ADAM Audio D3V specs price ?

[rationaltime]

thats really strange. here is the Adam Audio shop when click on USA do not work for me guess because i live not in USA. What happen when people in USA click USA. can it buy now in USA or is there too only pre order button ? https://www.adam-audio.com/de/desktop/d3v/
I can only click all other countries but then there is only a "Jetzt Vorbestellen" Button which mean "Now Pre Order" without any time how long to wait

maybe there need another month to get the German CE Label and so can only Pre Order . https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/product-requirements/labels-markings/ce-marking/index_en.htm

I did not kow Adam Audio sells direct to the consumer in the US.

Here is the web site: <https://us.adam-audio.com/products/d3v>
"Delivered in 4 days to mainland US"
From the US it appears I could place the order for $299.99

I already have multiple Adam Audio monitor set ups.
I did not order. The D3V is less than I paid for A3X
some time ago before recent inflation, though A3X
were assembled in Germany.

 

[bennybbbx]

with the link from you is other page but you can choose in page popup the country(to change click on the globe right top). I test several countries. Only when choose USA can get this in 4 days. on other can only preorder with no time show when you get this. when choose not USA there are also options to choose power supply type. Also if choose US powersuply can also not buy. really that in 2024 not all do powersupplies that work from 110 volt to 230 volt. that the 110 volt versiion release much earlier from company that is based in germany which use 230 volt is strange. united kingdom is not in EU need no CE Label but here can also not buy.

the power supply for the D3v is extern. so it is easy to use any 24 volt > 2.5 A power supply

 

[MadaCrow]

Now that a few people have heard them: Any hiss?

I second this question.

 

[rationaltime]

with the link from you is other page but you can choose in page popup the country(to change click on the globe right top). I test several countries. Only when choose USA can get this in 4 days. on other can only preorder with no time show when you get this. when choose not USA there are also options to choose power supply type. Also if choose US powersuply can also not buy. really that in 2024 not all do powersupplies that work from 110 volt to 230 volt. that the 110 volt versiion release much earlier from company that is based in germany which use 230 volt is strange. united kingdom is not in EU need no CE Label but here can also not buy.

the power supply for the D3v is extern. so it is easy to use any 24 volt > 2.5 A power supply

We can only guess at the reasons product is available in some places before others.
Consider this. I expect A3V is made in China. There is no reason to suppose the product
passes through Germany on the way to the US. Maybe it just takes longer to reach
the UK. Maybe your speakers are held up in customs.

 

[denzel200219]

What the heck is a passive radiator? How does it compare to a regular 3 way speaker with a bass driver?

 

[staticV3]

What the heck is a passive radiator?

It's like a woofer, but without magnet or coil.

It's driven by the internal cabinet pressure caused by the woofer and radiates additional bass.

It's an alternative to a traditional bass port.

How does it compare to a regular 3 way speaker with a bass driver?

That comparison makes little sense.

2-way ported (e.g. LP-UNF) vs 2-way PR (e.g. D3V) would be the appropriate comparison.

Compared to ports, PRs can achieve cleaner playback (no port chuffing)while keeping components shielded from the elements, but they naturally cost more.

 

[AnalogSteph]

Also, AFAIK the rolloff below boost is an order steeper than for BR still (i.e. 4th instead of 3rd), but PRs can be tuned very deep as well (just add mass). They are thus a common choice in speakers that are supposed to play unusually deep for their size, for an equivalent BR tuning would necessitate BR ports that are cumbersome folded things at the minimum.

 

[denzel200219]

It's like a woofer, but without magnet or coil.

It's driven by the internal cabinet pressure caused by the woofer and radiates additional bass.

It's an alternative to a traditional bass port.


That comparison makes little sense.

2-way ported (e.g. LP-UNF) vs 2-way PR (e.g. D3V) would be the appropriate comparison.

Compared to ports, PRs can achieve cleaner playback (no port chuffing)while keeping components shielded from the elements, but they naturally cost more.

I see. Have you been able to compare the LP-UNF and D3V?

 

[staticV3]

I see. Have you been able to compare the LP-UNF and D3V?

I have not.

 

[lewdish]

Man I cant decide between the D3V & the Ora 4. Visually i think the Ora is a little more attractive, but theres no measurements out there for it. The measurements for the D3V look insane for the price but im curious how much that Ora4's 4" woofer is and if it shares the same linearity as the Ora 3.

 

[denzel200219]

Man I cant decide between the D3V & the Ora 4. Visually i think the Ora is a little more attractive, but theres no measurements out there for it. The measurements for the D3V look insane for the price but im curious how much that Ora4's 4" woofer is and if it shares the same linearity as the Ora 3.

You could always go for the Kali LP-UNF. Erin from Audio corner said they are the best desktop speakers hes heard. They are also the only ones with klippel measurements. The D3V look flat but manufacturers always post frequency responses that appear smoother than what a klippel measures. I wouldnt trust the Ora4 yet until measurements come out

 

[lewdish]

You could always go for the Kali LP-UNF. Erin from Audio corner said they are the best desktop speakers hes heard. They are also the only ones with klippel measurements. The D3V look flat but manufacturers always post frequency responses that appear smoother than what a klippel measures. I wouldnt trust the Ora4 yet until measurements come out

Its hard to say w/ Erin's review of the UNF because its in such a weird desktop position he couldnt really measure them very well i feel like

 

[staticV3]

Its hard to say w/ Erin's review of the UNF because its in such a weird desktop position he couldnt really measure them very well i feel like

Erin measured the LP-UNF on his industry standard Klippel Nearfield Scanner, not on a desk.

 

[bennybbbx]

Erin from Audio corner said they are the best desktop speakers hes heard.

the testers should measure distortion of bass port too.

such small speakers have allways a problem with Port noise when you EQ them to be linear. you need low bass EQ boost 9-12 db to get a noticable low bass, or you need use a subwoofer. I have JBL 104 4.5 inch , eris 3.5 3.5 inch and selled ilkmultimedia MTM 3.5 inch test and hear . the MTM was very expensive. I sell it soon because of the loud port noise. for example in this song at beginning with the low bass

I also own a Kali LP6 1(6.5 inch). the port design look same as the LP UNF. the LP6 have louder port noise in compare to esi unik 05+ (which is 5 inch) or focal alpha 65. (6.5 inch) but it is acceptable and better as the JBL 104 and eris 3.5.

when the speaker is put on desktop there can reduce 100-300 hz alot. See FR on desktop here https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...dio-d3v-specs-price.57557/page-2#post-2111857 so you can low bass boost even more. and this even more also give you more port noise

I see in germany now on some shops can buy the d3v. I hope i get my D3v next week, then i can measure with arc 4 how they are compare to my other speakers and port noise.

If they have less Port noise is only theorie, only when hear can tell what happen. the passive woofers can also make noise or less transients. when want use a speaker on desktop, a klippel measure tell not much. I like more see a D3V measure in desktop.

I also measure the d3v when i have then on same place on diffrent angles with other speakers in compare if it happen that room modes get smaller because of the more membranes to side they have

currently i have with all my speakers the problem when i sit a little higher or a little more in front or back on chair, the room modes of left and right speakers differ and sound muddy and miss stereo localisation. So my hope is that this is better with the D3V . the larger speakers have this problem more the smaller speakers less. so the way to go is smaller to point source because i can also place them more near to ear. and the 15 degreee angle stand of the d3v is good to place them near.

 

[AnalogSteph]

for example in this song at beginning with the low bass

Meanwhile my trusty K+H O110s are like
"Good morning! *yawn* Is there anything even happening?"
while I can hear the hiss in the recording clear as day. And I even (finally) adjusted my input gain pots from -7 to 0 dB to get some more level out. Mind you, I don't have that much bass boosting going on here, I have a pretty hopeless null at around 35 Hz in this room and flattening things out into the mid-40s is about all I can hope for.

I guess the port tuning has to roughly coincide with the offending frequency for the issue to show itself.

BTW, I would have thought that old issues of a million-seller album like that would be cheap and plentiful on the used market, but apparently not (yet).

 

[bennybbbx]

while I can hear the hiss in the recording clear as day.

port noise of bass sound very simular to hiss. bass start at sec 13. before sec 13 can hiss hear because song is very silent. later bass should be so loud that hiss can not hear. close bass port with hand and hear if hiss get lower. if you notice when you close bassport and hiss is freduce in level then this confirm it is no hiss in recording. it is hiss from bassport. often bass in song is 50-60 hz. only few notes at 42 hz(lowest on 4 string bass standard tuning). the screenshot is at 0:48 Time.

if you can not hear this bass at 0:48 good and simular loud as the 50 -60 hz Bass you need boost the bass with EQ.

 

[AnalogSteph]

By the time the ports are making an appreciable amount of wind, I'm afraid for my hearing as the vocals are SCREAMING (the fact that I'm super nearfield as in ~0.3 m is not helping matters in the slightest), and hoping for dear life that I'm not pissing off the neighbors. The 50-60 Hz range needs very little boost here.

Also, yes, there is tons of noise in this. It just gets lost in this YT version once there is a bit of action... sounds like a super sucky transcode, like it came from a 96 or even 64 kbit/s MP3, even when starting playback in 720p. Laughable. The same song on Amazon Music does not have this problem.

 

[bennybbbx]

Also, yes, there is tons of noise in this. It just gets lost in this YT version once there is a bit of action... sounds like a super sucky transcode, like it came from a 96 or even 64 kbit/s MP3, even when starting playback in 720p. Laughable. The same song on Amazon Music does not have this problem.

at sec 25 and later bass and vocal should be same loud.

thank you that you tell it i verify the song more carefully and i see i link a fake scorpions name account. is named scorpions but have only few follower this is original better ?. but still have some hiss at beginning because it is not DDD

if the bass is lower as vocal because of small speaker, then need boost bass.

Have you FR of your speakers at your hearing position ?

EDIT: I can not edit the posts before to delete the link to youtube Scorpions which have only 2810 follower. so use only this link to test speakers for port noise

 

[mrmojo]

Man I cant decide between the D3V & the Ora 4. Visually i think the Ora is a little more attractive, but theres no measurements out there for it. The measurements for the D3V look insane for the price but im curious how much that Ora4's 4" woofer is and if it shares the same linearity as the Ora 3.

The D3V sound a lot better than the Ora4. I had both on my desk and returned the Ora4. The D3V also has better build quality, more features (mic input, rear switches), includes stands, and is cheaper. No comparison really.

 

[MadMaxx]

The D3V sounds a lot better than the Ora4. I had both on my desk and returned the Ora4.

The D3V is an excellent speaker system. I truly liked them but they’re just too big for frequent travel.