DD AUDIO is proud to re-introduce the LSS-161 close field studio monitor, a foundational audio product in Digital Designs history. We have been working on the design and tooling of the components for over two years, refining every aspect and element for the newest version of these high definition bookshelf speakers to bring audiophile excellence to your home, office, or studio.
2-way Bookshelf Speakers
The LSS-161 delivers audiophile detail and studio-grade imaging to any space. Re-engineered from the inside out, it embodies decades of True to the Source® craftsmanship for an authentic, breathtaking listening experience.
Limited edition. Less than 50 pairs available.
$999
BACK TO THE 80s
In the early 1980s, digital audio technologies were quietly reshaping the studio. With cleaner signal paths and a dramatically lower noise floor, recordings began to reveal textures and space. Soft passages breathed, transients rose and fell with intention, and the sound opened into something clearer. The refined dynamic presence in early digital reproductions changed listener expectations, setting the stage for an evolution that would redefine hi-fidelity.
In 1986, a young engineer in San Diego recognized what this shift in sound would demand. He staked his future on a simple philosophy: keep it True to the Source®. From that belief, Digital Designs was born, a company dedicated to building speakers capable of revealing this emerging clarity in full.
This philosophy was the starting place in the engineering of the original LSS-161 close field monitor. The LSS-161 was integral to the early success of Digital Designs, and almost 40 years after its introduction, it’s back, loaded with DD AUDIO’s new C Series Woofer and Tweeter – components that are, at every level, high fidelity.
In the upper range the tweeters produce a rich, airy feeling that reveals clear detail with every octave.
In the midrange the woofers render vocals with distinctly natural and life-like character, while delivering band instruments and samplings with smooth layering.
In the lower range you will be stunned by the clean, tight beats and be lulled by the rhythmic transient response.
In the LSS-161 bass reflex cabinet these components will produce musicality without ear fatigue and resolution without edge.
WOOFER CONE
WOOFER SURROUND
WOOFER COIL
TWEETER DIAPHRAGM
TWEETER MOTOR
TWEETER DIAPHRAGM
PORT DESIGN
INNER STRUCTURE
DOUBLE BAFFLE
FINISH
TWEETER FEATURES
- 5 Octave Broadband Tuned Cavity Tweeter
- (Fs): 580Hz-40kHz
- 0.035mm Magnesium/Aluminum Alloy Diaphragm
- Double Neo Motor w/Copper Shorting Ring
- Aluminum Waveguide
- Tangential Impregnated Silk Surround w/Tetoron Molded Pleats
- Stainless Steel Grill
WOOFER FEATURES
- Carbonfibre/Glassfibre Cross Weave Composite Cone
- Multidensity NBR Rubber Surround
- Bifiliar Pure Copper Voice Coil Winding
- Low Distortion Copper Shorting Ring Motor
- Minimum Phase Precision Crossover
ENCLOSURE FEATURES
- Natural Walnut Veneer
- Double Baffle
- Low Velocity Rear Fire, Curved Opening Port
- Magnetic Cloth Grill
- Solid Copper Binding Posts
- Screw In Speaker Spikes w/Anti-Scratch Bases
TWEETER FEATURES
- 5 Octave Broadband Tuned Cavity Tweeter
- (Fs): 580Hz-40kHz
- 0.035mm Magnesium/Aluminum Alloy Diaphragm
- Double Neo Motor w/Copper Shorting Ring
- Aluminum Waveguide
- Tangential Impregnated Silk Surround w/Tetoron Molded Pleats
- Stainless Steel Grill
WOOFER FEATURES
- Carbonfibre/Glassfibre Cross Weave Composite Cone
- Multidensity NBR Rubber Surround
- Bifiliar Pure Copper Voice Coil Winding
- Low Distortion Copper Shorting Ring Motor
- Minimum Phase Precision Crossover
ENCLOSURE FEATURES
- Natural Walnut Veneer
- Double Baffle
- Low Velocity Rear Fire, Curved Opening Port
- Magnetic Cloth Grill
- Solid Copper Binding Posts
- Screw In Speaker Spikes w/Anti-Scratch Bases
Audio devices of all kinds are a sum of their parts, so that is where the design stages begin. Following the energy as it moves through the parts, the magnetic motor system, the alternating current being delivered, the physical materials on the way to sound wave propagation of air molecules.
Audio devices of all kinds are a sum of their parts, so that is where the design stages begin. Following the energy as it moves through the parts, the magnetic motor system, the alternating current being delivered, the physical materials on the way to sound wave propagation of air molecules.
Approaching this project with more than four decades of audio experience we purposefully chose to assume nothing, and instead dove into the physics of all these areas with renewed passion and eagerness. Magnetics, material science, adhesives, conductivity, and much more. We were looking for better ways to ensure energy transfer with the least amount of disruption or dissipation and nothing was ignored. What we learned can be found in the Digital Designs LSS-161. It isn’t simply a re-release, but a re-discovery.
The True To The Source® endeavor has been our focus in every direction of every product since the beginning and will continue to be our enduring commitment into the future. We’re very pleased to share this piece of DD AUDIO history with you.
The True To The Source® endeavor has been our focus in every direction of every product since the beginning and will continue to be our enduring commitment into the future. We’re very pleased to share this piece of DD AUDIO history with you.
