Contour uses the ultra-pure, ultra-clear Esotar2 fabric soft-dome tweeter. It’s Dynaudio’s finest tweeter and commonly regarded as one of the world’s best-ever drivers.
Improved heft
The extended-excursion 18cm woofer, though, is an original design It’s powered by a lightweight aluminium voice-coil and a vented dual-ferrite magnet system, and was created by driver specialists Danny Pasfall Christensen and Andreas Eberhardt Sørensen and their team under acoustic maestro Daniel Emonts. (They can hear the differences between different types of glue. We like those guys.)
It’s made from MSP – a material we developed ourselves, and have been using in our drivers since 1985. MSP gives exactly the right combination of stiffness and damping – which you’ll hear as exactly the right combination of power, finesse and control. Just what a Contour speaker should have. But we’ve taken it further: we’ve varied the diaphragm’s thickness across its surface, which gives even greater control over its sound.
We love it
Making a Contour without its signature baffle would be like making a car without wheels. Unthinkable. But there’s always room for improvement – and our designers love to stretch their legs (you should see the number of sketches they produced for just this part). This baffle is aluminium, and set into the cabinet. Its chamfer is included in the driver’s basket – which not only looks great, but also reduces unwanted high-frequency diffraction effects for clearer treble, and provides a solid foundation for the drivers to do their work. A solid foundation means improved high-volume performance at low frequencies, too (although your neighbours might not thank us for that).
And although we might have changed the cabinet’s shape (square is out; curves are in), the design tips a respectful nod to older Contours. Look at it from the top; you’ll see the old baffle design in its shape. But it isn’t just for show – the updated shape marries those aesthetics with cutting-edge acoustic physics. Its multi-layered construction is extremely well-damped, which means the Contour’s sound goes exactly where it’s supposed to: forwards.
We’ve redesigned the internal wiring and crossover, too. You won’t see what we’ve done, but you’ll hear the effect: amazingly clear sound, even off to the sides of the speakers. We love it.
Contour 2016
Features
The world renowned Esotar 2
Improved drivers
One-piece extended-excursion woofers packed with updated technology. You won’t find them on any other speaker. Anywhere.
Redesigned crossover
We’ve redesigned the entire crossover, including using ultra high-quality Mundorf capacitors and a improved wiring configuration for even better bass.
Curved edges with sonic purpose
Elegant and sleek looking cabinet that provides a solid foundation for the drivers to do their job.
Driver
18cm extended-excursion loudspeaker drivers for improved bass reproduction.
Voice-coil
Large diameter, aluminium voice-coils with 24% increased winding height.
Spider
Asymmetric spider for increased system symmetry.
Tweeter
World-renowned 28mm Esotar2 tweeter for ultra clear high-frequencies.
Crossover
High-quality Mundorf capacitors and improved wiring configuration.
Cabinet
MDF cabinet with curved edges for a solid construction.
- Status Discontinued
- Segment Home
- Series Contour
- Type Bookshelf
- Sensitivity (dB @ 2.83V/1m) 86
- IEC Power Handling (W) 180
- Rated Impedance (Ohm) 4
- Lower Cutoff (Hz @ +/- 3 dB) 39
- Upper Cutoff (kHz @ +/- 3 dB) 23
- Box Principle Bass reflex rear ported
- Crossover 2-way
- Crossover Frequency (Hz) 2200 Hz
The Contour 2016 series
- Status:
- Segment:
- Series:
- Type:
- Sensitivity (dB @ 2.83V/1m):
- IEC Power Handling (W):
- Rated Impedance (Ohm):
- Lower Cutoff (Hz @ +/- 3 dB):
- Upper Cutoff (kHz @ +/- 3 dB):
- Box Principle:
- Crossover:
- Crossover Frequency (Hz):
Contour 60
- Discontinued
- Home
- Contour
- Floorstand
- 88
- 390
- 4
- 28
- 23
- Bass reflex rear ported
- 3-way
- 220,4500 Hz
Contour 30
- Discontinued
- Home
- Contour
- Floorstand
- 87
- 300
- 4
- 32
- 23
- Bass reflex rear ported
- 2.5-way
- (300),2200 Hz
Contour 20
- Discontinued
- Home
- Contour
- Bookshelf
- 86
- 180
- 4
- 39
- 23
- Bass reflex rear ported
- 2-way
- 2200 Hz
Contour 25C
- Discontinued
- Home
- Contour
- Center
- 87
- 300
- 4
- 35
- 23
- Bass reflex rear ported
- 2.5-way
- (300),2200 Hz
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