Dynaudio Evoke 25C

Dynaudio Evoke 25C - A powerful and refined floor speaker

The Evoke 25C is a dedicated center speaker designed to go with all the other speakers in the Evoke family - so you can bathe your ears in high-quality stereo as effectively as you can shake the stuffing out of your teeth with a summer blockbuster. Director Danny Boyle said that sound makes up 70-80 percent of the movie experience. And when you watch a movie, most of the 70-80 percent is reproduced by the center channel. It allows you to go to the cinema at home, which is much better. You don't have to queue, the floor isn't sticky and you won't be charged through the nose for snacks. In addition, you can create a far superior sound experience. But for that you need a center channel.

What makes the Evoke range so special?

There is no doubt that Evoke is something very special. Both when you see it or listen to it for the first time. This is not least because the series has been developed and designed by the same team behind Dynaudio's most prestigious and most advanced products. Here we are talking about the brand new Contour and Confidence series as well as their professional studio monitors. These are speaker series that give their competitors more than a fight to the finish line, and this is also the case with the Evoke. The sound is exceptional and it is balanced in its reproduction of the music, so you can listen to any genre with a smile on your face.

Each speaker in the Evoke series has been designed from the ground up. This applies to both the devices and technology, which are directly based on their reference models and professional series. Their studio monitors are used in the most well-respected recording studios, and therefore you will find that a lot of music just sounds "right" on Dynaudio. This is because the speakers are true to what the artists heard when they mastered it. All the sensitivity, grandeur and poetry that the artists have put into the recording, Evoke will convey to you completely untouched.

Developed in the most advanced measuring facilities

Dynaudio has gone all the way in creating the Evoke series. That's why the Evoke has been analyzed in their Jupiter measuring facility, which is one of the world's - if not the most - advanced measuring room. The Jupiter room is a 13 x 13 x 13 m room with a 7 m long robotic arm with mounted measurement microphones in the best quality. Imagine the space from the X-Men movies with the Cerebro machine and you have an idea of ​​what it looks like.

Dynaudio has put what some might consider an inordinate amount of effort into making the Evoke range as advanced as it is. Especially when you consider the price. But they have struck the perfect balance between performance and price. Not everyone can afford Confidence or Contour, and so the Evoke range ensures that listeners can still experience a large part of what these super speakers have to offer. Both in terms of the sound, the built-in technology and the craftsmanship quality.

Evoke 25C key features

• Brand-new Cerotar tweeter
  A 28mm precision-coated soft-dome design derived directly from the award-winning Special Forty and the mighty new Confidence series. The new motor system uses strontium carbonate Ferrite+ ceramic magnets for improved sensitivity.
• The Hexis
  An ingenious inner tweeter dome that further smooths out the tweeter's frequency response and minimizes resonances – so all you get are the desirable ones. You'll also find Hexis in the all-new Confidence.
• New Esotec+ woofers
  New long-throw designs for improved frequency response and low-frequency dynamics. They're all made from MSP – a material we developed in-house and have used in our high-quality drivers for decades.
• Timeless Danish design
  Simple, clean, traditional, modern and luxurious. All at once. We've made sure Evoke is realistic for, and sympathetic with, real homes and real lives. It's available in four finishes: Black High Gloss, White High Gloss, Walnut Wood and Blonde Wood.

Cerotar tweets

Like the rest of the Evoke range, the tweeter is the original design Cerotar. It's based on key technologies from our award-winning Esotar Forty anniversary tweeter, and the mighty Esotar3, which you'll find in the top-of-the-line Confidence series.

Like all Dynaudio tweeters, it uses a precision-coated soft dome. This coating is applied in exactly the correct places and thicknesses to optimize high-frequency performance – it's a process derived from our most exclusive speakers.

But that's where the similarity to everything except Confidence ends. Hidden behind the dome is a part called the Hexis: a special inner dome that shapes airflow to smooth out the frequency response and eliminate unwanted resonances that would affect high-frequency performance.

The Cerotar tweeter is powered by a strontium carbonate Ferrite+ ceramic magnet for increased sensitivity, improved detail resolution and a natural, dynamic response.

That's all a posh way of saying "even if you're watching one of those box-sets that lasts for nine hours, your ears won't get tired". Which, of course, is exactly as it should be.

Updated woofer technology

Evoke 25C's twin 14cm Esotec+ mid/bass drivers are made from MSP (Magnesium Silicate Polymer), a material we've been using for our woofer diaphragms since the dawn of Dynaudio. It provides exactly the right combination of lightness, stiffness and damping to balance the needs of precise bass performance with clear, detailed midrange.

Each speaker cone is crafted from a single piece of MSP. This makes them exactly the right amount of rigid – and means far less physical distortion when they're playing. It also gives a super-solid physical connection to the glass-fibre voice-coil former on the back (it's glued directly under the Balance Ribs you'll see around the centre), which means more of the coil's motion energy is transferred to the diaphragm.

The 38mm voice-coils themselves are made from aluminium, making them extremely light. That means we can use more windings. More windings give us more control over the cone's movement, which means more control over the sound – even at high volumes and high frequencies. That's especially important in a center speaker, which predominantly deals with speech – its midrange performance has to be absolutely top-notch.

The woofer motor is kept stable, centered and true by the Nomex spider (the circular spring assembly that stops the cone moving when it shouldn't, and lets it move when it should), while the Contour-derived surround allows a longer throw ratio for greater punch. And, like the Cerotar tweeter, the woofers are both driven by ceramic Ferrite+ magnets for greater control, finesse and power. In non-speaker-designer language, that means "you'll hear your movie the way it was meant to be heard". No rough edges, nothing standing out where it shouldn't – and nothing relegated to a cameo when it should be the lead.

Made for (home) movies

Our design department drew inspiration from show-homes, home-interiors stores and real-life dwellings in Denmark to hone Evoke 25C's look. After all, it's as much a piece of furniture as the couch you sit on to watch your movies.

That's why the four finishes are so relatable. You can choose from Black High Gloss and White High Gloss (both of which use improved lacquering techniques for a stunning glass-like surface), as well as the warm and organic open-veneered Walnut Wood and Blonde Wood styles.

The cabinet is tapered and rounded in a nod to the Contour and Confidence ranges, while the mounting screws are hidden behind stylish one-piece trim rings. Like a great movie, a great design doesn't age. Evoke 25C will remain as timeless and thrilling as the classics you're playing through it.