Dyn lyd-48

None, but have been reviewing monitors again, I had a bunch of good ones in the past.

I’ve been dealing with some gov’t tax debt since 21 and am getting close to the end of that.

Just coincidental that these pop up now!

Depends how much they're going for I guess? They are good monitors for sure but they've been on the market a good while and new competitors seem to pop up. What about the Kali IN-8 V2? Can't beat a decent coaxial design IMO, years ago I tried some Fluid FX8's (put them up against the LYD 48's and some Geithain's) suprisingly they were actually good with a few caveats like self noise, small sweetspot, a bit untidy in the LMF. Seems like the original Kali suffered from a few of the same issues, however if Kali have improved the design then it could be worth a demo.

On a side note shortly after I bought the Dyn 59's the Mesanovic CDM65 came out.. Urrf, I really wanted to try these as well .

I might sell my Dyn's, put them up for like £3.2K / $4K USD and see if anyone bites. Certainly not in a rush to get rid and I don't care if anyone buys them but it does give me a few options if they go.

That being said, I'm sure the Lyd 48's would definitely put up a good fight against the Kalis!!

Thx! I demoed sone Kali’s a year ago and returned them, thought they were good but not that detailed.

I know the new ones have different materials and I think improved amps, so they are on the radar too, also the Avantone cla 10, difficult demoing things here, which is a drag.

There’s a pair of the Kali, available used too!

Much cheaper than the 48’s!

I had the earlier version, just found them kind of flat, uninspiring.

They were set up well. i ‘ve had lots of good monitors, treated my room , have tried sonarworks a number of times and used REW for sweeps.

i think the problem is beer budget, champagne tastes.

as, has been said by the wiser here, spend your money first on a proper room Assessment and plan like Bat, then treat room, then buy monitors .

I agree their frequency response was flat or linear: glad they are working for you.

A problem in my local shops is them not being there to demo.

My studio engineer has them in his personal home mix room, and he swears by them.

I have the LYD48s along with Genelec 8330s. I previous used Presonus Scepter 8's, Focal Shapes 65s and PSI A21M. I use Sonarworks with the LYD 48s and GLM with the 8330s.

Flavor-wise, I have learned that I prefer the more natural sound of Dynaudio (Presonus was similar) than the mid-forward nature of the Genelecs. I find the LYDs translate well. If money was less of an issue, I'd not have sold the PSI's. They are killer and hyper detailed but they are like an F1 racer as compared to Dyanudios which are like an American muscle car. PSIs are thinner in flavor but still represent all things equally. The Dynaudios sound fuller and very natural and provide great detail as well, not as much as the $6K PSIs but still plenty - nothing is hidden: verb tails, delays, resonances, etc.

I will say that each require you to listen differently. On the PSI's, the thinness is surprising but then you realize it works, everything is actually there and everything issue screams at you. On the Genelecs, being mid-forward, harshness and sibilance scream at you but placing the vocal and some details is weird as they are more forward and not how other systems will present them.

The dynaudios seem more like what you expect when listening to music. Issues don't scream at you like with the PSIs but they do present them at another scale. When you acclimate, you can hear issues just fine - any bloat in the mids, any harshness, etc. Placing delays, verbs and vocals levels works well. the sweet spot is quite wide. I do use a sub with them - my room is treated with bass traps and other absorption. My sonarwork analysis isn't bad at all. In my room sonarworks compensates for my heavy handed sub use which means when on, its pretty flat and when off, it is more like I'd do in the car, turning up the lows a bit.

Hope the rambling helps.

I have the LYD48 and also use them with Sonarworks, because of my room. My mixes have translated very well since I got them. A month ago, I almost pulled the trigger on a used pair of Core 59. I could have got them for $4k but waited too long. I'm not even sure why I would be chasing another pair of monitors. I really like the LYD48s and I very much like the sound of Dynaudio monitors in general. I also have a piar of Air6's that I should let go. I just don't use them much as I'm always on the LYD48s.

Funny day, the two main pieces of gear I would consider are available used, the dyn48 and a Bettermaker limiter!

Ever since shadowk ran some files through his BM limiter, it’s been on my radar:)

Decisions, decisions !