Great to finally see a review of emit 50’s, I’ve owned mine for about a year and a half and have had them puling double duty as my 2 channel and front stage and I couldn’t agree more with everything you said. I’ve listened to speakers two to three times the cost and am always impressed how my dyns hold their own. I have the 20’s as well and man are they impressive for 1000 bucks! Great review
Looking forward to that! Maybe compare the emit 50’s and evoke 50’s? Curious how they stack up against each other to be honest. Id be willing to trade up
I went into the store looking for Wharfdale Linton Heritage, walked out with Emit 50s so much performance for the price. I run it with a 8” sub and set crossover super low. Sounds amazing.
I had similar impressions with the Marantz 8006. I was afraid of the lack of drive, where people write about it all the time on forums. But it plays really great with Dynaudio emit 30 v1. I already thought that I would have to buy the mm 7025 power amplifier, but the engineer himself on their channel said that it all depends on how loud we want to play, then we need more power.
Comparing Emit to Evoke would be great. It feels like Evoke is “reserved” sounding, best for acoustic and jazz, and Emit has that midrange presence and best for pop and rock.
100% agree. I used a Bryston 4B ST to drive B&W 801 v.2 speakers. That amp controlled the 801s with an iron fist. The only caveat, now, is that Brystons have gotten to be quite expensive.
I've owned a pair of Dynaudio Excite X16's which were really nice for their price. I got them really cheap too, paid less than half of the MSRP. The only thing I didn't like too much about them was their relaitively low sensitivity and it was relatively tough load for my amp at the time. I don't think I got the most out of them, but it is what it is.
Yea. My baffles at 97db sensitive only take 6-8 watts to get to screaming levels…. But these 86db 4ohm Dyns need much much more… I don’t think 22 watts would be enough. They may play, but it’s probably going to be a little loose and lack luster.
These are $1600 a pair right now which is nuts. If you have the amp to power them do yourself a favor and pick these up. Especially if you love big punchy bass and clean smooth mids and treble
Thanks for your review! I have a pair of Duntech PCL15's ( my dear old dad was mates with John Dunlavy when he was based in Adelaide, Australia!), and Dual concentric Tannoy Saturn S8's which I alternate depending what I am listening to. Do you think the Emit 50s will get close to the imaging of the my old Duntech's and the bass extension of the Tannoys? I've been looking at the Emit 50's, and I'm hoping they will be a One Speaker to Rule Them All, but perhaps not :(
I have never found a speaker that rules them all. There are almost certainly gains and losses in all of this. I have not heard the old boys you reference, so I won't speculate on things I have not had in my room. But it may be worth ordering and auditioning to see. That will be up to you. I will say, I have not heard many speakers do bass as well as Dyn, they got that locked in.
Where are these made? Asia? I know they are engineered and tuned in Denmark. Also the 7” midbass drivers are they steel stamped baskets? Dynaudio had to cut corners somewhere. Btw how did you plug the port?
@@weduhpeople8504 They come with port plugs. Can’t recall where exactly they’re built. I’ve got the next line up the Evoke 50 as my reference tower now. The EMIT 50 are no slouch. Great speaker. 🔈
@@abxaudiophiles In the pandemic when we all had more time I have bought two ADCOM amps, the GFA545 mk2 and the 555 mk2 In mint condition, the 555 was new old stock I was lucky, then bought the pre amp GFP 565 I could not ask for more, it is a great stereo system. Then I received from family relative Bose 501 series 4 I think they are from 1994 also mint condition, they are awesome, very good Tweeter and the bass dig down so nice. And for my second stereo I am looking now for bookshelves speakers I didn't decide if to go with a second hand market or new from the store. I have auditioned Dynaudio Emit20, monitor audio silver 100 7G and cabasse MC170 , I was impressed by the Emit20 more I must say. Thanks 🙏
@@RanTausi if you can find a set of MarkAudio Viotti 1, your search would be over… 🥰🥰. I will have a review up soon on them. Holy grail stuff there. We just sold off the last of their stock in our discord for a 75% off retail. There were some lucky members. We still have the Cesti B in stock for our group, but not for long. Discord sale only.
@@andriskissproducer I would not advise using them as studio monitors for mixing. You want a speaker with minimal to no sound signature. Specifically something designed for studio monitoring. Which DynAudio offers in their pro line up.
I have the Warfdale Linton 85 here now and I can say in my opinion (unless you’re a a diehard British Sound guy) the Emit 50 substantially better the 85 in an overall persepctive. But if that lush midrange and British overtone is your jam the 85’s all day.
@@r2d3vadar92 Not dry, but, the ones I have in house have modified crossover with all upgraded capacitors and resistors. So YMMV on the stock, but even fully modded, I personally would still choose the Emit 50 for my overall preferences and needs.
ABX man! would care for your view on this, looking for new towers, Mine curretnly are the JBL ES northridge 4 way towers form 2009. Nothing that I have heard up to 5000 betters mine, Yes for rock I would say mine are subpar but for Jazz, soft rock, female vocals, classic rock they sound great! for rock with a faster pase they lack. Why such a huge difference. Have speaker gotten that much more expensive. Anyway. According to you, would the Emit 50's better my JBL's for harder rock?
Sorry man. I have not heard the JBL. Apologies. I’ve heard a few modern JBL towers and think the Emit 50 are more resolving and better bass. That’s the best I can do for ya.
@@gokhanersan8561 OK, sweet... Yeah, in that case, man. If you have a good sub already and don't mind the Bookshelf/Sub relationship and dialing it all in, you would probably get a little better sound quality performance from the Sonetto II. But we are kind of comparing apples to oranges in a sense. Bookshelf VS full flagship tower in the Emit Series. If it were me and I did not have a badass sub already, I would probably go Emit 50 if my budget was $2500. Cus the Sonetta + a sub and to get a quality sub, you'll be $5000 easily. So it all depends on budget, needs, and end goals here... Probably not much help, but just my thoughts from the perspective of not ever heard the Sonetto II and bookshelf vs tower.. :)
Hi! I just bought them but I'm still looking for amp which will be able to make them alive. Could you please recommend something in price range similar to this Emits? Thanks
@@rafamierzwa1801 personally, I would look at Orchard audio Ultra Duo for a neutral performance based presentation, the Galion A75 for a more musical, classic presentation. I liked the Emotiva XPA2 on the Emit 50 for something that’ll rock movies and music. Lots of great options. Hope that helps.
@@abxaudiophiles Thank you for your answer. I like to hear Dyns diven by powerfull amps. I think this is exactly what tjey need. Ilooked at the Emotiva and it looks impressive... the only thing is I need a preamp. And this opens another box of choices 😆 Could you recommend smth? I was also thinking about Cambridge Audio Azure 851a. It has 200W on 4 Ohm. This one looks like a match, at least on paper 🤔
Hey! I finally bought naim nait xs3 and... It sounds incredible. I tried Accuphase e280, some Heed product of 30 anniversary and the recommend Emotiva. But damn Man this Naim is a baby face killer. Small box, huge performance. Thanks for your help and review. You drove me to switch from Audience 72 to Emit 50 and I'm soo happy! Regards from Poland, Rafał
Hi. Great review. I am looking for a new set of speakers. Got cxa81 Cambridge Audio and the aeromax 6,i think those speakers are underrated, anyway. I list mostly metal(death-trash) and can. Ot make a decision those dynaudio emit 50 or monitor Audio 300silver. What do you think. Distance to the set is about 4 meter. From the wall 30-40cm. Between each other 250cm. Thanks for advice
Spec wise they both look great!! I have not heard the 300 silver but they look good too. I would say that close to a wall maybe consider something that’s front ported. Maybe neither are ideal in that space. Hmm… you got me thinking now. lol.
OMG, it takes 6dB to get a noticeable volume increase. It takes 10dB to get, psychoacoutically, an apparent doubling of volume. It takes double the power to get 3dB. So, the difference between 50w and 200w is “a noticeable” difference in volume. If one can hear a difference in volume between a 45w and 200w amp, one is playing loud enough to damage his/her hearing, and soon, one will hear a lot less. Science!
High output and dampening factor will work best here. They prefer an amp that has some sparkle on the top end. They are really versatile tho and are stunners on my 44 watt Prima Luna DP…. I think my favorite amp so far for the Emit 50 is the Orchard Audio Starkrimson ULTRA GaN amp.
@@abxaudiophiles i watched the video, how does a 44 watt amp push such power hungry speakers. If i am not wrong here, I think the speakers can take 265w.
Also how do I incorporate the features of a modern av receiver into the amps you recommend above? Will I have to buy a receiver that connects into the amps?
@@MrShurik3n we often think our speakers “need” or “use” much more than they actually do.. I’d bet at most points during listening you’re only seeing a draw of a handful of watts. This is often a misconception in todays industry.
Hmmm.. Interesting persective. I kinda grew to love their simplicity and slightly industrial look. Piano finish works or art just tell me that less money went into the sound.. :)
It's really nice when a reviewer buys his own equipment and can give an honest review.
Thank you!! We really try to stay neutral and honest !! :)
Great review James. Appreciate your enthusiasm as always. All the best.
Thanks, you too!😊😊
Anything else we should review?
@@abxaudiophiles where to start…let me think about that. I really enjoy your channel.
Great to finally see a review of emit 50’s, I’ve owned mine for about a year and a half and have had them puling double duty as my 2 channel and front stage and I couldn’t agree more with everything you said. I’ve listened to speakers two to three times the cost and am always impressed how my dyns hold their own. I have the 20’s as well and man are they impressive for 1000 bucks! Great review
Thank you! 🤩🤩. We have the evoke and focus 50 coming in for review soon should be GREAT.
Looking forward to that! Maybe compare the emit 50’s and evoke 50’s? Curious how they stack up against each other to be honest. Id be willing to trade up
That is the plan. 😁😁
I went into the store looking for Wharfdale Linton Heritage, walked out with Emit 50s so much performance for the price. I run it with a 8” sub and set crossover super low. Sounds amazing.
Very nice!!! I as well run small dual REL 1003 HT 10” subs crossed over at 45 and lower volume. Stunning combo. Well done.
I had similar impressions with the Marantz 8006. I was afraid of the lack of drive, where people write about it all the time on forums. But it plays really great with Dynaudio emit 30 v1. I already thought that I would have to buy the mm 7025 power amplifier, but the engineer himself on their channel said that it all depends on how loud we want to play, then we need more power.
Great points. 😊☑️
Comparing Emit to Evoke would be great. It feels like Evoke is “reserved” sounding, best for acoustic and jazz, and Emit has that midrange presence and best for pop and rock.
We have the Evoke and Focus 50 in route for review.
Those Dynaudio’s will take you to another ethereal level if you drive them with pre-power separates like Bryston..lashes of power.
That would be an insane pairing!! I was totally getting Borresen X3 vibe with my Emit 50 and Prima Luna Dialouge Premium.. :)
Musical Fidelity works well also, running a pair of Emit 20's driven by a Musical Fidelity m5si and that combination is just wonderful!
@@b0ltus very nice!! Sounds like a nice combo.
100% agree. I used a Bryston 4B ST to drive B&W 801 v.2 speakers. That amp controlled the 801s with an iron fist. The only caveat, now, is that Brystons have gotten to be quite expensive.
I've owned a pair of Dynaudio Excite X16's which were really nice for their price. I got them really cheap too, paid less than half of the MSRP.
The only thing I didn't like too much about them was their relaitively low sensitivity and it was relatively tough load for my amp at the time. I don't think I got the most out of them, but it is what it is.
Well said.. :)
"Only" 44 watts of tube bliss! That will scream!
It takes ALL PrimaLuna 44 watts to get them Emit 50 to the sweet spot.. Volume knob of 80+%... But when they get there.... OHHH DAMN.. #BLISS
@@abxaudiophiles The most powerful tube amp i have ever owned was a 20 WPC EL84, and it made my Canton Ergo's just come alive. #EL84forLife!
Yea. My baffles at 97db sensitive only take 6-8 watts to get to screaming levels…. But these 86db 4ohm Dyns need much much more… I don’t think 22 watts would be enough. They may play, but it’s probably going to be a little loose and lack luster.
Haha I wonder if these are the headphones I won. Love these ETA.
Heck yea. 😊👍🏼. I still rock the ETA daily. Love em.
These are $1600 a pair right now which is nuts. If you have the amp to power them do yourself a favor and pick these up. Especially if you love big punchy bass and clean smooth mids and treble
That is an INSANE PRICE!! OMG.... ;)
Thanks for your review! I have a pair of Duntech PCL15's ( my dear old dad was mates with John Dunlavy when he was based in Adelaide, Australia!), and Dual concentric Tannoy Saturn S8's which I alternate depending what I am listening to. Do you think the Emit 50s will get close to the imaging of the my old Duntech's and the bass extension of the Tannoys? I've been looking at the Emit 50's, and I'm hoping they will be a One Speaker to Rule Them All, but perhaps not :(
I have never found a speaker that rules them all. There are almost certainly gains and losses in all of this. I have not heard the old boys you reference, so I won't speculate on things I have not had in my room. But it may be worth ordering and auditioning to see. That will be up to you. I will say, I have not heard many speakers do bass as well as Dyn, they got that locked in.
Great review. Just wondering how does it compare with polk R700?
Have not heard the R700.
Where are these made? Asia? I know they are engineered and tuned in Denmark. Also the 7” midbass drivers are they steel stamped baskets? Dynaudio had to cut corners somewhere. Btw how did you plug the port?
@@weduhpeople8504
They come with port plugs.
Can’t recall where exactly they’re built.
I’ve got the next line up the Evoke 50 as my reference tower now. The EMIT 50 are no slouch. Great speaker. 🔈
Im dying to know how those Polk Monitor 10s hold up to today's speakers
They better many... ;) Those old Polk monitor series are so good!
How would these go paired with a Denon X4700H. More a Home Theatre / music setup. Apologies in advance for the noobish question
They love power, so I would say as long as you have a decent AVR they’ll be fine.
Hi James , please do Emit20. Thank you
I’ll add it to the list. What else should we do?
@@abxaudiophiles Maybe 🤔 some vintage gear ?
@@RanTausi Oh yea!! We were just talking about doing some advent legacy1 and Polk monitor a 10 review. Both heavy hitters in their day.
@@abxaudiophiles In the pandemic when we all had more time I have bought two ADCOM amps, the GFA545 mk2 and the 555 mk2 In mint condition, the 555 was new old stock I was lucky, then bought the pre amp GFP 565 I could not ask for more, it is a great stereo system. Then I received from family relative Bose 501 series 4 I think they are from 1994 also mint condition, they are awesome, very good Tweeter and the bass dig down so nice. And for my second stereo I am looking now for bookshelves speakers I didn't decide if to go with a second hand market or new from the store. I have auditioned Dynaudio Emit20, monitor audio silver 100 7G and cabasse MC170 , I was impressed by the Emit20 more I must say. Thanks 🙏
@@RanTausi if you can find a set of MarkAudio Viotti 1, your search would be over… 🥰🥰. I will have a review up soon on them. Holy grail stuff there. We just sold off the last of their stock in our discord for a 75% off retail. There were some lucky members. We still have the Cesti B in stock for our group, but not for long. Discord sale only.
Could you see this being used for mixing? I am actually thinking about having these as referencing.
The Dyn emit 50?
@@abxaudiophiles Yes the Emit 50.
@@andriskissproducer I would not advise using them as studio monitors for mixing. You want a speaker with minimal to no sound signature. Specifically something designed for studio monitoring. Which DynAudio offers in their pro line up.
Anyone care to comment if the Emit 50's better the Warfedale Heritage 85 speakers? Thank you!
I have the Warfdale Linton 85 here now and I can say in my opinion (unless you’re a a diehard British Sound guy) the Emit 50 substantially better the 85 in an overall persepctive. But if that lush midrange and British overtone is your jam the 85’s all day.
@@abxaudiophiles Thank you , I appreciate the response. Lush meaning wet or Dry sound? Thanks again.
@@r2d3vadar92 Not dry, but, the ones I have in house have modified crossover with all upgraded capacitors and resistors. So YMMV on the stock, but even fully modded, I personally would still choose the Emit 50 for my overall preferences and needs.
@@abxaudiophiles Thank you that helps. I am seriously considering the Emit 50 Now as I found one store locally that sells it. Thank you again.👍🍺
@@r2d3vadar92 Awesome. Nice to be able to hear them. Fun stuff either way.
ABX man! would care for your view on this, looking for new towers, Mine curretnly are the JBL ES northridge 4 way towers form 2009. Nothing that I have heard up to 5000 betters mine, Yes for rock I would say mine are subpar but for Jazz, soft rock, female vocals, classic rock they sound great! for rock with a faster pase they lack. Why such a huge difference. Have speaker gotten that much more expensive. Anyway. According to you, would the Emit 50's better my JBL's for harder rock?
Sorry man. I have not heard the JBL. Apologies. I’ve heard a few modern JBL towers and think the Emit 50 are more resolving and better bass. That’s the best I can do for ya.
@@abxaudiophiles Thank you. Great review!
Torn between Emit 50 and Sonetto 2. Any thoughts?
Hmm. Not familiar with the Sonetto. But looking at them,, just the bookshelf’s are $2400. Which one are you comparing to the Emit 50?
@@abxaudiophiles Sonetto II bookshelf.
@@gokhanersan8561 OK, sweet... Yeah, in that case, man. If you have a good sub already and don't mind the Bookshelf/Sub relationship and dialing it all in, you would probably get a little better sound quality performance from the Sonetto II. But we are kind of comparing apples to oranges in a sense. Bookshelf VS full flagship tower in the Emit Series. If it were me and I did not have a badass sub already, I would probably go Emit 50 if my budget was $2500. Cus the Sonetta + a sub and to get a quality sub, you'll be $5000 easily. So it all depends on budget, needs, and end goals here... Probably not much help, but just my thoughts from the perspective of not ever heard the Sonetto II and bookshelf vs tower.. :)
@@abxaudiophiles Thanks !
@@abxaudiophiles Have you heard the Arendal 1723 s monitor? Those speakers are getting rave reviews.
Hi! I just bought them but I'm still looking for amp which will be able to make them alive. Could you please recommend something in price range similar to this Emits? Thanks
@@rafamierzwa1801 personally, I would look at Orchard audio Ultra Duo for a neutral performance based presentation, the Galion A75 for a more musical, classic presentation. I liked the Emotiva XPA2 on the Emit 50 for something that’ll rock movies and music. Lots of great options. Hope that helps.
@@abxaudiophiles
Thank you for your answer. I like to hear Dyns diven by powerfull amps. I think this is exactly what tjey need. Ilooked at the Emotiva and it looks impressive... the only thing is I need a preamp. And this opens another box of choices 😆 Could you recommend smth?
I was also thinking about Cambridge Audio Azure 851a. It has 200W on 4 Ohm. This one looks like a match, at least on paper 🤔
Hey! I finally bought naim nait xs3 and... It sounds incredible. I tried Accuphase e280, some Heed product of 30 anniversary and the recommend Emotiva. But damn Man this Naim is a baby face killer. Small box, huge performance. Thanks for your help and review. You drove me to switch from Audience 72 to Emit 50 and I'm soo happy! Regards from Poland, Rafał
@@rafamierzwa1801 AWESOME 👏
Hi. Great review. I am looking for a new set of speakers. Got cxa81 Cambridge Audio and the aeromax 6,i think those speakers are underrated, anyway. I list mostly metal(death-trash) and can. Ot make a decision those dynaudio emit 50 or monitor Audio 300silver. What do you think. Distance to the set is about 4 meter. From the wall 30-40cm. Between each other 250cm. Thanks for advice
Spec wise they both look great!! I have not heard the 300 silver but they look good too. I would say that close to a wall maybe consider something that’s front ported. Maybe neither are ideal in that space. Hmm… you got me thinking now. lol.
@@abxaudiophiles
Well in fact that is my concern aswell the backports. The aero's have front. U know houses in the Netherlands are not so big-)))
@@abxaudiophiles
And when you go to the hifi shops. They all say its ok. Haha. Sure they want to sell. Even they say 20-30cm is ok. Not easy
OMG, it takes 6dB to get a noticeable volume increase. It takes 10dB to get, psychoacoutically, an apparent doubling of volume. It takes double the power to get 3dB. So, the difference between 50w and 200w is “a noticeable” difference in volume.
If one can hear a difference in volume between a 45w and 200w amp, one is playing loud enough to damage his/her hearing, and soon, one will hear a lot less.
Science!
True, and every amps sounds different. Everything matters, science included.. :) Cheers.
Yes, RUclipsrs have to remember that doubling the power only gets you 3dB. That’s almost noticeable. Dynamic power (headroom) is more important
At 86 db sensitivity it needs good powerful amp. Maybe the Emotiva XPA- DR3 at 600 watts rms per channel at 4 ohms will give these lots of headroom.
I’m looking for something good at low volume, would these be good?
Depending on the amp and gear, they can be. :) Low sensitivity needs that good clean POWER!. :)
Could you recommend some amp combinations for Emit 50s
High output and dampening factor will work best here. They prefer an amp that has some sparkle on the top end. They are really versatile tho and are stunners on my 44 watt Prima Luna DP…. I think my favorite amp so far for the Emit 50 is the Orchard Audio Starkrimson ULTRA GaN amp.
@@abxaudiophiles i watched the video, how does a 44 watt amp push such power hungry speakers. If i am not wrong here, I think the speakers can take 265w.
Also how do I incorporate the features of a modern av receiver into the amps you recommend above? Will I have to buy a receiver that connects into the amps?
@@MrShurik3n we often think our speakers “need” or “use” much more than they actually do.. I’d bet at most points during listening you’re only seeing a draw of a handful of watts. This is often a misconception in todays industry.
@@MrShurik3n you will need “pre outs” on your AVR.
86 db is a big problem.
Not at all… 🫡
I prefer speakers that sound great at lower volumes.
Everyone has a preference. If thats your JAM, check out my open baffle videos :) 6 watts and all the detail you can handle at 55db listening level.
i think it's hilarious that Dynaudio don't care that their speakers look like they fell out the back gate of a white van
Hmmm.. Interesting persective. I kinda grew to love their simplicity and slightly industrial look. Piano finish works or art just tell me that less money went into the sound.. :)