1980 to 1990 was a formative decade for Dynaudio. The company's developments in raw driver technology established it as the world's premiere supplier of high-end OEM (original equipment manufacturer) and D-I-Y (do-it-yourself) dynamic loudspeaker drivers.
Dynaudio also introduced its MSP loudspeaker range, which was highlighted by the company's newly developed magnesium silicate polymer (MSP) driver diaphragms. By 1984, a new soft-dome tweeter was developed, and along with the MSP woofers was integrated into a new range, the Dynaudio Compound Series.
The Compound models featured sturdy, high-quality HDF (high-density fiberboard) enclosures exquisitely finished in natural veneers. Dynaudio sought extreme quality and the company built an in-house production facility to hand-craft furniture grade cabinets in the Danish tradition of the art.
The range featured the Compound 2 and Compound 3 compact monitors, and the Compound 4 and Compound 5 floorstanders. In 1988, the Compound models spawned a new flagship loudspeaker soon destined to become an audiophile legend:
The Dynaudio Consequence.
Never before had such an absolutely exceptional loudspeaker implementing all fully developed Dynaudio technologies and innovations been created. The cabinet was not only luxuriously finished, but through a unique concept utilizing three individual enclosures, would allow the mutual influences of the individual sub-enclosures to be minimized.
The inverted driver array consisted of the legendary D28 tweeter and D21 super-tweeter, as well as a 17W midrange and a 30W woofer.
A further milestone was the Facette, a beautiful two-way passive radiated floor standing loudspeaker, which featured a fascinating, asymmetrical body with no parallel surfaces, penned by Danish designer Frederick Rickmann.
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