Introduction

The Excite is Danish manufacturer Dynaudio’s second least expensive speaker line, comprised of five different models: two towers, two bookshelves, and one center channel. The X16 is the larger of the two bookshelf speakers, with a 1” hand-coated silk dome tweeter and a single 6.5” mid/woofer configured in a classic two-way ported design.

Dynaudio is known throughout the world for delivering a very accurate, highly resolving sound with just a touch of sweetness, but has typically required relatively expensive amplification and source components to deliver the sonic goods.  In a bit of a paradigm shift for Dynaudio, the Excite line was specifically developed for use with the modern A/V receiver, which typically offers far lower levels of quality amplification than that found in separate amps.  As the X16s were designed for use with receivers, that’s exactly how I tested my pair of X16s.