Dynaudio · M · Studio monitor

M4 MkII

Product description
Dynaudio Acoustics' largest main monitor: a 145 kg soffit four-way with four 300 mm MSP woofers in a 2×2 grid, two 170 mm low-mids, a 56 mm dome for the upper midrange and an Esotar 3 on top. It is passive in the sense that matters here — there is no amplifier in the cabinet, and Dynaudio asks for four channels of 500 to 1000 watts each, from its own DA or DCA amplifiers. 130 dB stereo at two metres, 35 Hz, crossed at 250 Hz, 2 kHz and 5 kHz. Front-ported through four vents at the corners of the baffle, in black textured paint or optional solid oak, cherry, walnut or maple; custom cabinet sizes are made on request, which is what a monitor built into a wall usually needs.

Performance — where it sits in the catalog

BassTrebleCone area
Bass reachTreble reachCone area
M435 Hz20 kHz3312 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#99 of 114 studio monitor
PowerPassive
Height900 mm
Width850 mm
Depth680 mm
Footprint5780 cm²
Space taken520.2 L
Weight145 kg
EnclosureBass reflex, front port
Drivers1× 28 mm tweeter (Esotar 3 soft dome), 1× 56 mm midrange (soft dome), 2× 170 mm mid-bass (MSP cone), 4× 300 mm woofer (MSP cone)
Crossover frequency250 / 2000 / 5000 Hz
Frequency response35–20000 Hz
Recommended amp500–1000 W
Where to buyCheck availability ↗
Manufacturerdynaudio.com ↗
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