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Contour 30i Nordic Silver

Name: Contour 30i Nordic Silver
Brand: Dynaudio
SKU: DYNAUDIO-CONTOUR-30I-NORDIC-SILVER

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Series Contour i

Mid-size room? Mid-size speaker.

At a glance

All specifications

Sensitivity: 87 dB (2.83 V / 1 m)
Nominal impedance: 4 ohms
Dimensions (W × H × D): 215 × 1,140 × 360 mm
Weight: 31.4 kg
Series: Contour i
Type: Floorstand

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Awards and press3

Overview

Go back to a time when all that mattered was the next track on the album.

Contour 30i steps it up a notch from the 20i. Of course, it still treads the same path – one of honesty, transparency and sheer entertainment, but it puts it all in a bigger package.

Like the rest of the Contour i family, the 30i has the Esotar 2i tweeter – complete with the Hexis inner dome found throughout our flagship Confidence range and also in the Core series of professional studio reference monitors (trickle-down tech is an amazing thing, isn’t it…). Esotar 2i also gets a larger rear chamber. This, together with Hexis, helps to reduce unwanted resonances and smooth out the frequency response for even clearer, sweeter high-frequencies.

Features

Behind the scenes
We’ve endowed Contour 30i with two 18cm MSP drivers, as well as doubling up on the rear ports. Behind the scenes we’ve tweaked the spider suspension (the springy ring that keeps the woofer in the right place when it’s at rest, and controls it in the right way when it’s moving). This one is made from aramid fibres, and retains the ingenious structural properties from before (the ribs are of varying width to give even finer control over the cone’s excursion). Contour 30i continues to use aluminium voice-coils, too. We can make them extremely light – but also bigger than the old-style copper units you’ll find elsewhere. Lighter weight allows larger diameters with more windings, yet low weight, which means we have more control over the cone movement. And that means more control over the sound – especially at high frequencies and high volumes – exactly what you need in a mid/bass driver. Sure, we experimented with small voice-coils on Contour i – the size other companies might use. The measurements said they should work for Contour i. Our ears said otherwise, so we went big. Our ears were right. And, as with Contour 20i, the flatter frequency response from the improved tweeter and mid/bass drivers means we’ve been able to simplify the crossover. Not that it wasn’t elegant before – but now… well, we’ll let you judge.
Improved crossover
The improved crossover no longer needs impedance correction circuitry to optimise its performance – that’s all now done in the driver itself, simply down to the physical properties of the materials we use. Fewer components, cleaner signal path, better performance. While our engineers and designers were hunkered down listening to everything from jazz, to classical, to metal, to electronica, the team in our on-site factory were scouring sustainable sources for high-quality materials and finishes. They make sure all Contour i's are furniture-grade: perfectly built, perfectly finished and perfectly packaged.
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 aluminium voice-coils

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: 4 ohms; The electrical load your amplifier drives. System Builder checks it against the amplifier you pick.
Dimensions (W × H × D): 215 × 1,140 × 360 mm; Width, height and depth, without cables.
Weight: 31.4 kg; Per unit, out of the box.
Model code: DYNAUDIO-CONTOUR-30I-NORDIC-SILVER; Quote it when you ask a specialist.

Specifications

Series: Contour i
Type: Floorstand
Sensitivity (dB @ 2.83V/1m): 87
IEC Long Term Power Handling (W): 300
Rated Impedance (Ohm): 4
Lower Cutoff (Hz @ +/- 3 dB): 32
Upper Cutoff (kHz @ +/- 3 dB): 23
Box Principle: Bass reflex rear ported
Crossover: 2.5-way
Crossover Frequency (Hz): (300)/2200 Hz
Crossover Topology: 2nd order
Tweeter: 28mm Esotar 2i with Hexis
Midrange/Woofer: 18 cm MSP
Woofer: 18 cm MSP
Weight (kg): 31.4
Weight lbs: 69.2
Width (mm): 215
Height (mm): 1140
Depth (mm): 360
Width inches: 8 4/8
Height inches: 44 7/8
Depth inches: 14 1/8
Width mm incl. feet/grill/stand: 300
Height mm incl. feet/grill/stand: 1169
Depth mm incl. feet/grill/stand: 403
Width inches incl. feet/grill/stand: 11 6/8
Height inches incl. feet/grill/stand: 46
Depth inches incl. feet/grill/stand: 15 7/8
Grille: Black
Baffle: Black Aluminium

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

"They look classy, are impeccably finished and impress with their dynamic, detailed sound reproduction."
Lite Magazin
"This is why better sound is worth it."
Stereophile
"The Contour 30i goes further than this proud Danish brand has ever gone before."
FWD