Dynaudio C1, why so expensive?

Listen to them properly set up compared to others at a similar or lesser price point and see what you think.

You are paying for two things: good looks and build quality and top notch sound in a small package.

I heard $5500/pair Totem Mani's recently and thought the same thing, but if you like the sound, then these pricey monitors are probably worth it. They can be very good when set up properly. Their limitations are dynamics at high volumes compared to larger designs and absolute low end extension. Many can live quite happily without these two things. They do what they do perhaps as well as most anything.

I'm just glad they didn't cost me as much as the Magico Mini II's at 32,000 or even Tidal starting at 18,000.

Krell_man

I've personally compared them a number of times at different dealers when I was auditioning other components.

Hi Chuck. Did you compare those to the C1's? What was better?
George

They use their own high quality drivers...not cheap mass produced stuff like most others...

The quality of Dynaudio drivers can only be appreciated by listening or by opening the box and seeing the relatively large and expensive drive motors...

George,

Yes, I'm always on the lookout for something better, but as much as I liked the C1's, my Caravelle's were better to me.

Just as I wouldn't sell my B&W Silver Signature's for the B&W 802D's, but I sold them for the Caravelle's.

Chuck

The Focal Utopia Diablo's retail for something like $12,000 without the stands. They are just a two way speaker design. Great sounding speaker, but I guess they should be.