I own speakers from the Dynaudio Audience line and IMO the Dyn tweeter is one of the smoothest, sweetest sounding tweeters I have heard. And these are their entry level line of speakers. Since the Contours are a step up, I find it hard to imagine that the Contour tweeter would sound harsh and fatiguing. In fact, everyone I have recommended Dyns to has been drawn to them because of the smooth NON-fatiguing highs. From my experience, Dyns are very accurate. Badly recorded source material will sound like just that - bad. This is just my opinion. Everyone is entitled to his/her own.
Review: Dynaudio Contour 1.8 mkII Speaker
Category: Speakers
I have been on a speaker hunt for a while. My goal was to find a sub $3000 speaker (new or used). I was really hoping this speaker would be the one because I had read many reviews about how great Dynaudio is. I couldn't wait to get to the store and hear them.
I was sitting and listening to CD after CD... After trying to convince myself that I liked them, I gave up.
The entire Dynaudio line seemed to have very fatiguing highs. The midrange was nice and they had good mid-bass punch. They made music come alive in many ways but, something about the way the highs were delivered made me want to get away from them.
I played James Taylor, Tracy Chapman, Art Blakey, and all sounded good in some ways. The imaging was nice, they had a good presence but, weren't smooth and liquid. They were kind of brutal in their attack on certain notes. Bass was booming during some tracks and then the highs would squeel in others.
They're good speakers for someone but, if you have a harsh amp or other electronics, these speakers will not sound natural. If it's all tubes and such, you may be OK.
Build quality looked OK, the speakers have a nice finish and a clean look. Most wives would approve.
Strengths: good midrange and/or midbass, good imaging, nice looking.
Weaknesses: Fatiguing speakers
Associated gear
Rega Planet
Bryston Amp
Similar products
B&W NT series
Thiel
Revel F30
Monitor Audio
I have been on a speaker hunt for a while. My goal was to find a sub $3000 speaker (new or used). I was really hoping this speaker would be the one because I had read many reviews about how great Dynaudio is. I couldn't wait to get to the store and hear them.
I was sitting and listening to CD after CD... After trying to convince myself that I liked them, I gave up.
The entire Dynaudio line seemed to have very fatiguing highs. The midrange was nice and they had good mid-bass punch. They made music come alive in many ways but, something about the way the highs were delivered made me want to get away from them.
I played James Taylor, Tracy Chapman, Art Blakey, and all sounded good in some ways. The imaging was nice, they had a good presence but, weren't smooth and liquid. They were kind of brutal in their attack on certain notes. Bass was booming during some tracks and then the highs would squeel in others.
They're good speakers for someone but, if you have a harsh amp or other electronics, these speakers will not sound natural. If it's all tubes and such, you may be OK.
Build quality looked OK, the speakers have a nice finish and a clean look. Most wives would approve.
Strengths: good midrange and/or midbass, good imaging, nice looking.
Weaknesses: Fatiguing speakers
Associated gear
Rega Planet
Bryston Amp
Similar products
B&W NT series
Thiel
Revel F30
Monitor Audio