Dynaudio’s Q&A videos are absolutely terrific. This one is just the latest example. My only devil’s advocate comment is that integrating subs with mains CAN prove challenging, and that a lot of experimentation over a long period of time is often required to get things right. But when you get it right, you’ll know because your stereo will be reborn.

I purchased the Dynaudio 18s 8 months ago (February 2022) to use with some bookshelf speakers in my home - and I enjoy listening to it very much. The sensitivity adjustment was the capability that I found most necessary because my amplifier outputs very low power from its pre-amp outputs. The 18s has broken in over time to where I have been able to reduce the volume by 9db in 8 months by a combination of changing the sensitivity from +6db to 0db, and reducing the volume from +8db to +5db.

Keep doing these videos, Christopher. They are great and it's a treasure to be able to "meet" the Dyn team like this.

I have a pair of Dali Rubicon 2s in a dedicated and acoustically treated listening room. My set up has a quility DAC and amplifier which altogether produce beautiful music and full sound. But when I switch on the two 10" subs which take care of the frequencies 60hz and below it take the experience to a whole new level. The trick is to not over do it with the level of the subs. Less is more. The subwoofers allow your main speakers to have more control over the rest of the frequencies which results in a more detailed reproduction. Great content in this video 👍🏼

VERY interesting topic and SO well presented and one that I am somewhat familiar with . . . ONE thing that wasn't mentioned is that when a LARGE bass driver is WELL designed, say for example an 18 inch driver . . . has SO much more square area than even TWO eight inch drivers working in tandem, its magnet or motor does not have to work anywhere NEAR as much to make the cone travel the distance required to produce the low bass note. Therefore it can be "as fast" SOUNDING as two "fast" eights for example. Of course a subwoofer with one or even TWO 18 inch drivers has practical limits of implementation :-) Dynaudio's Sub 6 is brilliant because it has two opposing drivers working in unison (while opposing each other inside the enclosure) to cancel out vibration and cabinet movement.

I love these videos and have learned so much from the series. Thanks!

very good discussion.. very valuable.

The 9S unit I received shipped with two identical AC cables- US type, but no ground pole. Is that supposed to be that way? No grounding on the sub?

Should make a video on how to setup Sub 3 and Sub 6 in your room (recommended crossover settings, gain, etc)

Each person hears music and sound differently and age is a big thing too. We could literally argue till the end of time and have different opinions. There is always the difference on how someone hears the sound. It makes me laugh now but I used to get very heated about my hi fi. Isn’t it strange how subs have always been accepted as powered speakers but magazines will ban you if you talk up a decent active speaker. I tried 6 different subs until I found the JORDAN ALR and it’s lovely.

What about on mixing and mastering..do adding sub expecially sub 12 will improve my mix result considering i have a treatment room.. And will it add 3d depth to my sound

just got Dynaudio BM6 mkIII and i want to connect it with Dynaudio Sub 500 is this a good combination?

I didn't know Dynaudio was in Skanderborg. That's almost a walk from where I live (Horsens).

Would the improvement of the violins have to do with eliminating a Doppler effect from deeper tones?

Im currently teared appart between Sub 6 and REL S510 for my Confidence 30. Which is more musical??

There’s a Japanese company called eclipse who says most speakers impulse response is delayed and skewed and that theirs is almost timed perfectly and when it hits your early hear it more naturally and easy. Is that something considered with Dynaudio speakers?

I can't imagine spending a lot of money on any audio system and not have at least one subwoofer. Why would you leave out a substantial, and impactful, range of frequencies.

I got curious about listening to a 21 inch subwoofer. Currently I plan to buy a 18 inch subwoofer until next 3 years, this is expensive damn...

I am looking for the perfect sub to accompany my Heritage Special. They are curiously not on the compatibility list. What do you recommend?

Only issue with Dyns are that they seems very low sensitive, hence need high powered amps to drive them

And Entwiste..? Any relationship to a famous bass player "The Ox"?

People who say that subs are only for movies or games, and that they destroy the music in a stereo only system are either ignorant or being purposely argumentative. No matter how good your stereo speakers are, no matter how low you think they go, they cannot do the job of properly integrated subs. When they are set up correctly you don’t hear them at all. The only time you will notice them is when you turn them off. And the you wonder what happened to the detail and soundstage. I used to think a lot like others…why do you need subs, just buy better speakers. I drive a pair of Evidence Temptations with 500W per channel (Mac) and they are simply great. But I then added a pair of Dyn Sub500s and the improvement was not subtle. I would never not have subs in my stereo system. If they can make a noticeable improvement to Temptations, then it means they are essential with almost any speaker you can imagine.

B.L. ?????

IMO, subs are ok for movies & games, but NOT for music! With subs, every base note sounds like the same note, and they sound muddy. All they're good for is to make the room rumble.

what is it with subs with small speakers in bigger rooms the detail that's lost the midrange that's lost your drowing out what that little speaker was designed for and that is a smaller room buy its bigger brother if you need more bass the engineer never designed the speaker so you could destroy its sound quality by adding subs .

If your subwoofer adding sound to your mid and high its mean your sub is suck and have terrible crossover

just stereo i.e music - ive never heard subs improve good stereo speakers - you need speakers that go at least 40hz of course....i refuse to accept subs makes violins better -

please, don't look at the camera, you are having a conversation with the guest.

Very poor sound quality especialy your guest os very bad heard