DYNAUDIO CONTOUR 3.0

Pre owned. In good condition. Shows some minor signs of wear. Does not include original packaging.

The Dynaudio Contour 3.0 is a three-way reflex-loaded floorstanding speaker that delivers a realistic and engaging sound experience, faithfully reproducing both vocal music and acoustic instruments. From the very first notes, it captures attention with its natural tonal balance: voices appear to enter the room, and acoustic instruments, such as a solo clarinet, are rendered with remarkable realism. The Contour 3.0’s construction is impeccable, featuring a 1-inch thick multilayer MDF cabinet finished with carefully crafted bird’s-eye maple veneer, assembled to ensure maximum solidity, density, and damping. Each driver is housed in its own compartment, while the woofer, made of magnesium silicate polymer (MSP) with a 3-inch voice coil and dual magnet system, minimizes partial cone oscillations and ensures tight, controlled bass response. The 1.1-inch soft-dome tweeter uses a treated textile diaphragm, magnetically damped aluminum voice coil, and a powerful magnet system, producing clear, detailed highs without listener fatigue. The first-order 6 dB/octave crossover ensures excellent phase integration between drivers, with high-quality metalized polypropylene capacitors.

Although slightly more compact and less sensitive than the Contour 3.3, the Contour 3.0 retains all other design features, delivering dense, highly detailed, and impressively dynamic sound. Vocal and instrumental reproduction is extremely natural and precise, and its ability to convey energy and rhythm makes every listening session immersive, like a live concert. Thanks to its build quality, rigid chassis, and driver management, vibrations and distortion are minimized, allowing every musical nuance to be perceived with exceptional clarity.

This speaker is ideal for those seeking a full-range floorstanding system that pairs perfectly with powerful amplifiers such as the Bryston 7B-ST, which enhance its dynamic range, control, and bass definition. While it does not extend down to the 20 Hz lows of larger models, the Contour 3.0 excels in accuracy, dynamic range, and the realism of vocal and instrumental music. Its refined aesthetics, combined with high-level sonic performance, make it not only a design object but also a companion that can bring new life to your CD and vinyl collection, engaging the listener in every detail of the music.

Technical specifications:

• Configuration: three-way floorstanding reflex-loaded speaker
• Tweeter: 1.1" (28 mm) soft-dome textile with aluminum voice coil and Magnaflux damping
• Midrange: 5.25" (150 mm) one-piece magnesium-silicate polymer (MSP) driver with 1.5" (38 mm) aluminum voice coil and dual-magnet system
• Woofer: 8" (200 mm) one-piece MSP driver with 3" (75 mm) Hexcoil/Kapton voice coil and dual magnet, reflex-loaded at 30 Hz
• Crossover frequencies: 400 Hz / 2.3 kHz; slopes: first-order, 6 dB/octave
• Frequency response: 28 Hz – 21 kHz ±3 dB
• Sensitivity: 86 dB/2.83 V/m
• Impedance: 8 ohms nominal, 3.4 ohms minimum
• Minimum amplifier requirements: >65 W for medium rooms; >125 W for large rooms
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 1168 x 218 x 360 mm
• Weight: 34 kg each