LYNGDORF CUSTOM INSTALL SPEAKERS

Lyngdorf Audio has released its first custom install loudspeakers. There are four models in its new Discreet series, three models in its LS series, and there’s a BW-20 boundary woofer. “Custom installation products are already a significant part of the company’s upmarket Steinway-Lyngdorf loudspeaker portfolio,” said George Poutakidis, of BusiSoft, which distributes both brands in Australia. “These new Lyngdorf Audio custom installation speakers will complement our existing offerings in the custom installation market.”

Lyngdorf Audio’s two ‘Discreet’ D-500 models are two-way in-wall speakers whose driver complement comprises two passive bass radiators, a bass/midrange driver and a tweeter. The two models are an upright, vertical loudspeaker intended for front-left and front-right channels that retails for $2,600, and a D-500 Centre that uses the same drive-units in a horizontal configuration which retails for $3,600.

The company’s D-5 models are two-ways that use a single bass/midrange driver and soft dome tweeter in a versatile square cabinet. They’re designed for surround, height or top applications. The D-5 IC features an angled, adjustable tweeter so the sound can be beamed towards the listening area no matter where the speakers are positioned. Prices are $1,900 (D-5) and $2,100 (D-5IC).

Lyngdorf’s new line-source LS-1000 speakers are for use in installations where reduced floor and ceiling reflections and uniform sound dispersion are required to achieve the best sound experience, for example in longer or wider rooms.

Four LS-1000 modules combine to create a line-source, providing a speaker with high resolution, high dynamic range, and high sensitivity. Due to the multiple tweeters and midrange drivers, the seating height does not matter as much as with conventional speakers, which typically require that the ears be aligned with the tweeters. The “sweet spot” significantly opens up in all directions. A complete front-channel set of LS-1000s retails for around $12,450.

The BW-20 is a passive subwoofer with two 305mm (12-inch) bass drivers in a large, rigid cabinet. The passive design enables you to choose a power amplifier to bestsuit your application. Lyngdorf says the BW-20 has been designed as a ‘boundary woofer’ so it performs best when placed near the wall boundaries, ideally in the front corners. “This achieves the best impulse response by avoiding delayed bass bouncing back off the walls, and instead takes advantage of room acoustics,” said Poutakidis.

The Lyngdorf Audio BW-20 retails for $5,500.