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Featuresmonitormonitor
Near field monitoring
Mountshelfshelf
Specs
Typeactiveactive
Number of channels2.0 system2.0 system
Number of speakers22
Number of bands22
Impedance6 Ohm6 Ohm
Crossover frequency2.3 kHz3.2 kHz
Power / frequency
Total rated power40 W40 W
Overall frequency range83 — 20000 Hz85 — 20000 Hz
Design
Design features
phase inverter back
treble adjustment
bass control
phase inverter back
treble adjustment
bass control
Connectors
Inputs
RCA
mini-Jack (3.5 mm)
combo Jack (6.35 mm) / XLR
RCA
mini-Jack (3.5 mm)
combo Jack (6.35 mm) / XLR
General
Tweeter size25 mm19 mm
Woofer size (LF/MF)114 mm89 mm
Finishing materialMDFMDF
Front speaker dimensions (HxWxD)24x15x21.3 cm22.3x13.2x18.9 cm
Weight6.2 kg4.2 kg
Color
Added to E-Catalogjuly 2024july 2024
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Glossary

Crossover frequency

The crossover frequency provided in the speaker design.

A crossover is installed exclusively in a multi-band model (see "Number of Bands"). This is an electronic filter that ensures the division of the incoming audio signal into separate frequency ranges and directs each range to "its" set of speakers. And the crossover frequency shows where the boundary between these ranges lies. If there are more than two bands, there will be several such boundaries: for example, for a four-band system it may be specified "0.15 / 0.8 / 2.8 kHz" or "0.12 / 1 / 3.8".

In most cases, this parameter has mainly a reference value: the frequencies of the built-in crossover are selected to match the operating characteristics of the speakers installed in the speaker system.

Overall frequency range

The total frequency range that the speaker is capable of reproducing. Specified from the bottom of the range in the lowest frequency component to the top of the range in the highest frequency: for example, in a 2.1 system with main speakers at 100 – 22000 Hz and a subwoofer at 20 – 150 Hz, the total value will be 20 – 22000 Hz.

The wider the frequency range — the fuller the reproduced sound, the lower the likelihood that some part of the low or high frequencies will be "cut off". It is worth noting here that the human ear perceives frequencies on average from 16 Hz to 22 kHz, and from a practical point of view, it makes no sense to provide a wider frequency range in speakers. However, quite a few models go beyond this range, sometimes quite significantly (for example, there are speakers with a range of about 10 – 50,000 Hz). Such characteristics are a kind of "side effect" of high-end acoustics, and they are usually given for advertising purposes.

Thus, the lower limit of the range in modern speakers can be within frequencies up to 20 Hz, however, higher values \u200b\u200bare more common — 30 – 40 Hz, 40 – 50 Hz, or even more than 70 Hz. In turn, the upper limit in most modern speakers lies in the range 19 – 22 kHz, although there are deviations both upwards (see above) and downwards.

Tweeter size

The diameter of the tweeter (speakers) speakers. Since size primarily affects the range of the speaker (as the diameter increases, the operating frequencies decrease), in HF components it can be quite small. More detailed information can be found in special sources.

Woofer size (LF/MF)

The diameter of the woofer or combined woofer/midrange speaker(s). The larger the speaker, the lower its operating frequencies and the more sound power it can provide. Therefore, you should pay special attention to this parameter if you want to get high-quality rich bass - especially if we are talking about an audio system without a subwoofer. More detailed information about speaker sizes can be found in special sources.

Weight

The total weight of all components of the speaker system.