Description
- The single, Adam Professional Audio T-Series T8V is an affordable, high-quality, near-field, active studio monitor well suited for project studios, commercial recording facilities, and broadcast environments. The speaker features Adam’s U-Art 1.9″ accelerated ribbon tweeter with HPS waveguide and a 8″ polypropylene woofer with a rear-firing bass-reflex port. The unit is bi-amped with 70W allocated to the woofer, while 20W powers the tweeter, which combine to provide a frequency response of 33 Hz to 25 kHz and a maximum SPL of 118 dB. The rear panel offers XLR and RCA connections with controls for input sensitivity, gain, high-shelf (-2, 0, +2 dB), and low-shelf (-2, 0, +2 dB). The Adam Professional Audio T8V ships with a power cord.
8" polypropylene low-frequency driver
The drivers in ADAM Audio studio monitors benefit from years of in-house research and development and take advantage of the latest advances in technology and materials science. The woofer in the T8V is engineered to deliver optimized low-frequency reproduction with extended dynamic range and freedom from coloration
The U-ART accelerated-ribbon tweeter
Instead of producing sound with a piston-like diaphragm like most loudspeakers, ADAM Audio's U-ART accelerated-ribbon tweeter uses a pleated diaphragm that prevents distortion by moving air four times faster than the folds themselves are moving.
ADAM Audio: elevating the state of the art
ADAM Audio's custom driver technology expresses itself in breakthroughs such as their X-ART (eXtended Accelerating Ribbon Technology) tweeter, which is based on a groundbreaking 1960s invention, the Heil Air Motion Transformer — and in fact, was the main impetus for the formation of ADAM Audio.
Formulate loudspeaker components
Embracing, exploiting, and working with modern materials has allowed ADAM Audio to formulate loudspeaker components that continually elevate the state of the art in studio monitor design. Materials such as rare-earth magnets and high-strength diaphragm foils have increased reliability, enhanced performance, and made possible new driver geometry.
- U-ART 1.9″ Accelerated Ribbon Tweeter
- Allows longer operation with fewer signs of fatigue
- Breakup is prevented by the folded diaphragms, distortions are effectively reduced to a minimum
- Advanced dynamic range due to acoustically effective diaphragm surface that is 2.5 times bigger (compared to a classic tweeter according to the piston principle)
- Air velocity ratio of 4:1 during the sound generation by folded U-ART membrane
- Direct, fast response in the high-range even with complex transients
- HPS waveguide from the S Series
- Makes dispersion more consistent and imaging more stable over a wider area
- Reduction of early reflections on the surfaces of mixing consoles, desks, and more
- Lightweight polypropylene construction of the woofer
- Excellent transient response even at high sound levels without breakup of the diaphragm
- Vertical 2-way system with 5″ woofer
- High resolution of the stereo image
- Rear-firing bass reflex port
- Bass reproduction with very low compression
- Linear frequency response of 33 Hz to 25 kHz
- Unbiased reproduction in a wide frequency band
- Maximum peak sound pressure per pair in 3.3′ (1 m) 106 dB
- Powerful, compression-free sound reproduction even at very high sound levels
- DSP-powered crossover design
- Smooth frequency response without interference between the drivers in the critical midrange
- Simple room acoustic adjustments via high- and low-shelf filters
- Allows optimal adaptation to acoustically difficult listening environments or individual preferences
- Analog inputs over XLR and RCA
- Optimized for balanced and unbalanced line signals
- Acoustically optimized cabinet geometry
- Reduction of unwanted reflections on the cabinets
Number of Included Monitors: Single Monitor
Enclosure: Bass-Reflex/Ported, Shielded
Total Power Output: 90 W
Tweeter: 1x 1.9″ / 48.3 mm Ribbon
Woofer: 1x 8″ / 20.32 cm Polypropylene Cone
Amplifiers:
LF: 70 W Class-D
HF: 20 W Class-D
Frequency Range: 33 Hz to 25 kHz
Maximum Sound Pressure Level (SPL): 118 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): 0.5%
Analog Input Sensitivity/Gain: +4 / -10 dB
EQ: 1x HF Shelf: -2 to +2 dB | 1x LF Shelf: -2 to +2 dB
Crossover Frequency: 2.6 kHz
Crossover Type: Active
Audio I/O:
1x XLR 3-Pin Balanced Line Input (10 Kilohms)
1x RCA Unbalanced Line Input (20 Kilohms)
AC Input Power: 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption: 150 W
Color: Black
Monitor Orientation: Vertical
Dimensions (W x H x D): 9.8 x 15.7 x 13.2″ / 25 x 40 x 33.5 cm
Weight: 21.6 lb / 9.8 kg
