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allstar · 21st October 2005

I have tracked and mixed on a pair of Dynaudio M1s for about 4 years. It's my job, so we're talking a lot of listening here.

I first got a taste for them while tracking at Chiswick Reach studio in West London. They had some old JBL monitors in there and I couldn't get on with them so they swapped them for some M1s. I gave them a go and pretty much felt comfortable with what I was hearing straight away.

Shortly after that experience, I was in the market for new monitors so I got a pair

As far as the bass goes, you have to remember it's about the room, stands and amplifier. The amp in particular needs to have quite a lot of clout. I personally think you're looking at about 500watts per side to get the most out of them. When I used them in Chiswick Reach, the bass was suprisingly extended. When I'd installed them in my room, the bass was lacking. This turned out to be a cancellation due to the dimensions of my room (which is not that big). Bass traps helped a lot, but they still sounded better in Chiswick Reach in my memory.

Anyhow, I can't say I love the sound of the M1 monitor, but that of course is not really the reason I bought them. To me they err on the side of making your mixes sound a little worse than they actually are, particularly with regards to the midrange density/clutter, but this works well for me. It's nice to playback mixes on consumer equipment and them frequently sound more pleasing to the ear than they did in the studio.

Incidentally, Dynaudio suggest a pretty long run in time and they are ablsolutely correct. New M1s don't sound that good until they've had a good 10 hours of cone moving music played through them. Bear that in mind if you decide to try them which in my opinion, you should.

21st October 2005	#3
allstar Gear addict Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Brighton UK Posts: 407	I have tracked and mixed on a pair of Dynaudio M1s for about 4 years. It's my job, so we're talking a lot of listening here. I first got a taste for them while tracking at Chiswick Reach studio in West London. They had some old JBL monitors in there and I couldn't get on with them so they swapped them for some M1s. I gave them a go and pretty much felt comfortable with what I was hearing straight away. Shortly after that experience, I was in the market for new monitors so I got a pair As far as the bass goes, you have to remember it's about the room, stands and amplifier. The amp in particular needs to have quite a lot of clout. I personally think you're looking at about 500watts per side to get the most out of them. When I used them in Chiswick Reach, the bass was suprisingly extended. When I'd installed them in my room, the bass was lacking. This turned out to be a cancellation due to the dimensions of my room (which is not that big). Bass traps helped a lot, but they still sounded better in Chiswick Reach in my memory. Anyhow, I can't say I love the sound of the M1 monitor, but that of course is not really the reason I bought them. To me they err on the side of making your mixes sound a little worse than they actually are, particularly with regards to the midrange density/clutter, but this works well for me. It's nice to playback mixes on consumer equipment and them frequently sound more pleasing to the ear than they did in the studio. Incidentally, Dynaudio suggest a pretty long run in time and they are ablsolutely correct. New M1s don't sound that good until they've had a good 10 hours of cone moving music played through them. Bear that in mind if you decide to try them which in my opinion, you should.