ADAM AUDIO T
SERIES REVIEW
About a year ago, ADAM Audio released their
competitively priced T5V near field monitor, along
with its larger sibling, the T7V. As a follow-up, Adam
have now unveiled the T10S, a subwoofer designed
and matched for use with either the T5V or T7V.
Admittedly, the T5V and T7V can already produce bottom
end down to 45Hz and 39Hz respectively, but the addition
of a subwoofer, especially a matched one, makes this
important region of your mix more clear. The T5V is,
more specifically, a near-field studio monitor with a 5”
woofer, bass port and ribbon tweeter. The T5V and T7V
have on board DSP-powered crossovers, and when used in
conjunction with the T10S, no crossover is needed as the sub
itself has a selectable crossover that matches the crossover/
high-pass filter on the near-field monitors you’ve chosen.
The T series of speakers overall are really highly specked
for their price point. ADAM Audio consistently deliver
great products, but they also deliver products in top-tier
price points because of the sheer quality of the design,
components and construction. The T5V and T7V feature
matching U-ART 1.9” accelerated ribbon tweeters and
a HPS wave-guide to ensure those sweet and balanced
highs hit your ears. The polypropylene woofer and rear-
firing bass-reflex port handle the mids and lows, while
the construction of the speaker itself handles all those
vibrations ranging from 39Hz up to 25kHz, and is capable
of withstanding the max SPL of 106dB for a pair. The T10S
is powered by a single Class D amplifier, which feeds the
1x10 down firing speaker as mentioned before. The sub
can reproduce frequencies all the way down to 28Hz, and
generally up tp 120Hz unless the crossover is bypassed
and you’ll be hearing up to 300Hz. A max output of 104dB
will keep your neighbours bopping along to your mixes.
Overall, the T series of speakers are designed to be used
together and function especially well when used in this
manner. The T5V and T7V are great speakers in their
own right, but the T10S sub brings them to life. Despite
their price point, the T Series near-field monitors aren’t
budget and would function really well in a professional
setting even as a main monitor. They’re balanced, honest,
but still enjoyable to listen to - a feat that not many
speakers manage to achieve, they’re usually one but
not the other. You’ll be confident, your clients will be
blown away, and you’ll spend less time noticing issues
in mixes because the T Series translates so well.
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