Proud Dynaudio owner!

bopicasso
bopicasso Posts: 878
edited March 2009 in Speakers
I have been searching for the right deal to jump on for a new set of towers to replace my Rti8s. I finally found a pair of Dynaudio Audience 70's locally. I listened to them before buying them and fell in love.. Although when I got home and set them up, I dont think they match up with my emotiva xpa3 as well as they did with the integrated audiolab that the previous owner was using. But still are leap and bounds above the Polk RTI8s compared with music. With movies though they dont match that well with my center channel. They are alot more laid back and my Csi3 is extremely bright. Now I know the meaning of bright! lol

Also in the bass department they blow the Rti8 out of the water.. Its funny that by looking at them side by side the Rti8s cabinet is alot bigger but the sound is alot smaller..
But I cant wait to get home from work and play around with the setup and make some magic happen!!!
Living Room setup: Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH, Krell KAV 300i, PS Audio DL III DAC, Tyler Acoustics Taylo 7u, Dynaudio Audience 120C+, SVS 25/31PCI, B-P-T Clean Power Center, Ps3, Panny 50" S1 Plasma, Tekline speaker cables, Audio Art interconnects, and Pangea power cables.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2009
    I've read a lot of reviews and post about Dynaudio owners raving about their speakers--guess the next stage is actually hearing some.

    I have no doubt they're a great speaker as they're often used by professional reviewers to assess the performance of various electronics?

    They also look nice! Please do give us an update on your listening.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited February 2009
    Welcome to the Dynaudio family! I started with Polk Monitor 70's then Rti10's then my current Danes. These speakers have triggered me to upgrade all my other gear to keep up with the level of resolution the speakers offer. Post some pics!
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  • bopicasso
    bopicasso Posts: 878
    edited February 2009
    How do I post pics hear? lol I have alot of pics, but I dont have them on a webpage to link them here.
    I have been listening to music for the past 2 hours and wow.. These exceed the rti8s by a mile... Im so happy with the upgrade, well worth 620 that I paid... Smile from ear to ear!!!!!!!
    Living Room setup: Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH, Krell KAV 300i, PS Audio DL III DAC, Tyler Acoustics Taylo 7u, Dynaudio Audience 120C+, SVS 25/31PCI, B-P-T Clean Power Center, Ps3, Panny 50" S1 Plasma, Tekline speaker cables, Audio Art interconnects, and Pangea power cables.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,206
    edited February 2009
    Congrads on your purchase.

    The Audience 70's are fantastic musical speakers. I really love the way they hold themselves. There soundstage is wide and deep. With the right power, they will open up.
    I never listened to Emotiva gear so I can't comment on there products but Rotel goes very well with Dynaudio. They make magic together. They make for a very long listening with no fatigue. Speaker wire and Ic's are now a issue as well. The 70's will tell you how good or bad all your gear is.
    I have owned Dynaudio speakers for years and loved every second of it. I still do today. Last night I sat down and listened to Dianna Krall and I could have swore she came over and sang to me. Unbelievable musical abilities.

    Good luck with them, and yeah I want pic's. What color are they?
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • bopicasso
    bopicasso Posts: 878
    edited February 2009
    They are black in color, and im using audioquest type-4 speaker wire, onkyo 805 and emotiva xpa-3 connected with bens ic's. When I first demoed these speakers they sounded alot more relaxed. They were run with a integrated audiolab. Now they seem more in your face, but still smoother than the rti8s by a mile. They are alot better with all types of music than my rti8s were. Rti8s only shined with acoustic music, anything with distortion they were not that enjoyable.
    I listened to them for a few hours last night and they are amazing..
    How do I post pics here??? I have some but dont have a URL of my image to post them...
    Living Room setup: Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH, Krell KAV 300i, PS Audio DL III DAC, Tyler Acoustics Taylo 7u, Dynaudio Audience 120C+, SVS 25/31PCI, B-P-T Clean Power Center, Ps3, Panny 50" S1 Plasma, Tekline speaker cables, Audio Art interconnects, and Pangea power cables.
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  • phipiper10
    phipiper10 Posts: 955
    edited February 2009
    Awesome sounds like you are really enjoying. Good stuff! Great speakers!
    Analog Source: Rega P3-24 Exact 2 w/GT delrin platter & Neo TT-PSU Digital Source: Lumin T2 w/Roon (NUC) DAC: Denafrips Pontus II Phono Preamp: Rega Aria MK3 Preamp: Rogue RP-7 Amp: Pass X150.8 Speakers: Joseph Audio Perspective 2, Audio Physic Tempo Plus Cables: Morrow M4 ICs & Audio Art SC-5 ePlus, Shunyata PCs Misc: Shunyata Hydra Delta D6, VTI rack, GIK acoustic panels
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,206
    edited February 2009
    Its your Onkyo receiver that sounds forward and in my opinion terrible. You should get a better preamp non integra or onkyo, then you will get back the beautiful sound you are missing.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • bopicasso
    bopicasso Posts: 878
    edited February 2009
    So thats what it is....
    Living Room setup: Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH, Krell KAV 300i, PS Audio DL III DAC, Tyler Acoustics Taylo 7u, Dynaudio Audience 120C+, SVS 25/31PCI, B-P-T Clean Power Center, Ps3, Panny 50" S1 Plasma, Tekline speaker cables, Audio Art interconnects, and Pangea power cables.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited February 2009
    Congrats Dynaudio makes great speakers. If I ever upgrade speakers, I'll be going to the Focus series.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited February 2009
    mantis wrote: »
    Its your Onkyo receiver that sounds forward and in my opinion terrible. You should get a better preamp non integra or onkyo, then you will get back the beautiful sound you are missing.


    My thoughts exactly. A nice tube pre would give your system a significant improvment.
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  • bopicasso
    bopicasso Posts: 878
    edited March 2009
    Ok guys, should I go for it and upgrade to Dans rotel rsp-1068???
    I need reasurance that it will give me the laid back better sound im looking for that the onkyo isnt giving me..
    Thanks
    bo
    Living Room setup: Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH, Krell KAV 300i, PS Audio DL III DAC, Tyler Acoustics Taylo 7u, Dynaudio Audience 120C+, SVS 25/31PCI, B-P-T Clean Power Center, Ps3, Panny 50" S1 Plasma, Tekline speaker cables, Audio Art interconnects, and Pangea power cables.
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