The correlation between wall thickness and bass volume has yet to become the subject of academic research. Accepted wisdom has it, however, that the musical diet of the average Japanese consists solely of the Eroica and other musical war horses. The unwillingness to depart from accepted musical paths is reflected in the Far Eastern sonic ideal. A mid-forward sound, lots of knobs, even more features and kudos from his peer group are what makes the Japanese customer happy. Boom' n' Tizz. German speakers are instantly recognizable abroad. Lots of highs, lots of bass – the traditional recipe to impress people at first listen still has its proponents. It also tends to disguise faults of either the recording or the system. This Teutonic self-confidence often gets in the way of the music, however: It gets lost in the speaker's attempt to overpower you with all its great sounds. How low can you go? Any red-blooded American, even those with clean first names, will be sure that a 45 is better than a 38. It's size that count's, man! Which goes for speakers, too. As big as possible, as loud as possible, as deep as possible.

This so-called West Coast sound is great for surf music. Struggling to get across the finer points of jazz and classical music, it probably won't be entirely truthful. The English disease. Self-restraint is second nature to the British. Maybe even first. Balance, restraint and finesse are the favored qualities not only of civilized man, but also of civilized loudspeakers. If they end up a bit pale and boring, that's perfectly alright. After all, fun and wild abandon in music are just not Cricket. So what's wrong with the Danish? Name a popular Danish composer. Just one. Or a world famous Danish rock band. See? We knew you couldn't. Which partly explains why we Danes can take an objective approach to music. We have to be loyal to just one ideal. Truth. Which is why some of our compatriots have for years been making some of the most precise measurement apparatuses in the world. And why we at Dynaudio have been making loudspeakers for 19 years. Danes don't lie.