Donner Dyna 4 Monitor Review

[Toni Mas]

I dont believe that the designers do not know their job, rather that they are trying to impress untrained listeners making these small speakers sound bigger boosting the low and high ends

 

[Steve Dallas]

Speaker. Lunch. Good thing these don't cost an arm and a leg.

Looks like a great party speaker!

 

[respice finem]

What a name

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Doner kebab - Wikipedia

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In German, "Donner" means thunder. I thought it's named after its founder, but this isn't the case: https://idonner.eu/pages/about-us-1

Sidenote: Even in their own pictures, they're not using their own speakers

 

[JaMaSt]

Donner. Pass.

(LOL)

Yeah, that name.....

 

[Yorkshire Mouth]

What a name

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Doner kebab - Wikipedia

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Where does Kylie get her kebabs?

Jason’s Donner Van.

I’m here all week…

 

[JaMaSt]

What a name

Donner Party - Wikipedia

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[MZKM]

What? You were enjoying Hawaii while I was testing speakers??? Something is not right with this picture!

Is there something right with this picture?

 

[thewas]

Funnily the on-axis/listening window voicing of these $100 loudspeakers reminds me a bit of current $8000 B&W models, I wonder if it is coincidence.

Fig capture: Dyna 4 vs B&W 805 D4 LW from https://www.soundstagenetwork.com/i...&catid=77:loudspeaker-measurements&Itemid=153

 

[TonyJZX]

donner is one odd company... they make pianos and guitars and stuff you give to kids to see if they have an 'talent' before you buy them a Steinway or Fender if they can actually earn from it

they make a whole slew of pretend professional products and this is no different... it has the sheen of something professional but it was designed by someone from... BRZ, Douk, Nobsound?

if you want to laugh, go to ebay.com and search for 'donner amp' and see what freakin' nonsense they make

 

[Hipster Doofus]

I want to thank MZKM for including the frequency response graph even when on vacation..

 

[Toni Mas]

donner is one odd company... they make pianos and guitars and stuff you give to kids to see if they have an 'talent' before you buy them a Steinway or Fender if they can actually earn from it

they make a whole slew of pretend professional products and this is no different... it has the sheen of something professional but it was designed by someone from... BRZ, Douk, Nobsound?

if you want to laugh, go to ebay.com and search for 'donner amp' and see what freakin' nonsense they make

They make popular entry level stuff usually awarded with 4 or 5 stars in most marketplaces.

 

[respice finem]

I want to thank MZKM for including the frequency response graph even when on vacation..View attachment 299754

Let's hope no resonance will occur any time soon

 

[ReDFoX]

A pair could have been purchased for $50 on sale, so how could it not get a fine rating ? Use an EQ or the contour controls on back and it would be perfect for a cheap bedroom speaker for my kids. For myself, there is a price point where specs really don't matter and this speaker falls into that category.

I'd rather go with a pair of Edifier MR4s which have a bass shelf instead of boost + superior distortion performance (obviously, size matters) packed with better bass extension

 

[calugg]

I'm sorry, but the first thing that rolled through my brain was "Donner Party" speakers. Bad form on my part.

 

[Toni Mas]

Whatever the maker at this price point the cheap woofers mounted are bound to be unusable for bass reflex, but still, the designers seem to insist in using those nonsense alignments to get this boomy response that IS a key success feature in this market segment.

 

[Astoneroad]

Donner. Pass.

Lend me an ear?

 

[TonyJZX]

its a 4" driver - its going to be suboptimal for even mid bass

also

• 【High-definition near-field active studio monitor】40-watt class D two-way high-definition near-field active studio monitor. Studio-quality design, accurate frequency response, precise acoustic field.

that sounds like a goddamn lie

 

[Toni Mas]

its a 4" driver - its going to be suboptimal for even mid bass

also

• 【High-definition near-field active studio monitor】40-watt class D two-way high-definition near-field active studio monitor. Studio-quality design, accurate frequency response, precise acoustic field.

that sounds like a goddamn lie

Fake pro stuff

 

[Billy Budapest]

This looks kind of as if it wanted to create a fixed equal loudness contour curve. Question is whether it was on purpose or not.
The dips and boosts check out.

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That’s what I was going to say—the frequency response curve certainly looks like the classic “loudness” EQ.

 

[AnalogSteph]

Pretty common "PC speaker" tuning. Not exactly hi-fi, obviously. At least this one would sort of straighten out with a bit of elbow grease.