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Studio Monitors
 
6.15.2007

Yorkville YSM2P 46-Watt Powered Monitor

Features: Two-way; 5-1/4” woven laminate woofer; 1” polyester dome, medium viscosity ferrofluid cooled tweeter; 32 W LF amp; 14 W HF amp; magnetic shielding.

Price: $398 per pair.

Contact: Yorkville Sound at 716-297-2920, www.yorkville.com.

Hosa Technology Cu 5 with Binary Drive Studio Reference Monitor

Features: Two-way; 5.25” carbon fiber woofer; 1.5” silk dome tweeter; 24-bit/96-kHz class-D amplification; Toslink (optical) and S/PDIF (coaxial) digital inputs; zero intermodulation distortion; 0 dB noise floor (in digital mode only).

Price: $899.00 per pair.

Contact: Hosa Technology at 714-522-8878, www.hosatech.com.

Trident LS102A Powered Monitors

Features: Two-way; two 4” white-coned low-to-mid drivers; one 1” dome tweeter; magnetic shielding; 120 watt RMS; balanced input; input sensitivity adjustable from muted to +10dBV; 55 Hz – 22 kHz; sensitivity 85dB; with a very low distortion rating; black vinyl cabinet.

Price: $1,960.00 per pair, $6,311for a 5.1 surround system with subwoofer.

Contact: Trident Audio Ltd at (011 44) 147 481 5300, www.tridentaudio.co.uk.

SLS PS8R Powered Studio Monitor

Features: Two-way; 8” woofer; 5” planar ribbon HF driver; SLS/Evenstar Sigma-Delta 1-bit digital biamplification; 270 W LF amp; 50 W HF amp; balanced XLR inputs with volume control; 111 dB maximum calculated @ 1 meter continuous output.

Price: $1,570 each.

Contact: SLS Loudspeakers at 417-883-4549, www.slsaudio.com.

M-Audio EX66 Reference Monitor

Features: Two-way; twin 6” piston linear woofers; 1” titanium dome tweeter; OptImage II waveguide; onboard DSP; 24-bit/192 kHz digital inputs; twin 100 W amplifiers.

Price: $699.95 each.

Contact: M Audio at 866-633-9050, www.m-audio.com.

Adam Audio A7 Powered Monitor

Features: Two-way; 6.5” carbon fiber woofer; Accelerated Ribbon Technology tweeter; twin 50 W amps; front panel detented volume control; EQ controls; tweeter control; RCA/XLR inputs; magnetic shielding.

Price: $999 per pair.

Contact: ADAM Audio USA at 818-991-3800, www.adam-audio.com.

Yamaha MSP7 Professional Studio Monitor

Features: Two-way; 6.5” polypropylene cone woofer; 1” titanium dome tweeter; onboard 80 W LF amp; onboard 50 W HF amp; level, high trim, low trim controls; one-piece molded enclosure with rounded baffle; magnetic shielding.

Price: $699 each.

Contact: Yamaha Corporation of America at 714-522-9000, www.yamaha.com.

Tannoy Precision 8D

Features: Two-way; 8” Dual Concentric driver; concentrically-mounted 1” titanium tweeter; 1” titanium SuperTweeter; Wideband technology; 120 W LF amp; 60 W HF amp; Active-Assist software.

Price: $1,029 each.

Contact: Tannoy North America at 519-745-1158, www.tannoy.com.

Blue Sky International EXO Stereo Monitoring System

Features: Two two-way satellites and one subwoofer; 3” woofer, 1” soft-dome tweeter for satellite; 8” woofer for sub; 35 W amp per satellite; 90 W amp subwoofer; desktop remote control/connection hub (XLR/TRS, RCA and 3.5mm mini jack inputs); headphone output jack.

Price: $399.

Contact: Blue Sky International at 516-249-1399, www.abluesky.com.

SAC Pro Audio Pump 8A Powered Direct Field Monitors

Features: Two-way; 8” mineral-filled polypropylene cone woofer; 1” ferrofluid-cooled soft dome tweeter; biamplified; 100 W LF amp; 50 W HF amp; front volume control; magnetic shielding; delay protection circuit.

Price: $529 per pair.

Contact: SAC Pro Audio/Kaysound at 514-633-8877, www.sac-pro.com.

Klein + Hummel O300D Three-Way Active Studio Monitor

Features: Three-way; 8” woofer; 3” dome midrange driver; 1” titanium/fabric dome tweeter; triamplified; magnetic shielding; switchable transformer balanced analog/digital inputs; 40 Hz – 20 kHz; onboard EQ; 24-bit D/A converter; onboard 150 W LF amp; dual 65 W amps.

Price: $3,395 each.

Contact: Klein + Hummel/Sennheiser USA at 860-434-9190, www.sennheiserusa.com.

KRK Systems VXT8 Powered Monitor

Features: Two-way; 8” woven kevlar woofer, 1” silk dome ferrite tweeter; biamplified; 120 W LF amp; 60 W HF amp; wider “sweet spot” cabinet design; OmniMount compatible.

Price: $1,598 per pair.

Contact: KRK Systems at 954-316-1590, www.krksyscom.

Nady Audio SM-300A Powered Monitor

Features: Two-way; 8” woofer; 1” ferrofluid-cooled soft dome tweeter; 2” tuned cylindrical port; 1/4-inch balanced/unbalanced TRS inputs; 35 Hz – 20 kHz; 70 W LF amp; 50 W HF amp; magnetically shielded.

Price: $429 per pair.

Contact: Nady Audio at 510-562-2411, www.nady.com.

JBL LSR4328P Powered Monitor

Features: Two-way; 8” neodymium woofer; 1” neodymium tweeter; Linear Spatial Reference technology; 150 W LF amp; 70 W HF amp; boundary compensation settings; Room Mode Correction technology; HiQnet; wireless remote and Control Center software; magnetic shielding.

Price: $1,399 per pair.

Contact: JBL Professional at 800-852-5776, www.jblpro.com.

Griffin Audio G1.5 Active In-Wall Monitor

Features: Three-way; 15” woofer; twin 9” midrange woofers; isoplanar ribbon tweeter; 500 W LF amp; twin 250 W mid/high frequency amps; DSP active controls; cabinet in choice of wood/finish.

Price: $19,900 per pair.

Contact: Griffin Audio USA at 914-248-7680, www.griffinaudiousa.com.

Genelec 8240A Biamplified DSP Loudspeaker

Features: Two-way, 6.5” woofer; 3/4” tweeter; 90 W LF amp; 90 W HF amp; AES digital and XLR analog inputs; MDE cabinet; onboard calibration DSP with GLM software.

Price: $1,595 each.

Contact: Genelec at 508-652-0900, www.genelecusa.com.

Thiel Audio PowerPoint 1.2 Coherent Source Monitor

Features: Two-way; 6.5” woofer; 1” coaxially-mounted dome tweeter; cast aluminum wedge-shaped cabinet; on-wall or on-ceiling mounting.

Price: $1,450 each.

Contact: Thiel Audio at 859-254-9427, www.thielaudio.com.

Mackie HR824mk2 High-Resolution Studio Monitor

Features: Two-way; 8.75” woofer; 1” titanium ferrofluid-cooled tweeter; Optimized Waveguide; 150 W LF amplifier; 100 W HF amplifier; cast-aluminum Zero Edge Baffle; passive radiator extends bass to 35 Hz; acoustic space, LF roll-off and HF controls; MoniMount ready; THX pm3 certified.

Price: $799.99 each.

Contact: Mackie at 800-258-6883, www.mackie.com.

Tapco S8 Active Studio Monitor

Features: Two-way; 8” woofer; 1” Waveguide-loaded silk dome tweeter; twin 60 W amplifiers; LF boost, HF boost/cut controls; balanced TRS/XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs; magnetically shielded.

Price: $619.99 per pair.

Contact: Tapco at 877-TAPCO-69, www.tapcogear.com.

Dynaudio Acoustics BM 6A MK II Powered Analog Monitor

Features: Two-way; 6.9” woofer; 1.1” soft dome tweeter; 100 W LF amp; 50 W HF amp; integrated positioning filters (LF/MF/HF shelving/notch); 60/80 Hz high-pass filter; clip indicator LED; slow attack optical HF protection; balanced XLR input.

Price: $1,745 a pair.

Contact: Dynaudio Acoustics/TC Electronic 818-665-4900, www.dynaudioacoustics.com.

ATC SCM 300 ASL Pro

Features: Three-way; twin 15” Super Linear woofers; 3” soft dome mid-range driver; 34 mm dome tweeter; four-way Class A monoblock amp delivering 275 W LF, 200 W mid-range and 100 W HF power; 121 continuous SPL; Grounded Source Topology; several finishes.

Price: $32,250 per pair.

Contact: ATC/TransAudio Group at 702-365-5155, www.transaudiogroup.com.

Lipinski Sound L-707

Features: Two-way; Twin 7” glass fiber woofers; 1” neodymium tweeter; time adjusted; magnetic shielding; 1” MDF cabinet; 56 Hz - 20 kHz.

Price: $2,495 each.

Contact: Lipinski Sound at 877-876-4844, www.lipinskisound.com.

Bag End M-6 Time Align Loudspeaker System

Features: Two-way; 6” cone woofer; 1” coaxially mounted neodymium tweeter; equalizer filter @ 3.5 kHz; five-way binding posts; 3/4” MDF, black textured paint finish enclosure.

Price: $2,130.

Contact: Bag End at 847-382-4550, www.bagend.com.

Avantone MixCubes

Features: 5.25” passive full-range 8 ohm paper cone driver; high-rigidity MDF cabinet/baffle for low resonance; radiused corners/edges for diffraction reduction; female mic stand mount in base; magnetically shielded.

Price: $199 per pair.

Contact: Avant Electronics at 909-931-9061, www.avantelectronics.com.

Samson Technologies Rubicon 8a Active Studio Monitors

Features: 8” woofer; tuned shelf port; 2-inch velocity ribbon tweeter.

Price: $639.99 per pair.

Contact: Samson Technologies at 800-3-SAMSON, www.samsontech.com.

Hot House PRM 165 Monitor

Features: Two-way; 6.5” long-throw woofer; 1” recessed soft dome tweeter; magnetic shielding.

Price: $1,399 per pair.

Contact: Hot House at 845-691-6077, www.hothousepro.com.

NHT M-80 Xd Tracking Monitor

Features: Twin 8” magnesium cone woofers; twin 2” aluminum dome mids; one 1” aluminum dome tweeter; XdA DSP processor/amplifier plus “slave” 250 W XdB amp.

Price: $7,000 per pair

Contact: NHT at 800-648-9993, www.nhthifi.com.

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