Dynaudio opinions

kenstewart · May 2005

Anyone have any experience with DynAudio stuff? Supposedly they're real high-end and good for SQ. As expected, once I hooked up my system I'm now on the lookout for better

Oh, forgot to ask about Xtant subs as well so include w/response.

MacLeod · May 2005

DynAudio are among the best speakers on the planet. Theyre also among the most expensive.

Xtant subs are very good. Theyre more SQ subs than SPL.

kenstewart · May 2005

Thanks Mac. That's exactly what I'm looking for, SQ vice SPL.

TrappedUnder Ice · May 2005

Ive had a set of Dynaudio MKII's in my car for over a year now. Just flat out love them. If you get the Dyns...take the time to do the doors right...so you get the best out of them. I a/b them over focal...and the tweeter in the dyn line...there is no comparison IMO.
good luck...happy hunting.

MrNightly · January 2006

I just started working for VW here in town, and we have the Dynaudio in some of the 2006 Passat's... My gosh, they totally kick butt! I couldn't believe how impressive they sounded. 600 watt system in the cars, and even without a sub, the bass was EXTREMELY impressive.

Anything I should know about these bad boys to help sell them to the unsuspecting customers?

But on a serious note, I DO want to be informed about these... What do you guys think of them?

MacLeod · January 2006

As mentioned above, Dynaudio are extreme top end speakers and make some of the best sounding gear on the planet, although you do have to pay for it.

Their lower end stuff isnt as good as youd think tho. While still excellent speakers, they arent worth what they cost at least not the ones Ive heard.

Easiest way to sell these speakers is to tell em theyre extremely exotic and expensive speakers and world renowned for their craftmanship and are highly sought after in the car audio community.

Dynaudio.com

Red230SX · January 2006

Dynaudio's top of the line drivers rate up there with Focal, Seas, Vifa and Scan Speak
which are all fantastic drivers.

And all of them are used extensively in high end home audio by many manufacturers.

MrNightly · January 2006

Awesome guys!!! i'm still in training, but man, I can't wait to research these bad boys, and be knowledgeable about them. The Highs on the 10-speaker package can be almost ear piercing, the mids are full and sound great, while the lows shake your pants when driving. If you threw in a 15" Sub in the back, the car would top any tricked-out rig available. Simply amazing. Thanks for the info guys!

David

MacLeod · January 2006

Well, even tho its got Dynaudio stamped on it, its still low bidder OEM crap. I would wager Dynaudio's lowest level speakers are better than the ones theyve got in that car.

Good rule of thumb for OEM and audio - Stock SUCKS!

1996blackmax · January 2006

Agreed

. Unless you want to spend major coin on a car, and then upgraded the factory system. I would just rather do my own system.

I have only seen two reviews of stock systems that were actually good. They were on top model luxury cars (both had surround sound), cost $$$$ extra, and were both somewhat lacking in the bass department.

MacLeod · January 2006

^^^ and none of em were half as good as you couldve got from the aftermarket for half the price of the "premium" OEM system!

MrNightly · January 2006

You are saying that for half of $1000 dollars (That would be $500 for the math challenged) you can land a 10 speaker Dynaudio car system? Interesting. I honestly don't know anything about car audio, hence i'm asking. I do know that the speakers kick butt in the Passat, and don't seem to be, "low bidder OEM crap." Again, it's my opinion.

Have you heard the Passat's Dynaudio in person to actually back your claim MacLeod???

Thanks for the thoughts.

Red230SX · January 2006

MrNightly,

Trust us when we say they are low bidder OEM Crap.

Price out top of the line Dynaudio drivers and see what they cost..

A $1000.00 option on a window sticker doesn't get you anything spectacular. Now if
it was a 10 thousand dollar option, perhaps.. (And I do beleive the Mark Levinson
system available on a few Lincolns is a huge option price and may be "half decent"
sounding).

I can give you an example of what some high end drivers cost... Scan Speak makes
a tweeter (just one tweeter) that costs $800.00 (each).

I am not trying to be ignorant or beligerant, just honest.

exalted512 · January 2006

yay, lets all be car dealers and see how many speakers we can fit in one car. Afterall, everyone knows more is better
-Cody

1996blackmax · January 2006

Man....

I better start pyling more in there

neomagus00 · January 2006

HAHAHA! i get it!

MacLeod · January 2006

MrNightly wrote:

You are saying that for half of $1000 dollars (That would be $500 for the math challenged) you can land a 10 speaker Dynaudio car system? Interesting. I honestly don't know anything about car audio, hence i'm asking. I do know that the speakers kick butt in the Passat, and don't seem to be, "low bidder OEM crap." Again, it's my opinion.

Have you heard the Passat's Dynaudio in person to actually back your claim MacLeod???

Thanks for the thoughts.

First of all, 10 speakers in a car is stupid, pointless and does nothing more than screw up the SQ.

2nd, I could take a set of DB6500's ($200), a set of DB525 ($100) and a stout head unit ($300) and have a system that sounds every bit as good, if not better, than that LOW BIDDER OEM CRAP system.

Dynaudio's cheapest components set is almost $1000 so if theyre charging $1000 for a 10 speaker system I can assure you, the speakers in there are not even close to the quality of even entry level Dyn's.

This isnt something exclusive to VW either. All the car manufacturers are getting in on this. Throw some cheap, crappy speakers in there with a major name brand stamped on them, call it a "premium sound system" and then charge $1000 for $100 worth of gear. Its just a fact of life and its a scam.

MrNightly · January 2006

Red230SX wrote:

MrNightly,

Trust us when we say they are low bidder OEM Crap.

Price out top of the line Dynaudio drivers and see what they cost..

A $1000.00 option on a window sticker doesn't get you anything spectacular. Now if
it was a 10 thousand dollar option, perhaps.. (And I do beleive the Mark Levinson
system available on a few Lincolns is a huge option price and may be "half decent"
sounding).

I can give you an example of what some high end drivers cost... Scan Speak makes
a tweeter (just one tweeter) that costs $800.00 (each).

I am not trying to be ignorant or beligerant, just honest.

Hey, I appreciate the help. I don't know much about car audio, so instead of being a **** about it, and calling names, I appreciate the honesty. Not everyone know's it all, hence, questions. I didn't even know what Dynaudio was before VW advertised it in their car, so I wanted to know for myself what kinda audio I would be dealing with.

$800 for a tweeter is just crazy. Wow.

MrNightly · January 2006

MacLeod wrote:

First of all, 10 speakers in a car is stupid, pointless and does nothing more than screw up the SQ.

2nd, I could take a set of DB6500's ($200), a set of DB525 ($100) and a stout head unit ($300) and have a system that sounds every bit as good, if not better, than that LOW BIDDER OEM CRAP system.

Dynaudio's cheapest components set is almost $1000 so if theyre charging $1000 for a 10 speaker system I can assure you, the speakers in there are not even close to the quality of even entry level Dyn's.

This isnt something exclusive to VW either. All the car manufacturers are getting in on this. Throw some cheap, crappy speakers in there with a major name brand stamped on them, call it a "premium sound system" and then charge $1000 for $100 worth of gear. Its just a fact of life and its a scam.

Good info thank you. Even tho i'm sure they are crappy speakers compared to aftermarket and what you guys have, they do sound good. But I need to know the truth behind them as well.

And just FYI, the mark-up on the VW's is about $1000 dollars TOTAL... so it COULD be possible that the 10 speaker package is their entry level Dyn's... COULD be

Again, I don't know for sure, but just a wild guess.

Regardless, thanks for sharing.

David

exalted512 · January 2006

Focal Be. #5 tweeters go for ~8 grand a set...
-Cody

1996blackmax · January 2006

Man for that I could have 5 sets of the SR's in the car and be like the VW's

. Then have some left over for some munchies

.

swerve · January 2006

that guy said ****!

I like Factory infinity systems...

1996blackmax · January 2006

swerve wrote:

that guy said ****!

:eek: :eek: :eek:

.........

Red230SX · January 2006

swerve wrote:

that guy said ****!

I like Factory infinity systems...

Honestly, the factory Infinity system in my Stratus isn't bad at all. It's one of
the better OEM systems I've heard.

In the Strat it has a 4 channel dedicated amp under the passengers seat which
is supposedly manufactured for DCX by Alpine and it supposed to be 110 WPC x
4CH (though I would say given the dimensions of the amp 75 x 4 is more likely).

It has 3.5" Coaxial Mid/Tweets in the dash and actual 6"x9" "Woofers" in the
front doors (no tweeter no mid just woofer cone) and then in the rear deck it
has Coax 6"x9" with a woofer/tweeter combo.

The 3.5's are driven off the head unit.

All in all for OEM it's better than anything GM puts in thier vehicles (I've
owned 5 Corvette's and Bose is and has always been a JOKE) and the Ford
Mach systems never impressed me either.

But at the end of the day it's still OEM.. Swapping out the HU and Drivers
makes a world of difference.

exalted512 · January 2006

heard the rockford fosgate system? Worst OEM system ive ever heard in my life
-Cody

Red230SX · January 2006

exalted512 wrote:

heard the rockford fosgate system? Worst OEM system ive ever heard in my life
-Cody

Cody,

No I haven't heard that one. What did that come in? Was that an option on
the Mazdaspeed MX6's or something?

The system in my buds 06 Jeep Wrangler is anemic but I guess considering it's
a tin box with no acoustics to speak of, it's to be expected!

audiobliss · January 2006

Nissan offers a Rockford Fosgate badged system in several of their cars. I know someone who has it in their Xterra. "Oooh, look...it says Rockford Fosgate!!..."

MacLeod · January 2006

Yeah, Nissan stuck those things in the Frontiers and Xterras.

Im sure these "premium" systems sound pretty decent but they still wont come anywhere close to what you could get for the same money.

exalted512 · January 2006

the one i heard was in a titan. Mits also has them in their cars
-Cody

MrNightly · January 2006

Hmmm, lot's of good info here. Thanks guys. And ya, there is always something better. Glad i asked though.

MacLeod · January 2006

You should be able to sell them pretty well at VW tho bro. 90% of the people youll be dealing with wouldnt know Dynaudio from Kraco so you can explain to them how Dynaudio is ultra high end audio equipment with components starting out at $1000 a piece and theyre getting an entire system for $1000. They wont know the difference and if they go on the internet and check out Dynaudio's reputation, theyll see its just as you say.

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