Grimm Audio LS1be
Active 2-way flagship monitor
Studio Monitor$25,250Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Studio Monitor
- Description
- Active 2-way flagship monitor
- Topology
- 2-way, sealed 14L enclosure, unidirectional response down to 250Hz
- Signal path
- Analog
- Form factor
- floorstanding (integrated half-cylinder stand)
- Sample rate (kHz)
- 44.1-192 (up to 384 via optional LS1i USB)
- DSP
- Computer Aided Calibration linearization; DSP-controlled frequency response
- Powered
- active
- Power (W)
- 2x120W per cabinet (bi-amped); idle consumption 16W
- Drivers
- 8-inch magnesium woofer, 1-inch beryllium tweeter (co-developed with Seas)
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-27kHz +0.5/-3dB; 30Hz-20kHz +/-0.5dB (unsmoothed)
- Max SPL
- ~105dB
- Back design
- 1150mm (standard) or 1450mm (studio) H x 520mm W x 160mm D; 14L cabinet; Hi-Macs artificial stone, bamboo veneer, or all-black finish options
- Country of manufacture
- Netherlands
Details
Controls: optional LS1r remote (volume/source/mute)
I/O: Analog and digital inputs; DSP-controlled analog subwoofer output; USB via optional LS1i (64/128fs DSD, DXD playback); CAT5 link for optional LS1r remote
Notable use: Testimonials from Jerboa Mastering (Gent), Motor Music (Mechelen), Dave Collins Mastering (Los Angeles), Mack Avenue Records (New York)
Notes: FLAG: Grimm's own product page states this model is 'soon to be discontinued' (superseded by the newer LS1c flagship, which is marketed hifi-only per Grimm and excluded from this pro-audio catalog per scope). Signal-to-noise ratio 114dB unweighted per dealer spec sheet.