No price ? Specs https://www.adam-audio.com/en/desktop/d3v/ (updated thread)
Krk GO AUX alternative or better ?
Krk GO AUX alternative or better ?
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At least they are now. I think I paid 389€ or something at the time, still expensive but more in line with what something like this should cost.Could be a hit for AMT tweeter aficianados. The only other tiny desktop speakers of such kind (with AMT) that come to mind are Eve Audio SC203 and they are significantly more expensive.
Now listed at Thomann for 329€, shipping "in 5-7 weeks". Any new competent entries in this hardly crowded field are very welcome.
Assuming they've got the hiss well under control, this could be a winner.
- These are legit active 2-ways, with quite a bit of oomph by the looks of it (70 + 30 W per side, though how this relates to a 60 W max power consumption is anyone's guess).
- Input sensitivity is 88 dB @ 0 dBu (+6/-∞ dB), that seems perfectly reasonable next to insanity like 106/96 dB (Genelec 8010A). Max input level +9 dBu, max SPL 94 dB RMS / 97 dB peak @ 1 m (100-6k).
- USB input is UAC1 with a Type C, whatever (you only need 24/48 anyway).
- 5 W idle is reasonable.
- -3 dB at 48 Hz and -6 dB at 45 Hz indicates things have been pushed super far down there, makes you wonder whether they may be throttling back at higher levels like the iLoud Micros.
At least they are now. I think I paid 389€ or something at the time, still expensive but more in line with what something like this should cost.
Too bad there don't seem to be any measurements for the KRK GoAux 3s. Had those been sub-200€ like they are now, I would have taken a good hard look at them. They seem to be legit actives with 22 + 8 W each. Only analog inputs (bal/unbal) and BT though, and people seem to be a bit annoyed by the aggressive auto-standby. -3 dB @ 65 Hz and -10 dB @ 60 Hz is not unreasonable, though that would mean they're dropping even quicker than my EVEs down there.
That's exactly the tradeoff you have to make. Max SPL in the bass is limited by driver area and excursion limits, neither of which are very big in a 3.5". Since driver sensitivity typically is only like 4 dB lower than a 5" and power handling of these can be quite decent, they can actually play fairly loud, but only above 150 Hz or so. Required excursion for a given SPL rises steeply as frequency goes down (with X ~ 1/f^4), so a steep highpass can be used to keep excursion at bay. The higher the cutoff, the louder they'll play. Unfortunately the frequencies in the 50-80 Hz range tend to be kind of important for a satisfying listening experience, so any desktop speaker expected to play at moderate levels can be pushed deeper.Spl both are loud enough although the genelecs on paper are louder the adams distroys the genelecs in turns of bass extenion by a mile
Have you had the chance to listen to them yet?In a small room, excellent for a HT.
These are 4" Active speakers in a closed box that reach 35Hz at -6dB, with limited SPL: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/abacus-c-box-3.57307/That's exactly the tradeoff you have to make. Max SPL in the bass is limited by driver area and excursion limits, neither of which are very big in a 3.5". Since driver sensitivity typically is only like 4 dB lower than a 5" and power handling of these can be quite decent, they can actually play fairly loud, but only above 150 Hz or so. Required excursion for a given SPL rises steeply as frequency goes down (with X ~ 1/f^4), so a steep highpass can be used to keep excursion at bay. The higher the cutoff, the louder they'll play. Unfortunately the frequencies in the 50-80 Hz range tend to be kind of important for a satisfying listening experience, so any desktop speaker expected to play at moderate levels can be pushed deeper.
No, but I have been listening to music with Adam speakers for more than 10 years so I trust their products.Have you had the chance to listen to them yet?
I’m curious to hear comparisons between these and the Neumann Kh 80. Is it reasonable to expect these to surpass the Neumann in a desktop situation? The size is a lot more attractive to me, and the bass extension seems insane.