Dynaudio LYD 5 for testing

[DanGuitarMan]

I'm interested in sending one of my Dynaudio LYD 5 speakers to Amir for testing. The issue is I'm in New Jersey and shipping would be a beast. Is there anyone living near Seattle who is using this speaker and interested in sending theirs in? I'll split shipping costs with ya

 

[hardisj]

FWIW, Dyn has done a good job of providing their own measurements here:
https://dynaudiodata.blob.core.windows.net/media/6535/spec_for_lyd5_2017_pdf.pdf

 

[thewas]

Their frequency response plots look though strongly smoothed compared to the corresponding directivity contour plots so imho it would be interesting to have them measured here.

 

[Zala DK]

A general question, does anyone know what kind of class D amps that is inside Dynaudio or other high end active speakers? I am thinking, is it Icepower or Hypex or..

 

[maty]

A general question, does anyone know what kind of class D amps that is inside Dynaudio or other high end active speakers? I am thinking, is it Icepower or Hypex or..

https://www.google.com/search?q=Dynaudio+LYD+hiss

Tweeter with cheap class D and very high gain, I suppose. In that price range better not to get your hopes up.

 

[DanGuitarMan]

I can hear a slight hiss when there's nothing connected to them. Once music is going - I really couldn't tell you. I've never owned any more expensive active near-fields, but I imagine the Genelecs and Adams reviewed here whoop the Dynaudio's butt in that regard.

 

[tktran303]

I’ve owned the Dynaudio AIR series; the previous high end model line.

Eg. Air 12.

https://www.resolutionmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Dynaudio-Acoustics-Air-12.pdf

It’s now replaced by Dynaudio Core line.

It will be interesting to see the independent measurements LYD series; which is the replacement for the entry level BM line.

 

[Grandzoltar]

Some of the dynaudio monitors use pascal amps.

 

[DanGuitarMan]

Some of the dynaudio monitors use pascal amps.

Yes, that is what they use in the Core series. I haven’t seen any word on what’s inside the LYD.

 

[watchnerd]

I've got a pair of LYD 5.

Amir lives about 1 hour from me.

But I'd rather see him measure the Core series, and I'd like to hear it, so I can see if all the hype about the Hexis tweeter
is real.

 

[DanGuitarMan]

I've got a pair of LYD 5.

Amir lives about 1 hour from me.

But I'd rather see him measure the Core series, and I'd like to hear it, so I can see if all the hype about the Hexis tweeter
is real.

Yeah, it would be good to see the Core series measured.

If you decide to make the drive to Amir's and get the LYD 5 measured, I'll chip in for gas. I'm so interested because the LYD 5 has a high crossover frequency of 5.2k. With the 5" woofer, it should start beaming around 2.7k. I also wonder about distortion possibilities in the high-midrange. In my mind - if you're gonna engineer a speaker that differently, the measurements better show improvement.

 

[watchnerd]

With the 5" woofer, it should start beaming around 2.7k.

How far away are you sitting??

The potential beaming is pretty irrelevant if you're using them ultra near field because you're right on axis and very close.

On my DAW desktop, I can reach out and touch the LYD 5 with my hand from the chair without even bending forward, < 1m away.

As the polar plot shows, they're vertically a little sensitive, but I have them on height-adjustable IsoAcoustics stands, so can get them to the exact height I want them.

 

[DanGuitarMan]

How far away are you sitting??

The potential beaming is pretty irrelevant if you're using them ultra near field because you're right on axis and very close.

On my DAW desktop, I can reach out and touch the LYD 5 with my hand from the chair without even bending forward, < 1m away.

As the polar plot shows, they're vertically a little sensitive, but I have them on heigh-adjustable Iso Acoustics stands, so can get them to the exact height I want them.

Well I have them in a mixed-use kind of set up. The closest I can sit is about 1.5m for more critical applications. They are also my general music/movie speakers, so far field can be 3m.

 

[q3cpma]

Would be a very interesting model to test.

 

[watchnerd]

Well I have them in a mixed-use kind of set up. The closest I can sit is about 1.5m for more critical applications. They are also my general music/movie speakers, so far field can be 3m.

Yeah...3 m is probably outside their intended use case.

I'd want to use something bigger that far away.

 

[watchnerd]

Would be a very interesting model to test.

I've considered purchasing a pair of Core 7s just for the heck of it, but 15 kg each is a big monitor to have on my desktop.

 

[DanGuitarMan]

Yeah...3 m is probably outside their intended use case.

I'd want to use something bigger that far away.

Absolutely. I needed something that would satisfy the looks and size requirements of my wife, so a compromise was made.

Edit: There are a few candidates what would work. Neumann KH80, small Genelecs, etc. Those measure exceedingly well, so that's why I'm interested in the LYDs measurements.