Everything you might expect and a little more. Even work in big rooms!

None.

At 5000 euos a pair + 330 for the stands and - in my case - another 500 for a special wood finish (only two are available for the basic price), you are entitled to expect something excellent. The Confidence C1 is excellent, but is it so excellent as to justify the price? I had no intention of spending this much on speakers. I had already decided on the Pathos Classic One hybrid amp and a Densen 400 XS G cd player (see my reviews on these pages). I was aiming for the Dynaudio Contour 1.4, which retailes for 2500 plus stands. Then just for the heck of it, I thought I'd give the C1 a shot. I never expected them to be good enouogh to justify the price, I just wanted to feel better about getting the Contour 1.4 :-) The 1.4 I was using were well driven in, the C1 were brand new. Dynaudio ask for a 200 hour drive in periode - and still I couldn't believe the difference! Don´t get me wrong, the Contour 1.4 is great! The best I know for the price. And still the C1 blows it away. Everything is better. More detail, more musicality, more sparkle (if you know what I mean), even better imaging and focus. I prefer stand mounted speakers by far. Logic tells you you have to spend twice as much on floor standers to get the same quality, simply because there will be more material used, more parts, longer cables etc. Also, stand mounted image better and you avoid the problems that almost inevitably come with an overly powerfull bass. Of all speakers I have ever listened to, the C1 are in a class of their own even now - less than half way through the drive in period. If you can mortgage your house again, do it. It was never more worth it.

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Dynaudio Contour 1.4, Chario Academy One. Others over the years.

His sensibility (85db) that forces to have a very good amplifier.

I think is one of the best bookshelf speaker I´ve ever heard. They´ve a total control of the music in all frecuencies and the stage is very deep. I´m very proud of them.

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great mid range, deep bass pretty nice, size does matter,

absolutely none (of course you have to buy quality components as companions.) need powerful amplifier,

I have a stable set-up of: proceed CD player, chord da64 d/a converter spectral 12 pre amp, mbl8011 dual mono power amp dynaudio c1 Loudspeakers kimber 1011 interconnects &3033 speaker cables. The whole system sounds just great, looks just great, and works extremely well together.

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