No problem, it's a little while ago so it's not as fresh in my memory. Both are very smooth. Enjoyable to listen to, no fatigue that I could perceive with either. I was committed to running full range, the Contour 20s just sounded a little fuller because of their size advantage. If anything the highs and mids were too close to call, possibly a slight not to the Special 40 tweeter. They are both well balanced but if you want to spend a bit more, the Contours can compete with smaller floors standers I believe. Not sure about special 40 but the Contours need a decent amp they're decently hard to drive at 4 ohms and the sensitivity isn't great. I'm currently running with a Parasound Hint 6 they sound very good.
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Living Room
Audio research LS28SE preamplifier, Aurender N10 Streamer, Topping D90 DAC, McIntosh MC462 amplifier. Focal Sopra 3 speakers. Salamander Archetype rack, Symposium Acoustics Segue shelves, Silver Eclipse 7 XLRs, Shunyata Everest power conditioner, Alpha V2, Delta V2 and Venom V2 10/12 power cords, and Audioquest Oak speaker cables. GIK Acoustic's bass soffits and 244 bass trap Art panels room treatments. Sony XBR75X900e 4K TV and Sony UBP-X800 Blu-ray player
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