Dynaudio Core 7 Two-way Studio Monitor

know the truth when you hear itThe Dynaudio Core 7 has been designed alongside industry professionals to create the most compact model in the Dynaudio range of high-end professional reference monitor systems. This no-compromise two-way design features two class-D amplifiers (one 500W amp for the mid/woofer and a 150W unit for the tweeter), along with the best of modern DSP technology and a flat bass response down to 38Hz – 31kHz +/- 6dB and 45Hz – 27kHz +/- 3dB. It’s been designed and engineered especially to meet the challenges of high-demand environments that recording engineers, mixers, producers, and editors work in from day to day.

Each driver unit is handmade at the factory in Denmark. As Dynaudio produce 1.4 million drivers each year for the home hi-fi, custom-install, in-car and pro-studio markets, extreme consistency is a given. This makes it possible to use Core monitors in multiple studios and have them all sound and perform at the same high level, giving you everything you need to hear, regardless of the setting.

at a glance • A 500W class-D amp for the mid/woofer, and 150W for the tweeter
• Designed and made in Denmark using a world-class Jupiter measuring facility
• Simple to use, powerful to listen to, tailor for any listening environment

A New LevelThe soft-dome tweeters provide hours of pinpoint imaging and detail without the listener fatigue common to other designs. Core 7 builds on this heritage with the brand-new Esotar Pro tweeter – the latest breakthrough in engineers’ obsessive attention to driver detail. New advanced manufacturing techniques and Dynaudio's astonishing Jupiter testing facility, have enabled designers to take tweeter design to a new level with the revolutionary Hexis system. Hexis optimises airflow, smooths frequency response and eliminates unwanted internal resonances, resulting in incredible imaging, transient detail, and effortless high-frequency response.

Core 7’s mid/woofer driver is also another leap forward. Taking proprietary MSP (Magnesium Silicate Polymer) cone material along with aluminium voice coils, glass-fibre formers and advanced magnet designs to produce drivers capable of the kind of accuracy you never thought was possible. MSP offers the best combination of lightness, stiffness and damping – making it possible to produce deep, accurate bass while also delivering natural midrange detail, all in one driver for the best imaging and point-source delivery.

Simple IntegrationPositioning is crucial when installing a monitor system, which is why each Core 7 has two DSP filter switches to address its position and boundary locations. For example, if you place the monitors on the meter bridge of a large-format mixing console, set them to ‘Desk’. This will help compensate for the first reflection created by the mixing surface. On the other hand, if you put the monitors into a purpose-built wall, setting the Position 1 filter to ‘Soffit’ will compensate for the enhanced bass response.

Boundary effects created by placing a monitor close to walls or a ceiling can be compensated for by adjusting the Position 2 filter between ‘Wall’ or ‘Corner’. These filters help compensate for the reflections created by the boundary walls, especially in the lower frequencies. There’s also a low-frequency 80Hz Linkwitz-Riley cutoff that can be used if you’re using Core 7 with a subwoofer to extend the low frequency response.

Users can also change the overall presentation. Core 7 uses the same concept as the LYD series Sound Balance filter – a different design to typical shelving-EQ tweeter and woofer adjustments found on most active monitors. Instead of just fine-tuning the tweeter level up or down, which will affect phase response, Core 7 uses a full-spectrum band-pass filter that tilts depending on the desired tonal response. In the ‘Dark’ setting, the whole frequency response is tilted so that 20kHz is down -1.5dB, while 20Hz is up +1.5dB. In ‘Bright’, the tilt is reversed (+1.5dB at 20kHz and -1.5dB at 20Hz). This gentle filter maintains the proper phase response between the drivers while providing the tone that meet your needs. The changes are small, but is often enough to make the sound balance spot on.

Works With YouThe noise-floor and signal resolution of any monitoring system is important to its performance. If you’re using the analogue or digital inputs, you need to be able to control the gain staging between the monitor controller and the speaker system. Dynaudio provided a range of 0dBu to +24dBu to match the analogue input sensitivity to the output level. Once optimised, Core 7 processes all analogue signals at a 192kHz sampling rate and 64-bit resolution in the DSP (from the 24-bit analogue-to-digital converter) for the greatest degree of mathematical precision.

There’s a switch to determine the maximum output SPL with the greatest bit-depth in the DSP. If you want the maximum level, set this to 112dB. If you work mostly at lower levels, choose a lower SPL setting to optimise the bit-depth of the DSP for both inputs. When using the AES digital inputs, you must determine which channel (left or right) of the AES stream is used for that monitor. Core 7’s DSP works at the incoming sample rate and either locks to the digital audio clock or word clock to maintain the most accurate signal possible.