Anyone heard the new Dynaudio Contours?

[tokenbrit]

One of the hi-fi dealers nearby mentioned that they will be getting in the Dynaudio Contour 20, 30, and 60 in the new year... Since Dynaudio speakers were used at the US launch of the Sagatun pre-amp, I have been curious about the brand, but haven't auditioned them against other speakers. Has anybody here heard the new Contours, whether the standmount 20, the smaller floorstander 30, or the larger 60? Wondering if they're worth a trip back to the dealer and/or an extended audition? I know the Klångedang T1 & the JBL 3677s are very well regarded here - any views on the new Dynaudio Contours in comparison, or in isolation?

[sunbeamgls]

A few brief words here:

http://audiophilemusings.blogspot.co.uk ... -2016.html

If you like a very smooth controlled but possibly less than exciting sound, they might suit you. I heard them with Naim electronics which seems to be a good combination, but I imagine them to be somewhat underwhelming if paired with smooth and less dynamic electronics.

[ThomasOK]

I can't really give you a report of comparisons as I haven't had time to do so. However, we will be carrying the entire Contour line and we do have the 20 on display. So far I have to say that I feel it sounds quite good and has pretty impressive bass perfromance for a stand mount speaker. We don't have the other models yet as it is a phased rollout. We should be getting the smaller floorstander, the Contour 30 very soon - within a week or two is my understanding. The top of the series, the Contour 60, is not likely to ship until more like March or even April.

Sorry I don't have more definitive info on it but they are available for listening if you get out this way.

[sunbeamgls]

I had the chance to hear the Contour 30s again today, and it was a different experience this time.

Here's the extracted notes from the blog post (the full report is linked at the end of this post).

I owned a small pair of Dynaudio standmounts for a while - they were never in a main system, but when it came to time to move on, I found it very difficult to part with them. They hung around for about another two and a half years "just in case" but an opportunity to put them back into action never occured. So they were reluctantly sold on and their new owners got a great sounding pair of speakers for a small outlay.
Since then a couple of Dynaudios have been enjoyed at shows, mentally filed in the "they're nice enough" category. Heard the Contour 30 for the first time at Indulgence last year where I found them (paired with Naim electronics) a good foil for the sometimes over enthusiastic Naim gear, but perhaps a little too polite?

So here are the Contour 30s again. This time in a much smaller dem room. Looking very well finished in a gloss white, their cast alloy baffle fitting well into the look.





Today, in this room, in this system (and, I suppose, with the music that was being played), it was a more uplifting kind of sound and I sat for a while in this room, suitably engaged by "Keith Don't Go" from Nils Lofgren, amongst other tracks. Plenty of attack in the guitar, a good spacious sense of the venue and that "bite" in Logfren's voice was clearly projected. Foot tapping along with the track is a good sign and there was plenty of that here. There was a touch of boominess which is understandable in a room that's really too small for these speakers - they had to be fairly close to the corners. So I wonder what was different this time compared to Indulgence? I can only make reasonable assumptions as I didn't make notes on the electronics in London, but here, these Contours were being driven from some £28k or so worth of streamer, power supplies amplification and cables - so the first assumption could be that the electronics were significantly better. The second could be the room - although this small room was probably not ideal, I think it possibly suited the speakers better than the very large room at Indulgence. So a good result here, I went back for a second listen later as it was one of the most musical rooms at the show.

http://audiophilemusings.blogspot.co.uk ... t-707.html

[jlwdm]

Can't help on the Contours, but I put Dynaudio Excites in my media room 21 months ago. Fronts, center, rears and 4 Dynaudio ceiling speakers for atmos. Plus 2 REL subs. I have been very pleased with them for the price.

I do not know how long I will be in the house so I did not want to spend too much.

Jeff