Dynaudio Contour 30i

Dynaudio Contour 30i - Dedicated to the details

The Dynaudio Contour 30i is a step up from the 20i, and offers a bigger, more musical, transparent entertaining sound. Of course, they still share the same sound signature, but the experience is more complete and coherent, because the physics of the floor speaker enables it to reproduce all aspects of the music - including especially the deepest octaves in the music. The Contour 30i is true to the music and the artist's intentions, which is due to a combination of Dynaudio's careful choice of materials and the fact that most music is mastered on Dynaudio speakers. The tracks just sound right with the Contour 30i, so all you have to think about is which track to listen to next.

Like the rest of the new Contour i family, the 30i features the all-new Esotar 2i tweeter, which features the internal Hexis dome found throughout Dynaudio's flagship Confidence range and professional studio reference monitors. Trickle-down tech is a great thing, isn't it? The Esotar 2i also has a new and larger rear chamber. This, along with Hexis, helps reduce unwanted resonances and smooths the frequency response for even clearer high frequencies.

Key features of Contour 30i

• New Esotar 2i tweeter
  Featuring a larger rear chamber and now the Hexis inner dome, which helps to reduce unwanted resonances and flatten the frequency response
• New spider
  New asymmetric spider for increased system symmetry – and this one is made from aramid fibers for improved acoustic response
• New crossover
  Extensive tweaks from the 2016 Contour model have led to a simpler, cleaner, and even better-performing unit
• Voice coil
  Large diameter, long throw aluminum voice-coils

What has been improved?

We've endowed the Contour 30 with two 18cm MSP drivers, as well as doubling up on the rear ports. Behind the scenes we've tweaked the spider suspension (the springy ring that keeps the woofer in the right place when it's at rest, and controls it in the right way when it's moving). This one is made from aramid fibres, and retains the ingenious structural properties from before (the ribs are of varying width to give even finer control over the cone's excursion).

The Contour 30i continues to use aluminum voice-coils, too. We can make them extremely light – but also bigger than the old-style copper units you'll find elsewhere. Lighter weight allows larger diameters with more windings, yet low weight, which means we have more control over the cone movement. And that means more control over the sound – especially at high frequencies and high volumes – exactly what you need in a mid/bass driver. Sure, we experimented with small voice-coils on the new Contour – the size other companies might use. The measurements said they should work for Contour. Our ears said otherwise, so we went big. Our ears were right.

And, as with Contour 20i, the flatter frequency response from the improved tweeter and mid/bass drivers means we've been able to simplify the crossover. Not that it wasn't elegant before – but now… well, we'll let you judge.

Improved crossover

The improved crossover no longer needs impedance correction circuitry to optimize its performance – that's all now done in the driver itself, simply down to the physical properties of the materials we use. Fewer components, cleaner signal path, better performance.

While our engineers and designers were hunkered down listening to everything from jazz, to classical, to metal, to electronica, the team in our on-site factory were scouring sustainable sources for high-quality materials and finishes. They make sure all Contours are furniture-grade: perfectly built, perfectly finished and perfectly packaged.