ADAM Audio D3V specs price ?

[muffin_top]

If you want to clearly notice the weirdness going with these speakers, play some pink noise (or white noise but pink makes it more evident) and vary loudness using your computer's volume controls from very quiet and slowly higher and higher. There will be a volume range where some weird artifacts are overlaid over the original signal. You can also do the same using the volume knob on the speakers, what's interesting is the volume on some volume levels will somehow stick, like there was some hysteresis. Which is very weird because it's an absolute position know, at least in theory, and not freely rotating type.
I think they're nice speakers, quite pleasant sound, though a bit boxy, but I think I'm gonna return them. Mostly because of the ever-present hiss which is something you shouldn't have to cope for this price I think. It's audible even when something is playing, as long as it's relatively quiet. Too bad. (Yeah, I know it's the bane of many active speakers, but still...).

 

[Pearljam5000]

Link cable is only 2 meters long
Is it possible to buy a different longer cable?

 

[staticV3]

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Link cable is only 2 meters long
Is it possible to buy a different longer cable?

Look for a 4 pin DIN cable:

 

[somebodyelse]

Look for a 4 pin DIN cable:
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Is that the correct connector? It looks to me like the full size DIN, not the mini DIN power connector which I think is what the D3V uses. And not the smaller mini-DIN 4 pin that's used for s-video!
https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/din-...din-4-pins-for-nas-synology-unit-p-12954.html
(edited to add link and clarify which connector I think it is)

 

[AnalogSteph]

That looks like the "Power DIN" used e.g. by some Edifiers, a common type of power connector where these are made. Not a regular DIN or Mini-DIN.

BTW, these are desktop monitors. Who has such a ginormous desk that they need a longer than 2 m connection cable? This length seems ample for the intended use case. If you need more, you should seriously be questioning whether you bought the right tool for the job, unless you have very convoluted cable routing needs (e.g. all the way down to the floor and back). Even then there may be some sort of other solution.

 

[Pearljam5000]

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That looks like the "Power DIN" used e.g. by some Edifiers, a common type of power connector where these are made. Not a regular DIN or Mini-DIN.

BTW, these are desktop monitors. Who has such a ginormous desk that they need a longer than 2 m connection cable? This length seems ample for the intended use case. If you need more, you should seriously be questioning whether you bought the right tool for the job, unless you have very convoluted cable routing needs (e.g. all the way down to the floor and back). Even then there may be some sort of other solution.

I want to put one on each side of the bed
2 meters is very limiting

 

[Pearljam5000]

I asked ADAM about the cable
Their reply :

 

[kyuu]

Yeah, a manufacturer will generally never recommend anything but their own cables. Partly liability, partly not wanting to provide support for things they didn't produce, partly profit motive. In practice, any properly-made cable with the right connectors on it will work fine.

 

[milus]

Why they do not just use standard connectors? -> Profit!
I hate companies making things difficult for customers, tying them to their "exclusive" accessories: cables, etc., a là Apple.

 

[somebodyelse]

Yeah, a manufacturer will generally never recommend anything but their own cables. Partly liability, partly not wanting to provide support for things they didn't produce, partly profit motive. In practice, any properly-made cable with the right connectors on it will work fine.

So long as the customer is careful about which connections the cable has. This connector is often used for DC power with 2 core cables and 2 pins connected to one core, and in more than one pinout configuration.

 

[AnalogSteph]

I asked ADAM about the cable
Their reply :View attachment 447656

That's better than I was expecting! I guess you weren't the first with this kind of request then. It's good to see companies that actually care about customers and their "niche use cases" still, even if the pro audio sector has historically been quite good about this in general. Definitely not a given in this day and age.

 

[xevman]

I bought a 5M cable off aliexpress and it works fine. Its lower AWG than the OEM one but. I don't think it's a cause for concern....

 

[Pearljam5000]

Anyone compared the D3V to T5V
Obviously T5V would be better as it's much bigger but I like the convenience of being able to connect my phone directly via USB port to D3V which obviously T5V lacks.

 

[DrSpan]

*shows Klippel machine*

*doesn't post the measurements*

Looks like a cool potential competitor to the iLouds tho.

Especially considering the fact that they cost pretty much exactly Half of the the iLoud Pro

 

[DrSpan]

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Link cable is only 2 meters long
Is it possible to buy a different longer cable?

Hmmm. Pretty heavy and Bulky for traveling compared to the iLoud`s tbh. 4 Kilos if you include cables and accessories. Thats a lot of weight in a suitcase.

 

[ErinPraline]

Is this tweeter issue the reason why there's a massive jump in loudness after a certain point with the volume nob?

Edit I bought a pair and I absolutely love how they sound, even compared to the more expensive Eve SC203 but I find it really hard to get the volume to where I want it

 

[AnalogSteph]

How big do you reckon the jump is? 3 dB, 6 dB? And where does it occur? It is not entirely uncommon to find this sort of thing in PGA volume controls, particularly towards the bottom end of the range. Should be easy to check: If it always occurs at the same volume knob position, it's probably a volume control issue. If, however, you reduce digital input levels and the jump has shifted to another position and maintained the same output level range, then the issue is within the processing somewhere.

 

[DrSpan]

Is it just me or does the woofer looks an awful lot like Dayton audio? Not saying it in a negative way
Does anyone know if it actually is a Dayton Nd series woofer?

 

[DrSpan]

Is this tweeter issue the reason why there's a massive jump in loudness after a certain point with the volume nob?

Edit I bought a pair and I absolutely love how they sound, even compared to the more expensive Eve SC203 but I find it really hard to get the volume to where I want it

Having them in front of me and try to replicate what you say but i cant. The volume knob moves and behaves as expected and i hear no jumps. It feels like any analog
volume control. What you are mentioning reminds me on Digital stepping somehow so it might be more related to your computer volume management ?

 

[DrSpan]

If you want to clearly notice the weirdness going with these speakers, play some pink noise (or white noise but pink makes it more evident) and vary loudness using your computer's volume controls from very quiet and slowly higher and higher. There will be a volume range where some weird artifacts are overlaid over the original signal. You can also do the same using the volume knob on the speakers, what's interesting is the volume on some volume levels will somehow stick, like there was some hysteresis. Which is very weird because it's an absolute position know, at least in theory, and not freely rotating type.
I think they're nice speakers, quite pleasant sound, though a bit boxy, but I think I'm gonna return them. Mostly because of the ever-present hiss which is something you shouldn't have to cope for this price I think. It's audible even when something is playing, as long as it's relatively quiet. Too bad. (Yeah, I know it's the bane of many active speakers, but still...).

Hmm. I havent noticed any extravagant issues like this tbh but i have never performed this pink noise test.
Question is, how do other speakers behave in the same test? Is hard for me to draw a conclusion when i have no similar speaker to compare to imho.
Can you suggest me any place on the Net where someone does a technical test comparison like what you mention? Would find it pretty interesting to watch-read