Dynaudio

Why it is renowned

Dynaudio built the first high-end sound system in a production car: the Volvo C70 Coupé, shown at the Detroit Motor Show in January 1997.¹ Volkswagen has offered its systems since the Phaeton of 2002, in markets as far as China, and in 2009 the Bugatti Veyron was fitted with its four-driver Puccini system.¹ Its studio monitors are used in sound studios around the world.² The Expert Imaging and Sound Association gave EISA awards to its Xeo for 2012–2013 and its Contour 20 for 2017–2018.³⁴ For 2025–2026 it won two more, for the Contour 20 Black Edition and the Confidence 20A active speaker.⁵

The story

Dynaudio was founded in Denmark in 1977 and is based in Skanderborg, in Jutland.⁶ It builds its speakers only with drivers it makes itself, using the MSP cone material and soft-dome fabric tweeters it has used since 1977.⁶⁷ Its professional division, Dynaudio Professional, makes studio monitors for mixing and mastering.⁶⁸ The Chinese group Goertek took a majority of the company in October 2014.²

What to know it by

• Confidence⁷Top home loudspeaker range
• Contour i⁷Floor and stand speakers
• Evoke⁷Home loudspeaker range
• M-series MkII⁸Studio monitors for mixing and mastering