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ADAM Audio S5A MK2 Pair (Matte Black Finish)

Active 3-Way Studio Main Monitor Pair, with two 11'' HexaCone woofers, a 5'' HexaCone midrange unit, and A.R.T. Midrange and Tweeter
A large-format, vertically oriented active four-way monitor, the S5A MK2 features ADAM's proprietary Accelerated Ribbon Technology (A.R.T.) folded ribbon tweeter and midrange drivers, yielding unprecedented clarity and detail.
The S5VA MK2 was designed to be used as either a midfield or main monitor in - stereo or multichannel - high-end professional studio applications.

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The S5A MK2 monitor transport the fundamental virtues of the A.R.T.technology and the HexaCone® woofers to much higher SPL regions. As the diaphragm areas involved are considerably enlarged an outstandingly impressive combination of natural sound and high dynamics is achieved. Two 11” HexaCone® woofers, a 5” HexaCone® midrange unit, an A.R.T. midrange and tweeter are capable of filling large control rooms with breathtaking realism and stunning dynamic peaks. A front panel carries variable controls for input sensitivity, level controls for tweeter and midrange amplifiers as well as ±6dB shelving filters on both ends of the frequency spectrum.


ADAM Audio S5A MK2 Features :
  • Dual 11" HexaCone Woofer provides tight, punchy bass down to 28Hz
  • 5" HexaCone Midrange Driver for detailed & accurate midrange
  • A.R.T. Tweeter provides enormous clarity and transient reproduction
  • Bass-Reflex Cabinet with dual bass ports on the front
  • Internal Class-A/B PWM Amplification
  • Input Gain sensitivity and variable low & high shelving EQ filters
  • Level controls for tweeter and midrange amplifiers
  • XLR Balanced Input


ADAM studio monitors are state-of-the-art, no compromise speakers intended for audio engineers who are interested in the truest possible reproduction of their recordings. ADAM monitors have been constructed with one design objective only: to achieve the most realistic sound quality for each speaker in the line.

Groundbreaking innovation in electro-acoustic transducers, painstaking design and superior materials are the cornerstones of ADAM Technology. The authentic reproduction of recordings of acoustical events (a frequently discussed and subjective issue) is our yardstick in the unconditional search for the finest product possible.
To achieve this goal we combine years of our own musical and acoustic experience and with feedback from the critical 'golden ears' of our professional customers, and double-check the results with the most advanced measurement techniques in order to ensure the finest sound reproduction available at any price.
ADAM Audio produces a complete range of both passive and active monitoring systems to suit any given studio environment, from the smallest home/project studios to the most demanding professional environments and applications.


New HexaCone™-woofer:
The new HexaCone™-woofers are designed with larger and longer voice coils that deliver more linear excursion for higher SPL max. values. A stronger magnetic structure is added as well for an optimum in efficiency and accuracy.

Accelerated Ribbon Technology
The A.R.T. (Accelerated Ribbon Technology) tweeters and midrange units take a completely new approach in kinematics to move air and improve the quality of music reproduction. Based on the original works of Dr. Oskar Heil, who invented his "Air Motion Transformer" back in 1972, new electroacoustic transducers have been developed that are based on improved layouts and new materials. The membrane consists of a lamella like folded diaphragm whose single folds move according to the alternate current, thus squeezing air in and out. All other loudspeaker drive units, whether they are voice coil driven, electrostatics, piezos or magnetostatics, act like a piston, moving air in a 1:1 ratio. This is undesirable, as the specific weight of air is much lower than that of the driving mechanics. Speaking in terms of electrical Engineering one could say there is a bad match between source and load. The A.R.T. principle achieves a 4:1 velocity transformation between driving diaphragm and driven air, i. e. the air moves in and out four times faster than the folds itself are moving. This superior "motor" is responsible for the enormous clarity and transient reproduction that is to be heard from the A.R.T. drive units.

A.R.T. tweeters are superior in musical clarity and transient reproduction. They have an above average efficiency of ~93 dB/W/m, a perfectly linear impedance of 3.2 Ohms, an equally perfect phase response of +/- 1 degree within the used bandwidth, a reasonable directivity characteristic and a thermal power handling that exceeds that of 1" domes by a factor of 2 to 3. Summed up here is a completely new transducer that has no weaknesses in terms of operation, compatibility, reliability or other electroacoustic specifications. Looking back into loudspeaker history you will not find anything comparable.

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