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#1 ·
Dynaudio doesnt get much attention here, but it is very exclusive and as such not readily available in all states. As the exclusive Dynaudio dealer in San Diego, we represent their speakers as the state of the art. If you want to leave nothing to chance and simply want the most accurate performance Dynaudio is the ticket. In an industry where you can easily overpay for underpeforming equipment, Dynaudio has always been about no compromise speaker design regardless of price. After listening to the Contours in our showroom, I immediately knew that my next speakers would be the Contour S5.4....still saving.


I would love you to hear from all you Dynaudio owners out there, and what kind of gear that you pair up with it.
 
#22,501 ·
Alright, alright, let's move on already :p :D
Well I happen to agree with Dynero here... I'm a new Dynaudio user and I go to this thread to learn more about this great speaker from current and former owners. I get what Dynero is saying that while he is not trying to censure people from posting, he is just requesting if posters could keep it on topic or relevant (ex. amps that work well with dynaudio). After all this is a thread for Dynaudio users isn't it? So it's a fair request. There's a reason why threads have names or titles. If anybody wants to talk about other topics, then you can open a thread for that. It's not difficult... or a private message.
 
#22,502 ·
PSB Synchrony owner for 6yrs and I've been reading this thread for 5yrs because of the Dyn AND the other speakers compared or just talked about.
To me this is an example of still being on topic... and it's fine. Cause I would be interested to hear opinions comparing the Dyn with other speakers (specially from former owners and why you switched).
 
#22,503 ·
I totally agree.

What's the benefit of a flat speaker cable, as opposed to more conventional cable? I've seen it used in the past in a few hi-end audio stores. A studio I worked in used 2-wire ofc Siltech on Avalon Mixing Monitors (can I mention these here??). Sounded fantastic! I currently use Kimber 8tc and the difference to the QED Silver Special I used before, is subtle, but significant. More definition in the bass, more space to the mids and more air in the treble, while at the same time losing some harshness.


You tell me...
Not sure why they did flat? I heard the machine that makes single and double mono filament cables cost 20 million USD and I think once your familiar with the cable it would be hard to counterfeit. When you look at it you can see what looks like a clear fishing line is wrapped around each strand of wire then sealed at various intervals.

As far as sound First I have the original and I could hear more 'air' between the instruments and vocals. The downside was a slight lack of bass. But I have a sub so that was a non issue fore me. That said the series 2 has more bass while still keeping the 'air' between the instruments and vocal.

PS no one has to give you permission to post or comment on this site once your a member. Only the site moderators can ban you
 
#22,504 ·
PSB Synchrony owner for 6yrs and I've been reading this thread for 5yrs because of the Dyn AND the other speakers compared or just talked about.

And I'll bring up power chords so Pumacat will return:eek::D
Ohhh, Synchrony owner eh? How do you like those? They look pretty sweet
 
#22,505 · (Edited)
jamesblond: It's Nordost the best kind of cable "Free" I have a silver pair of Blue Heaven and a Copper Pair of "Red Dawn" Various other cheaper cable by Tributaries and Monster etc.. Frankly I hear no difference, nor do I claim to hear a difference. ;)

In regards to my C2 that are in perfect shape, guy out of Chicago tried to lowball me saying they were double on what he was willing to pay. I told him to buy a pair of Excite floor standers then, because at 6K these are a steal!

You know your have a bad start to the day when your Apple Laptop back pack is suppose to protect your lap top, and I have a Incase shell over my Mac book Air and another rubber case over the lap top itself and the damn thing falls out of the back pack onto the cement driveway and still puts a dent in the screen and corner of laptop! WTF triple protection and it still gets "F"ed up! Good news I was able to bend the screen back into shape and the rubber case doesn't have a flec on it and still functions... Now I am so anal I will most likely give this too one of my kids and buy a new one soon. LOL Just glad my speakers don't take this abuse! Way off topic
 
#22,506 · (Edited)
I finally got that you act like a child, whining and pouting until you think you've gotten your way.
I think that statement is way, way out of line!
Aren't you the same person that told CD to photograph (at RMAF everything but Dynaudio.)That's pretty juvenile.

I happen to agree with Dynero and all his recent posts.

This is a very large forum.
Plenty of room for alternatives to the Dyn thread. We could have CD Lehner threads(which we already have), PCM threads, Harbeth threads, Naim threads, etc. etc. You name it....go for it.
So what if the Dyn thread quiets down a bit; at least it will be about Dyn and associated electronics.

All you mental midgets; Bring it on.

Borderdog
 
#22,509 ·
Hahaha Garman, thats pretty funny :D
Trying to interject sarcasm, again if 90-80% of the post in here are Dynaudio Related I have zero issues with some one posting other speakers or gear suggestions. I visit this this thread the most because I love the knowledgable people in here and love Dynaudio Speakers. Now if some one suggest some thing else I have no issues or problems with it, because their of plenty of great speakers and gear out their. Wait, I am repeating myself, I need another Drink!

Home doing some last minute work before I head back up to my Lake House where I am forced to listen to Martin Logans! LOL Hey the system was cheap!
 
#22,510 ·
Oh, and guys: Please... If you don't like the thread, than find your fun elsewhere. I agree that the majority of the posts should one way or another relate to Dynaudio. But a complete ban of posts and pictures of other systems?? :confused: Aren't we all here to quench a desire for all kinds of audio porn?
James in all fairness the post i complained had absolutely nothing to do with Dynaudio in terms of context, comparison, etc. I simply didn't feel it was appropriate and i thought i should pipe in.

Even the Naim posts a few months back were too much and the conflict ended up with RaceTripper leaving, I'm not grandstanding or anything here but just wanted this thread to get back to it's roots.

As for a complete ban on posts and systems? Well I'll say it again at the risk of sounding like a tool, if your system has non dynaudio speakers, does not have relevance to Dynaudio in terms of system synergy or lack thereof and has in fact nothing to do with Dynaudio at all, then maybe you should consider posting it in another thread that doesn't say Dynaudio at the top
 
#22,511 ·
jamesblond: It's Nordost the best kind of cable "Free" I have a silver pair of Blue Heaven and a Copper Pair of "Red Dawn" Various other cheaper cable by Tributaries and Monster etc.. Frankly I hear no difference, nor do I claim to hear a difference. ;)

In regards to my C2 that are in perfect shape, guy out of Chicago tried to lowball me saying they were double on what he was willing to pay. I told him to buy a pair of Excite floor standers then, because at 6K these are a steal!

You know your have a bad start to the day when your Apple Laptop back pack is suppose to protect your lap top, and I have a Incase shell over my Mac book Air and another rubber case over the lap top itself and the damn thing falls out of the back pack onto the cement driveway and still puts a dent in the screen and corner of laptop! WTF triple protection and it still gets "F"ed up! Good news I was able to bend the screen back into shape and the rubber case doesn't have a flec on it and still functions... Now I am so anal I will most likely give this too one of my kids and buy a new one soon. LOL Just glad my speakers don't take this abuse!


I'll take it...


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#22,512 ·
Trying to interject sarcasm, again if 90-80% of the post in here are Dynaudio Related I have zero issues with some one posting other speakers or gear suggestions. I visit this this thread the most because I love the knowledgable people in here and love Dynaudio Speakers. Now if some one suggest some thing else I have no issues or problems with it, because their of plenty of great speakers and gear out their. Wait, I am repeating myself, I need another Drink!

Home doing some last minute work before I head back up to my Lake House where I am forced to listen to Martin Logans! LOL Hey the system was cheap!
Funny, your posts to me anyway were always cool because it was always dynaudio related and I'd love to hear comparisons even if the Maggies get the upper hand.

And yes I agree with your 80-90% estimation, I'm not about excluding other speakers but including Dynaudio at least in the discussion.
 
#22,515 · (Edited)
Funny, your posts to me anyway were always cool because it was always dynaudio related and I'd love to hear comparisons even if the Maggies get the upper hand.

And yes I agree with your 80-90% estimation, I'm not about excluding other speakers but including Dynaudio at least in the discussion.
That's easy to do for me, I own both! ;) Now if you ask me is the C2 12K better than the Maggie 1.7, I would have to say no. But the C2 is still one of the best speakers I have owned, and I would only replace it with a newer model or the C1 Platinum. However the S5.4 in the newer finishes sure look good. It's nice to see an American Speaker company only getting better, the nice thing about Magnepan is instead of jacking there prices out of site, they have managed to make speakers that have an audiophile appeal without it costing you a fortune. Even Dali the other Danish speaker company is managing to do that as well. Still the Dynaudio sound will never leave my house, sold them for too many years to ever let them go! The C2 out shines the Maggies on bass response, the details are both there in the upper end, but the C2 the bass is tighter and less pronounced, although the Maggies sure have done much better on the bass over the years. I mean really for $1800- $2200 bucks (Depending on finish) you can't go wrong with this type of speaker. Ironically both speakers are made by hand which is rare these days!
 
#22,518 ·
I'd love to hear these two side by side.
To me this is an example of still being on topic... and it's fine. Cause I would be interested to hear opinions comparing the Dyn with other speakers (specially from former owners and why you switched).
OK -- Since you asked
Let me start by saying AGAIN -- ALL Dynadio's are a bargain for their price to performance ratio. Started with the Dyn C1's (7500usd). Great but honestly you had to turn them up pretty loud to get them to sound their best. That was my only complaint. Then came the MKII/Signature (8500usd). Sight and sound unheard I bought a pair in Mocha that came in the 1st shipment that arrived in the USA . WOW great decision because they sounded great at lower listening levels. But they don't seem to get as loud as the originals could - but not a problem for me. Then my local dealer acquired the Raidho Diamond speakers (D1-25500usd + stands at 3100/3600usd).

How do they compare?? The C1's are an extremely tough act to follow especially if you've ever owned them. Well the Raidho's are more laid back than the Confidence series. They are also have a much faster/detailed sound with a blacker background without loosing any prat. Much better imaging but also a narrower 'sweet spot'. Even off axis they are great just like the Dyn C1's. The Raidho ribbon tweeter is even smoother and more detailed than the Esotar2 tweeters (hard to believe but true). Now at 29,100usd somethings got to better. OK so far you must think these are very sterile analytical sounding speakers. They are NOT in any way. It's almost like having the music just come out of the walls. As one reviewer stated and I do agree is 'off axis they sound good. In the sweet spot good god". Now where the C1's are better.... Much deeper bass (C1 rated to 45hz but slowly goes much lower)(D1 rated to 50hz and drops like a rock). The C1's will go a bit louder. The C1's have a wider sweet spot.

Now the Octave V110 tube integrated. The original TS 6550 was THE tube that really made the C1's sing. Great mids very good bass but a slight roll off in the highs. The TS KT120's sounded too forward and punchy to be realistic sounding. Just the opposite with the Raidho. The 6550's sound slow and dull but the KT120's make them sing. Again chose tube because I didn't want to be married to a house sound of an amp.

Now for all you current and possible Dyn owners --- Did I mention that Dyn's are a Bargain for the price to performance ratio. To get better than Dyn's you will have to spend some serious cash. Also Dynaudio has a speaker for everyone. From the X-series through the Evidence. And their specialty speakers like the S25/Sapphire and Consequence UE.

Any questions regarding my opinion?
 
#22,519 ·
OctaDyn_Dude:

So, not a difficult one to figure out by now but some thing tells me OctaDyn_Dude is this Tyler from Next level Audio? Just a guess because he seems like a pretty cool guy and maybe he will let me trade in my C2's for the C1 Platinums as a even trade! :)
 
#22,520 ·
OK -- Since you asked
Let me start by saying AGAIN -- ALL Dynadio's are a bargain for their price to performance ratio. Started with the Dyn C1's (7500usd). Great but honestly you had to turn them up pretty loud to get them to sound their best. That was my only complaint. Then came the MKII/Signature (8500usd). Sight and sound unheard I bought a pair in Mocha that came in the 1st shipment that arrived in the USA . WOW great decision because they sounded great at lower listening levels. But they don't seem to get as loud as the originals could - but not a problem for me. Then my local dealer acquired the Raidho Diamond speakers (D1-25500usd + stands at 3100/3600usd).

How do they compare?? The C1's are an extremely tough act to follow especially if you've ever owned them. Well the Raidho's are more laid back than the Confidence series. They are also have a much faster/detailed sound with a blacker background without loosing any prat. Much better imaging but also a narrower 'sweet spot'. Even off axis they are great just like the Dyn C1's. The Raidho ribbon tweeter is even smoother and more detailed than the Esotar2 tweeters (hard to believe but true). Now at 29,100usd somethings got to better. OK so far you must think these are very sterile analytical sounding speakers. They are NOT in any way. It's almost like having the music just come out of the walls. As one reviewer stated and I do agree is 'off axis they sound good. In the sweet spot good god". Now where the C1's are better.... Much deeper bass (C1 rated to 45hz but slowly goes much lower)(D1 rated to 50hz and drops like a rock). The C1's will go a bit louder. The C1's have a wider sweet spot.

Now the Octave V110 tube integrated. The original TS 6550 was THE tube that really made the C1's sing. Great mids very good bass but a slight roll off in the highs. The TS KT120's sounded too forward and punchy to be realistic sounding. Just the opposite with the Raidho. The 6550's sound slow and dull but the KT120's make them sing. Again chose tube because I didn't want to be married to a house sound of an amp.

Now for all you current and possible Dyn owners --- Did I mention that Dyn's are a Bargain for the price to performance ratio. To get better than Dyn's you will have to spend some serious cash. Also Dynaudio has a speaker for everyone. From the X-series through the Evidence. And their specialty speakers like the S25/Sapphire and Consequence UE.

Any questions regarding my opinion?
OctRaidoDudue,

At least your staying in context of the thread.

Borderdog
 
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