A new high-performance monitoring bundle is now available from Dynaudio Acoustics -- The PLM3A is a set of Dynaudio Acoustics M3A three-way monitors, plus a Lab.gruppen PLM 10000Q amplifier and Lake and TC Electronic processing.

The bundle's M3A monitors are equipped with clean, dynamic speakers, which feature a pair of 300 mm bass drivers complemented by two 150 mm piston midrange drivers. The high frequencies are accommodated by a high-power version of the 28 mm Esotec T-330 DA dome tweeter. All of the drivers are ferrofluid cooled -- a benefit made possible on low-frequency drivers by the use of custom designed ferrofluid compounds applied to tightly tolerated voice coil gaps.

Likewise, Lab.gruppen's PLM 10000Q amplifier delivers 4 x 2,300W at 4 ohms and is based on technology from the company's FP+ series. Moreover, the amp is based on Lab.gruppen’s Class-TD amplifier design that offers the efficiency of Class-D amplification with the purity of Class-B designs. According to the manufacturer, a new circuit provides substantially greater current-carrying capabilities, while the Regulated Switch Mode Power Supply (R.SMPS) is optimized to deliver full power during long low-frequency bursts as well as maintain stable rail voltages despite fluctuating line voltage. Advanced cross-overs inside the PLM 10000Q feed its four output stages, allowing for optimized RMS and true-peak limiter settings for the low and mid / high drivers.

The PLM3A bundle also features Lake and TC Electronic processing for high audio quality in any room. The PLM 10000Q amplifer holds two full-featured Lake Processor modules, each offering settings for gain, delay, crossover slope, equalization, and limiting that provide the power to correct, shape, and optimize any sound source for any control room. Exclusive Lake Processing algorithms are included for Raised Cosine Equalization, linear phase crossovers, LimiterMax loudspeaker protection, and Iso-Float ground isolation.

As Dynaudio Acoustic notes, Raised Cosine Equalization is the foundation for the Lake Mesa EQ and the Ideal Graphic EQ, the two EQ interfaces used by the Dolby Lake Processor. Mesa EQ offers asymmetric filtering to match the asymmetric responses of many loudspeaker systems, while the Ideal Graphic EQ offers true sum-to-flat response, so that the adjustments provide uniform boost and cut along with greater selectivity.

Dynaudio Acoustics M3A main features and specs:

• Linear phase frequency response
• Every monitor is matched to any other monitor within ± 1.5 dB
• 28 mm ESOTAR soft dome tweeter with aluminum voice coil
• Dual 150 mm magnesium silicate impregnated polypropylene (MSP) midrange drivers with 75 mm voice coils
• Dual 300 mm polypropylene bass drivers with large 100 mm aluminum voice coils, offering improvements in power handling, bass response, and distortion figures over conventional systems
• Gold-plated professional binding posts accepting heavy-gauge speaker cable
• Heavy internal damping for minimum cabinet resonance
• Thermal protection of the tweeter
• Frequency response: 30 Hz to 20 kHz
• 129 dB SPL @ 1 meter
• Dimensions: 770 mm (H) x 550 mm (W) x 500 mm (D)
• Weight: 55 kg.

The PLM3A monitoring bundle is now shipping for $18,000. For more information on the bundle's M3A three-way monitors, Lab.gruppen PLM 10000Q amplifier, or Lake and TC Electronic processing, visit dynaudioacoustics.com.