Dynaudio Esotar / Esotec User manual

Esotar / Esotec

Dynaudio Automotive
The heart of Dynaudio’s incredible performance has always been the high quality drivers the company has developed
for its audiophile grade loudspeaker products, whether optimized for the Dynaudio home systems, professional or
automotive product ranges.
A primary objective in the development of the rst Dynaudio automotive loudspeaker models was to combine the qualitative
performance attributes and off-axis response of the company’s award-winning home audio models and the excellent near eld
response and renement of the company’s dedicated professional studio monitor products into a range of products that would be
ideally suited to bring the advanced Dynaudio sound quality into the vehicle.
Designing a high-performance sound system for a car interior is far more complex and demanding as compared to developing
a quality home audio system. Besides meeting the most fundamental objective – sound quality – the system must deal with
other considerations such as extreme temperature variations, strong mechanical vibrations and greatly varying levels of ambient
noise. Dynaudio determined that the only way to properly address this market was to develop a range of drivers with parameters
specically designed for and tailored to the car audio environment and its challenging acoustics.
Dynaudio’s long-term, multi-million dollar research and development funded, car-acoustics optimized automotive loudspeaker
models have always embodied the same advanced, no compromise approach that have rendered the company’s home and
professional product offerings as the absolute state-of-the-art.
The knowledge and experience gained under the constraints in developing the Dynaudio factory premium sound systems has
tremendously beneted the evolution of the company’s aftermarket sound systems, especially regarding tuning the crossovers
and optimizing the drivers’ parameters for the demands of a typical in-car installation. The available dedicated two-way or three-
way adjustable crossover networks allow further ne-tuning and complete exibility, allowing the drivers to realize their highest
performance capabilities. Meanwhile, to accommodate more highly customized multi-driver installations, all Dynaudio Automotive
drivers are available individually as separate components. All while delivering a level of sound quality performance that is instantly
recognizable as that of a true Dynaudio loudspeaker system.
The Dynaudio Automotive loudspeaker models are the nest car audio loudspeaker models available. Embodying the most
innovative and exclusive driver technologies, drawing from Dynaudio’s latest advances in loudspeaker design, the Dynaudio
Automotive products are more powerful, more rened, and more sophisticated than any other automotive loudspeaker offering,
and set a new performance benchmark.

Dynaudio loudspeakers are a unique combination of innovative technology, state-of-the-art manufacturing, and
meticulous craftsmanship. The company has a history of producing exceptional loudspeaker products, assigning the
now legendary “Esotar” moniker on its nest, most technically advanced, highest performance transducers. Thus it was
only natural for Dynaudio to bestow its aftermarket automotive reference agship loudspeaker range with the Esotar²
designation.
Dynaudio has built its reputation of producing some of the best drivers available with its Esotar Home Systems models, and has
now incorporated its most rened technological platform into a reference automotive speaker range worthy of the Esotar name.
All three completely new Esotar² automotive separate drivers feature the highest level of Dynaudio transducer technology and
deliver the best in-car sound quality ever offered from the company.
The highest grade materials, meticulous production quality, and precise t and nish mated to Dynaudio’s most advanced
engineering results in a stunning sonic performance, allowing listeners to experience music like never before.
The new Esotar² automotive loudspeaker series represents the highest level of in-car music reproduction – not just for Dynaudio
but for the entire world of mobile audio.
The Dynaudio Esotar² system, properly installed, will undoubtedly set new performance benchmarks.
Dynaudio Esotar2

16mm
4,5mm
27mm
Mounting hole ø86mm
6holes ø4,3mm on ø101mm
ø1 1 1
Esotar² 110
1.2μF
8.2Ω
Soft Dome Tweeter Esotar² 110
Dynaudio has relied on soft dome tweeters for reproducing natural
high frequencies since the company’s origins, having perfected
the soft dome principle. The Esotar tweeter design requires an
extremely time-consuming labor intensive process where the ne
fabric diaphragm is shaped into a dome and then treated with a
special precision coating.
The best material for a tweeter is experience: Dynaudio has earned a
reputation as a manufacturer of the nest high frequency drivers available
with its venerable Esotar tweeters, and the company has incorporated its
most rened technologies into the new Esotar² 110 reference automotive
tweeter – which purely lives up to the Esotar designation by offering the
most accurate, nuanced and detailed high frequency performance in the
world. The Esotar² 110 represents the state-of-the-art in tweeter design
while never exhibiting a shrill or harsh sonic character typical of metal or
exotic material tweeter designs.
The Esotar² 110 tweeter features a specially coated 28 mm (1.1") diameter
fabric dome, an ultra-lightweight voice coil, an extremely powerful neo-
dymium magnet, and an exceptional CNC-machined metal housing with a
newly-developed damping back chamber. The performance is highlighted
by extremely high power handling, effortless reproduction of dynamics,
absolute clarity, natural tonal balance and incredible resolution.
Thiele Small Parameters
Nominal impedance Znom 6 Ω
DC resistance Re 5.2 Ω
Voice coil inductance Le - mH
Resonance frequency fs 1000 Hz
Mechanical Q factor Qms -
Electrical Q factor Qes -
Total Q factor Qts -
Mechanical resistance Rms - kg/s
Moving mass (incl. air load) Mms - g
Suspension compliance Cms - mm/N
Effective dome diameter d3.1 mm
Effective piston area Sd 7.7 cm²
Equivalent volume Vas - l
Force factor BL - Tm
Recommended frequency range 2000–30000 Hz
Magnet and Voice Coil Properties
Voice coil diameter dc 28 mm
Voice coil height hc 2.8 mm
Linear excursion, peak to peak - mm
Max. excursion, peak to peak - mm
Power Handling
Nominal long term IEC 150 W
Transient (10 ms) 1000 W
Mechanical Properties
Net weight 0.5 kg
Overall dimension ø 111 x 41 mm
SPL
Red line: on-axis response
Green line: 30° horizontal
Blue line: 60° horizontal
Measurement conditions:
Level: 2.83 V
Distance: 1 m
Measured in a large bafe
Facts
Coated textile dome eliminates
any high frequency break-ups
Very strong neodymium magnet
system with vented pole piece
Open, spacious and detailed
high frequency reproduction
Excellent dynamic and transient
performance
Integrated damped cavity
chamber in the pole piece
Variovent integrated in back
plate
Ferrouid adds damping and
increases power handling
Aluminium voice coil wire results
in a low moving mass
Shallow mounting depth
Impedance
(with and without impedance
correction circuit)
Red line: impedance, free air
Green line: impedance,
free air with compensation.
Measurement conditions:
Level: 3.16 V, 50 ohm
Driver in free air
Impedance compensation circuit

4 mm
6 holes ø4mm 101 mm on ø101mm
ø110 mm
12 mm
42 mm
90 mm
Esotar² 430
5.6μF
6.8Ω
Midrange Esotar² 430
The new Esotar² 430 midrange features a geometrically optimized
3.5" diameter MSP (magnesium silicate polymer) cone, a material
providing the ideal combination of stiffness, low weight and excel-
lent inner damping.
The diaphragm and dust cap are molded as one piece. A new magnet/
motor system incorporates powerful neodymium magnets and a large
vented pole piece. The relatively large diameter aluminum voice coil wire
provides for a low moving mass, and is wound on an aluminum former to
maintain the extremely light weight.
Built into a rigid, die-cast solid aluminum frame with aerodynamically
shaped ribs, in conjunction with the powerful motor, the characteristic
Esotar² low-mass driver construction provides excellent transient re-
sponse, speed and precision, with smooth high frequency roll off and a
natural midrange reproduction. The Esotar² 430 driver exhibits very low
distortion even at extreme volumes, while the transparency and detail of
its midrange quality can best be described as holographic.
The Dynaudio Esotar² automotive loudspeaker series represent the high-
est level of automotive music reproduction – not just for Dynaudio but
for the entire arena of mobile audio. The compact Dynaudio Esotar² 430
expands the possibilities for system installations with a performance that
was previously not possible, and is a perfect complement to the perfor-
mance benchmarks set by the Esotar² loudspeaker separates.
Thiele Small Parameters
Nominal impedance Znom 4 Ω
DC resistance Re 4 Ω
Voice coil inductance Le 0.19 mH
Resonance frequency fs 64 Hz
Mechanical Q factor Qms 1.5
Electrical Q factor Qes 0.21
Total Q factor Qts 0.18
Mechanical resistance Rms 1.3 kg/s
Moving mass (incl. air load) Mms 4.9 g
Suspension compliance Cms 1.2 mm/N
Effective dome diameter d 75 mm
Effective piston area Sd 45 cm²
Equivalent volume Vas 3.5 l
Force factor BL 6.2 Tm
Recommended frequency range 200–7000 Hz
Magnet and Voice Coil Properties
Voice coil diameter dc 34 mm
Voice coil height hc 9.5 mm
Linear excursion, peak to peak 4.9 mm
Max. excursion, peak to peak 21 mm
Power Handling
Nominal long term IEC 150 W
Transient (10 ms) 1000 W
Mechanical Properties
Net weight 0.47 kg
Overall dimension ø 110 x 49 mm
SPL
Red line: on-axis response
Green line: 30° horizontal
Blue line: 60° horizontal
Measurement conditions:
Level: 2.83 V
Distance: 1 m
Box volume: 4 l
Facts
Diaphragm and dust cap
moulded as one piece
Internal double neodymium
magnet system with vented
pole piece
Aluminium voice coil wire
provides for a low moving mass,
wound on aluminium former
Rigid die-cast chassis with
aerodynamically shaped ribs
Materials and parameters are
optimized for the harsh environ-
mental conditions in a car
Smooth high-frequency roll-off
Natural midrange reproduction
Impedance
(with and without impedance
correction circuit)
Red line: impedance, free air
Green line: impedance,
free air with compensation.
Measurement conditions:
Level: 3.16 V, 50 ohm
Driver in free air
Impedance compensation circuit

ø169mm
6holes ø4,3mm on ø158
Mounting hole min ø136mm
67mm
5,2mm
15mm @max cone excursion
Esotar² 650
22μF
4.7Ω
Woofer Esotar² 650
The Esotar² 650 is a 17 cm (6.5") diameter mid/bass driver that is built
on a rigid, die-cast solid aluminum frame and features Dynaudio’s
characteristic MSP (Magnesium Silicate Polymer) diaphragm.
The MSP cone is a proprietary Dynaudio innovation, made in-house and
featuring precisely-shaped, geometrically-optimized form to enable the
smooth, optimized sound dispersion.
The voice coil diameter is exceptionally large at 75 mm, but by using
extremely light aluminum wire wound on a Kapton former, the coil re-
mains extremely lightweight to enable ultra-fast movement. The large
coil enables the magnet to be positioned inside the coil, allowing for a
larger and more homogenous magnetic eld to be utilized. In conjunc-
tion with the incredibly powerful, high-efciency neodymium magnet,
this low-mass driver construction provides excellent transient response,
incredible speed and unmatched precision.
When used as part of a two-way speaker system, the midrange resolution
of the Esotar² 650 is simply beyond reproach; mid-bass remains taught
and accurate while always exhibiting perfect control at all volume levels.
The Esotar² 650 perfectly reects the innovation and performance that
have established the Dynaudio Esotar drivers as the most advanced
high-performance transducers available.
Thiele Small Parameters
Nominal impedance Znom 4 Ω
DC resistance Re 3.4 Ω
Voice coil inductance Le 0.33 mH
Resonance frequency fs 49.6 Hz
Mechanical Q factor Qms 6.2
Electrical Q factor Qes 0.47
Total Q factor Qts 0.44
Mechanical resistance Rms 1 kg/s
Moving mass (incl. air load) Mms 20 g
Suspension compliance Cms 0.52 mm/N
Effective dome diameter d123 mm
Effective piston area Sd 120 cm²
Equivalent volume Vas 10.5 l
Force factor BL 6.73 Tm
Recommended frequency range 50–4000 Hz
Magnet and Voice Coil Properties
Voice coil diameter dc 75 mm
Voice coil height hc 14 mm
Linear excursion, peak to peak 9 mm
Max. excursion, peak to peak 21 mm
Power Handling
Nominal long term IEC 200 W
Transient (10 ms) 1000 W
Mechanical Properties
Net weight 1.25 kg
Overall dimension ø 169 x 78 mm
SPL
Red line: on-axis response
Green line: 30° horizontal
Blue line: 60° horizontal
Measurement conditions:
Level: 2.83 V
Distance: 1 m
Box volume: 15.6 l
Facts
Diaphragm and dust cap
moulded as one piece
Large 75 mm voice coil ensures
high power handling
Internal double nedymium
magnet system with vented
pole piece
Aluminium voice coil wire
provides for a low moving mass,
wound on kapton former in a car
Rigid die-cast chassis with
aerodynamically shaped ribs
Materials and parameters are
optimized for the harsh environ-
mental conditions in a car
Smooth high-frequency roll-off
Natural midrange reproduction
Impedance
(with and without impedance
correction circuit)
Red line: impedance, free air
Green line: impedance,
free air with compensation.
Measurement conditions:
Level: 3.16 V, 50 ohm
Driver in free air
Impedance compensation circuit

Max ø297mm
8 holes ø5,3mm on ø285mm
7,5mm
35mm @max cone displacement
Min ø260
143mm
Esotar² 1200
82μF
4.7Ω
Subwoofer Esotar² 1200
The Esotar² 1200 Subwoofer features a unique construction: a mas-
sive dual-stacked magnet system powers a large 75 mm diameter
aluminum voice coil and MSP cone diaphragm.
Dynaudio’s exclusive MSP material provides the ideal combination of
rigidity, light weight and excellent inner damping to naturally reproduce
the lowest frequencies without distortion. The Esotar² 1200 utilizes an
ultra-rigid die cast frame basket to ensure the most anti-resonant founda-
tion of a powerful, accurate and controlled bass response.
Thanks to the innovative Dynaudio construction with precise parameters
and extremely tight tolerances, this newly-designed 30 cm (12") diameter
woofer has been optimized to achieve the most advanced sub-bass
performance. And due to the very low distortion and an amazingly quick
rise response, the Esotar² 1200 is also extremely easy to seamlessly
integrate into any high performance autosound system.
Combining powerful yet deep bass performance with incredible exten-
sion down to 18 Hz, the Esotar² 1200 reproduces the highest sound pres-
sure levels down to the lowest notes by precisely following the amplier’s
signal, even at the highest output levels.
The Esotar² 1200 brings Dynaudio’s most sophisticated engineering and
development into the world of automotive subwoofer systems to establish
another car audio industry benchmark.
Thiele Small Parameters
Nominal impedance Znom 4 Ω
DC resistance Re 3.3 Ω
Voice coil inductance Le 1.1 mH
Resonance frequency fs 18.7 Hz
Mechanical Q factor Qms 3
Electrical Q factor Qes 0.4
Total Q factor Qts 0.34
Mechanical resistance Rms 4.4 kg/s
Moving mass (incl. air load) Mms 114 g
Suspension compliance Cms 0.64 mm/N
Effective dome diameter d233 mm
Effective piston area Sd 425 cm²
Equivalent volume Vas 163 l
Force factor BL 11.1 Tm
Recommended frequency range 18–300 Hz
Magnet and Voice Coil Properties
Voice coil diameter dc 75 mm
Voice coil height hc 30 mm
Linear excursion, peak to peak 20.5 mm
Max. excursion, peak to peak 58 mm
Power Handling
Nominal long term IEC 400 W
Transient (10 ms) 1500 W
Mechanical Properties
Net weight 8.8 kg
Overall dimension ø 297 x 162 mm
SPL
Red line: on-axis response
Measurement conditions:
Level: 2.83 V
Distance: 1 m
Box volume: 71 l
Facts
Large 75 mm voice coil ensures
high power handling
Diaphragm with very high
excursion, 58 mm peak-to-peak
High power handling,
400W long term IEC
Rigid die-cast chassis with
aerodynamically shaped ribs
Materials and parameters are
optimized for the harsh environ-
mental conditions in a car
Impedance
(with and without impedance
correction circuit)
Red line: impedance, free air
Green line: impedance,
free air with compensation.
Measurement conditions:
Level: 3.16 V, 50 ohm
Driver in free air
Impedance compensation circuit

Crossover
Esotar2EX2-430
The Dynaudio Esotar² EX2-430 is an audiophile quality two-way
passive crossover set designed for the integration of a reference
automotive stereo system comprising a pair each of the Dynaudio
Esotar² 110 tweeters and Esotar² 2 430 mid/range drivers.
A Dynaudio Esotar² 1200 subwoofer (as well as the Dynaudio Esotec MW
172 or Esotec MW 182 woofers if desired) can be added in an active
system conguration.
Esotar² Passive Crossovers
It is not just technology that distinguishes a Dynaudio Esotar² auto-
motive loudspeaker from conventional offerings; it is also the ne
tuning. And just as each Esotar² driver has been meticulously ne-
tuned, so have the Dynaudio Esotar² crossovers.
Only the nest quality components are utilized throughout the Dynaudio
Esotar² passive crossovers, including newly developed at ceramic re-
sistors to further minimize component interaction where needed. Each
features impedance correction while offering selectable level adjustments
for the tweeter. The Dynaudio Esotar² crossovers facilitate a wide range of
systems and applications, and are optimized for perfect phase response
and time coherency in any vehicle. Only the highest quality components
selected solely on the basis of their sonic properties are utilized. The ex-
treme ne-tuning and complete exibility of the Esotar² crossovers allow
the Esotar² automotive loudspeaker drivers to realize the full extent of
their highest performance capabilities.
Esotar2EX2-650
The Dynaudio Esotar² EX2-650 is an audiophile quality two-way pas-
sive crossover set.
It is designed for the integration of a reference automotive stereo system
comprising a pair each of the Esotar² 110 tweeters and Esotar² 650 mid/
woofers.
EX2-430 Esotar2 430
Crossover frequency 3000 Hz
Nominal impedance 4 Ohms
Dimensions 43 x 102 x 173 mm
Net weight 0.5 kg
EX2-650 Esotar2 650
Crossover frequency 2.400 Hz
Nominal impedance 4 Ohms
Dimensions 43 x 102 x 173 mm
Net weight 0.5 kg

Crossover
Esotar2EX3-650 (HF/LF)
The Dynaudio Esotar² EX3-650 is an audiophile quality three-way
passive crossover designed for the integration of a reference
automotive three-way system comprised of an Esotar² 110 tweeter,
Esotar² 430 midrange, and Esotar² 650 mid/woofer.
The EX3-650 is a two-box per channel crossover solution that allows for
bi-amping. For a stereo system installation, a second EX3-650 crossover
(as well as a second unit of each Esotar² driver) would be needed. An
Esotar² 1200 subwoofer may also be added in a fully active system.
Esotar2Trim Rings
The Dynaudio Esotar² drivers are reference-level loudspeaker com-
ponents capable of revealing even the most subtle sonic details.
To achieve a superb level of sound quality, however, one must pay
attention to the quality of installation and ancillary equipment. The
ultimate level of performance realized will depend heavily on the
above, and there are many points to consider.
To achieve the highest level of sound quality, it is very important that the
loudspeakers are mounted to solid and well-damped bafes and that the
air space behind the woofers is sealed from the vehicle interior. To avoid
rattles and resonance, it is important that surfaces such as inner door
skins, surrounding metal and even exterior panels are reinforced and
damped with quality sound/vibration deadening materials.
The Esotar² driver frame features a unique bolt pattern with the mount-
ing holes on the perimeter of the frame (high grade mounting bolts are
included). To conveniently facilitate ush-mount installations, Dynaudio
offers dedicated installation trim rings featuring CNC machined precision
cut-outs that perfectly t the outline of the Esotar² driver frames.
EX3-650
Crossover frequency 650 Hz/3.000 Hz
Nominal impedance 4 Ohms
Dimensions 43 x 102 x 173 mm
Net weight 0.5 kg (HF) / 0.6 kg (LF)
Available for: - Esotar2 110
- Esotar2 430
- Esotar2 650
- Esotar2 1200

Dynaudio Esotec
A primary objective in the development of the Dynaudio automotive loudspeaker models was to combine the qualitative
performance attributes and off-axis response of the company’s award-winning home audio models with the excellent
near eld response of the company’s dedicated studio monitors into a range of mobile audio products that would be
ideally suited to bring the advanced Dynaudio sound quality into the vehicle.
Thus the same core technologies that have made Dynaudio one of the most renowned high end home audio loudspeaker brands,
or the ofcial professional studio monitor of the demanding BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) have been implemented into a
full range of high performance loudspeakers designed and optimized for in-car installation: the Dynaudio Esotec series.
The Dynaudio Esotec Automotive loudspeaker series exudes all of the virtues in Dynaudio’s long-standing tradition of high per-
formance loudspeaker designs: Highly-evolved Dynaudio technology, meticulously selected components, painstakingly matched
materials and carefully voiced sonics.
Every technical detail is developed and manufactured exclusively by Dynaudio in the company’s state-of-the-art production facility
in Skanderborg, Denmark. Dynaudio loudspeaker systems exhibit no sonic character other than that of the recording, and are
renowned for their ability to portray an accurate, uncolored reproduction of music. Music the way it was intended to be heard.
Dynaudio has become one of the world’s leading high-end audio companies by staying true to the company vision of natural, un-
compromised sound quality. The company’s extreme focus and dedication as a specialist loudspeaker manufacturer is embodied
in the diverse range of high-performance loudspeaker products.