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I like that the drivers sit higher on the Emit or Evokes not needing a stand for home theater. It would be nice to see the drivers out of the enclosure to see the build quality of the baskets. Maybe also to see the internal bracing of the enclosure.
The Emit and Evoke are all around different, drivers, crossover, and enclosure design. I think there was a guy in our discord who tore his Evoke apart and upgraded crossover and added no rez..
The Evoke 50's really are a awesome pair of speakers! I'm the happy owner of a pair in walnut finish and these things can easily be endgame material, they're that good! Have mine hooked up to a Musical Fidelty A1 class A integrated amplifier (2023 model) and it makes for a wonderful pairing. The A1 has some good grip on the bass the Evoke 50's can produce, and even with 25 watts of power it shakes the room without showing any form of restraint, the mids have a tad bit of warmth and the high frequencies sound sweet and full of detail, really an awesome pairing between those components.
I have a smaller living room. Most people would be looking at stand mount speakers, I wound up getting a set of evoke 30s. First of all, these things look great the blond wood is a light stained real wood. The videos just don’t capture this very well. The Dynaudio Special 40 sounded great, but if you have a clean modern living room stand mounts ….well…just look clunky. I compared to B&W 704s, which have an upper mid boost which makes some vocals & acoustic instruments pop a little more, but also became for me more fatiguing to listen for a long time (cabinet is fake wood too). The Sonos Faber lumina 3s were better. But I think the the Evokes were definitely the best to my ear. I think they are more revealing of the original recording than the others. I agree 100% on your comments on imaging/soundstage. You can very easily distinguish between different instruments. I’m not sure the last time I bought anything I’ve wound up so happy with than these little speakers.
I like Dynaudio, I have had several sets. I now have the Confidence 30"s paired with Sugden Class A mono blocks. I have a set of Emit 20's out in my garage/cigar lounge. I am running them with An Arcam A-49 200WPC amp.
@@abxaudiophiles Oh yeah, I stepped up from the Confidence 20 to the 30, and i was Blown away by what a huge floor stander offers over the bookshelf. Even at the confidence. Level. Great channel, i like the way you present the information.
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very nice speaking voice, and as a Dynaudio fan i loved the review. If you get a chance I hope you get to review the Contour 60i and see if there's a significant change in performance.
I also have them and use them with the Musical Fidelity M6Si. The signal source is a Clearaudio Concept MM V2. I don't want anything else. Not even if I had a million dollars. The Evoke 50 is not just a loudspeaker, it's a way of lifestyle. It reproduces everything precisely without being intrusive. And the bass - well - simply amazing ... 😎
Great review. The Atoll you mentioned is a class AB amp though, not Class A. And I hope we’re getting a thorough review on it. I’m very interested in Atoll. ✌️
@@abxaudiophiles Likely because the input stage is advertised as “pure Class A”. But the fact that there’s not heatsinks the size of your car. Is a dead giveaway it’s not a Class A output stage. Have you ever seen a 120 watt Class A amp? I haven’t. But I’ve seen 50, and (very rare) 100 watt ones. And they’re TANKS! That will heat your house for you. ✌️
@@abxaudiophiles Yup. Can’t wait to see your review on that one. I’ve always wanted to try one myself. But the heat is a big problem for me, except for in the winter of course. ✌️
That would be interesting comparison. Anytime I see a price slash of that significance, I get a little sus. 🤣🤣. Was it even worth 2750 in the first place.
@@abxaudiophiles JBL does slash prices often on the Stage and their cheaper Studio speakers, I was surprised with HDI line. My guess is that, because of high volume of selling speakers they can afford to do, e.g. the JBL HDI-3800 (Satin Walnut/Gray Oak) for $1250 each is on backorder until July. I own JBL Studio 530, bought on sale for $240 pair and I was shocked by speakers sound quality and how close they come to Quad ESL-63 (comparison side by side).
@@abxaudiophiles que bom ouvir isso , poderia dizer se o motico seria pela semelhança dos timbres dos falto falantes , musicalidade ou pelo preenchimento da sala ser mais real pelos defletores que os coloca em primeiro lugar, ou há ainda alguma coisa além disso?
I’ll just say that my baffles will remain in my main system. I’ll also say, that didn’t keep me from dropping the dough and buying the Evoke. 🤣🤣🤣. But yea, they’re different animals for sure. The Evoke are a well balanced presentation that has a musicality to it all, with a refined mid and treble region. And bass that digs deep and has texture, no subs needed. The baffles are just musical magic in the realism, texture, and tone space. They give a punchy and dynamic low end with an organic and life like mid and treble presentation, but are not as “full range” as the Evoke. For me I love them both for what they do. But none the less, the baffles remain in my main system.
I have the little Rega IO with Dynaudio Emit M10, and I'm thinking about buy the Evoke 50, in your opinion can the little amp run well those towers? Thank you.
These remind me of my Bryston loudspeakers. Built very well. Deliver with the sound quality. Admittedly my Bryson’s are not much to look at. I let my wife pick the color. 😮😮😮
@@mixwellusa Interesting. Yea, I’m a believer that the burden of quality is on the manufacture, not the workforce utilized, but yea, it’s always nice to see things made in the country of origin if possible. 🥰🥰👍🏼👍🏼
Evokes are darker and warm, compared to SonusFaber or Dali, making harshly recorded rock bearable. But, these Evokes are priced way above what one would pay for mid-level towers. Arendals do that for under $3000. Meanwhile, for $1500 more than Evoke50’s asking price one can buy endgame speakers like the Q-Acoustics500, that were endorsed by Ken Ishiwata and many others.
As a past Arendal 1723 Monitor THX owner that recently switched to the Evoke 20, I can defo say the Arendal is nothing as great as people say. Yes there's big scale and dynamics but the speakers are harsh on not great recordings and don't provide any more clarity than the Evoke 20. Even better, my Evoke 20 image better and have a deeper soundstage that goes beyond the baffle. You'll find on many reviews a lot of people have the some complaints that the soundstage is quite flat on Arendals. To my ears Evoke line sounds much more natural and play a wider range of music more gracefully. In the end its not only about pure specs and bang for buck. I owned the CSS 1TDX and found that speaker to sound small and struggle with dynamics. (everyone has preference I guess)
@@FPSkillerPC what I’ve experienced and heard from those who have heard both align with your assessment. Arendal is home theater at best. They’re NOT a 2 channel audiophile speaker like the Evoke.
@@FPSkillerPC So Arendals are even more 2D (flat) than the Dyns. That’s a dealbreaker. This whole year-end Arendal push was a marketing campaign, then.
This is the usual rubbish question in HiFi however no one mentions it in the car industry or for that matter anywhere else..I've spent over 100K on speakers..Do I care that they maybe a little better than something half their price..NO..The whole thing is about love.. We choose things out of love for a certain product and who is anyone to say you spent too much..That usually comes out of jealousy btw 🙂
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A fantastic speaker. I thoroughly enjoyed having those in house.
I like that the drivers sit higher on the Emit or Evokes not needing a stand for home theater. It would be nice to see the drivers out of the enclosure to see the build quality of the baskets. Maybe also to see the internal bracing of the enclosure.
The Emit and Evoke are all around different, drivers, crossover, and enclosure design. I think there was a guy in our discord who tore his Evoke apart and upgraded crossover and added no rez..
The Evoke 50's really are a awesome pair of speakers! I'm the happy owner of a pair in walnut finish and these things can easily be endgame material, they're that good! Have mine hooked up to a Musical Fidelty A1 class A integrated amplifier (2023 model) and it makes for a wonderful pairing. The A1 has some good grip on the bass the Evoke 50's can produce, and even with 25 watts of power it shakes the room without showing any form of restraint, the mids have a tad bit of warmth and the high frequencies sound sweet and full of detail, really an awesome pairing between those components.
That’s what’s up!!
Can you share the size of your room? I wonder about the speaker having too much bass for my room.
I have a smaller living room. Most people would be looking at stand mount speakers, I wound up getting a set of evoke 30s. First of all, these things look great the blond wood is a light stained real wood. The videos just don’t capture this very well. The Dynaudio Special 40 sounded great, but if you have a clean modern living room stand mounts ….well…just look clunky.
I compared to B&W 704s, which have an upper mid boost which makes some vocals & acoustic instruments pop a little more, but also became for me more fatiguing to listen for a long time (cabinet is fake wood too). The Sonos Faber lumina 3s were better. But I think the the Evokes were definitely the best to my ear. I think they are more revealing of the original recording than the others. I agree 100% on your comments on imaging/soundstage. You can very easily distinguish between different instruments. I’m not sure the last time I bought anything I’ve wound up so happy with than these little speakers.
Well said. 🥰🙂🙌
I like Dynaudio, I have had several sets. I now have the Confidence 30"s paired with Sugden Class A mono blocks. I have a set of Emit 20's out in my garage/cigar lounge. I am running them with An Arcam A-49 200WPC amp.
Very Very nice!! My buddy has the full-size Confidence - stunning.
@@abxaudiophiles Oh yeah, I stepped up from the Confidence 20 to the 30, and i was Blown away by what a huge floor stander offers over the bookshelf. Even at the confidence. Level. Great channel, i like the way you present the information.
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very nice speaking voice, and as a Dynaudio fan i loved the review. If you get a chance I hope you get to review the Contour 60i and see if there's a significant change in performance.
Thank you.. ;) I was actually speaking with Dynaudio last week.. Fingers crossed. :)
I also have them and use them with the Musical Fidelity M6Si. The signal source is a Clearaudio Concept MM V2. I don't want anything else. Not even if I had a million dollars. The Evoke 50 is not just a loudspeaker, it's a way of lifestyle. It reproduces everything precisely without being intrusive. And the bass - well - simply amazing ... 😎
Well said bro!! 👌😍
Great review. The Atoll you mentioned is a class AB amp though, not Class A. And I hope we’re getting a thorough review on it. I’m very interested in Atoll. ✌️
Interesting. For some reason I thought the Atoll SDA 200 was class A?!? And yes we will give a FULL review.
@@abxaudiophiles Likely because the input stage is advertised as “pure Class A”. But the fact that there’s not heatsinks the size of your car. Is a dead giveaway it’s not a Class A output stage.
Have you ever seen a 120 watt Class A amp? I haven’t. But I’ve seen 50, and (very rare) 100 watt ones. And they’re TANKS! That will heat your house for you. ✌️
@@amb3cog Makes sense. Damn Marketing. But yea, my First Watt F7 was only 20 watts class A and pretty big and HOT….. 🥵
@@abxaudiophiles Yup. Can’t wait to see your review on that one. I’ve always wanted to try one myself. But the heat is a big problem for me, except for in the winter of course. ✌️
@@amb3cog review is live on the page. 😊😊
Great review. How they compare to JBL - HDI-3800 Floor-Standing Speaker, now on sale for $1,250.00 each (originally $2,750.00).
That would be interesting comparison. Anytime I see a price slash of that significance, I get a little sus. 🤣🤣. Was it even worth 2750 in the first place.
@@abxaudiophiles
JBL does slash prices often on the Stage and their cheaper Studio speakers, I was surprised with HDI line. My guess is that, because of high volume of selling speakers they can afford to do, e.g. the JBL HDI-3800 (Satin Walnut/Gray Oak) for $1250 each is on backorder until July. I own JBL Studio 530, bought on sale for $240 pair and I was shocked by speakers sound quality and how close they come to Quad ESL-63 (comparison side by side).
Great review as always. How do these speakers compair to your home made speakers?
My baffles are still in the main system and intend to keep them there. 😜😜😍😍
Good to hear thanks
@@abxaudiophiles que bom ouvir isso , poderia dizer se o motico seria pela semelhança dos timbres dos falto falantes , musicalidade ou pelo preenchimento da sala ser mais real pelos defletores que os coloca em primeiro lugar, ou há ainda alguma coisa além disso?
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English. Thx. ☺️
Hi Jim, how is it compared to the LDA open baffle?
I’ll just say that my baffles will remain in my main system. I’ll also say, that didn’t keep me from dropping the dough and buying the Evoke. 🤣🤣🤣. But yea, they’re different animals for sure. The Evoke are a well balanced presentation that has a musicality to it all, with a refined mid and treble region. And bass that digs deep and has texture, no subs needed. The baffles are just musical magic in the realism, texture, and tone space. They give a punchy and dynamic low end with an organic and life like mid and treble presentation, but are not as “full range” as the Evoke. For me I love them both for what they do. But none the less, the baffles remain in my main system.
I have the little Rega IO with Dynaudio Emit M10, and I'm thinking about buy the Evoke 50, in your opinion can the little amp run well those towers? Thank you.
@@pyntzer I’d recommend 150wpc
These remind me of my Bryston loudspeakers. Built very well. Deliver with the sound quality. Admittedly my Bryson’s are not much to look at. I let my wife pick the color. 😮😮😮
We all make sacrifice. 🤣🤣
so true !@@abxaudiophiles
How do the Dyn evokes compare with the Borresen X2s?😝
Both fantastic. Different animals for sure. I’d say they are Peers
I auditioned Rogue Audio RP5 and stereo 100 with evoke 30 and it was pure bliss.
They play soo well with tons of gear. A truly versatile speaker.
Nice to see those are made in Denmark. Believe their bookshelf Evoke are now made in China.
@@mixwellusa Interesting. Yea, I’m a believer that the burden of quality is on the manufacture, not the workforce utilized, but yea, it’s always nice to see things made in the country of origin if possible. 🥰🥰👍🏼👍🏼
Evokes are darker and warm, compared to SonusFaber or Dali, making harshly recorded rock bearable. But, these Evokes are priced way above what one would pay for mid-level towers. Arendals do that for under $3000. Meanwhile, for $1500 more than Evoke50’s asking price one can buy endgame speakers like the Q-Acoustics500, that were endorsed by Ken Ishiwata and many others.
Many options. No right answers. 🙂🙂
As a past Arendal 1723 Monitor THX owner that recently switched to the Evoke 20, I can defo say the Arendal is nothing as great as people say. Yes there's big scale and dynamics but the speakers are harsh on not great recordings and don't provide any more clarity than the Evoke 20. Even better, my Evoke 20 image better and have a deeper soundstage that goes beyond the baffle. You'll find on many reviews a lot of people have the some complaints that the soundstage is quite flat on Arendals. To my ears Evoke line sounds much more natural and play a wider range of music more gracefully. In the end its not only about pure specs and bang for buck. I owned the CSS 1TDX and found that speaker to sound small and struggle with dynamics. (everyone has preference I guess)
@@FPSkillerPC what I’ve experienced and heard from those who have heard both align with your assessment. Arendal is home theater at best. They’re NOT a 2 channel audiophile speaker like the Evoke.
@@FPSkillerPC This is valuable info for cross-shoppers.
@@FPSkillerPC So Arendals are even more 2D (flat) than the Dyns. That’s a dealbreaker. This whole year-end Arendal push was a marketing campaign, then.
This is the usual rubbish question in HiFi however no one mentions it in the car industry or for that matter anywhere else..I've spent over 100K on speakers..Do I care that they maybe a little better than something half their price..NO..The whole thing is about love.. We choose things out of love for a certain product and who is anyone to say you spent too much..That usually comes out of jealousy btw 🙂
Well said 😍😊🫡
I agree too. Well said. Party on Garth. 😁 ✌️
When 87 is high sensitivity, I will give up audio.
It’s not. Just said it was “higher” than the Emit 50. Most my speakers are running at 97-100 db sensitivity. 😊🫡
@@abxaudiophiles Thanks for the clarification, Sir.
Great speakers IF you enjoy the voicing. Some people consider them too polite,
Its all ice cream... :)