ADAM Audio The Queens Matched 5.1 Active Monitor System

Product Description

The ADAM Audio The Queens Matched 5.1 Powered Monitor System includes the one S3H and four S3V active monitors bundled with one Sub2100 subwoofer.

S3V VERTICAL MONITOR

The Adam Audio S3V Vertical Monitor is an award-winning three-way midfield monitor based on the beloved S3X. Featuring a newly designed 7-inch bass driver, a 4-inch hybrid dome/cone hybrid driver, and a precision S-ART tweeter, the S3V delivers a balanced frequency response in a compact package.

ELE BASS DRIVER

Newly-designed for S Series monitors, Extended Linear Excursion (ELE) bass drivers offer unparalleled accuracy all the way down to 30 Hz. A custom-tuned basket eliminates unwanted resonance and distortion, allowing the ELE bass driver to deliver unprecedented clarity and transparency. A 500 W Class D amplifier powers the bass unit for deep, rich, powerful low end.

DCH HYBRID DRIVER

The S3V is equipped with a 4-inch dome/cone hybrid driver, combining the linear frequency response of a dome driver with the detailed transients of a cone driver. By utilizing an extremely rigid one-piece drive element, the DCH midrange driver offers distortion-free reproduction, even at high output levels.

NEW S-ART TREBLE DRIVER

The S3V is capable of delivering a linear frequency response up to 50 kHz thanks to Adam Audio’s S-ART tweeter. Designed to offer improved clarity and definition over the original X-ART design, S-ART tweeters offer an improved transient response and an advanced dynamic range. Each tweeter is hand-built in Berlin to ensure maximum efficiency.

ADVANCED DIGITAL PROCESSING

S Series monitors are equipped with a high-performance DSP-powered crossover to for optimum frequency response and an extended dynamic range. This powerful DSP engine also offers an array of options for in-room optimization, like an eight-band parametric EQ, custom voicing presets, and limiter-based protection.

Accessing DSP functions is fast and easy with the built-in USB port. Simply connect your S Series monitors to your computer and tweak settings using the free software interface. In addition to standard XLR inputs, S Series monitors offer digital AES3 inputs for added versatility and expansion options in the future.

S3H HORIZONTAL MONITOR

The Adam Audio S3H builds on the successes of ADAM Audio’s most popular studio monitors, the S3A and S3X-H, and, like its predecessors, sets new standards in terms of technical innovation and design.

The dual 7-inch bass drivers, each powered by separate 500 W Class D amplifiers, offer flawless reproduction of frequencies all the way down to 32 Hz. ADAM Audio’s newly developed DCH, a 4-inch hybrid dome/cone mid-range driver, is powered by a 300 W Class D amplifier and handles audio above 250 Hz and below 3 kHz, its leading-edge hybrid design offering the sonic advantages of both cone and soft-dome drivers in a single, one-piece unit. Frequencies above 3 kHz are routed to the innovative combination of the S-ART treble driver (each handmade at ADAM Audio’s Berlin factory), the new precision HPS waveguide, and a 50 W Class A/B amplifier. The result of all this innovation is a beautifully transparent three-dimensional soundscape, with an extensive sweet spot.

The S Series’ custom-designed DSP optimizes the loudspeaker crossovers to create linear responses for the entire range, as well as providing user equalization and in-room tuning/voicing functions. A unique feature of the S3H’s DSP options is a built-in factory EQ preset that emulates the response of ADAM Audio’s legendary S3A monitor. The DSP also handles the limiter-based high-frequency driver protection, processes the signals from the AES3 digital inputs, and will in time facilitate various expansion options. Software updates can be carried out with ease via the associated USB port, which also allows users to connect computers and control the speakers’ DSP functions via a software front-end.

With its massively powerful amplification and three-way design (optimally configured for use horizontally), the S3H was conceived as a midfield monitor, but can be employed equally well in more compact listening environments. As with all ADAM Audio designs, the sound is punchy but musical, with crystal-clear reproduction of the all-important mid-range.

The S3H’s wide-ranging frequency response, its power amps’ instantly available, plentiful headroom, and the lack of need for additional subwoofers should appeal to any audio professional looking for a stand-alone, full-frequency active solution for their recording studio, one which provides equally detailed audio information at any volume setting, loud or quiet. Whatever your preferred output level, the S3H’s vibrant authenticity is a spur to creativity for producers, engineers and musicians everywhere, and its sound remains remarkably unfatiguing, even when working uninterrupted for extended periods.

FEATURES:

• German Handmade Precision S-ART Tweeter with HPS Waveguide
• 4" Dome / Cone Hybrid (Carbon Composite) with MPS Waveguide
• 2 x 7“ Woofer (Hexacone)
• Amp power RMS: 1350 W
• Frequency Response: 32 Hz - 50 kHz
• Max SPL Per Pair at 1 m: ≥126 dB
• AES3 digital inputs and various expansion options

SUB21000 Subwoofer

ADAM has developed the unique ADAM Audio Sub2100 Subwoofer for the special requirements of large control rooms and studios. The Sub2100 combines a huge 21.5″ woofer and an amplifier capable of 1000 W continuous power housed in a bass reflex enclosure tuned for reproducing frequencies down to 18Hz. The sheer power and extremely high efficiency (99 dB/W/m) enable this system to produce linear SPL peaks of ≥128 dB without any significant compression.

THE WORLD‘S LARGEST VOICE COIL

Essential to the volume of this woofer is the gigantic 6” voice coil, which is the largest worldwide. Equipped with this voice coil, the Sub2100 is capable of reaching the highest SPLs in the lowest frequencies that can be perceived by the human ear. On every level, the Sub2100 establishes a new benchmark in subwoofer technology.

FEATURES:

• 21.5" Woofer, 1000 Watts
• Linear bass reproduction down to 18 Hz
• Maximum Peak sound pressure in 1 m ≥ 128 dB
• High efficiency PWM amplifier
• Special 21.5" woofer with paper diaphragm
• 150 mm voice coil
• Additional sub output
• Upper cut-off frequency is selectable between 50 - 150 Hz
• Connectable high-pass filter for the satellite outputs, which blocks signals below 85 Hz
• 2 years warranty with optional extension to 3 years with the registration of the product