Love music? Keep a LYD on it. specifically for that frequency range – helps massively in achieving a more balanced, more natural performance. As with the Special Forty (see p56), we took the less-is-more approach with the LYD 48. Rather than fixing anything in the crossover or the three digital amps, we made sure we got the drivers themselves absolutely right. That means less tuning, simpler internal circuitry and an even more honest portrayal of the original recording. The new three-way LYD 48 reference monitor is a step forward for small- to medium-sized studios When you’re passionate about music, you don’t want to question yourself all the time. And with LYD 48, you get a precision tool you can trust. You can read about our range of nearfield monitors on p76 (and the awesome M5P Evidence farfield mastering maestros on p78), but here we wanted to shine a spotlight on the newest member of the LYD family. Why we went big(ger) Simply put, there’s less compromise. In a two-way design, the woofer has to cover a huge frequency range, which means inevitable sacrifices in other areas. That’s just physics. Having a dedicated midrange driver – one designed Of course, the LYD 48’s DNA is still pure Dynaudio. We’ve used the same proprietary MSP (Magnesium Silicate Polymer) for the woofers that we use in all our other speakers, from Emit to Evidence. The tweeter still uses the same soft-dome construction that has made our hi-fi range so celebrated over the past 40 years. And all the drivers use our classic aluminium voice-coils for increased efficiency, better power handling and less thermal distortion. DSP done right If you do it properly, digital signal processing makes the good great. We make sure we do it properly. The LYD 48 doesn’t use DSP to fix anything we should’ve paid more attention to in the drivers or crossovers. It uses it to help you get the best possible sound for your room and the speakers’ position in it. The Bass Extension control extends or reduces the low-frequency response by +10Hz or -10Hz. That means you can have the speaker play either as loudly as possible, or as deep as possible (or a point in between). None of the three settings affects the linearity of the frequency response, either. It means you can mix at a lower volume – perfect if you have neighbours and it’s getting late. The Position switch tells the speaker whether it’s within 50cm of a rear wall or standing in free space. The LYD 48 will adjust its tuning to provide a more balanced response at the listening position. The Sound Balance option is a ‘tilt’ filter. It lifts one end of the frequency spectrum while lowering the other end by the same amount. In the LYD 48, you can 74 Dynaudio Magazine