Floorstanding loudspeakers — Dynaudio Evoke 50

The Evoke 50 is the bigger of the two passive towers in Dynaudio's Evoke series and the only Evoke tower laid out as a three-way. Compared with the smaller Evoke 30, this model adds a separate midrange driver and moves to larger woofers, which brings the cabinet to 114 cm in height.

Key specs that matter

The Evoke 50 uses four drivers - a 28 mm Cerotar soft-dome tweeter with the Hexis insert, a 15 cm MSP midrange and a pair of 18 cm MSP woofers. The crossover splits the band at 430 Hz and 3,500 Hz using third- and second-order slopes. Dynaudio specifies a response of 35 Hz to 23 kHz within plus or minus 3 dB and a sensitivity of 87 dB at 2.83 V and 1 m. Rated impedance is 4 ohm, with a minimum of 3 ohm at 100 Hz, and IEC long-term power handling reaches 260 W. The body measures 215 x 1,140 x 307 mm, or 305 x 1,162 x 373 mm once feet and grille go on, and one speaker weighs 26.9 kg. Buyers can pick blonde wood, walnut wood, or a high gloss lacquer in either black or white.

Engineering and use context

Each woofer cone is formed from one piece of Magnesium Silicate Polymer, which Dynaudio chooses for its mix of low weight, stiffness and damping, and a single-piece cone adds rigidity and cuts distortion. The woofers use copper voice-coils. The midrange is built differently, with a neodymium magnet and an aluminium voice-coil to keep its moving parts light, and it covers only the band between the two crossover points. In the Cerotar tweeter, the Hexis is an inner dome placed to stop resonant energy reflecting back toward the rear of the main dome, while strontium carbonate Ferrite+ ceramic magnets raise the sensitivity of the motor. Bass loading uses a rear-mounted reflex port, and two-part foam plugs allow the port to be left fully open, half open or fully closed. Every speaker is shipped in a 1,324 x 459 x 352 mm carton with a packed weight of 33 kg.

Pairing

The impedance dip in the upper bass is where the woofers draw most current, so a solid-state amplifier rated into low loads is the safer choice than a small valve design. Its sensitivity sits one decibel under that of the Evoke 30, so the same listening level asks slightly more of the amplifier, and a pre and power combination is a reasonable route for larger spaces.

Alternatives

The Dynaudio Evoke 30 is the slimmer tower of the same series, a 2.5-way design with two 14 cm MSP cones and a 90 cm tall cabinet.