Dynaudio BX30

In 1977 when the company was founded in Denmark, Dynaudio manufactured speakers using its own crossovers while relying on OEM drivers. However, early on the company realised that the only way to further improve performance was through innovation of driver technology. A major R&D programme was launched and after three years, in the early 80s, all Dynaudio loudspeaker systems were equipped with their own innovative driver technology. The drivers became popular all over the world and the company has become known for quality, innovation and advanced technology.

The fine array of monitors – ranging from small near-fields to big main systems, active or passive – keeps expanding driven mainly by demands from customers including top recording studios like Air Lyndhurst, The Pierce Room in London, NRG Studios in Los Angeles, Coconut Studios in Cologne, The Hit Factory in New York, as well as leading record producers such as Mike Hedges, Trevor Horn, Steve Lipson, and Mutt Lange. Users among artists includes the Pet Shop Boys, the Cocteau Twins and Prodigy.

The BX30 Subwoofer has been specially designed to compliment various near-field monitors in both stereo and 5.1 setups. Being very versatile, multiple BX30’s will compliment larger 5.1 setups, (consisting of for example five M1.5’s), providing a very powerful system for your 5.1 studio.

The BX30 is equipped with a 305mm woofer in a ported cabinet. Dynaudio leading edge technology allows tuning of the bass driver and cabinet providing an incredible increase of energy in the lowest frequency range. The motor of the driver is a huge 102mm voice coil in combination with an extended magnet system.

The amplifier construction is especially designed to get maximum energy from the woofer. The BX30 has electronically balanced stereo Inputs and Outputs on 3 pin XLR connectors. The internal filtering is user selectable. To optimize the bass performance in combination with the main speakers, the phase is continuously adjustable from 0º to 360º. Using the special utility In/Output several subs can be connected parallel.

“While a subwoofer might not be necessary for everyone, if you’re mixing and recording music that requires a good low end response, the BX30 Sub offers up a serious amount of low end. I’m a big Dynaudio fan having used nothing else for years. Reliable, accurate and the right side of immensely enjoyable to listen to without being over flattering. The large M2 monitors would suit any studio with a bit of space. When combined with the BX30 subs and Manley amps, they sound simply ‘awesome’ (and that is not a word I use very often), and very powerful. My needs these days are more towards smaller near-fields and such a large set-up is something of a luxury for me I guess. They were used a lot during the 5.1 mixing of ‘subHuman’ where I could really test the full frequency range and power of that album.”