Quote Originally Posted by Mr Peabody
If the B&W showed the Master series to be dark sounding that is an attribute for B&W because the NAD Master series are dark sounding. I actually like that Master series sound a lot. It seems the M series may not be the last word in detail but I find their sound seductive.

Dynaudio right out of the box requires many hours of break in but I'd hope a dealer would know this and have that done before putting them on display. Something was obviously wrong because unless the electronics were harsh or had poor sound stage, the Dyn's certainly wouldn't have been that way. I've heard several models of Contour with good amps and they have always been stellar. My sound stage using Contour has been excellent with both Krell, Arcam, Linn and Conrad Johnson. I am not doubting your word but want you to know what you heard is not typical.

I also feel when shopping for a speaker a person would want one that is honest to the electronics, not coloring the signal. For instance, if NAD is dark you want the speaker to show that.
I just wondering how B&W 803D and Krell kav500i will sound together.Abaut dynaudio,I could not properly evaluate for several reason.1-the listening room at dealer,was too small for s5.4 and c4. 2 the wall behind the speakers was form of ellipsis,that made bass sound horrible turning volume up.