Comments on: Dynaudio Excite: Great modern Danish speakers

The Danes balance art and engineering better than anybody. Dynaudio's all-new, high-end, Excite speaker line, while attractive, blends in well with its surroundings.

[John72953]

I'm disappointed Steve!

No mention of Canada as a high-end speaker manufacturing powerhouse! Companies like Hanson, Gershman, Totem, Energy, PSB, Paradigm, Mirage and I could go on. The National Research Council of Canada is world-reknowned for its testing facilities, hence the significant contribution Canadian loudspeaker manufacturers have made to the audio world.

Your non-inclusion was surely a regrettable omission? (tongue-in-cheek)

For the record, Dynaudio is great speaker company. As is that other Dane...Dali!

[cromeyeller]

They make very nice sounding speakers with a smooth but detailed top end. Unfortunately, they're not compatible with a lot of AV receivers, like Denon, because they have a 4 ohm impedance.

[WhyFi]

How can you knock the speakers for that? There are far more punishing loads out there in the speaker world; decent amplification shouldn't have a problem with the load that these speakers are presenting. Dynaudio is not a mass-market speaker manufacturer, why should they compromise their performance parameters to compensate for the shortcomings of mass market amplification?

[les_c]

I would really appreciate your views on active studio monitors, particularly how they compare sonically to their hifi brethren. For example, a comparison between Dynaudio BM 6A Mk II (studio monitor) vs. the X12 would be very interesting/revealing. Certainly, the former represents an incredible "value" (with dual amps and an active crossover per speaker) at a price not too different than the passive X12. Of course, looks are a whole another matter all together...

What are your thoughts?