Dynaudio resolution


Years ago I bought a pair of dynaudio audience 80's to replace my kef r105/3's and while I was more than a little impressed with the bass I couldn't help but notice mid/tweeter resolution was lacking. That was many moons ago(kef's are long gone). I returned the A80 and got the kef's refoamed. now i'm buying and trying full range speakers on the 2nd hand market and remember how great the bass was from those dyn's. Is the esotar tweeter a hi rez tweeter? Do current models have the top to bottom resolution of the other top brands? and how sensitive are they to partnering components? say price range of a used pair of C4's. Tks Steve
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Many speakers designed to be flat are so boring to listen to. I always liked the bass Dynaudio could get from their designs but there's got to be fans out there that have gone up the chain that can describe the audible differences from series to series.
What I love about Dynaudio is their overall neutrality.
allows me to assemble a system up stream that is also neutral or I can adjust components to achieve the sound I want knowing that the speakers will be truthful.

but, their product range is huge.
from $700 to $7000 in just monitors alone with everything in between.

I also like them as they, to me, look good and I like the finishes.




The special 40s have an esotar tweeter and its definitely hi-res and fun sound while still feeling neutral and true to the source, and  non fatiguing. The best of all worlds imo
I listened to, and greatly enjoyed the soft dome Esotar II tweeter on a pair of Dynaudio Sapphires from 2011 to 2016. They were not fatiguing like I find many metal domes to be. I did have Excite X-12s a few years but they offered far less of course.
Lately the Dyns at trade shows (RMAF for me) seem punchier than what I knew from before (my impression). The sound, although not offensive, did not appeal to me.

I did buy Scansonic MB2.5s in '14 and Borresen's sealed tweeter bested the Esotar II. It was more detailed without being trebly at all. Nothing ever hurt coming out of it. Later with the Raidho D2's better ribbon I heard new things on 20yr CDs the Sapphires never played. Truly stunning to have a CD collection take on a new, more-vibrant life.

Take your time figuring it all out. Good advice to check/work on the room if possible. Many eschew good DSP equalization or bass correction but personally I'd never live without it now. You will not recognize your speakers. If done properly I feel that, dollar for dollar, it will trounce anything else you can spend your money on.
I've had many a set of Dynaudios including the C4s.  I do think of Dynaudio house sound as a bit on the mellow side but in the best possible way.  I think Kef is that way too a little bit but more of a dry sound.  If you are looking for very sharp treble I don't think Dynaudio is the way but they are very musical and great speakers.  I've owned maybe 10 or so Dynaudio models and they were all good.  They do need a great amp to sound good though maybe more so than other speakers.