Hi all,
I have a pair of Dynaudio Audience 62 speakers linked to my NVA system but I am looking to upgrade my AP50 amp to something which will help to open up the speakers. I like the Dynaudioss but aware that they are not being driven to their potential; my enjoyment is derived from clarity and neutrality and I was hoping for advice on either the most appropriate NVA amp to drive the Audience 62's or keep the AP 50 and ditch the speakers.
Any thoughts folks?
Many thanks
Hannah
Something to drive the Dynaudio Audience 62's
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Re: Something to drive the Dynaudio Audience 62's
The Dynaudios drop below 4 ohms impedance in the bass frequencies, which makes them harder to drive. For that reason, I'd recommend an amplifier with twin power supplies. S300 or M300s if you want to go the pre-power route, or INT400 if you want to stick with an integrated.Bettyboo2 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:59 am Hi all,
I have a pair of Dynaudio Audience 62 speakers linked to my NVA system but I am looking to upgrade my AP50 amp to something which will help to open up the speakers. I like the Dynaudioss but aware that they are not being driven to their potential; my enjoyment is derived from clarity and neutrality and I was hoping for advice on either the most appropriate NVA amp to drive the Audience 62's or keep the AP 50 and ditch the speakers.
Any thoughts folks?
Many thanks
Hannah
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If you are looking at other speakers to use with your AP50, look for models that have a more benign impedance characteristic. We've had excellent results with Proac, Scansonic, 3 Square Audio, Neat, Monitor Audio, and many more. You want a speaker that does not dip below 4 ohms in the low frequencies. That info may not always be easy to find, so you may have to speak to the manufacturer, or look for independent reviews online that give more detailed info than the manufacturer's basic specs.
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Re: Something to drive the Dynaudio Audience 62's
Something to drive the Dynaudio 62's?
A pick-up truck to drive them to the dump.
Try speakers that aren't slimline ported low efficiency.
A pick-up truck to drive them to the dump.
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Try speakers that aren't slimline ported low efficiency.
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Re: Something to drive the Dynaudio Audience 62's
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Vintage Goodmans, Wharfedale, Epos , Royd even diy/ open baffle work very well with Nva in my experience
Vintage Goodmans, Wharfedale, Epos , Royd even diy/ open baffle work very well with Nva in my experience
Analogue Source -
Denon DP47f; AT-VM95SH- RigB 9
GL-59; ARB uni pivot; AT- Signet mc
Nva phono mm/mc
Doug Self balanced Pre amp
Akai 4000DS mk2 R2R
Digital Sources- Argon Pi4 v2; IfI iUSB 3.0, Ifi Neo idsd Dac;
Tidal / Radio Paradise
Amplification Nva 300va mono blocks
Speakers Lii Audio F-15 in Open Baffle; Ls6
Weiduka AC8.8- for digital sources
Mini BMU for analog sources
Denon DP47f; AT-VM95SH- RigB 9
GL-59; ARB uni pivot; AT- Signet mc
Nva phono mm/mc
Doug Self balanced Pre amp
Akai 4000DS mk2 R2R
Digital Sources- Argon Pi4 v2; IfI iUSB 3.0, Ifi Neo idsd Dac;
Tidal / Radio Paradise
Amplification Nva 300va mono blocks
Speakers Lii Audio F-15 in Open Baffle; Ls6
Weiduka AC8.8- for digital sources
Mini BMU for analog sources
Re: Something to drive the Dynaudio Audience 62's
I have had Dynaudio's (Focus line). At that time i tought they where good speakers. But they are not. You always hear the filtering inside them and that nasty plastic woofer. They say they are hard to drive. But a good a build amp like yours is enough. If you put out more power before them they are not gonne "open up" miraculously. I have driven them from a tube amp (kt88) unto a 200 Watt mosfet. Imho you can better buy other speakers like mentioned in this topic.
Ditch the speakers, they are not worth it!
Ditch the speakers, they are not worth it!
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Re: Something to drive the Dynaudio Audience 62's
Thank you Hans1980, all, your replies have been helpful and its new speakers for me.