Operation Manual LYD — Series
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Personal Reference Monitor Table of contents Table Of Contents 6 Introduction 8 Important safety information 10 Overview 12 Positioning The Speakers 16 Connecting The Speakers 17 Adjusting The Volume 18 DSP Settings 20 Listening Tests 21 Final Tweaks P5
Dynaudio Lyd —Series Introduction Welcome and congratulations on your purchase of Dynaudio Personal Reference Monitors. Each loudspeaker is constructed by Dynaudio in Denmark to meet very high standards. The speakers are only one part of your monitoring system. Speakers work together with how they are placed in the room to create a playback system that delivers accurate sound reproduction.
Personal Reference Monitor Introduction Dynaudio Meter App Dynaudio has created an iOS app that contains a source of pink noise, SPL meter, and RTA spectrum analyzer. This app is designed to assist you in positioning and calibrating your speaker system in the listening room. Other Resources Please also visit our web site www.dynaudio.
Dynaudio Lyd —Series Important safety information 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. 9.
Personal Reference Monitor Warning! To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this equipment to dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, are placed on the equipment. This apparatus must be earthed. Use a three wire grounding type line cord like the one supplied with the product. Be advised that different operating voltages require the use of different types of line cord and attachment plugs. Always observe the local safety regulations.
Dynaudio Lyd — Series LYD Speaker The transducers of your Dynaudio LYD speaker will achieve better sound quality after breaking in. Especially after the first hours of use, you may notice a significant advance in sound quality, and further subtle improvements in subsequent hours of use. Amplifier The LYD speaker range features an integrated Class-D amplifier with analog inputs. All connections and settings are available on the backplate of the amplifier. Please do not remove the amplifier yourself.
Personal Reference Monitor Product Overview Tripod protector To protect the sensitive dome from physical damage, we add the tripod.
Dynaudio Lyd —Series Positioning the Speakers In order to get the best performance from your Dynaudio speakers, care must be taken in positioning them in the listening environment. The room greatly affects the sound so the position and angle of the speakers relative to the walls, ceiling and floor is critical in any listening environment. Acoustic Axis Acoustic Axis The acoustic axis is an imaginary line passing through the center point on the speaker and is used for positioning.
Personal Reference Monitor Product Overview 38% 62% Figure 4: Room diagram, walls, and ceiling Room Boundaries Each surface in the room constitutes a boundary for sound; floor, walls, and ceiling. Room boundaries will reflect sound to one degree or another depending on what their surface is made of; hardwood, drywall, carpet etc. Placing speakers very close to any boundary should be avoided.
Dynaudio Lyd —Series An easy method to do this involves the tape measure and string. With the tape measure, check to see that the speakers are not placed further away than 2 meters for the best response. 1. Once you have initially placed the speakers, take the string holding one end at the speaker’s acoustic axis and stretch it out to the listening position. Vertical Angle The vertical angle of the speakers should orient the loudspeaker directly toward the listener’s ear level.
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Dynaudio Lyd —Series Connecting The Speakers Mains Audio Signals Ensure that you have the correct mains cable for your region. The power supplies in the loudspeaker have switching inputs that automatically detect the incoming voltage and will adjust to either 120V or 220V, depending on your location. There are two physical inputs you can choose: Plug in the provided AC cable to the loudspeaker and then to the outlet.
Personal Reference Monitor Adjusting The Volume Connecting Speakers There is a three-position switch that adjusts the input sensitivity for the loudspeaker. Depending on the output level of your audio mixer, interface, or monitor control system, you can choose a setting that optimizes the gain staging into the loudspeaker. • +6 dB = 0 dBu /.775V max • 0 dB = +6 dBu /1.5V max • -6 dB = +12 dBu /3.
Dynaudio Lyd —Series DSP Settings Dynaudio engineers have painstakingly created a DSP controller for these speakers that lets you tailor the sound to your particular environment. The DSP settings provide precision adjustments that optimize the speakers for the listening space. Bass Extension • Low frequencies take an exponentially larger amount of energy to reproduce than high frequencies. That is why the bass extension setting affects how loud the speaker will respond.
Personal Reference Monitor Connecting Speakers Sound Balance Position The sound balance, or tilt filter, represents a refined way to affect the overall tone of the speaker. Depending on the room treatment among other factors, it may be necessary to make the loudspeaker darker or brighter than the normal setting. A dead sounding room with a great deal of treatment might need a brighter setting than a live room with many reflective surfaces.
Dynaudio Lyd —Series Listening Tests Once you have your speakers properly positioned, its time to start listening to them. Subjective listening tests can be made with reference material that you are familiar with; a favorite album, movie or other recording. Objective tests can be made simply with a smartphone app or more sophisticated acoustic measurement system. Reference Material Play some recorded material that you are familiar with through the speakers to see if the sound is what you expect.
Personal Reference Monitor Final Tweaks Connecting Speakers Beyond the settings for the loudspeakers, additional tweaks may be desired to improve the response of the system and room environment. You may discover that a reflective surface is causing a high frequency anomaly or perhaps room modes are disturbing the bass response in the room.
