Yamaha DXR And DXS Self Powered Speakers

First off, let me tell you as a sound engineer I was delighted to hear that Yamaha had partnered with PA kings, Nexo to create these great speakers. At the heart of the DXR series is some serious 48-bit DSP processing including Yamahaís FIR-X crossover filtering, and multi-band dynamic processors designed to maximise quality in power output and speaker components. The result is a massive 1100 watts across the whole DXR range. The DXR speakers come in an 8”, 10”, 12” and 15” formats with the 8” enclosure weighing only 13kgs.

Each DXR speaker features two independent amplifiers, one powering the woofer and one powering the tweeter, and can reach up to a brain-melting SPL (sound pressure level) of 133dB. Pushing sound at such high levels has made Yamaha include a range of sound protection devices to protect transducers, power amplifiers and an onboard limiter  monitored with a small LED. On the back of the DXR, there's a bunch of input options, a +4dbU Mic/Line input and level control, Mic Thru to go out to an external source, 2 x -10dBu Line inputs (mono/ stereo) w/ level and a -10dBu stereo RCA input w/ level. There's also a link out to run another DXR speaker in either dual mono or stereo mode. A DSP function allows each speaker to run in either Front of House mode or Stage Monitor, as well as a high pass filter at either 120 Hz or 100 Hz when coupling with a sub. The low frequency range of the DXR speakers can be extended with the use of the DXS subwoofers. Each sub boasts a massive 950 watt class D amplifier for another big SPL of 132 dB and is designed to couple specifically with DXRís, having a top panel pole mount that connects the two. 

Listening to the DXR and DXS speakers almost felt like listening to studio monitors. These things sound amazing. I was considerably impressed with how Yamaha has used onboard DSP processing to constantly calculate and refine the sound being emitted from the speakers. The design of the DXRís was fantastic and I can see then being used for a wide variety of purposes. I canít wait to see these speakers being used at live shows to really hear them in their element.

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