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Confidence 20 Midnight High Gloss

Name: Confidence 20 Midnight High Gloss
Brand: Dynaudio
SKU: DYNAUDIO-CONFIDENCE-20-MIDNIGHT-HIGH-GLOSS

Compact size. Masterful performance

Series Confidence

We don’t think a speaker’s size should dictate how good it sounds… so we don’t let it

At a glance

All specifications

Sensitivity: 87 dB (2.83 V / 1 m)
Nominal impedance: 6 ohms
Dimensions (W × H × D): 233 × 520 × 414 mm
Weight: 27 kg
Series: Confidence
Type: Bookshelf

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Overview

We don’t think a speaker’s size should dictate how good it sounds… so we don’t let it.

The compact Confidence 20 takes the performance, the passion and the power of the range’s larger speakers, and puts it on a stand.

We’ve spent years looking at how we could improve on the previous range of Confidence speakers. And, after almost countless hours in design labs, our state-of-the-art Jupiter measuring facility, modeling and simulation suites – and, of course, listening rooms – we’ve done it.

Features

Cutting-edge development
Like the rest of the range, the Confidence 20 features the 28mm Esotar3 soft-dome tweeter, plus an improved 18cm NeoTec MSP woofer and an innovative down-firing bass port. Its drivers feature cutting-edge developments in airflow technology (including a much larger rear chamber and optimised venting in the tweeter, plus the resonance-stabilising Hexis inner dome); simulation-derived diaphragm thickness; super-powerful neodymium magnets; and the Compex front baffle. The 28mm Esotar3 soft-dome tweeter takes over 40 years of Dynaudio expertise, plus plenty of learnings from the award-winning Esotar Forty unit – and rolls it all into the finest tweeter we’ve ever created. A powerful neodymium magnet system, innovations in airflow routing, the resonance-busting Hexis inner dome… it all combines to increase detail, clarity and sensitivity. The 18cm NeoTec MSP woofer also has neodymium under the hood, and uses glass-fibre in its voice-coil former for optimum stiffness. The voice-coil itself is aluminium, which lets us use the ideal weight (or lightness, depending on your point of view) for powerful and controlled bass as well as refined midrange. And the entire woofer motor has been designed to harness airflow using an innovative venting system that’s been machined directly into the magnet. (Something you can learn more about in our six-part podcast series on the Confidence). We’re guessing you want to know how it sounds… and the answer is, simply, “like your favourite artist”. Nothing more, nothing less.
Designed and engineered in Denmark
We put Confidence through intensive –and exhaustive –testing in the Jupiter measuring facility at Dynaudio Labs. Hundreds of hours of analysis and listening have resulted in the best speaker we’ve ever created.
Esotar3 tweeter
The legend continues. The Esotar3 is optimised for detail, finesse and performance. It includes the ingenious Hexis resonance-defeating inner dome, plus innovations in materials, airflow and more.
NeoTec woofers
We’ve taken our legendary MSP woofers to new heights. A combination of powerful neodymium magnets and aluminium and copper voice-coils mean each driver is individually engineered and tuned for one purpose: unsurpassed quality.

Specifications

Sensitivity: 87 dB (2.83 V / 1 m); How loud it plays for a given signal. Higher sensitivity needs less amplifier power.
Nominal impedance: 6 ohms; The electrical load your amplifier drives. System Builder checks it against the amplifier you pick.
Dimensions (W × H × D): 233 × 520 × 414 mm; Width, height and depth, without cables.
Weight: 27 kg; Per unit, out of the box.
Model code: DYNAUDIO-CONFIDENCE-20-MIDNIGHT-HIGH-GLOSS; Quote it when you ask a specialist.

Specifications

Series: Confidence
Type: Bookshelf
Sensitivity (dB @ 2.83V/1m): 87
IEC Long Term Power Handling (W): 250
Rated Impedance (Ohm): 6
Minimum Impedance (Ohm): 5 ohm @ 155 Hz
Lower Cutoff (Hz @ +/- 3 dB): 42
Upper Cutoff (kHz @ +/- 3 dB): 22
Box Principle: Bass reflex down-firing port
Crossover: 2-way
Crossover Frequency (Hz): 2325 Hz
Crossover Topology: 2nd order
Tweeter: 28 mm Esotar 3
Midrange/Woofer: 18 cm MSP
Weight (kg): 27
Weight lbs: 59.5
Width (mm): 233
Height (mm): 520
Depth (mm): 414
Width inches: 9 1/8
Height inches: 20 4/8
Depth inches: 16 2/8
Width mm incl. feet/grill/stand: 368
Height mm incl. feet/grill/stand: 1140
Depth mm incl. feet/grill/stand: 457
Width inches incl. feet/grill/stand: 14 ½
Height inches incl. feet/grill/stand: 44 9/10
Depth inches incl. feet/grill/stand: 18
Grille: Black
Baffle: Compex
Baffle: DDC 2

Downloads

Confidence 20 ManualManual · English · PDF, 155 KB
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Confidence 20 Safety instructionsManual · English · PDF, 1.9 MB
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Awards and press

"Sonically arresting and ultimately irresistible, making for an easy and enthusiastic recommendation."
The Absolute Sound
"The quality with which these speakers deliver bass is utterly beyond. I don't think a single audiophile sat blindfolded in my listening room would ha...
Stereopluss
"If you are on a quest for good speakers, I recommend that you take the Dynaudio Confidence 20 into serious consideration."
HVT