Dynaudio Contour 60i - Floorstanding Speakers

The Dynaudio Contour 60i sounds bigger than you’d think.

And it isn’t just because it’s a full-size, three-way floorstander. Of course it’s capable of outright, wall shaking volume. It sounds big in other ways too – from the soaring soundstage of a top orchestral recording to the surround-sound effects in a movie, Contour 60i simply fills the room – without resorting to bass-heavy bombast along the way.

Starting at the Top

You’ll find the jewel in the crown: the Esotar 2i tweeter.

Dynaudio looked at the older Esotar 2 from the 2016 Contour, took it apart and realised they could give it a boost with some tech from their flagship Confidence range (the Hexis) and also the flagship Core professional reference monitor series (the larger rear chamber). Together these clever mods help to reduce unwanted resonances and smooth out the frequency response for even clearer treble performance.

Contour 60i is the only model in the family to have a dedicated midrange driver. It uses an aluminium voice-coil, and also has a neodymium magnet system – all developed and optimised at the Dynaudio Labs in Denmark.

Where the difference lies is in how it’s mounted

Dynaudio used more tech from Core, isolating it in a precision-moulded cup containing resonance-defeating ribs. If there’s one thing you can never have too much of, it’s midrange clarity – and Contour 60i now has even more.

The two woofers are updated. Each has a bigger magnet system, a different voice-coil design and a glass-fibres voice-coil former, as first used in the Confidence range and Sub 6 subwoofer. That means even tighter bass, at higher volume. Dynaudio chose copper for these ones over aluminium. Why? Because they’re dedicated bass drivers. Copper is heavier and provides more moving mass. More moving mass lets you dig deeper without impinging on the midrange, handled by the super-sprightly driver just above.

The crossover has been updated, too. You can’t change all the drivers without taking a look at the speaker’s ‘brain’, after all. Plus, the effect of that moulded midrange cup and the aramid fibre woofer spiders let Dynaudio engineers shift the crossover frequency up. It now works better at slightly higher frequencies (up to around 300Hz). The frequency curve in this area is also flatter, meaning better midrange performance from a simpler design.

The multi-layer curved cabinet and sleek-but-solid aluminium baffle provide your music (which was likely mixed using Dynaudio studio speakers, too) with a robust, defined acoustic foundation.

Key Features

• Esotar 2i Tweeter - Featuring a larger rear chamber and now the Hexis inner dome, which helps to reduce unwanted resonances and flatten the frequency response.
• Improved Spider - Improved asymmetric spider for increased system symmetry – and this one is made from aramid fibres for improved acoustic response.
• Updated Crossover - Extensive tweaks from the 2016 Contour model have led to a simpler, cleaner, and even better-performing unit.
• Voice Coil - Large diameter, long throw copper voice-coils.

Unboxing and First Listen Video at Studio Incar

Technical Specifications

• Sensitivity: 88dB (2.83V / 1m)
• IEC power handling: 390W
• Impedance: 4 Ω
• Frequency response (± 3 dB): 28Hz – 23kHz
• Box Principle: Bass reflex rear ported
• Crossover: 3-way
• Crossover frequency: 300 / 4500Hz
• Crossover topology: 2nd Order
• Woofer: 2x 23cm MSP
• Midrange: 15cm MSP
• Tweeter: 28mm Esotar2i
• Weight: 54.3kg/119.7lb
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 255 x 1330 x 420mm
• Dimensions with feet/grille (W x H x D): 343 x 1359 x 454mm

Further Information

Dynaudio Contour 60i - User Manual