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  • Page 1 Contour Owner’s manual...
  • Page 2 Hello Welcome to Dynaudio Contour. You’re going to love your new speakers… close your eyes and see.
  • Page 3 Dynaudio Contour This is Introduction Safety instructions About this guide How we got there Contour Connecting Positioning General recommendations Distance to back and side walls Adapting the bass reflex port Floor-standing loudspeaker set-up Compact loudspeaker set-up Loudspeaker toe-in Room and furniture influence...
  • Page 4 They work to incredibly high standards (you should see the finishing team: they lavish 11 coats of lacquer on each Contour speaker… trust us, they’re really difficult to buy furniture for). On the following pages you’ll see just how they approach their art through a series of tips and suggestions.

  • Page 5: About This Guide

    Dynaudio Contour Safety instructions / About this guide Safety About High sound pressure levels Used expressions and symbols In this operating manual, the following signs and symbols are used: instructions this Listening to high sound pressure levels over a longer The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to period of time may harm your hearing.
  • Page 6 In redesigning Köhn, Lead Product Designer on the To approach it all in a different way.” the Contour range, we changed a lot of Contour, rocked up to a meeting with spokes. armfuls of sketches (you can see some No pressure, then.
  • Page 7 Michael insisted on keeping the metal But it also meant we could bring other They know everything. We took baffle. It’s part of the Contour’s design details to the party: the driver baskets their findings to our R&D team and heritage, after all, and there are some themselves are chamfered, too.
  • Page 8 Please consult your the cabinet (see Fig. 1). The high quality, gold-plated binding posts can accommodate loudspeaker outputs of your switched-off Dynaudio loudspeakers feature a Dynaudio dealer for information about different connection systems: power amp (see Fig. 2). carefully fine-tuned cross-over, optimised...
  • Page 9 Dynaudio 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 The following explanations refer to Fig.
  • Page 10 To minimize low frequency reflections, base plinth are four individual spike stand (such as the Dynaudio Stands) to loudspeaker cabinet. fully insert the foam ring in the bass Thus, positioning loudspeakers too close which will be heard as a thickening of assemblies.
  • Page 11 Dynaudio (see Fig. 5). sound with diverse echoing frequencies. covers in place during listening. A room with thick carpet, curtains and ►...
  • Page 12 Compact and floor standing models with a matching centre on a stand. This allows for a wide variety channel, all optimised for use with Dynaudio active subwoofers and Dynaudio optional of placements, even if your listening accessory products.
  • Page 13 Any damage caused under such circumstances is not covered by the The moving parts of a newly Due to the construction and the driver Dynaudio warranty and is easily avoided manufactured Dynaudio loudspeaker technology, Dynaudio loudspeakers can in the first place by consulting your have been acoustically checked after be driven with very high power levels.

  • Page 14: Maintenance

    All performance criteria are strictly controlled. In the whole production procedure – All materials used by Dynaudio are from raw materials to the final assembly – Dynaudio thoroughly inspects ► Use a soft dry or slightly damp cloth integrated with exceptional care.

  • 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. back then) and developed our own expensive people at Dynaudio. He’s It’s made in Denmark because external manufacturing and testing methods.
  • Page 16 “I know all the materials and everything. than just a frequency curve. But there’s magic behind it too, when you hear the result.” Contour has new drivers. The only one we aren’t changing is the Esotar tweeter, Daniel should know. In Dynaudio Labs, which you can find on all our high-end our R&D department, they listen to...
  • Page 17 Contour Designed, engineered and assembled in Denmark Dynaudio A/S 8660 Skanderborg Denmark www.dynaudio.com Contour Owner’s Manual, version 05/17, item no. 4554201C. All text and image copyrights reserved. Subject to change without notice.