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Dynaudio LYD 48 3-way Powered Studio Monitor (Left Side) - White

180W 3-way Studio Reference Monitor with 8" Woofer, 4" Midrange, and 1" Tweeter (each) - Left, White
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Monitoring to a Higher Standard

The Dynaudio LYD 48 will take your monitoring accuracy — and your mixes — to a higher level of professionalism. As the new flagship of the LYD range, the LYD 48 builds upon the strengths of its 2-way stablemates, and as a 3-way tri-amplified studio monitor, it achieves superior across-the-board performance. In a 2-way design, the woofer has to work very hard to reproduce the low frequencies as well as a portion of the midrange. Another inherent disadvantage is that the crossover to the tweeter is taking place within that all-important midrange — where the vocal tracks are most vibrant, where your guitars have girth and body, and generally where mixes either shine or fall flat. Having a dedicated midrange driver (and amp) delivers sweeping benefits, including solid bass extension, improved midrange purity, lower distortion, higher SPL capability, and overall accuracy. Suitable for both nearfield and midfield applications, the value-packed Dynaudio LYD 48 will help you make better recordings.

The benefits of 3-way monitoring

If you've never worked on 3-way monitors before, you're in for a treat: increased accuracy, extended frequency response, optimized sound staging, and more. Having three dedicated drivers to handle the lows, mids, and highs; and crossover points that avoid the critical midrange frequencies; the Dynaudio LYD 48 is able to provide astonishing clarity across the frequency spectrum — and particularly in the critical midrange, an area that is often compromised by the existence of a crossover point in 2-way monitor designs. It also means that the 8" woofer, freed from the burden of midrange duties, can do what it does best: deliver beefy, extended bass response. Likewise, the tweeter can concentrate on serving up silky, extended highs. Having the most important part of the frequency spectrum — the midrange — reproduced by a separate driver gives the Dynaudio LYD 48 an incredibly neutral midrange response that's critical for proper placement of lead vocals and solo instruments in your mix.

Dynaudio knows what they're doing

At Sweetwater, Dynaudio commands respect. With over three decades of experience building speaker drivers, the Danish company knows what goes into a great monitor speaker. Add to that 20-plus years of producing professional monitors for top studios, and you have a company perspective that few pro audio manufacturers can match. Dynaudio's proprietary driver technologies produce monitors that are neutral and uncolored. This silky clarity, in combination with amazing dynamic capabilities, deliver monitors that let you work marathon sessions without ear fatigue — all while producing superior-sounding results.

Dynaudio LYD 48 3-way Powered Monitor (Left) Features:

  • Studio Reference Monitor with 8" woofer, 4" midrange, and 1" tweeter
  • Designed in mirror-imaged pairs, sold singly
  • Class D tri-amplified: LF 80W, MF 50W, HF 50W
  • Provides astonishing clarity across the frequency spectrum
  • Delivers neutral midrange response critical for proper placement of vocals and instruments
  • Advanced DSP lets you adjust low-frequency extension by +/-10Hz
  • Position and Sound Balance controls for optimizing performance for any environment
  • Expertly designed and crafted at Dynaudio's facilities in Skanderborg, Denmark

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Tech Specs

  • Powered: Yes
  • Power Configuration: Tri-amped
  • Quantity: Single
  • LF Driver Size: 1 x 8" woofer
  • MF Driver Size: 4" mid range speaker
  • HF Driver Size: 1.1" HF tweeter
  • HF Driver Type: Soft dome
  • LF Driver Power Amp: 80W
  • MF Driver Power Amp: 50W
  • HF Driver Power Amp: 50W
  • Total Power: 180W
  • Frequency Response: 32Hz-21kHz
  • Crossover Frequency: 490Hz, 5.6kHz
  • Maximum Peak SPL: 112 dB SPL
  • Input Types: 1 x XLR, 1 x RCA
  • Features: Sensitivity, Bass Extension, Sound Balance
  • Enclosure Type: Ported
  • Height: 12.9"
  • Width: 14.5"
  • Depth: 9.2"
  • Weight: 23.2 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 963177

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Rated 5/5

Hear your Music

These speakers Jason Koons suggested me to get changed my life I can now hear my mixes they way I need to gave me more clients because the mix sounds the same way in the car as the room these speakers are a game changer I will always use these speakers if these go bad will buy again and for the price compared to other are the best on the market
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Great Monitors - Especially when listening at comfortable SPLs

I like the left LYD 48 monitor just as much as the right monitor. Please see my more complete review for Dynaudio LYD 48 3-way Powered Studio Monitor (Right Side) - White.
Rated 5/5

Mind-blowing! Much better than Genelec 8040B

Got the new LYD 48 about a week ago. Honestly, these speakers are super accurate. What you hear is what you get. Every single process from my production to mixing is so much easier. The speakers go super low to 32Hz helps working kick/bass relationship. I use to work on Genelec 8040B and I can definitely say Dynaudio LYD 48 is superior in every way. Good luck everyone!
Rated 5/5

LYD 48 are GREAT!!!

Sounds great in my midsized room 12x20x10. I think adding a sub would depend on space and how loud you wanna playback lows or post for film. I do RnB with deep bass and these satisfy my bass needs. They actually start to open up after 3 hours of play...that's when you realize you dont wanna stop listening to them. Build quality is not an issue and the packaging is outstanding if that matters to you. I just wish more people would try them and review them because they are overshadowed by the other 3ways. These are not even the same LYD bloodline in my opinion. These seem to have been an improvement to the Base LYD in every way.
Music background: R&B
Rated 5/5

Overlooked

Let me keep it simple and easy to understand what they sound like. They are like a Genelec mixed with Focal and PMC....???? and thats the Birds and the Bees... Thank you and goodbye.
Music background: RnB
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