Dynaudio · M · Studio monitor

M1 MkII

Product description
The smallest M-series and the only true two-way in it: two 180 mm MSP woofers either side of an Esotar 3, crossed once at 1.65 kHz, in a horizontal box 26 cm tall and 14 kg. Passive throughout — one amplifier channel of 250 to 500 watts per speaker drives the whole thing, which makes it the simplest monitor Dynaudio Acoustics sells and the one that fits a meter bridge. 50 Hz is where it stops, 122 dB stereo at two metres is what it does before it gets there. Front-ported through a single vent under the tweeter.

Performance — where it sits in the catalog

BassTrebleCone area
Bass reachTreble reachCone area
M150 Hz20 kHz515 cm²
How to read this chart

Each axis spans the range the 114 studio monitors in the catalog actually cover, so equal distance means equal difference — and for cone area and the two frequencies, which are read as ratios, equal distance means equal ratio. The dashed inner ring is where the scale starts, not zero. Ranked within a class because a bookshelf measured against floorstanders is feeble on every axis for the single reason that it is a bookshelf. Cone area is summed from the drive units — no maker publishes it. Bass and treble reach are quoted to different tolerances and only 56% of the catalog says which, so read those two axes as approximate. Not shown: Sensitivity, Easy load — the maker publishes no figure.

Units
TypeStudio monitor
HiFi ladder position#11 of 114 studio monitor
PowerPassive
Height256 mm
Width476 mm
Depth393 mm
Footprint1871 cm²
Space taken47.9 L
Weight14 kg
EnclosureBass reflex, front port
Drivers1× 28 mm tweeter (Esotar 3 soft dome), 2× 180 mm woofer (MSP cone)
Crossover frequency1650 Hz
Frequency response50–20000 Hz
Recommended amp250–500 W
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Manufacturerdynaudio.com ↗
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