one of the best monitor setups I've heard at any pricerange. A customer came in hot and heavy to buy it, so I sold it off to him. Hey, gotta eat ya know. :-) Not sure what I'm going to go with next. I'll probably go back to floorstanders for a change of pace.

As for Krell, I'm not a huge fan of Krell. However, the Evo's surprised me in a big way. My Temptation setup mated with the Evo 402 brought tears to my eyes. I have not heard a better sounding Temptation setup to this day. But, I'm no musician, so I could have been imagining this. :-)

What amp are you having success with again? Please let me know your thoughts and what made you make the decision. Thx.

There is not a market for tube or esoteric gear here in Oklahoma. Quite a shame really, but if there is no market, it doesn't make much sense for us to inventory it. Even if it's just for fun. The VTL amp you have in your system is outstanding...I give you that!!!

Interesting.....When running the VTL in Tetrode Mode at what volume level do you start to hear distortion being introduced?

When buying a speaker the caliber of the C4 or Temptation, I do feel one should not rush into an amplifier purchase. Try as many as you can providing you have a vast dealer network at your disposal. This is why I mentioned several solid state amps as this is what I know best. Certainly, a few tube amps are worthy of consideration as well. Not sure I would venture or recommend digital amp designs with the Dyn's, though.