Please do report your findings Rob as i am thinking of going with a 4BSST or 2 PP300 on a pair of Totem Mani-2 Signatures. Like your Dynaudio Contours the Mani's are also 4 ohm speakers, 200w with a sensitivity of 85dB.
Happy listening.
-Mark
Hi Mark
Comparing the 4BSST to the 3BST the first impressions were one of more extension or clarity in the highs and more power.
But where the improvements with 4BSST really shine is on well recorded dynamic recordings, the 3BST is no slouch but the 4BSST recreated more depth and width in the presentation while listening to Dave Holland’s “Prime Directive”, details were better defined and presented naturally, meaning I could hear deeper into to recording.
On one of the reviews somewhere on this forum someone noticed the clicking of the keys of a wind instrument, I had a similar experience on with “Thimar” by Anouar Brahem with John Surman and Dave Holland, I’ve listened to this beautiful recorded disc a number of times even with headphones but with 4BSST it came to light that John Surman needed to clean his spittle from the sax on the second track if I’m not mistaken.
As a fellow wind instrument player, flute and clarinet I found it odd I did not notice this before so I must lay claim to the improved resolution of the SST.
Even listening to some vinyl last night I mentioned in my other thread that “it’s hard to imagine getting a clearer in-sight into the recording”
With your Totem Mani-2 Signatures, they do have Dynaudio drivers but with two each running in tandem, I would think the 4BSST would probably do a fine job depending on your room size and the level you like to listen to.
I probably could have gone for the 3BSST, I put some feelers out for a used one with no results and decided to buy new only to pull the trigger at the last minute on a used 4BSST in order to save (justify) some funds on getting a new BCD-1.
I also thought of just going for a 4BST but I really believe my impulse decision and the advice of others to go with the 4BSST was definitely the better move.
Robert