Dynaudio Excite X44

Dynaudio speakers do many things well, but their soundstaging is legendary. That ability to create a three-dimensional presentation of a musical performance with a solid sense of width, height, and depth can seem almost magical. Dynaudio's bookshelf monitors are soundstaging champs, but the X44 — the largest floor-stander in the Excite line — is no slouch. Close your eyes and the speakers vanish, leaving only the music. Straight out of the box, the X44 sounds clean, fast, and open. But give it a couple weeks to break in and you'll start to pick up on details you've never noticed before, even in your favorite recordings. Instruments and voices are clearly separated and precisely located within a space that often extends well beyond the speakers. Dynaudio speakers convey music's energy and emotion like few other speakers I've heard. You don't have to be sitting in the "sweet spot" to enjoy the Excite X44's expressive performance. Dynaudio borrowed some of the controlled dispersion technology found in the com...