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Originally Posted by Paul7000

Hi picking up a second hand pair of Dynaudios 5.4 Tuesday
My first pair of Dynaudio
What are your thought on these speakers guys I like them but any hints or advise you have would be appreciated.
Also how do they rate against the new generation Dynaudio speakers?
Rose wood by the way

Congrats on your S5.4s!

I've owned S3.4s for 10 years now and they are a fabulous speaker. I've upgraded mine to Esotar tweeters, but IIRC, your S5.4s already have Esotars.

You will find them very neutral, but very easy and natural to listen to for hours on end. They will never drive you of the room with listening fatique.

They are also incredibly fast and clean and can provide amazing "dynamic slam" even the most demanding orchestral passages. I've never heard mine "break up" even with the most challenging content. Dyns have very large voice coils (3") so they sound their best after being "warmed up" a bit for 15-20 minutes of play.

I don't know if yours are new or used, but be mindful that new Dyns take about 300 hours to run in and they can sound rather unpleasant from about 150-250 hours or so....once they get to 300 hours, they will be "there", the skies will open and the angels will sing.

Dyns are best heard with the speakers placed 7 ft apart and you sitting 7 ft in front of them in an equilateral triangle. You can also sit further back (9-11 feet), but they will sound their very best per Dyn's set-up recommendations. If you have the owner's manual, read that and follow their guidance.

Hope this helps and enjoy your Dyns; they are a fabulous speaker.