Adam T8V Studio Monitor Active 50+20 Watt RMS Speakers

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When working on your productions, precise mixing and monitoring is essential if you want to achieve a polished final piece. The T8V will accurately recreate your sound thanks to best-in-class features. A U-ART tweeter (extending up to 25 kHz) takes centre stage, paired with cutting-edge class D amplifiers boasting an excellent dynamic range. Fortunately, now we have the Spinorama data for a bunch of quite popular speakers. Pierre Aubert put all this untidy data together and put it into https://www.spinorama.org/. This is a stunning source. Pretty valuable stuff from him right there.

The first number will represent the low-end output. The average human can hear down to about 20Hz. Anything higher than that is usually felt rather than heard. If you want a smooth low-end, aim for a monitor that can go beyond 20Hz. As aforementioned, the Adam T8V offers the broadest bass response. That doesn't necessarily mean that the Adam T5V does not deliver here. If anything, the compact delivery of the same is quite remarkable. As for inputs, you get the usual balanced TRS, balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA connections. A slide switch activates the RCA input, so if you won’t be using it, leave this off and save yourself a smidge of summing noise. A gain knob and switchable +4/-10dB input sensitivity round out the T8V’s control options. You won’t find any onboard EQ presets to compensate for speaker positioning as is common on many monitors today. Here, the low end completely dominates proceedings, yet the T8V never loses its grip, so the bassline is fluid and punchy, not slow and soggy, as it might be with many plastic-driver-equipped monitors from the past. The T8V studio monitor has a frequency response of between 33 Hz to 25 kHz, a 118 dB SPL per pair, a crossover frequency of 2.6 kHz and a 150W maximum power consumption. They are crammed with super high-quality components and are ideal for users who produce bass-heavy music.

At this point, I thought that if there was a tool that combined both the Spinorama with the room acoustics data, it'd be extremely useful. I simply don't have room for such a large speaker on my desk/workstation. Still, I managed to fit them in. Overall, I was very pleased with the sound. There is plenty of bass and tonality on the warm/balanced front. I tried to put an EQ in the crossover to pull that up a bit and while that increased detail some, it made them too bright so I just listened with no EQ. We combined Spinorama data with room acoustics and came up with Soundton. A very simple, 2D online tool that allows you to: It allows you to compare the performances of different speakers before even laying your ears hands on them.

All three T-Series monitors incorporate ADAM’s U-ART 1.9′-inch Accelerated Ribbon Tweeter, made from a pleated polyamide film. It’s an extremely efficient design that draws air into and out of its folds as it expands and contracts, making it capable of moving air four times faster than dome tweeters. Its performance is further enhanced by the HPS waveguide, which behaves like the units built into the company’s flagship S Series monitors, ensuring controlled and even high-frequency dispersal while providing a wide sweet spot. The T8V features an 8-inch woofer which adds to the high-resolution of the stereo image and produces a deep and punchy low end, thanks to the rear-firing bass reflex port. Temperature was 59 degrees F (yes, it is getting cold here). Measurement location is at sea level so you compute the pressure. As with the rest of the series, the T8V does feature a few design choices that are not ideal. The most notable is the rear-facing port. I’ll admit a monitor of this size is best placed within a spacious studio, so it isn’t the most concerning issue. But even larger studios can feature a work area that might be close to walls. Front-firing ports inherently are easier to tame. This is a problem because it means that Spinorama alone, unfortunately, won't give us all we need. Placement and reflections play an equally important role there too.ADAM's U-ART is a 19-inch pleated polyamide film. Accelerated Ribbon Tweeters can move air 4x faster than most tweeters, making it a super-efficient machine that results in detailed audio delivery.