Ayone using/familiar with Dynaudio Contour 1.8 mk II's?

Posted by: Jaybar on 10 December 2000

I am using these with a Naim CD 5/high-cap and Spectral gear. Are these speakers generally toed-in or straight ahead?

Posted on: 10 December 2000 by Trevor Warwick

Mine are toed in slightly. The instructions say that placement (includung toe-in) depends on the room, so you need to experiment.

The instructions also contain the helpful advice that "positioning the loudspeakers behind curtains will affect the high frequency response" (!).

Trevor

Posted on: 11 December 2000 by Frank Abela

It may take some getting used to but the usual way to setup Dynaudios is straight ahead. In the correct conditions, they give a very wide spread and good depth if setup this way. If they're toed-in, it often gives a quite narrow soundstage and less scale.

If you get bass boom, then they need to be further from the rear wall, the best distance being around 28inches.

Regards,
Frank.

Posted on: 12 December 2000 by Trevor Warwick

quote:
I have heard SBLs make wonderful music but I'm not taken by their 80's look.Perhaps Naim might create the SBL2...

I think you may get some feedback on that concept.

No, I haven't done the comparison, as my room is not a good match for SBLs. There isn't a wall against which they can be closely placed. Although some people have claimed that you don't have to have them right against a wall, the first piece of advice offered to anyone with an SBL problem in this forum is: "Get them within 5mm of a solid wall" or similar.

I found the Dynaudios to be a great compromise between PRaT, decent bass extension, long term listenability, and domestic acceptability. Received wisdom is that you need at least a 250 to drive them properly, I think there was at least one person on the old forum who found that a 180 didn't cut it.

Trevor

Posted on: 12 December 2000 by Jonathan Gorse

Hi,

I did compare the Dynaudio 1.8 with my own SBL's after I decided the SBL's were lacking in scale and bass power.

You will find the thread in:

http://forums.naim-audio.com/eve/forums?q=Y&a=tpc&s=67019385&f=48019385&m=60819289#050196221

THread is entitled 'Bomb the bass'

Hope this is helpful.

Jonathan