Dynaudio is a Danish
loudspeaker
A loudspeaker (commonly referred to as a speaker or, more fully, a speaker system) is a combination of one or more speaker drivers, an enclosure, and electrical connections (possibly including a crossover network). The speaker driver is an ...
maker, founded in 1977. Dynaudio builds speakers using only their own drivers.
Dynaudio has a subsidiary called ''Dynaudio Acoustics'' that focuses on professional
studio monitor
Studio monitors are loudspeakers in speaker enclosures specifically designed for professional audio production applications, such as recording studios, filmmaking, television studios, radio studios and project or home studios, where accurate ...
loudspeakers. Dynaudio speakers are installed in more than ten thousand recording studios worldwide and have been chosen as reference monitors by BBC Radio & Music.
Dynaudio was previously the OEM audio supplier to Swedish automaker
Volvo Cars Corporation, in addition to German automaker
Volkswagen
Volkswagen (VW; )English: , . is a German automotive industry, automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Established in 1937 by German Labour Front, The German Labour Front, it was revitalized into the global brand it ...
.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen (VW; )English: , . is a German automotive industry, automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Established in 1937 by German Labour Front, The German Labour Front, it was revitalized into the global brand it ...
followed
Volvo
The Volvo Group (; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distribution and sale of truck ...
by employing Dynaudio as its OEM speaker maker, but not all
Volkswagen
Volkswagen (VW; )English: , . is a German automotive industry, automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Established in 1937 by German Labour Front, The German Labour Front, it was revitalized into the global brand it ...
models came equipped with Dynaudio Sound Systems. While Volkswagen has switched to a different audio supplier for most of their new vehicles, the
Volkswagen Touareg
The Volkswagen Touareg (German pronunciation: ) is a Luxury car, mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by Volkswagen since 2002. The vehicle is named after the nomadic Tuareg people, inhabitants of the Sahara desert, Saharan interior in North A ...
is still available with a Dynaudio sound system from the factory.
Bugatti
Automobiles Ettore Bugatti was a German then French automotive industry, manufacturer of high performance vehicle, high-performance automobiles. The company was founded in 1909 in the then-German Empire, German city of Molsheim, Alsace, by the ...
has also employed Dynaudio as their OEM audio supplier. Bugatti's Dynaudio system is called The Puccini Sound System.
BYD also uses Dynaudio in their premium NEVs such as the Seal performance sedan.
Dynaudio has also worked with computing OEM
Micro-Star International
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in producing the sound system for their GX660 notebook range, released in 2010. During this time it was allegedly the best audio system available in a notebook computer.
Dynaudio was acquired by
Goertek in 2014,
and subsequently purchased the Danish audio company AM3D A/S in December 2015.
Dynaudio Professional
The
pro audio division of the company, Dynaudio Professional, focuses on
recording studio
A recording studio is a specialized facility for Sound recording and reproduction, recording and Audio mixing, mixing of instrumental or vocal musical performances, spoken words, and other sounds. They range in size from a small in-home proje ...
loudspeaker equipment such as
studio monitors. In 1999, Dynaudio became partners with
TC Electronic. Some major recording studios that use Dynaudio Professional products are
Air Lyndhurst
Associated Independent Recording (AIR) is an independent recording company founded in London in 1965 by record producers George Martin, John Burgess (record producer), John Burgess, Ron Richards (producer), Ron Richards, and Peter Sullivan (rec ...
,
NRG Studios, and
The Hit Factory
The Hit Factory is a recording studio in New York City owned and operated by Troy Germano.
History
In 1969, songwriter Jerry Ragavoy opened a recording studio in New York City and named it ''The Hit Factory.'' On March 6, 1975, Edward Germano, ...
.
Record producer
A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...
s
Mike Hedges
Mike Hedges (born 1954) is a British audio producer/engineer best known for his work with the Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Manic Street Preachers. During his career, Hedges has worked with an eclectic roster of artists ranging from rock ...
,
Trevor Horn
Trevor Charles Horn (born 15 July 1949) is an English record producer and musician. His influence on pop and electronic music in the 1980s was such that he has been called "the man who invented the eighties".
Horn took up the bass guitar at an ...
,
Steve Lipson, and
Mutt Lange do as well.
Tom Holkenborg
Tom Holkenborg (born 8 December 1967), also known as Junkie XL, is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer, and engineer. Originally known for his trance productions, he has moved to producing electronica and big beat music and fil ...
states, "For monitoring my stereo and surround mixes I rely on my Dynaudio Acoustics AIR 25 midfield systems."
See also
*
List of studio monitor manufacturers
References
External links
Dynaudio corporate websiteDynaudio Acoustics website
Gallery
File:Solid State Logic SL4064G-64BG-TRG with Dynaudio AIR6 at Greenbird.jpg, Dynaudio AIR6
File:Solid State Logic SL4064G+ with Dynaudio BM6 at ONKIO 6.jpg, Dynaudio BM6
image:Dynaudio BM15P.jpg, Dynaudio BM15P
image:Digidesign ICON D-Command.jpg, Dynaudio BM15P
File:Dynaudio VW Tiguan.jpg, Dynaudio speaker inside a Volkswagen Tiguan
The Volkswagen Tiguan () is a sport utility vehicle produced by German manufacturer Volkswagen since 2007, sitting between the smaller T-Roc and the larger Touareg in the company's crossover SUV range. The first generation was based on the ...
Loudspeaker manufacturers
Audio equipment manufacturers of Denmark
Danish companies established in 1977
Electronics companies established in 1977
Danish brands
Companies based in Skanderborg Municipality
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