I have Contour 1.8mkII, although I have not heard Plinuis with it, many have recommended the brand, most often the SA100 or better yet SA250. I have also heard positive feedback regarding the Plinius Integrateds.
I recently purchased Ayre electronics(K3x pre and V5x amp). The amp is just now breaking in, so I am not allowing myself to be too critical. So far, I am finding that this is a very good match with these speakers with the one caveat that the cables need to be carefully chosen. I had MIT and recently I have been toying with inexpensive Monster cables(just for a point of reference) and I just installed a Coincident CST IC XLR and I have a Cardas Golden Ref on order. I am hoping that the Cardas will add a touch of warmth, but not too much. I am enjoying the current set up so far, but if I had to be critical, I would mention that it leans to the cold side of neutral ever so slightly. If the Golden Ref gets me to dead neutral or better yet just slightly warm I would be ecstatic, because currently, my setup is very musical, airy, transparent, detailed without being harsh, and very well balanced throughout the frequency range. I just hope that the Cardas will not be too warm. There are a few Ayre V3's out there for sale at $1500 or less, If you wanted to try Ayre, this would be a relatively inexpensive way to get introduced. Or, find a dealer and try out a V5x. I think you will be very impressed at how natural sounding this brand sounds with Dynaudio- I was and still am.
I recently purchased Ayre electronics(K3x pre and V5x amp). The amp is just now breaking in, so I am not allowing myself to be too critical. So far, I am finding that this is a very good match with these speakers with the one caveat that the cables need to be carefully chosen. I had MIT and recently I have been toying with inexpensive Monster cables(just for a point of reference) and I just installed a Coincident CST IC XLR and I have a Cardas Golden Ref on order. I am hoping that the Cardas will add a touch of warmth, but not too much. I am enjoying the current set up so far, but if I had to be critical, I would mention that it leans to the cold side of neutral ever so slightly. If the Golden Ref gets me to dead neutral or better yet just slightly warm I would be ecstatic, because currently, my setup is very musical, airy, transparent, detailed without being harsh, and very well balanced throughout the frequency range. I just hope that the Cardas will not be too warm. There are a few Ayre V3's out there for sale at $1500 or less, If you wanted to try Ayre, this would be a relatively inexpensive way to get introduced. Or, find a dealer and try out a V5x. I think you will be very impressed at how natural sounding this brand sounds with Dynaudio- I was and still am.