EQUIPMENT REVIEW / DYNAUDIO EMIT 30 “This is a truly excellent loudspeaker, not simply ‘for the money.’ It has the detail and clarity of many giant-killers coupled with a lot of bass ” Reproduced from HI-FI+ Issue 199 AirFlow magnet is made from strontium carbonate ferrite+ ceramic, while the 28mm voice-coil is made from aluminium – a Dynaudio signature, that is even used in the company’s legendary Esotar 3 high-frequency driver. Meanwhile, the ingenious Hexis helps control the resonances behind the diaphragm which then helps control the movement in the dome itself. Doubtless, someone will see the word ‘strontium’ and start replaying episodes of Chernobyl . Save yourself the horrors; naturally-occuring strontium carbonate is non-radioactive and commonly used in fireworks and magnets. It’s the strontium-90 isotope (a byproduct of nuclear weapons and accidents) that is the stuff of nightmares. Emit’s mid/bass drivers are also based on those found in the Evoke range. Their diaphragms are made from MSP (Magnesium Silicate Polymer) – a material developed by Dynaudio to create an ideal combination of lightness, stiffness and damping for incredible accuracy. They’re bonded directly to the copper-clad- aluminium voice-coil assembly for even more control over their movement. The driver also features a dual-stacked ferrite-ceramic magnet for greater control over the driver’s movement and excursion. Emit speakers also feature a new dual-flared bass-reflex port, optimised to reduce air turbulence and minimise unwanted ‘chuffing’, particularly with deep notes. And that attention to detail even extends to the internal damping material, which has been measured down to the gram for the right combination of damping and openness. Most loudspeakers take some time to run in, and the Emit 30 is no exception; from cold out of the box you could be looking at a hundred hours or so before everything settles down. Fortunately, the changes are subtle and gently progressive (rather than a hundred hours of aural pain and a complete change of character at the end). This is a truly excellent loudspeaker, not simply ‘for the money’. It has the detail and clarity of many giant-killers coupled with a lot of bass, both bass depth and the dynamic range of far bigger loudspeakers. This results in a loudspeaker that has the scale and energy to handle Mitsuko Uchida playing Beethoven’s late piano sonatas [Decca]. At this price, you either get the technical brilliance of her playing or the range of emotions she conveys. It’s what separates the high-end from the merely ‘good’; on the Emit 30 you manage to hear both that information and the passion behind the playing. This alone is rare, but couple that with the sense of space and solidity of image the Emit 30 produces and you get the feeling of a real sized concert grand piano being played by a real human being… and that combination done right is incredibly hard to find in loudspeakers this side of about £3,000. Such loudspeakers will never sell in droves if they only play to the classical or jazz-end of the spectrum, but the piano is a difficult instrument to get right on a number of levels and the Emit 30 does well in all of them. OK, so it doesn’t have the filigree ‘spaces around the notes’ inner detail of smaller, exceptionally well-designed two-way stand-mounts, or high-end models that cost as www.hifiplus.com
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