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Dynaudio Confidence 60
Ultimate performance. Ultimate quality. Ultimate innovation. Meet the flagship of Dynaudios most advanced speaker range.
Confidence 60
Ultimate performance. Ultimate quality. Ultimate innovation. Meet the flagship of Dynaudio’s most advanced speaker range.
Sometimes size does matter. Confidence 60, the flagship of the Confidence family, towers above the outgoing Confidence C4 model.
It’s unashamedly big; it’s unselfconscious hi-fi royalty. And it sounds like nothing else you’ve heard. Pull up a chair.
While your ears are captivated by the Confidence 60’s astonishing power, scale and detail, your eyes will probably be drawn to the single Esotar3 28mm soft-dome tweeter in the middle. Then the twin 15cm MSP midrange drivers with Horizon Surrounds. And, finally to the two 23cm MSP NeoTec Woofers.
The drivers are all updated
And they’re all part of the next generation of our innovative DDC (Dynaudio Directivity Control) sound-shaping technology platform.
This focuses the sound waves radiating from the speakers into a tight vertical ‘beam’ that avoids reflections from floors and ceilings while maintaining a wide horizontal image. That means a bigger sweet-spot on the couch, a happier audience, and the knowledge that you’re only hearing what the drivers are producing – and not what the room itself is bringing to the party. (Something you can learn more about in our six-part podcast series on Confidence).
The star of the show is the DDC Lens – a machined aluminium waveguide integrated into the precision Compex composite baffle. This ingenious part (the result of hundreds of hours of simulations, prototyping and listening tests) works in conjunction with the baffle shape, the tweeter and the midrange drivers (notice their Horizon Surround, also part of the system) and the woofers to focus sound waves where they need to go: you.
Designed precisely for that purpose
In fact, everything in the Confidence 60 is designed precisely for that purpose. Even the gasket that decouples the baffle from the cabinet, and the screws that hold everything in place.
The Esotar3 28mm soft-dome tweeter takes over 40 years of Dynaudio expertise, plus plenty of learnings from development of the award-winning Esotar Forty unit – and rolls it all into the finest tweeter we’ve ever created. A powerful neodymium magnet system, innovations in airflow routing, the resonance-busting Hexis inner dome … it all combines to increase detail, clarity and sensitivity.
The 23cm NeoTec MSP woofers also have neodymium magnets under the hood, and use three layers of glass-fibre in their voice-coil formers for optimum stiffness. The voice-coils themselves are copper (which provides extra moving mass for tighter, more powerful and more controlled bass in this specific driver design). And the entire woofer motor has been designed to harness airflow using an innovative venting system that’s been machined directly into the magnet.
The Confidence 60’s MSP midrange drivers are a big departure from previous Dynaudio designs.
They use a radical surround design – the Horizon – that follows the cone’s shape right to the edge of the driver. This reduces the surround’s first resonant mode to effectively increase the whole playing surface area and improve performance. They also sit flush with the baffle to reduce diffractions from the diaphragm and the adjacent tweeter.
Behind the scenes, the basket has been given a lightweight organic design – one that’s resulted from extensive topology-optimisation simulations. It increases airflow, maintains its stability and rigidity and reduces weight simultaneously without sacrificing performance.
And it’s all finished in our trademark Danish-designed furniture-grade cabinetry. Perfect performance, perfect quality.
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Professional Reviews 93/100
Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
94/100
Build Quality
96/100
Value for Money
85/100
Dynaudio Confidence 60 combines visceral, controlled bass with focused vocal presence and an expansive, precisely layered stage. HiFi News highlights its natural ambience and astonishing dynamic scale, while SoundStage Solo praises its disappearing act, convincing authority and immaculate engineering. This is a full-range flagship built to make complex music feel effortlessly alive.
What Reviewers Are Saying
Pros
Delivers deep, weighty bass with impressive definition, punch and control, even on demanding cinematic material.
Creates a focused yet expansive soundstage, with stable central voices, convincing ambience and excellent instrumental separation.
Remains composed at high volumes, scaling dynamics without compression, glare or bass looseness.
Exceptional cabinet execution and finish quality, with a substantial, carefully integrated driver array.
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Cons
Treble is refined and articulate but may lack the last degree of sparkle, air and microdetail for listeners seeking a brighter balance.
Its large, heavy enclosure requires generous room space and a two-person setup.
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 94/100
Reviewers portray the Confidence 60 as a large-scale, refined and highly involving loudspeaker, combining deep low-frequency authority with exceptional composure on complex music. Its presentation is notably focused and spacious, with a rich tonal balance that trades a little top-octave sparkle for smoothness and naturalness.
Bass
96/100
The substantial dual-woofer design delivers bass with repeatedly praised weight, definition, punch and convincing authority. Hi-Fi News heard deep bass alongside tight control, including film effects capable of shaking the sofa without obscuring the rest of the mix; SoundStage Solo similarly praised its impact and lower-frequency dynamic range.
Mid
94/100
Vocals are a clear strength: Hi-Fi News found Bono's voice superbly focused and full of character, while Patricia Barber was described as startlingly intimate. SoundStage Solo also heard accurate tone, rich vocal color and stable center-stage focus.
Treble
89/100
The top end is generally described as clean, articulate and refined, contributing to the speaker's natural overall balance. However, more than one listening account wanted extra sparkle, air and ultimate resolution, with SoundStage Solo characterising the balance as somewhat dark compared with more overtly lively rivals.
Soundstage Imaging
95/100
The Confidence 60 earns especially strong praise for its ability to disappear and cast a large, precisely organised soundstage. Reviewers heard expansive scale, clearly separated instruments, convincingly placed effects well behind the speakers, and solidly focused central voices.
Dynamics
96/100
Hi-Fi News called the speaker's dynamic capability astonishing, citing both orchestral scale and visceral film playback. SoundStage Solo found that it remained controlled as volume rose, without treble compression, midrange aggression or bass looseness.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
96/100
Cabinet execution is described in unusually glowing terms, with SoundStage Solo calling the high-gloss paint and clearcoat the best it had seen and finding no finish flaws across the large curved enclosure. Reviewers also note the seamlessly integrated driver array, inert composite baffle, carefully engineered crossover hardware and substantial 146-pound construction.
Value for Money
85/100
At £36,500 in the UK and around $50,000 per pair in the US review, this is unambiguously a very expensive flagship loudspeaker. The reviews are strongly enthusiastic about its performance and finish, but do not directly compare its asking price with competing speakers or make a clear value-for-money case.
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