Every three years, major German High End magazine Image HiFi gives away an award for the best device in several categories.

Dynaudio's Special Forty wins this year's award for the best speaker.

At High End 2019, chief editor Uwe Kirbach handed over the award to Roland Hoffmann.

Go, get one! For the very first time, avforums has reviewed and awarded the Special Forty with 10/10 and a rare Best Buy Award – (the fourth award within the UK). The review takes you by the hand, presenting Dynaudio’s All-rounder in all its categories - design, sound quality and testing. The conclusion: “I’ve tried to find faults with the Special Forty, I really have. The problem is that it doesn’t have any.”
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Tonepublications.com just published a love letter to our Special Forty. The article reviews the speakers from top to toe, from unwrapping to music experience – the Special Forty’s got it all.

The bookshelf speakers are praised for their gloss-coated design and outstanding sonic performance, granting it an “chameleon-like” ability to adjust to different music styles. But most importantly, these speakers truly promise amazing quality at a comparatively low price, summing it up as “a beauty within the financial reach of so many who prioritize music in their lives.”

The German hi-fi magazine, Audio Test, reviews the Dynaudio Special Forty anniversary speakers; falling in love with the stunning performance. We’ve collected our favourite quotes from the German review, translated them and shared them below:

Best Buys Audio & AV from Australia reviews our Special Forty hi-fi speakers; the birch veneer and their sound reproduction garnered high praise. We’ve collected our favourite quotes from the review below:

British Hi-Fi Choice reviews the Special Forty anniversary speakers, speaking words of praise and rewarding the speakers with a Editor's Choice award.

The German magazine imagehifi tests the Special Forty anniversary speakers in its latest issue. It’s another fantastic review of the Special Forty speakers, which is spread out over 10-pages in the magazine. We have translated our favourite quote for you to enjoy below.

The German magazine hifi&records has reviewed the Special Forty anniversary speakers and found them worthy of the magazine’s front page. And with it’s easy to understand when you consider how well the speakers were received: "The Special Forty is one of the very best compact speakers in the company’s forty years history." You can find our favourite quotes below – and don’t worry we’ve translated them to English.

In May, we introduced our Special Forty speakers to the world - celebrating our 40th anniversary. Since then the reviews have started to come in and we've been overwhelmed by the positive reception. This time around, it's What Hi-Fi?'s turn to give them a spin. And as we expected, they loved them. You can find selected quotes below and a link to the original review.

Steve Guttenberg from cnet reviews Special Forty anniversary speakers. Read selected quotes from his review below.

The Special Forty anniversary speaker impresses Darko for their sound and appearance in his review titled: "Beautiful furniture that sings: Dynaudio’s Special Forty." We have selected our favourite quotes from the well-written review below.

Rod Easdown reviews the Special Forty speakers for the Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald. Find our favourite quotes from the review below and a link to the original review.

"We are rarely disappointed by Dynaudio products, and here is another success for the Danish manufacturer. The Xeo 20 active speakers have everything: advanced connectivity, built-in amplification and ultra-catchy sound reproduction."

Our two-way wireless standmount loudspeaker Xeo 20 wins yet another Hi-Fi Choice Recommended Badge.

WELL DONE: that’s exactly what the caption of Stereo Magazine’s latest review on our Xeo range says. Describing the light-weighted joy of unwrapping, setting up the speakers in no time and hearing the first few sounds, the review covers the entire customer experience.

The German hi-fi magazine Stereoplay puts the digital wireless Dynaudio Xeo 30 loudspeakers through the paces in its latest issue, resulting in a Stereoplay Highlight award. Below we have collected our favourite quotes from the excellent review.

... and according to one of the leading hi-fi magazines in Germany, STEREO, that future is the new Dynaudio Xeo 30. In a review stuffed with praise, reviewer Carsten Barnbeck, finishes by throwing an "Outstanding" label at the speakers and giving them five out of five stars. Below you can find our favourite quotes and a link to purchase the full review in STEREO.

Shoutout to our little ones. HiFi Choice just granted another “Recommend”- badge to Dynaudio’s EMIT M10 two-way standmount speakers. Besides a big compliment to Dynaudio’s silk soft dome tweeters, nicely titled “the pleasure dome”, the review applauses the sound performance, especially speed and subtlety.

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Last October, we introduced the new Emit series with the two compact stand mounter, Emit M10 and Emit M20, the floorstander, Emit M30, and the Emit M15C for movie lovers.

In a New York City Hi-Fi Shop, Steve Guttenberg heard something he really liked: an insanely great speaker for tiny rooms.

Steve has owned and auditioned many Dynaudio speakers, but he still wasn't quite expecting the level of sound reproduction from the Emit M10s:

Selected from all SoundStage! Access, SoundStage! Hi-Fi, SoundStage! Simplifi, SoundStage! Solo, and SoundStage Ultra reviews in 2018, the Dynaudio Music 7 wins an award for exceptional value in the wireless multiroom speaker category.

Frankfurter Allgemeine reviews the Dynaudio Music 7, emphasizing its good looks and impressive craftsmanship. Click here to find selected quotes and a link to the full review in German.

The Scandinavian hi-fi magazine Lyd og Billede (Sound and Image) has tested the Dynaudio Music 7 speaker. After carefully demoing they decided to award the Music 7 with six start and a 'Highly Recommended' recommendation. Below we have translated our favourite quotes, and if you're good at Danish, included a link to the full review.

Fairaudio.de points out: “Danes don’t lie” when reviewing Dynaudio’s Music 7, taking apart all the promises we made about our one-system home speaker. The German review is a perfect all-rounder discussing design, engineering, sound quality, usability and comparison to other speakers with a conclusion that overshadows any doubts: Just like us, they’re in love! We translated some of our favourite quotes below.

Martin Dew reviews the Dynaudio Music 7, concluding that it's a sublime-sounding music streaming hub that's also comfortable as a soundbar. Find our favourite quotes below and a link to download the entire review.

The Dynaudio Music 5 was chosen by nine computer, gaming and gadget magazine in the category multiroom speakers:

The Italian GQ has tested the Dynaudio Music 5 for its Hi Tech gadget section and found that superior sound quality can be paired with a beautiful design. Read our favourite - and translated - quotes below.

Among Audio Test's favourite points are the simple and quick setup of speaker and user profile on the app, and the highly complex technology disguised as a “playful toy”.

The Swedish IDG just tested our Music range, granting us a phenomenal 8/10 stars rating.

In a double review, Australian Sound + Image goes full circle with the Dynaudio Music family by testing the Music 1 and Music 5. Below, you can find our favourite quotes related to the Music 5 - and a link to a similar article focused on the Music 1.

Walk through your local magazine-pusher in Germany these days and you’ll spot the Dynaudio 3 and Dynaudio 5 on the frontpage of HiFi einsnull. In a 6-page review, the digital audio specialist magazine covers both speakers. We have translated our favourite quotes from the review. You can find them below.

Australian men's lifestyle magazine No Paparazzi Man borrowed the Music 5 for its office, testing the intelligent wireless music system. Below you can find our favourite quotes from No Paparazzi Man's article.

The German online magazine i-fidelity reviews the Music 5 leaving a top rating. Convenience, multi-room function and effortless usability convince on top of the remarkable sound performance and volume: “It truly sounds like stereo”. Our “All-in-one” speaker genuinely is ALL in ONE! Read our favourite quotes below.

In its latest issue the British hi-fi reviewer HiFi+ auditions the Music 5. We shared our favourite quotes below, but have also decided to make the full review available for download. So it's up to you: skim or deep dive. Not matter what you choose you'll find it further down.

The Dynaudio Music 1 receives high commendation from Australian hi-fi magazine Sound + Image.

In a double review, Australian Sound + Image goes full circle with the Dynaudio Music family by testing the Music 1 and Music 5. Below, you can find our favourite quotes related to the Music 1 - and a link to a similar article focused on the Music 5.

The Product Design of the Year Award recognizes the efforts of talented designers and design teams who aim to improve our daily lives with a practical and beautiful creations, designed to solve a problem, make life easier or simply spread joy.

What Hi-Fi reviews the Contour 20, finding a pair of speakers with impressive authority, dynamics and insight, pleasing attack and refinement and good build and finish quality. Here are our favourite quotes from the 5 star review.

We think it is pretty safe to say that STEREO likes the Contour 20 speakers.

"Why," you ask?

The Contour 20 receives 5 stars in The EAR review. Find our favourite quotes and link to the full review below.

The Australian Audio Visual hub, AvHub, which comprises of some of Australia's leading hifi magazines has reviewed the compact Contour 20 loudspeakers. Below we have selected some of our favourite quotes from the review for you to enjoy.

British hifi magazine Hi-Fi Choice has reviewed the compact Contour 20 stand mounters. We have curated our favourite quotes from the three-page review for you to enjoy.

The Norwegian Hi-Fi magazine, Lyd og Bilde, call the new Contour 20 for a "heavenly reference loudspeaker" in their recently published review. Below, you'll find translated quotes from this wonderful review.

“Wow!” was our collective outburst when we found out that image hifi – perhaps the most prestigious Hi-Fi magazine in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland - had cleared the front page for the Contour 20.

The new review by HiFi+ pinpoints what Dynaudio did right – a lot. It not only praises Dynaudio’s love for precision and consistency throughout products, but also highlights all the details of Contour 30 that make it such a remarkable home speaker. Check out our favourite quotes below:

Audio Test Magazine from Germany has had its hands on the Contour 30. And, the magazine is pretty happy about them: “We fell in love.” We have chosen our favourite quotes from the review and translated them to English so that you can enjoy them as well.

Scott Campbell reviews the Contour 30 in the new issue of Audio Esoterica. The Contour 30 has made customs and entered the ‘land down under.' Here, it has managed to impress reviewer Scott Campbell and fool two surprising, but nonetheless, Hi-Fi accustomed reviewers: his pooches…

The new Contour series has taken the German reviewer community by storm with praise such as: "Danish Dynamite", "Absolute Spitzenklasse", and "The New Contour Sets Milestone".

But the Contour isn't slowing down. In the new edition of the German Hi-Fi magazine Fidelity it is praised as more revolution than evolution - both technologically and aesthetically.

"The Dynaudio LYD 48 studio monitors and 18S sub combine to create a great-sounding four-way system. The transparent representation of the individual instruments of a song gives you a lot of confidence in what you're hearing when mixing, so that details can be nicely highlighted and you quickly get useful results."

(Chris Pfeil, Amazona.de)

"The LYD 48s offer an incredible, balanced sound at a great price, and are truly the flagship of a fleet of award-winning monitors."

(Andy Jones, MusicTech Magazine)

"We definitely appreciated the sound we heard through this monitor - full and consistent - which I believe is the result of excellent engineering in horizontal development with the elegant choice of the symmetrical arrangement of the speakers."

(Francesco Passarelli, MusicOff)

"The detail in the top end is fantastic, the transient response is on point, and the low end is quite substantial while being well-controlled. If you’re shopping in this price range, you should give these a listen."

(Brandon T. Hickey, Mix Magazine)

Things just sound like they should. When A/Bing with some other speakers, coming back to the Dynaudio combo just felt right.

"The performance of the LYD 48 in the bass end was exemplary and I was very impressed by the level of definition and transient detail that it delivered in the mid and treble frequencies, even when the bottom end was shaking the metaphorical floorboards."

(Bob Thomas, Sound On Sound)

"My first impression when putting the new Dynaudio LYD 48 monitors on my speakers stands something along the line of “I’m back home!” They sound like the Dynaudios that I know and love, but there is also something much greater to them."

- Don Gunn (TapeOp Magazine)

"In a small or large room, these monitors sound fantastic. They have a beautiful response and a clarity that needs to be heard. If you need to hear faults in your mix, the LYD 48s will certainly help you find them." - Rob Gee (Mixdown Magazine)

"I was very impressed how the LYD48s dealt with vocals. I like my vocals to sit in the mix rather than on top and I found I was able to achieve this with the LYD48s."

“With the LYD 5 Dynaudio has clearly set an example, that a professional, transparent sounding studio monitor can be affordable for everyone.”

- Fritz Fey, Studio Magazin

"Just as advertised, the Lyd 7 excels at low volume precision, making them perfect for smaller rooms and home studios."

"I found that the LYD 7 offers great precision at low volumes. Basically, I missed no details in the sound compared to when listening at loud volumes."

"Altogether, Dynaudio has managed to create a speaker that delivers pro-level precision at a mid-level price point. This sleek and modern speaker is innovation at its finest and is an absolute joy to work on."

- Jacob Roach, Sonic Scoop

“All the possible settings have a subtle influence on the sound of the LYD 7. Everything else would have been a shame, because this can be said in advance: The LYDs sound magnificent.”

"I did appreciate that the low end, and the frequency response overall, were consistent through a wide range of volumes — a valuable trait when evaluating how mixes will perform in the real world"

- Kerry Rose, TapeOp Magazine

"My first impression of the LYD 7 was a detailed midrange with wide-open highs. I put on a few reference recordings to get the ball rolling, and was immediately drawn to its overall clarity across the entire spectrum."

- Alex Hawley, Recording Magazine

"When it comes down to putting a spotlight on a mix, I thought they were absolutely fantastic. If you're looking for new monitors, put them on your short list."

- Guitar Interactive

"I immediately noticed the monitors’ outstanding depth and imaging, including a rock-solid phantom center. The transient response was also awesome, and not because of peaky high-frequency reproduction; the highs sounded smooth and were non-fatiguing."

- Michael Cooper, Mix Magazine

"The near-field monitors of the Danish manufacturer are back with a new name and finish, although they do bear a resemblance to the old BM series. (...) Fortunately, the audio performance is still excellent, and that's what really matters!"

LYD took part in a Group Test and finished only second to a pair of speakers at twice the price. Unfortunately the review is not available in full online, but here are the key takeaways from Future Music's review:

"The focus is on a meaty mid range that doesn’t turn harsh, making it easy to mix less forward elements, especially reverb tails, quickly and audibly."

Among other mentions are "solid stereo image with good off-axis response" and "excellent bass".

The German online magazine Amazona.de gave LYD 7 a thorough test and concluded that they simply sound amazing and especially considering how great they perform, the price is very moderate.

Audio Media International tested the LYD 7 personal reference monitors and found vocals to have commendable clarity regardless of the source, including Alison Krauss, Tony Lewis and ZZ Top.

"The bass on the LYD 8s is excellent. It was never cloudy or woolly and, in fact, revealed some of the flaws in my own audio interface converters. The high-end is equally impressive, with excellent clarity even at very low volumes. (...) It allows you to make decisions faster and move quickly through the mix process, a benefit that cannot be overstated."

MusicTech put LYD 5 and LYD 8 on the review test bench and receives a 9/10 rating, earning a genuine MusicTech 'Choice' recommendation.

German online magazine, Bonedo, reviewed all 3 LYD models. In short, they conclude that LYD preserves the classic Dynaudio virtues: The design is modern, the standard of craftsmanship is high and the sound is immaculate and very transparent.

Let that linger for a minute: “A wireless speaker for the most discerning audiophiles”. That’s how CNET’s writer, Steve Guttenberg, starts his brand new review of the Xeo 2.

Hi-Fi magazines are not the only ones who love the Xeo 2, the Australian lifestyle publisher, HEY GENTS, have auditioned the Xeo 2s, and they are absolutely in love with them:

The Xeo 2s have made their rounds in the Australia reviewer community. This time, Stephen Dawson from Connected Home has taken a look at the Xeos. And, as he confesses: they left him confused.

"The new Xeo 2 has arrived and looks to be every inch the kind of do-anything, put-anywhere wireless speaker that shows what could, should and will be," Hi-Fi Choice.

The online publication Digital Audio Review, or DAR for short, has road tested the Dynaudio Xeo 2 loudspeakers – a review filled to the brim with praise.

The compact wireless Xeo 2s continue to audition around the world. Now, Audiostream has looked at our most convenient loudspeaker to date.

The Australian newspaper, Sydney Morning Herald, has reviewed our Xeo 2 speakers for its Digital Life section. The verdict is in - and it's good.

The Audiophile Apartment is for all of those living in smaller spaces looking for small and stylish sonic solutions that fit their home. This time around the Audiophile Apartment has narrowed in on the Xeo 4: a pair of compact wireless speakers.​

"The Xeo 4s and Xeo 6s need just two things from you—a source(s) and power.
That's it.
That's all you need for a complete Hi-Fi. Interested?"

"At this years’ High End Show in Munich Dynaudio had the surprise effect on their side: While others proudly presented their first wireless speakers with hifi ambitions, the Danes already called in the second round. The pioneer of digital active wireless speakers is keen not only to keep the pole position, but to stay even further ahead."

The Xeo 4 "reaches lower, sounds slightly softer yet cleaner. Also, the bass can be adjusted to the room requirements. Worth every Cent!” Result: “Outstanding"

9 out of 10. And, a 'Trusted Reviews Recommended' badge. That's the result of Trusted Reviews test of the wireless Xeo 6 floor standers.

“Great sound quality, no cables, no separate digital to analog converter, no separate amplifier(s), and no digital source component within view is enough for me to suggest you “add to cart” given the opportunity.”

Sound & Vision awards the Xeo 6 the publication's “TOP PICK” designation, and rating it’s performance and build quality as 5-stars.

"At this years’ High End Show in Munich Dynaudio had the surprise effect on their side: While others proudly presented their first wireless speakers with hifi ambitions, the Danes already called in the second round. The pioneer of digital active wireless speakers is keen not only to keep the pole position, but to stay even further ahead."

The Xeo 4 "reaches lower, sounds slightly softer yet cleaner. Also, the bass can be adjusted to the room requirements. Worth every Cent!” Result: “Outstanding"

"Very neutral and widerange-sounding floorstand speaker, distinguished character without any artificiality. Superior also in the bass, surprisingly power-stable despite its compact size, exact sound-staging."

"...an ideal proposition for music lovers who want serious hi-fi sounds from minimal components."

Xeo 6, Hi-Fi Choice 09/2014

In the latest issue of HI-FI Choice, Andrew Simpson auditions the standmount loudspeaker, Contour S 1.4 LE and discovers “why the lure of the Dynaudio’s updated Contour standmount is more than skin deep”. He rewards the Contour’s allure with five out of five stars and a HI-FI Choice Recommended Badge.

"With so much capability, the Dynaudio Evidence Platinums should be your last speaker purchase."

“…Wow! The sound had never been so true and the 3D sound stage had never been so vivid!"

Lincoln Cheng

“…a loudspeaker so overwhelming like I've never experienced before.": Editor-in-chief and high-end-audio enthusiast Uwe Kirbach reviewed the Evidence Platinum in image hifi 2/2013”

“…the Dynaudio Evidence Platinums sounded completely wonderful. Just as I’d hoped they eventually would, the speakers gave me a magical listening experience.”

Sven Bilé