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Dynaudio at 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen

This year again Dynaudio is partnering with House of Finn Juhl, Gothersgade 9, Copenhagen K 1123 throughout the entire 3daysofdesign festival. 13. August 2020

New Confidence and Evoke presets for Dynaudio Sub 6

Owners of the all-new Dynaudio Confidence and Evoke now get total integration with the high-end Sub 6 subwoofer 8. October 2019

Dynaudio Magazine Issue 3

Welcome to issue 03 of Dynaudio Magazine. To celebrate the launch of three new high-end product families – Confidence, Evoke and the Core professional studio monitors – we’ve devoted this edition to exploring high-end listening. 13. June 2019

Dynaudio at the High End Munich show 2019

We are demonstrating the best speaker range we've ever built - the 2019 Confidence. Come by our showroom at 11.00am, noon, 1.00pm, 3.00pm, 4.00pm or 5.00pm to experience a new level of high-end listening. 7. May 2019

Building Confidence

Get an exclusive inside look at the thoughts and work behind the all-new Confidence speakers in the series, Building Confidence. 26. March 2019

Join us at NAMM 2019

We're bringing the Dynaudio Unheard studio to the NAMM show in Anaheim, California and giving exciting new artists the chance to record their music and get exposure on a global scale 5. December 2018

Three new podcast episodes

Ever wondered how we got started with in-car audio? Or maybe how we fine-tune a car? How about the future of high-end car hi-fi? On the three new Inside Dynaudio podcast episodes, you'll hear stories that shed light on the history of in-car hi-fi at Dynaudio. 8. June 2018

Inside Dynaudio

We're inviting you on the journey from initial product idea to finished speaker in the stores. We'll tell you a tale about how old classics were born, how new products are envisioned, and good old-fashioned tall tales about Dynaudio and how we came to be. Listen to our brand-new podcast - Inside Dynaudio now. 16. May 2018

Important information

Unauthorized Dealers in Singapore 9. April 2018

LYD is on the floor

Elektron, ARTURIA and Two notes Audio Engineering all rely on LYD speakers to demonstrate their cool products at the NAMM show. We caught up with them at their respective booths for a chat about monitoring, why they've chosen LYD speakers to display their gear, and what they think about the NAMM show. 25. January 2018

Curator’s pick – Best of 2017

With 2017 coming to a close, we’ve been through the archives to find the best stories from the past 12 months. We’ve covered anything from traditional hi-fi experiences with how to build a vinyl system to modern approaches with digital and active crossovers packed with advanced digital signal processing technologies and practical tips like how you clean your speakers. 18. December 2017

Dynaudio Magazine - Issue #2

Twice a year we bring you everything you need to know about our latest models and tech - plus exclusive features and interviews with musicians, recording studios, industry gurus, automotive experts and more. 21. November 2017

You get a firmware update, you get a firmware update.

As you know, our engineers have a hard time letting their creations go. They are always tinkering with ways to make their speakers better: solving bugs, improving sound and making them easier to use. And their hard work has paid off – again, again with firmware updates for Xeo 2, Focus XD and the Connect. 11. October 2017

High-end low end

We have announced two new subwoofers as part of our home loudspeaker range at this year’s CEDIA show in San Diego. The Sub 3 and Sub 6 replace the previous Sub 250 and Sub 600 models – and add some clever technology, too. 7. September 2017

Made in Denmark

The obsession with The True Sound turned Wilfried Ehrenholz and Mark Thorup attention to make the most honest speakers possible. 2. August 2017

Double Up at the Goldenes Ohr

The Dynaudio Focus 600 XD and Xeo 2 loudspeakers take home two 1. places at this year's Goldenes Ohr Award show in Germany. Dynaudio founder, Wilfried Ehrenholz, contribution to the world of hi-fi is celebrated with the rare Lifetime Achievement Award. 16. March 2017

New 2017 Focus XD Firmware

With active loudspeakers, we can upgrade their firmware when our engineers have another Eureka! moment (and they get them a lot). In fact, that’s exactly what has just happened with the Focus XD. 14. March 2017

What is NAMM Show 2017 all about?

NAMM 2017. Booth sharing with Yorkville. New studio monitor. Beautiful people. Day one of this year’s NAMM is done. Get our recap of the day here. 20. January 2017

Meet Us at NAMM 2017

NAMM is the biggest trade show for musicians and audio professionals, so obviously you will find us there. If you plan to attend the show, please make sure to stop by. We will have something brand new on display... 9. January 2017

The New Research and Development Center

In December 2015, we revealed our plans to build a new 1,600 square meter (17,200 square feet) large research and development facility in Skanderborg, Denmark. A year later, we have opened our new facility. In this article, you can see images and videos from the grand opening. 30. December 2016

Dynaudio CEO resigns, new management appointed.

After nine years of dedicated service to Dynaudio, CEO Lars Prisak has – after much consideration – decided to resign his position in pursuit of new challenges; it is the end of the road for a long and successful journey and the start of a new chapter for his professional career. 1. November 2016

A loudspeaker hat trick

Over the past 40 years, What Hi-Fi? has celebrated the best products in the audio business - making the annual event one of the most prestigious. At this year's show, our loudspeakers took home three awards - bagging top honors for the Emit M20. 20. October 2016

Made in Denmark – how we build our drivers

Dynaudio designs and engineers all its drive-units in-house. We wouldn’t have it any other way… here’s wh 4. October 2016

Meet us at HIGH END Munich 2016

In just seven days, HIGH END Munich will kick off four days of everything audio related. As with every HIGH END show, Dynaudio will be there, too, and we have set up shop in atrium 3.1, C112. 27. April 2016

Musikmesse might be over, but we're just getting started

The curtain has closed and Musikmesse 2016 is over, but we are only just getting started with our new Personal Reference Monitor, LYD. In this article, you will find links to the freshest interviews and 'Top Pick' lists from Musikmesse. 14. April 2016

Welcome to Musikmesse Frankfurt 2016

Welcome to day one at Frankfurt Musikmesse. We have had an amazing first day filled with video sessions, on-set DJ-ing, and an exciting new product - the LYD. 8. April 2016

Dynaudio Professional is at this year's Musikmesse in Frankfurt

Three months ago, we set up shop at the NAMM show. Now, the time has come for Musikmesse Frankfurt. 5. April 2016

AIR Series Discontinued As Dynaudio Looks To The Future

14 years is a long time in music production technology; nowadays it’s virtually unheard of for any product to still be the first choice for professionals that many years after it was first introduced. Yet this is the achievement of Dynaudio’s AIR series reference monitors. 31. March 2016

Dynaudio wins two Goldenes Ohr awards

More than 33.000 people cast their vote to find the best Hi-Fi products within a variety of different categories; categories based on products reviewed by WEKA Journals Audio and STEREOPLAY in 2015. 16. March 2016

Dynaudio announces new car audio distributor

11. March 2016

The Focus 600 XD wins Sound + Image’s Active Loudspeaker of the Year 2016 award.

“Take a good look at the Dynaudio Focus 600XDs, because they represent the future of reproduced sound in the home,” 17. February 2016

Active Speaker of the Year - 2016

In the spring of 2015, we received an excellent review from Sound + Image's writer Greg Borrowman. But, it didn't stop there, fast-forward to fall 2015, and the review became the gift that kept giving, as it was fundamental for the Focus XD being crowned 'Active Loudspeaker of the Year 2016.' 17. February 2016

Congratulations to...

We have found our winner of a pair of Contour S 1.4 LE loudspeakers! 4. February 2016

The NAMM week in review

We're looking back at our very first appearance at The NAMM Show with Sebastian Rodens, Ole Jensen, and a visitor with a lot of Dynaudio. 29. January 2016

Meet a dedicated Dynaudio user

At this year's NAMM Show, we were able to speak with many of our loyal fans. And we love to talk shop! Our Colleague, Christian Bennike, spoke with Søren Andersen, co-owner of Medley Studios and a battled tested guitarist. 26. January 2016

The first day at NAMM has come and gone

We are in California for the annual NAMM Show in Anaheim. The first day has come and gone, and to recap the day, we had a talk with our Product Manager, Sebastian Rodens. 22. January 2016

Come visit us at this year's NAMM show

It's that time of year, where the music product industry in all of its glory with merchants, musicians, producers, and audio technicians get together at the annual NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA. 18. January 2016

Our new research and development center

We are happy to unveil our new research and development center in Skanderborg, Denmark. Here, we'll have some of the most advanced measuring facilities in Europe. 30. December 2015

Interview: Tidal's Pål Bråtelund speaks about music quality

We believe the music you play should match your speakers, but we aren’t talking about different genres or which musician to chose – no, we are talking about the quality of the music. Read our interview with Pål Bråtelund from Tidal, where we speak about MP3, lossless, and high fidelity. 15. December 2015

Dynaudio acquires innovative audio company

As of 1 January 2016, we have acquired AM3D, who specializes in software enhanced audio experiences that includes products like 3D sound, bass enhancement and a wide range of sound enhancement software for gaming, cars and mobile sources. We are happy to welcome AM3D to the Dynaudio family. 14. December 2015

Congratulations!

We have found nine lucky winners so far! 20. November 2015

HIGH END 2015 - New models

Every new Dynaudio model at the HIGH END 2015. 1. May 2015

Dynaudio at the 2015 Bristol (UK) hifi show

For the Bristol Sound & Vision Show Dynaudio relocated from a usual demo room to a space and tried a new concept: The Dynaudio Listening Lounge. 9. February 2015

A great review of the Dynaudio Xeo 4

Xeo 4 delivers the music with a powerful tone of voice and puts the music in focus. 1. January 2015

There’s madness behind the method

Bottling that secret sauce – the stuff that makes a good song or performance great – isn’t something that can be automated. Or is it…? 20. September 2019

Sound and style: cut from the same cloth

Two things fill Nicholas Daley’s studio: fashion and music. And for the award-winning designer, the two are inseparable 16. August 2019

Game of tones

What happens when you try to decide how a simple octave should be divided on a keyboard? Feuds, vandalism and even death threats… 12. July 2019

Encoding wiggly air

Writing speech or a narrative is easy. We use words. But what about musical language? How do you put musical emotion down on paper? 14. June 2019

Spatial awareness

The room you listen to music in can have just as much of an emotional effect on you as the music itself 11. June 2019

The art of noise

For a sound anthropologist, the art of listening is just as much a part of daily life as stimulating conversation and a healthy curiosity about the world around him. 30. April 2019

Uniting to make noise

What drives musicians –rookies and veterans alike –to literally band together... even when they might hate each other off-stage? 22. March 2019

Practice makes perfect: is 10,000 hours really enough?

It’s been said that doing a thing for 10 years, or 10,000 hours will ensure mastery of that thing. But, as it turns out, it just isn’t that simple... 22. March 2019

Pick it up and play it: why we make music

Is what we play (and how we play it) set in stone before we pick up an instrument for the first time? Or is talent merely a product of amazing coincidences? 21. March 2019

The Sound of Humanity: meet Kirk Whalum

For the first of ten features lifting the hood of music and tinkering underneath, we say hello to legendary jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum 27. February 2019

What does football and music have in common?

And how do you adapt to a foreign country as a 10-year-old? Peter Naumann or ELO experienced it all since he moved to Denmark from Zambia as a young child with his mother and brothers. ELO released his first single ‘Illuminate’ in 2016 and has been working on his music since then, taking care of both writing, producing and the business of music. Dynaudio met ELO at Smukfest for a talk about his passion for hiphop, his cultural background and the difficult task of breaking through. 2. November 2018

Jazz, punk and hiphop mixed with a raw and immediate gut reaction...

Dynaudio met Ecca Vandal at Smukfest for a talk about her music and how it comes to place. 2. November 2018

Marc Johnson: Taking a stand through music

Dynaudio met Johnson for a talk about his own career and his views on music and the industry. 2. November 2018

Reckless on stage, inexhaustible creative force in the studio: Frank Carter

While Dynaudio Unheard was running smoothly down at KærligHeden, the Dynaudio Audio Academy podcast snuck into the main festival area to meet one of British punk rock's more influential characters: Frank Carter. Frank Carter lives and breathes his music and has a reactive approach to life, which makes him reckless on stage and an inexhaustible creative force in the studio. Listen in as we Frank Carter reflects on his careers and how he reinvents himself. 26. October 2018

Roy Hendrickson's Monitor Shootout at Power Station

Roy Hendrickson has been using our BM15 monitors for years, but came across LYD 48 during a session in Canada and became intrigued to find out how they would sound in his own studio, which is part of the legendary Power Station in NYC. 24. October 2018

Directly from LYD 48 to TV and Cinema

Composer and producer Ben Zebelman delivers audio for Cinema, TV Shows, commercials and corporate videos, and often on tight deadlines so an efficient studio workflow is required – and his monitors must be trustworthy. 20. August 2018

Fred Mollin | Touring Nashville studios with LYD 48

We met with Fred Mollin to learn more about how he uses his LYD 48 and 18S subwoofer in a full-blown 4-way monitoring system. 29. May 2018

When Producing Music Becomes True Passion

Passion for making and producing music is when you drop out of school at age 16 to pursue your dream and then find yourself almost 50 years down the road still living this dream every day – and enjoying every moment of it. 28. May 2018

Carl Tatz & Dynaudio Pro

At the second day of NAMM 2018, we caught up with Carl Tatz from Carl Tatz Design - supplier of custom built and designed screening rooms, studios and mixing suites. 11. February 2018

Mixing Blockbusters with Jason LaRocca

Film mixing engineer Jason LaRocca paid us a visit at NAMM 2018 for a chat about working in film post production. 8. February 2018

Mixing Blockbusters with Jason LaRocca

Film mixing engineer Jason LaRocca paid us a visit at NAMM 2018 for a chat about working in film post production. 26. January 2018

Analogue sound in a digital bubble

He's one of electronic music's true innovators. He's a cultural phenomenon and influencer. He's done just about everything. We're obviously talking about the legendary artist, Goldie (He even has the teeth to match the name). 15. November 2017

Mark Isham | Composing for Cinema

Mark Isham is a professional musician and a highly acclaimed film composer. He is also a long-time Dynaudio BM5 studio monitor user – and now he has added LYD 5 to the studio setup 25. October 2017

Bob Katz Delivers Better and Faster Results with M5P

"I'm doing better work, faster and can zero in on a decision literally in seconds." 19. August 2017

An Electronic Music Journey with Goldie

Goldie is already a living legend in electronic music, but having impacted the art and film worlds as well, he is actually a cultural phenomenon in a broader sense. If you are into electronic music – more specifically Jungle, Breakbeat and Drum ’n’ Bass – you definitely know Goldie well, but even if you aren’t, chances are that you have heard his music, as he holds several Top 10 positions on album and single charts in both the UK and the US. 28. June 2017

Chillin’ and Groovin’ with Shlohmo in LA

Born – and still based – in Los Angeles, Henry Laufer aka Shlohmo grew up listening to the music he discovered watching skateboard videos. Artists like DJ Shadow, Amon Tobin, M83 and Flying Lotus were all part of shaping his musical preference, leading him down a path of electronic music. 26. June 2017

Jason LaRocca

Pro audio is a wide palette covering numerous niches. Mixing music specifically for theatrical feature films is one of them, and it’s the one that Jason LaRocca has specialized within. When mixing the audio for Hollywood blockbusters, he relies on our monitors to tell him what’s going on in the mix… 13. June 2017

Studio Master: Camea

Berlin is one of Europe’s most dynamic melting pots – and electronic music is one of the most thriving and happening scenes in the city. Here, we met Camea whose amazing journey in music started in the far northwestern corner of the US, but gradually took an eastbound path towards her present home base of… Berlin! 16. February 2017

Studio Masters: Detroit Swindle

Amsterdam is a vibrant city with partying being a central element of its vibe, so it is no wonder that the duo Detroit Swindle emerged from the underground of this particular electronic music scene. In just four years they’ve become one of the most sought-after DJ and live acts on the house music scene. 20. December 2016

Bob Katz installing M5P Evidence

Bob Katz knows about audio – and he also knows that when he hears something out of the ordinary, he just has to get it. That was what happened at AES 2016 in Los Angeles when Bob stepped into our demo and listening room, showcasing the new mastering speakers Evidence M5P. 1. December 2016

Studio Master: Roman Flügel

Frankfurt may be most widely known as a European finance center, but there are many more dimensions to the mid-German city where old meets new to create synergy. This is certainly also true when it comes to producer, Roman Flügel, who we met for a chat about music, technology and creativity in his Frankfurt-based studio. 24. November 2016

Studio Master: Axel Boman

We’re in Stockholm, Sweden. Barnhusgatan more precisely. On our way into an alley, and down a flight of stair into a basement. We’re here to meet Axel Boman in his studio 13. October 2016

Watch this interview with Daniel Miller

Being a proud advocate of Dynaudio speakers (he has used BM15s for as long as he can remember, and still uses them in his London and Berlin studios), we simply couldn’t resist the chance to interview the man himself. 24. June 2016

Interview with WhoMadeWho drummer, Tomas Barfod.

We have travelled to Copenhagen, so we could have a chat with Tomas Barfod about his passion for electronic music and his gear. 22. June 2016

Roy Hendrickson Chooses The Dynaudio BM-15A

Over the past 30 years, studio engineer Roy Hendrickson has worked with many of the biggest names in music. Accurate studio monitors are one of the most important pieces of equipment an engineer will ever use, which is why Roy trusts the Dynaudio BM-15A. 16. March 2016

Sune Rose Wagner

From London to Los Angeles, Sune Wagner has recorded music in most of the western hemisphere 29. October 2015

The pursuit for the perfect sound.

Friends set out to create a sound that evoked inspiring stories in the mind of the listener. They chased the perfect sound, but is such a thing even possible? They say that the hunt is still on. 29. October 2015

Recruitment at Dynaudio

You've just hit upload. The job application you've spent hours and hours on is now headed for HR. But what happens next? We invited our HR-team to join us on Ask the Expert to bust some of the tall tales around the recruitment process. 12. July 2018

A conversation about industrial design

Do you listen with your eyes? Maybe. But there's no denying that design plays a role in your overall experience of a speaker. Be it gorgeous real wood veneers or subtle curvatures. We met up with our Junior Industrial Designer, Louise Bredvig Dalgaard, to talk about finishes, the Scandinavian design tradition and where she finds inspiration. 12. June 2018

Neodymium, long-throw, voice coil, drive unit.

Ferrite. Neodymium. Long-throw. Voice coil. Loudspeaker driver. Danny Pasfall Christensen, Designer, Loudspeaker Drivers joins us on Ask the Expert to talk about developing new drive units, surround shapes and if we prefer any materials above others. 12. June 2018

Let's talk passive crossovers.

It's not the first time we've dealt with crossovers (and it's definitely not the last...), there's so much to talk about, right? We asked our Acoustician, Alex Newman, to share his insights on passive crossovers. 28. May 2018

Sound beaming, explained.

Since we developed the original Dynaudio Directivity Control we've been knee deep in sound beaming. It's helped ensure a well-defined soundstage in some of our top-of-the-line products such as Confidence Platinum and Evidence. But what is it? 10. May 2018

The 'Speaker Placement' Master Class

It comes up again and again. Because it's important. An inch here and an inch there, it all makes a difference. And it's tough to get right. Setting up your speakers is real work - concentration and patience paramount. We've invited our Senior Manager for the Dynaudio Academy, Roland Hoffmann, to join us in the Ask the Expert studio to talk about speaker placement. It soon turned into a true Master Class, packed with tips, tricks and practical takes on real situations sent in from our Facebook fans. 22. February 2018

"Don't underestimate stands - they bring a lot to the table."

Stands do matter. No doubt. And we could probably have left it at that. After all, all of our engineers agree. But where's the fun in that? Together with our Product Manager, Otto Jørgensen, we explore why stands matter on this episode of Ask the Expert. 23. January 2018

Ask the Expert: what you watched the most in 2017

In 2017, we put Ask the Expert into fifth gear and produced more episodes than ever before - with our experienced and highly capable engineers and experts as our guides. But what were the most watched episodes from 2017? Here's what our viewers loved the most. 18. December 2017

Making that clear, punchy and tight subwoofer

Subwoofers do more than add boom to your movies. They help experience your music as it was recorded. Watch as our Senior Acoustic Engineer, Stephen Entwistle, talks about how subwoofers help your speakers make a violin sound more realistic. 8. December 2017

Your room matters: it's time to talk room correction.

How your room performs matters quite a lot – perhaps more than you’d even think. Different surfaces and boundaries impact sound reproduction differently, and so does different placement. But why is that? Can you do anything about it? If so, what? And what up with this new RoomAdapt feature? 21. November 2017

It's all about in-car audio

Watch as our Senior Sound Tuner, Morten Hermansen, joins us on Ask the Expert to answer questions about everything from the sound stage we try to achieve in cars to time-alignment and noise dampening. 24. August 2017

How we tune the hi-fi in your car

It's as much an art as a science to tune the sound system for a car. To learn more about how it is done, we reached out to our Senior Sound Tuner - Car Morten Hermansen to talk about how he tunes cars and how technology has changed in-car audio. 6. August 2017

"How do you tell if a subwoofer is any good?"

How is a speaker tuned? Join us for a talk with our Acoustic Engineer, Kristoffer Jørgensen, where we discuss how speakers are tuned, how you tell a good sub from a bad one, and more. 19. July 2017

"Why are all speakers square boxes?"

In this episode of Ask the Expert, we are joined by Malte Köhn, our design director, at the High End show in Munich for a chat about Danish design, how long it takes to design a loudspeaker, and why (and if) all loudspeakers have the same square design. 13. June 2017

Coping with the load...

Meet Georg Le Kynde. Here's here to talk about some of the different simulation tools we use to test our loudspeakers before they end up as finished designs ready to go into production. 1. June 2017

The best questions we hadn't answered - Until now!

We’ve been through the archives and found the best question with just didn’t have time to fit into earlier episodes. That’s about to change. We went Live with our Product Manager, Otto Jørgensen, from the annual High End show in Munich, Germany to talk about a little bit of everything in-between impedance and waveguides. 23. May 2017

The principle behind a Dynaudio tweeter

It's Live from the 2017 High End show in Munich. We have just introduced our 40th-anniversary speaker with the all-new Esotar Forty. Join us for a talk about the acoustic differences between band and dome tweeters, the principles behind our own, and to find out what's best: the Esotar Forty or the Esotar 2. 22. May 2017

Ask the Expert: Live from High-End

It’s Ask the Expert like you know it – just live. Oh, and with two experts instead of one. Okay, so it’s a little different, but most importantly, you can still ask all the questions you’ve been fretting about. 8. May 2017

Vinyl-based Hi-Fi systems

We thought it was about time to invite our vinyl-buff, Claus P. Rasmussen, inside our small studio to talk about the passion for vinyl-based Hi-Fi systems and answer your most pressing turntable questions. 3. May 2017

Interview: Vinyl's renaissance

Ten years ago, vinyl and turntables had all but disappeared. Today, well that’s a different story. Vinyl and turntables have experienced a renaissance and sales are now approaching the same level as in the late eighties. For some, it’s a return for the music that captured their hearts many years ago. For many others though, it’s a completely new format that they’ve never seen before. No matter what side you come down on, it’s a format with a unique appeal and a remarkable sound quality. 25. April 2017

Active Crossovers

We have invited Roland Hoffmann, Senior Manager for the Dynaudio Academy, inside our Ask the Expert studio for a chat about active crossover, what they are and how they work, and their benefits. 29. March 2017

Meet Roland: our next expert

In the seventh episode of Ask the Expert, we have invited Roland inside our studio to guide us through the active crossover and help answer your questions on the matter. But, before we jump into the deep end, we sat down with Roland for a chat about this current work: travelling the world, meeting customers, and applying his knowledge by introducing Dynaudio loudspeakers to our partners and to customers. 20. March 2017

How to Clean Your Speakers

In this episode of Ask the Expert, we're focusing on keeping your speakers looking great. To help us, we invited our Customer Care Manager, Otto Jørgensen, inside our studio for a chat about how to clean your speakers. 10. February 2017

DSP and the Basics of Sampling

In the new episode of Ask the Expert, our CTO, Jan Abildgaard Pedersen, rolls out the whiteboard for a straight-up lesson in the fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing and why we can do it without any loss of information. 21. September 2016

Let's talk about digital signal processing!

In our ongoing series, Ask the Expert, we want to explore what digital signal processing is guided by your questions. To kick if off properly, we sat down with our CTO, Jan Abildgaard Pedersen, to get a better idea of the technology and maybe get your thoughts going. 8. September 2016

Ask the Expert visits Skanderborg's festival: Smuk Fest

We have moved out of our usual 'factory-studio' and set up shop in Skanderborg Park for this Special Edition of Ask the Expert. But why? Well, every year in August, Skanderborg's local festival, Smuk Fest transforms our native city into a music Mecca. And, our very own Michael Munch is a Stage Manager for its biggest stage. 8. August 2016

Meet Michael: Stage Manager at Denmark's second biggest festival.

Having experts in all sorts of different areas of the music business is essential to Dynaudio. And, we are proud of it. Next in our series, Michael Munch shares his work as a Stage Manager at the second largest festival in Denmark: Smuk fest 27. July 2016

Loudspeaker Drivers

We're back with the third episode of Ask the Expert talking about loudspeaker drivers. To answer as many questions as we could, we needed help from one of our loudspeaker driver experts. Andreas Eberhardt Sørensen certainly qualifies as an expert and he was more than willing to help out. 20. June 2016

Meet Andreas: one of Dynaudio's Loudspeaker Driver Experts

Andreas is one of our R&D Engineers (He’s actually a Loudspeaker Driver Specialist), and he develops loudspeaker drivers for everything from the new Contour to Volkswagen cars. But most importantly, he’s the next expert to join us for an episode of Ask The Expert: an episode that will revolve around … you guessed it – loudspeaker drivers. 6. June 2016

Monitor Placement In Smaller Studios

On our second episode of Ask The Expert, we recruited our Senior Acoustic Engineer, Stephen Entwistle, to answer some of your questions about studio monitors in smaller studios such as the home studio. See all of his answers in the video below. Enjoy! 29. April 2016

Interview: How to place your studio monitors

In this episode of Ask the Expert, we have changed our focus from the world of Hi-Fi to the world of music production – the professionals who produce the music we enjoy every day. To do so, we asked our Acoustic Engineer, Stephen Entwistle, for help. 21. April 2016

How to place and calibrate your speakers

In our Ask the Expert studio, Otto Jørgensen, Customer Care Manager, joins us for the first-ever episode of Ask the Expert. He's here to answer all your questions about how to place and calibrate your speakers. 1. April 2016

Meet Otto - One of our Customer Care Managers

Otto is one of our dedicated Customer Care Managers and he has been in the business a long time - more than 15 years in fact. He has worked retail, had his own audio business, and now he is ours. 23. March 2016

Dynaudio Emit - which one to choose?

Standmount or floorstander? Compact or full-size? No matter the size of your room, hi-fi starts with Emit… 9. August 2021

The new Cerotar harnesses key technology

How Dynaudio’s most exclusive technology found its way into Evoke’s new tweeter 3. December 2018

The new Evoke, inside out

Join us in the Dynaudio factory to see how the all-new Evoke range comes to life 3. December 2018

A complete guide to the new Evoke

Dynaudio Academy’s Roland Hoffman with all you need to know about the new Evoke range 3. December 2018

Measures of success: how Jupiter delivers Dynaudio’s trademark quality

At the heart of Dynaudio Labs in Denmark, our engineers have teamed up with a giant robot that only tells the truth… 3. December 2018

Melodic metal: delving inside the new Evoke’s woofer motors

A loudspeaker is extremely simple in principle. In practice, it’s about as complicated as it gets… especially when you’re inventing new ones 3. December 2018

Custom install speakers: frames and enclosures

We’ve designed our in-wall and in-ceiling frames and enclosures to be as easy as possible to install 23. March 2018

Made for your lifestyle

Your home is uniquely yours… now your entertainment can be, too. You might want a discreet system for music. You might want to give your TV a boost. Dynaudio Custom can do both… and more. That’s because it isn’t a rigid, one-size-never-quite-fits system. Mix and match in-wall and in-ceiling speakers; go stereo or multichannel; integrate it perfectly with the rest of your equipment. 1. February 2018

Distributed audio

Dynaudio Custom isn’t only for the living room or home cinema: you can fill the whole house with sound from your music, TV or surround system. 1. February 2018

Getting started with Custom Install

It’s easier than you think … and we’ve even made helpful video guides

Installation really couldn’t be easier. There are three main steps, and they’re common to both the round in-ceiling and rectangular in-wall models. 1. February 2018

Spotify on Dynaudio Connect in 2018

How to use Spotify on Dynaudio Connect in 2018: free Google Chromecast Audio for all affected customers. 19. December 2017

Behind the Music

It starts with an evening sketching session and a sense of frustration… 28. September 2017

New Contour, New legend

You can see it from the craftsmanship; you can hear it in the performance. Everyone else can, too. This is the big leagues. 18. August 2017

How to upgrade your system without upgrading your system

You don’t need new speakers, you don’t need new cables and you don’t need a new source. All you need is an internet connection 1. March 2017

Digital signal processing… and why it’s great

We never use DSP to fix mistakes or gloss over flaws. Our engineers have harnessed its power for the forces of good. Here’s how… 1. March 2017

Meet the 2017 Focus XD

New software, new finishes, same authentic quality. Here’s everything you need to know about our high-end pure digital system 1. March 2017

Dynaudio showcases its new Custom Install Technology

Danish hi-fi specialist Dynaudio is showcasing its new custom install technology at this year’s ISE (Integrated Systems Europe) show in Amsterdam. Dynaudio Custom Architectural speakers harness the same core technology and research that have made the company’s hi-fi speakers so successful over the past 40 years, and places it in ingenious pre-install mounts and unique tool-less clip-in speaker modules. 7. February 2017

Dynaudio launches updated Focus XD at ISE

Danish hi-fi specialist Dynaudio is releasing a new version of its award-winning Focus XD active digital loudspeakers at this year’s ISE (Integrated Systems Europe) show in Amsterdam. 7. February 2017

Best Active Speaker 2016

The Xeo 2 loudspeaker system was crowned 'Best Active Speaker 2016' by What Hi-Fi. In this video, What Hi-Fi takes a closer look at the system, how it works, and how it reached its conclusion. 20. December 2016

Three New Features for the Xeo 2

With the new Xeo 2 firmware update, we’re bringing three new features to the Xeo 2 loudspeaker system – features that give you more control over your system: Night Mode, Fixed Volume Mode, and the ability to enable/disable Autosense as you please. 14. December 2016

Emit loudspeakers a true dynaudio experience

For nearly 40 years, we have developed and built our own loudspeaker drivers. We believe the only way to create a truly exceptional loudspeaker is to have control over the entire process –to fiddle with, and calibrate every single part. 21. November 2016

The critically acclaimed Emit series

With the Emit series, we have introduced an affordable high-end loudspeaker with the true Dynaudio sound reproduction. 1. November 2016

Engineered to entertain

When you first set foot at our CEDIA stand, you'll have to look hard to find our new line of custom-install architectural speakers - but don't worry, we'll help you find them and explain all about the new line. 14. September 2016

The Fine Art Of Cutting The Cable

Music should sound great. Music should be convenient. For some people, the latter is absolutely crucial. They believe that listening to your favorite tracks should be easy. That nothing should come between them and the listening experience. 1. July 2016

Dynaudio introduces its all-new Contour loudspeaker series

At this year’s HIGH END Munich, Dynaudio is revealing an all-new, re-thought, re-designed and re-engineered Contour range. 5. May 2016

Xeo 2 awarded Best of CES 2016

Fantastic! Our Xeo 2 speakers have been awarded Best of CES 2016 by Soundstage! Hi-Fi's Doug Schneider. 5. February 2016

The Focus XD Loudspeaker: A Quantum Leap

With the Focus XD, we are changing the game. It's a complete digital revolution with 24bit / 192kHz resolution from the music source to the driver. The Focus XD has trashed the traditional stereo system for those who seek the best performance and the optimal convenience. 3. February 2016

The Connect Control App is now available

With the optional Connect Control app for Apple iOS, you are able to take full control over your Dynaudio Connect. You can choose inputs and change their names, control the volume, and control your multi-room setup. This is an advanced remote control to your Dynaudio Connect – directly on your iPhone. 25. January 2016

Our smallest active high-end speaker ever

The new Xeo 2 - because enjoying music should be a straightforward experience. 16. November 2015

The Emit series unveiled

We are happy to unveil a new affordable series characterized by Dynaudio technology and craftsmanship. 1. October 2015

Connect conveniently and wirelessly with the Dynaudio Connect

Listening to your favourite tunes has never been easier. With our Dynaudio Connect, we introduce a whole new level of connectivity and convenience within Hi-Fi audio systems. 16. September 2015

The Focus XD premiere in the Netherlands

The premiere takes place on Friday, November 14th at WiFi Media in Arnhem, Netherlands, which is one of the most modern HiFi dealers in Europe. 2. March 2015

Digital high resolution with no-compromise quality

Our revolutionary active digital loudspeaker concept. 20. February 2015

Digital, active, high resolution: The Focus XD

With the new Focus XD series, the Dynaudio presents the next generation of the high-end system: actively-powered, digital and high-resolution with 24 bit/192 kHz. 1. January 2015

Discover the Music series

8. April 2012

Supernatural Accuracy - Dynaudio Core and LYD in action

Stranger Things music composer duo Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein did the intriguing synth-based soundtrack for the Netflix smash hit. 20. August 2020

Painting pictures on silence

The Royal Danish Academy of Music has unveiled its incredible new immersive audio space… and it bristles with Dynaudio Pro speakers. We went along for opening night 6. November 2019

Electronics: how Core keeps it simple

Power to spare. Each driver has its own dedicated class-D amplifier: 500W each for the woofer and midrange drivers, and a 150W amp for the tweeter. That’s some serious headroom. 15. August 2019

The Core Orbit baffle: flexible positioning

Core 59’s Orbit baffle rotates too, so you can use it in left, right, or centre-channel orientation. You can even position the woofer above the tweeter/midrange assembly to accommodate placement in front of a console in an LCR array. 1. July 2019

The new Core 59 bass driver

Core 59’s new bass driver has emerged from over 18 months of intensive study into subwoofer driver technology, including our 18S subwoofer, which dives all the way down to 16Hz. 15. May 2019

Introducing LYD 48

We set out to redefine the game of personal reference monitoring with the LYD range in 2016. Now we expand the range with a new 3-way monitor. Please meet LYD 48. 15. January 2019

Editorial Opinions on LYD

It's only natural that we like how the LYD monitors sound. After all we did put a lot of efforts into creating them and didn't launch before they sounded exactly the way we wanted them to. But of course a second opinion is always great. So with that in mind, we'll hand over the mic to the editors... 1. February 2018

LYD Help M2 Film Deliver Consistent Results

M2 Film is a production company that deliver content for top brands like Lego, Coca-Cola, and Samsung. They know what's important, and perhaps surprisingly they say that the audible side of things is more than half the story 9. January 2018

LYD 48 Nominated for a TEC Award

The TEC Awards have been handed out for more than three decades. And to the MI and pro audio manufacturers, this award is the equivalent to The Oscar for the actor or The Grammy for the musician. Needless to say it's a great honor to be nominated for this prestigious award once again. 10. October 2017

LYD 7 Rhythmic Music Conservatory Copenhagen

The Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen recently installed 16 pairs of LYD 7 studio monitors for the students to use when they write, record and produce their music. 18. August 2017

Inside the studio

So, what does go on in a professional studio?
London’s AIR Studios – home of records from the likes of Adele, The xx and John Williams – was visited to see how they record some of the world’s most famous artists and find out if the same effect of sound can be create at home with Dynaudio speakers. 9. August 2017

LYD Wins an Audio Media 'Gear of the Year 2016' Award

We are proud to have received a Gear of the Year 2016 Award from Audio Media. They pick only the best products that have been under review during the year, and LYD made the cut. 4. January 2017

LYD in the TEC race

Sound On Sound Award Nomination

The editorial team at Sound On Sound hand-picked LYD5 as a nominee for the annual SOS Reader Award. 11. October 2016

Dynaudio & DAD Partnership

We are happy to announce that we have joined forces with Digital Audio Denmark (DAD) in an effort to take professional monitoring to the next level. 4. October 2016

The M5P Evidence - A True Benchmark in Studio Monitoring

With the M5P Evidence, we continue our proud tradition of delivering high-end main monitor systems for professional recording, production and mastering engineers. Stand Tall. Listen Deep. Master Wide. 21. September 2016

Pro's new product line - LYD

I met up with Sebastian Rodens, Product Manager for Professional Products at Dynaudio, to have a chat about our new monitors - LYD - and my first question was pretty simple. 8. April 2016

We Are Unveiling Our Newest Personal Reference Monitor - LYD

Meet our newest personal reference monitor – LYD - at this year’s Musikmesse in Frankfurt. 7. April 2016

Dynaudio announces new plans for distribution of pro audio

We are happy to announce that from 1 November 2015, we will be distributing our industry-leading studio monitors from our headquarters in Skanderborg, Denmark. 12. October 2015

Carl Tatz installs Dynaudio in several high profile studio designs

Carl Tatz, a leading studio designer, has recently completed several major installations in which the monitors of choice ended up being Dynaudio. 1. January 2012

AIR6 mixes Hollywood blockbuster movies

Will Harry Potter defeat 'you know who' in the end? Among the first to know was James Mather and his Dynaudio Acoustics AIR 6 speakers! 11. June 2011

Dynaudio monitors in Engine Room Audio, New York

Dynaudio Acoustics caught up with Mark Christensen to hear his view of the Dynaudio Acoustics product he uses, how he chose them and the role they play. 5. April 2011

UK Producer Matt Robertson Relies on Dynaudio

"That's a big plus for me with the Dynaudio Acoustics BM 6A's. They sound much bigger than they physically are, and that is very important both for critical mixing and for allowing you to turn them up a bit to impress the clients. I recently added a BM 9S sub which helps tremendously in that department. 12. October 2010

BBC Chooses AIR and BM Monitors by Ear

After a comprehensive selection procedure, the AIR 6, AIR 20, and BM5 reference monitors from Dynaudio Professional were chosen as the new standard monitors for BBC Radio & Music. 1. December 2004

Junkie XL Committed to Dynaudio AIR25

"For monitoring my stereo and surround mixes I rely on my Dynaudio Acoustics AIR 25 midfield systems," the gregarious artist/producer/remixer emphasizes. 1. January 2002

The lowdown on subwoofers

A history of music streaming

What’s inside the Special Forty?

The benefits of an active crossover

What are custom install speakers?

The All-new Contour Crossover

A 14mm aluminium baffle

Curved edges and genuine craftsmanship

The all-new 18W55 loudspeaker driver

A milestone in amplifier design

How to… build your home cinema

How to install speakers in walls and ceilings

How to set up your speakers

7 ways to listen like the professionals

How to build a vinyl system

How to Clean Your Cabinet

How to Clean Your Woofer Cones

How to Clean Your Tweeter

Don't blame the actors for mumbled voices - Blame your flat screen.

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