ADAM’s new T Series makes the
company’s signature technology
and sound available at a much
lower price than ever before
There are plenty of cheap and cheerful monitors around
for those with basic bedroom studios, and there’s also
no shortage of more professional monitors from around.
That’s where ADAM Audio’s T7V comes in. Yes, these
speakers are built in China to meet their attractive
price, but the standard of engineering gives no cause for
concern. In concept the T7V is similar to the more costly
ADAM speakers, using a 1.9 inch Accelerated Ribbon
Tweeter (sometimes called a ‘folded ribbon’ tweeter).
Its seven inch woofer delivers a bass extension down
to 39Hz while the waveguide loaded tweeter handles
the highs up to an impressive 25kHz. The waveguide
controls the HF dispersion with the aim of keeping the
directivity as consistent as possible at the crossover
point, providing a sensibly wide sweet spot. For smaller
rooms, the five inch T5V is a viable alternative, and
while the T Series speakers are designed to provide full
range coverage, they can also be used in conjunction
with ADAM’s Sub8 subwoofer to create a 2.1 system.
The 15mm MDF cabinet features a moulded plastic baffle
with the characteristic angled ‘stealth’ shape seen on other
ADAM monitors. It is rear ported, and port exit is flared
in order to reduce port noise due to turbulence. Polyester
‘wool’ is used as an internal cabinet damping material.
All the connections are on a steel rear panel, behind
which is a Class D power pack delivering 20 Watts for
the tweeter and 50 Watts for the woofer, crossed over
at 2.6kHz. This is all handled by a Texas Instruments
TAS5754M combined amp and DSP chip. Inputs include
the expected IEC power connector (with switch), plus a
choice of balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA phono inputs,
with a input selector slide switch and a non detented
rotary sensitivity control. Switchable LF and HF shelving
filters allow the lows and highs to be adjusted separately
to be either neutral, boosted by 2dB, or cut by 2dB.
T-series is
• Well-balanced, full-range sound.
• Good stereo imaging.
• Very affordable.
All affordable speakers are a compromise, but
here the compromises have been managed very
carefully to deliver a speaker that compares well
with many of the more costly alternatives.
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