Dynaudio CONTOUR Owner's Manual

Dynaudio CONTOUR Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Contour Owner's Manual...
  • Page 2 Owner's Manual Contour We thank you Dear Music Lover, Thank you for your decision to acquire Dynaudio loadspeakers...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Owner's Manual Contour Table Of Contents Table Owner's Manual Introduction Safety Instructions About this guide How we got there Connecting Positioning General recommendations Distance to back and side walls Contents Adapting the bass reflex port Floor-standing loudspeaker set-up Compact loudspeaker set-up...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    Dynaudio’s enduring passion for musical truth. Dynaudio is one of very few companies who can realize such loudspeaker concepts through it’s own in-house development and production facilities. These facilities are so advanced and the quality control is so strict that Dynaudio is TS16949 certified.
  • Page 5: Safety Instructions

    Owner´s Manual Contour Safety Instructions / About This Guide Safety About High sound pressure levels Used expressions and symbols In this operating manual following signs and symbols are used: Instructions This Listening to high sound pressure levels over a longer period The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the of time may harm your hearing.
  • Page 6: How We Got There

    In redesigning the Lead Product Designer on the Contour, To approach it all in a different way.” Contour range, we changed a lot of spokes. rocked up to a meeting with armfuls of sketches (you can see some of them No pressure, then.
  • Page 7 We listen. We don’t cone is optimised for the frequencies it’s gives a modern feel to the Contour’s manager.) Between them they’re the been built to reproduce. And it works. classic performance. gurus of our design department. They know everything.
  • Page 8: Connecting

    (see Fig. 1). The high quality, gold plated binding posts can accommodate different loudspeaker outputs of your switched off Dynaudio loudspeakers feature a carefully loudspeaker cables that will suit both connection systems: power amp (see Fig. 2).
  • Page 9: Positioning

    Owner's Manual Contour Positioning A≤B Fig. 3 Positioning the loudspeakers. Positioning Dynaudio loudspeakers consist of classic bass reflex General recommendations • As a starting point, it is recommended Excessive brightness that the speakers be about 2 meters Direct sunlight or excessive brightness loudspeaker designs with no unusual or extraordinary Following explanations refer to Fig.
  • Page 10: Distance To Back And Side Walls

    Thus, To minimize low frequency reflections, individual spike assemblies. These stabilize (such as the Dynaudio Stands) to position loudspeaker cabinet. insert the foam ring in the bass reflex when loudspeakers are positioned too...
  • Page 11: Loudspeaker Toe-In

    Dynaudio (see Fig. 5). sound with diverse echoing frequencies. during listening A room with thick carpet, curtains and...
  • Page 12: Multi-Channel Setup

    Compact and floor standing models with a matching even if your listening room and furniture center channel, all optimized for use with Dynaudio active subwoofers and Dynaudio limit an optimal setup. optional accessory products.
  • Page 13: Running-In

    The moving parts of a newly manufactured Due to the construction and the driver Dynaudio warranty and is easily avoided in Dynaudio loudspeaker have been technology Dynaudio loudspeakers can be the first place by consulting your Dynaudio acoustically checked after production, driven with very high power levels.
  • Page 14: Care & Maintenance

    All performance criteria are strictly controlled. In the whole production procedure – from raw integrated with exceptional care. By materials to the final assembly – Dynaudio thoroughly inspects Use a soft dry or slightly damp cloth taking care of your loudspeakers, you will all parameters along every step of way.
  • Page 15: We Are Proud Of Our Work

    We Are Proud Of Our Work We are proud Allan Kristiansen is one of the most We make the Contour in-house, you see. coated soft-dome tweeters. We worked expensive people at Dynaudio. He’s been It’s made in Denmark because external in secret (we were a bit mysterious with us for 27 years –...
  • Page 16: We Listen To Glue

    But there’s frequency curve. magic behind it too, when you hear the result.” Contour has all new drivers. The only one to glue we aren’t changing is the Esotar tweeter, Daniel should know. In our R&D which you can find on all our high-end department, they listen to everything.
  • Page 17 Contour Designed, engineered and assembled in Denmark Dynaudio A/S 8660 Skanderborg Denmark www.dynaudio.com All text and image copyrights reserved. Subject to change without notice.

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