Gryphon Mojo - Dynaudio Contour 60

I did bring home different speaker wires once to replace mt 4tc that are over 30 years old now, some nordost flat wire, I really thought they looked cool and I wanted them so I swapped them back and forth and while I really believed I could hear a difference I could't tell if i preferred it or not. You just haven't found the speaker/amp combination for your system yet. The hard part for me is deciding which component i'm going to build around so i'm going to try fully active for awhile(wish me luck, money's almost gone). Once you decide on the speakers or amp you can continue.
 
i am planning to switch my Harbeth 40.2 to C60's or Magico A3 as well. tying to make a audition. any experience about that 2 speakers?
thanks;
 
caglarborklu said:
i am planning to switch my Harbeth 40.2 to C60's or Magico A3 as well. tying to make a audition. any experience about that 2 speakers?
thanks;
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If I've learned anything over the past couple years it's that you can't judge much in isolation from the rest of your chain, or room for that matter. What's your amplification? I don't know Magico but I currently have C60's and Mojo S. Earlier in this thread I talk about a lack of dynamics and a recessed sound from the C60's. This changed magnificently when I put in dedicated power lines. But still, with my Gryphon amp the sound remained a bit slow and behind the speaker plane. Some people might really like this. With Naim amp it was very different - much more dynamic and in the room. (Now, Gryphon amp with Gryphon Mojo is on a much higher level in every way). So what you get is largely defined by the rest of the components. My takeaway is that C60 works best with 'forward', if you will, amplification. Anything with a more neutral delivery may result in a 'beautiful' sound with huge soundstage, pretty neutral, no brightness, but lacking a bit of sparkle and a tad ponderous. They also need to be played a little loud to get involving. I've read this is a common Dyn' trait. There's never any listening fatigue, though and the sound is wonderfully relaxed. A bit too relaxed sometimes. I've read some Magico's can tend towards a slightly thin sound - which would mean they might prefer amplification the opposite of Dyn' - more neutral or with a little warmth. Then cables will make a not insignificant difference, too. Ultimately, you have to try everything in your set-up in your room if for no other reason than your ears' preferences are likely different to everyone else; don't rely on what I say! It's just my experience.
 
^^^The persona 3f, Kanta 2, A3, and C60 all list the same, now start looking at the used market and there's many more. I like the looks of the C60 better than the rest and really like the 2-9" woofers compared to the others that use 7" drivers. You could probably buy any one of the 4 I listed(because they're the only $10k speakers i've seen personally)and run dirac or audessy for room correction and be happy.
 
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