Dynaudio Audience 72 Floorstanding Speakers Reviews

paulove

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
An allround speaker, can play anything. Even with only two 6,5" it plays mighty base and the tweeter makes a lot of space i all dimensions, there is no special weaknesses og problems. The craftmanship is excellent with real wood on outside if you choose walnut, not black ash.
I´ve heard speakers at double the price who didn´t played better.
This speaker is a bargain in my opinion.
Make sure you make them toe-in 10-20 degrees towards your listening position.

Price Paid:  $1439.00 from Audio den

Summary:
This is a follow up review. I still own these speakers after two years and do not consider upgrading. They are that good. I am using a Cary SLI-80 integrated to drive them to acceptably loud levels.

Strengths:
Midrange, smoothness, detail.

Weaknesses:
vinyl cabinets, very revealing

Price Paid:  $1400.00 from Audio Video Showcase

Summary:
What these speakers call attention to is the music. With proper electronics up stream, these speakers can do real magic. Highs are some of the best I have heard yet. Mids are......well, I can only think of describing them as life like. Bass is plentiful and very clean. These speakers can dissapear and leave only wonderful 3D music behind. I have found that they do like alot of power and are somewhat cable sensitive. These speakers are also very revealing and will tell you if you need upgrades upstream. my system: Arcam CD 72t Parasound P/LD 1100 preamp Bryston 4B-SST amp (NICE) Dynaudio Audience 72s Analysis Plus Oval 12 speaker cable Analysis Plus Oval One interconnects

Strengths:
very fast, clean sounding, with the right room and room placement these guys can dissapear (only audio physic and Thiel can match) PRICE!! for their price, nothing comes close.

Weaknesses:
looks, not the cutest kid on the block.

Similar Products Used:
Thiel, audio physic, b&w, klipsh, boston acoustic, ess

Price Paid:  $0.00 from audiogon

Summary:
I was looking to up grade from PSB 1000i's.I was sure that the PSB Silver was the next speaker for me.My dealer did not stock the silvers but had me listen to B&W, Meadowlark and the Danes. When I heard the 72s it was the sound that I was after. Just to make sure I auditioned Paradigm Studio 80s. Nice speakers, just too large. I found the center channel and 72s on audiogon for the price that was a considerable savings over new at the dealer. The speakers image,present vocals in real life presence and disappear. We all have different taste, but these are the speakers for me.

Strengths:
Realism, depth and image. Like the overall slim look and they do not weigh a ton.

Weaknesses:
None. The better the cables and equipment, well you know what will happen.

Similar Products Used:
My system is: Dynaudio Audience 72, Dynaudio C122 PSB Subsonic 6 PSB Century 100i Marantz 6000 ose-cd player Marantz MM9000 Amp Marantz SR6300 Reciever for pre MIT Terminator 3 speaker cables

Price Paid:  $1500.00 from Stassen

Summary:
Have these speakers now a few days because my Dynaudio’s 82 are not in house yet. They have the same character as the 82’s whit a less deeper bass and some smaller definition in the midrange. But they sound much better as the Kef’s Q7’s which have a wider sound stage but the bass of the Q7’s sounded muddy on my Rotel. Even the B&W CDM7NT and the CDM9NT couldn’t make against the Dynaudio 82 but came a lot closer to the 72’s. The metal dome of the B&W’s sounded to harsh if you compare them with the Dynaudio’s. The Danes reproduce a clean and natural sound on my set, when I listened to both classic as modern pop. The s’ses especially from woman voices are natural and in the right properties. Al kind of music will do it on these speakers with the right equipment. My set: Rotel 972 pre, Rotel 1070 amplifier, Philips 963 SA as CD/SACD/DVD player. All cable’s are from “van den Hul” , interconnects “the Second” and “D102 MKII hybrid”. Speaker cable is the “the Wind hybrid”.

Strengths:
Very clean and accurate sound

Weaknesses:
Non

Similar Products Used:
Kef Q7 B&W CDM 7NT and B&W 9NT