Have your say & ask the experts

Dynaudio Excite

Last post Aug 07, 2008, 9:39 AM by Cypher. (19 replies)
Sort Posts:
Page 1 of 2 (20 items)   1 2 Next >

Posted on Jul 21, 2008, 6:15 PM

Dynaudio Excite

Maybe some people here heard these already ? Impressions ?

Posted on Jul 21, 2008, 7:51 PM

106239

Re: Dynaudio Excite

Here's a small bump, I'd be very interested in reading some impressions also. The X16 looks appealing in perticular, and if the sound is to my liking it might very well be my next speaker. I'm going to listen to them as soon as I have time.
Marantz CD17 MkII > Marantz PM17 > B&W DM601 S3

Posted on Jul 21, 2008, 8:01 PM

106276

Re: Dynaudio Excite

We've reviewed the Dynaudio Excite X12 - test is in our new issue, out this Thursday. We loved them!
Clare Newsome is Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-fi? Sound and Vision

Posted on Jul 21, 2008, 8:32 PM

106282

Re: Dynaudio Excite

 


Thanks for the teaser Clare, how does that compare to B&W685 which is at similar price point ? I have only heard 685s and wanted them to front my home theater setup but now having secnd thoughts ! Some more info pls .....

Posted on Jul 21, 2008, 8:40 PM

106302

Re: Dynaudio Excite

Not the same price-point, i'm afraid - B&W 685s are £380; Dynaudio Excite X12s are £600. That puts them in territory of, say, Tannoy's Revolution Signature DC4s.

Clare Newsome is Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-fi? Sound and Vision

Posted on Jul 21, 2008, 8:47 PM

106307

Re: Dynaudio Excite

ok, in euros 685s are 600 for a pair, Excites 780 and Tannoys 900 euros. If I may ask are Excites only good for home cinema as my dealer says ?

Posted on Jul 21, 2008, 8:56 PM

106311

Re: Dynaudio Excite

Well we reviewed the X12s as a stereo pair and found them incredibly musical....
Clare Newsome is Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-fi? Sound and Vision

Posted on Jul 21, 2008, 8:59 PM

106315

Re: Dynaudio Excite

many thanks Clare, I am surprised and happy you are not afraid to share the info although the review is in next issue. Count me as one buyer for sure !

Posted on Jul 22, 2008, 12:15 PM

106319

Re: Dynaudio Excite

That's great. Have you tested them with a Marantz PM6002/Rotel RA-04 ? I ask this because the audience line was a bit hard to drive, they needed lots of watts. They say the excite line should be a bit easier to drive.

Posted on Jul 22, 2008, 1:14 PM

106559

Re: Dynaudio Excite

http://www.dynaudio.de/eng/systems/lines/excite/excite_data.php


 The whole range seems pretty hard to drive to me, much like the Audience (I have the 72SE and can vouch for their power hungry nature). All 4ohm with 86-87db sensitivity, apart from the larger X36 which is 89db. You'll need plenty of juice to get the best from them imo

Posted on Jul 22, 2008, 4:09 PM

106600

Re: Dynaudio Excite

This is a message from someone who works at dynaudio ;

 

Sorry for all of the individual posts
but obviously the release of the info on the Excite series is keeping
me very busy. The Excite series will be officially designated as 4 Ohms
but is actually more like 6 Ohms and will have a very linear imedance
curve like all Dynaudio products. These speakers will be most certainly
easier to drive than the Audience series that they replace and will
also be quite a bit better in all performance aspects as well. These
are all new drivers that have been in development for quite some time
and although the cabinets of the Excite series don't look like they are
much of a departue from the Audience they are considerably thinner in
their frontal profile with a nice beveled edge around the edge of the
baffle. What is most obvious though is that there are only 5
models(actually 6 counting the 42Sat) down from the 11 in the Audience
series. What many of you have come to expect from us is that we only
replace or update a line when we have been able to develope drivers
that will considerably increase performance over the line that we are
replacing and as usual we have done that with Excite. Excite will be
available here in the U.S in about 6 weeks.










__________________

Remember, it is all about the music not the sound!

Mick Tillman

Dynaudio N/A

 

Posted on Jul 23, 2008, 10:58 PM

106695

Re: Dynaudio Excite

I borrowed the Dynaudio Excite X16 standmount speaker for a home test.  Build quality is cheap feeling.  The sound isn't bad for the money - £890.  Very strong sense of rythm with these speakers.  Easy to listen to but not particularly exciting - no pun intended.  They are not a patch on the Jamo D830's (Concert 8) I already own which have much greater detail, realism....well everything really. The build quality is in another dimension.  But I guess they were £1500 in 2002.  However you can pick up a pair of the Jamo's second hand for around £500-600.  I'd do that over the excite.

Posted on Jul 24, 2008, 5:40 PM

107461

Re: Dynaudio Excite

Dynaudio speakers can sound a litte bit boring......I've read that in a lot of reviews. When a speaker is called 'excite' it should at least be exciting to listen to them......don't you think ? Smile

Posted on Jul 24, 2008, 5:44 PM

107953

Re: Dynaudio Excite

'Excite' can mean 'agitate' just as easily as it can mean 'arouse' - so I think it's a pretty brave move.


I wouldn't call the X12s boring - and it's not a word that applies to the X32 floorstanders that we've tested for the October issue.


Simon Lucas
First Tests Editor, What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision

Posted on Jul 29, 2008, 3:29 AM

106282

Re: Dynaudio Excite

hey Clare I just picked up the August issue here in the states for the Excite review but don't see it.  There's a Confidence C1 but no Excite.  Am I missing something?
Page 1 of 2 (20 items)   1 2 Next >