31-Aug-2017, 13:58
(31-Aug-2017, 08:32)Pim van Vliet Wrote: I read another review by someone who owns (and compared them to) the C1's (that I own too). He reckons the special 40's are great but not as good as the C1's. Then again the C1's are twice the price. Here's my experience with the C1's that will most likely be similar with the Special 40's.
As with all Dynaudio speakers; they like a powerful amp. I drove my C1's with a 170 and it sounded great. Then the upgrade to 200 came and then SAM. Now I run them with the Od'A and I can tell you that with every step up in amplification, the quality of the sound increased. I wouldn't mind trying to use the old 200 again with the firmware of the 170 and compare how far I've come. I reckon the difference will be huge.
So Special 40's with D200; Great. Special 40's with better amplification; Better. I hope they SAM them soon.
Pim, thanks for the quick reply. I'd only consider them if Devialet enabled SAM on them.
Devialet Expert 220 Pro Kinki EX-M7 power amp tethered to a fiber-fed Lumin X1 streamer via Grimm XLRs, Vivid B1 Decade speakers in Rosso Barchetta red (only 200 produced in a limited edition), Roon Nucleus with a Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SSD, etherREGEN switch fed by a Sonore opticalModule (and Sonore-supplied transceivers and 1M optical cable) with a SOtM dCBL-Cat7 cable to my Nucleus and a DH Labs Reunion Cat8 to my Lumin T2 streamer, Keces P8 linear power supply feeding a (to come) NUC and EtherREGEN switch with an external AfterDark OCXO clock., and opticalModule (5V/1A), AudioQuest Niagara 1000 power conditioner, ASI LiveLine loom (purchased directly from Franck Tchang when I lived in France), Less Loss Firewall for Speakers and Roon lifetime license with Tidal streaming.
