Best amp for Dynaudio Confidence 1 or Contour 1.4?


Will a single good amp do it? If so, how much power? Thanks.
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I second Miker's suggestion. IMO Musical Fidelity and Dynaudio is a very good combination. I have tried the S1.4 speakers with quite a few amps (at the same time in the same room), e.g. NAD M3, Marantz PM-15, Cyrus separates, Primare, and Musical Fidelity A5 and X series separates. To me the combination with the Musical Fidelity amps was by far the best, i.e. very well balanced with good detail and bass and a very full midrange. The A5 amp will probably do a good job also when driving the C1s, but the C1s deserve better. The NuVista M3 amp suggested by Miker should do a great job.
The dynaudios seem to like a decent amount of power, they are not particularly efficient. I used a musical fidelity M3 nuvista at 275 watts into 8 ohms with 1.3 mkIIs which are only sightly more efficient then either the C1 or 1.4s and it sounded great, but was really more power then needed.
You want something with high current. I have an Octave V70SE for my C1's. Naim is another good choice.
Both are great choices. I have owned S1.4 on two different occassions and was well served by solid state McCormack DNA-125 and Unison Research Unico SE at 140 wpc. Both provide excellent current at both 8ohm and 4ohm. Get a good power cord for your amp or integrated if you go that route.