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Intelligent Studio Monitors


		
Jun  1, 2008 12:00 PM, 
		By Michael Cooper
		
		


		
SELF-ALIGNING SYSTEMS PROMISE THE WORLD WILL BE FLAT

		


		





	



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INTELLIGENT STUDIO MONITORS, AT A GLANCE










			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				

					COMPANY AND PRODUCT
					DIMENSIONS (HXWXD, INCHES)
					WEIGHT (LBS.)
					AUDIO INPUTS
					DRIVERS
					RETAIL (EACH)
					NOTES
				

			
			
				

					Equator Audio Q8
					13×13×13
					34
					1/4" TRS, XLR
					8"/400W; 1"/400W
					$1,500
					Self-alignment requires purchase of optional software ($495); co-ax design.
				

				

					Equator Q10
					15×15×15
					54
					1/4" TRS, XLR
					10"/400W; 1"/400W
					$2,000
					Self-alignment requires purchase of optional software ($495); co-ax design.
				

				

					Equator Q12
					17×17×15
					65
					1/4" TRS, XLR
					12"/1,000W; 1.5"/400W
					$2,500
					Self-alignment requires purchase of optional software ($495); co-ax design.
				

				

					Equator Q15
					21×21×21
					92
					1/4" TRS, XLR
					15"/2,000W; 1.5"/400W
					$3,000
					Self-alignment requires purchase of optional software ($495); co-ax design.
				

				

					Equator Q18
					21×21 ×44
					132
					1/4" TRS, XLR
					18"/3,000W
					$5,000
					Subwoofer; self-alignment requires purchase of optional software ($495).
				

				

					Genelec 7260A
					20.75×18.2×14.3
					59
					Single/dual-wire AES/EBU (4x XLR)
					10"/120W
					$3,295
					Subwoofer; self-aligns using GLM network software ($675).
				

				

					Genelec 7270A
					24.6×21.9×19.3
					112
					Single/dual-wire AES/EBU (4x XLR)
					12"/250W
					$4,350
					Subwoofer; self-aligns using GLM network software ($675).
				

				

					Genelec 7271A
					29.75×31.6×19.3
					180
					Single/dual-wire AES/EBU (4x XLR)
					Dual 12"/500W
					$5,795
					Subwoofer; self-aligns using GLM network software ($675).
				

				

					Genelec 8130A
					11.25×7.4×7
					12.3
					1x XLR (analog, AES/EBU)
					5"/40W; 0.75"/40W
					$1,065
					Self-aligns using GLM.SE network software ($595).
				

				

					Genelec 8240A
					13.8×9.4×10.9
					20.8
					Analog XLR, AES/EBU
					6.5"/90W; 0.75"/90W
					$1,850
					Self-aligns using GLM network software ($675).
				

				

					Genelec 8250A
					17×11.25×11
					32
					Analog XLR, AES/EBU
					8"/150W; 1"/120W
					$2,795
					Self-aligns using GLM network software ($675).
				

				

					Genelec SE7261A
					20.75×18.2×14.3
					59
					AES/EBU
					10"/120W
					$3,295
					Subwoofer; self-aligns using GLM.SE network software ($595).
				

				

					JBL Pro LSR4326P
					15.25×9.3×10.3
					28.5
					XLR, 1/4" TRS, AES/EBU, S/PDIF
					6.25"/150W; 1"/70W
					$619
					Includes remote controller, self-aligning speaker networking software.
				

				

					JBL Pro LSR4328P
					17.25×10.5×10.6
					32.5
					XLR, 1/4" TRS, AES/EBU, S/PDIF
					8"/150W; 1"/70W
					$879
					Includes remote controller, self-aligning speaker networking software.
				

				

					JBL Pro LSR4312P
					19.75×16×19.25
					66
					XLR, 1/4" TRS, AES/EBU, S/PDIF
					12"/450W
					$1,139
					Subwoofer; includes remote controller, self-aligning speaker networking software.
				

			
		

	























HONORABLE MENTIONS









Some manufacturers offer systems that don't self-align but include analysis software or customized DSP solutions to help flatten frequency response.



















JBL Professional's first-generation RMC (Room Mode Correction) monitor — model LSR 6328SP — is not auto-correcting, but can correct for room modes in any particular room after running a manual 30-minute setup procedure. The optional LSR6312SP subwoofer includes the RMC kit and provides RMC capability when used in 2.1 or 5.1 systems with JBL's LSR6332 and LSR6325P models.



















Klein + Hummel (www.klein-hummel.com) and KSdigital (www.ksdigital.de) offer monitors that use Finite Impulse Response (FIR) filters, which preserve phase linearity while adjusting frequency response. Neither company offers analysis software, but each provides room-correction software that is implemented in a similar fashion. You'll need to “shoot” (gather test data for) your room yourself or hire a specialist to do so, using third-party hardware and/or software. You then send your test measurements to the company and they send you a data-set containing corrective equalization, which uploads into nonvolatile memory inside the monitor(s). Note that the 0 500 C digital active main monitor is currently the only Klein + Hummel model that uses this type of technology.



















Tannoy's (www.tannoy.com) Activ-Assist (Mac/Win) software measures the frequency response of your setup comprising the company's Precision or Reveal Series monitors. The software then suggests settings for the monitors' cabinet-mounted DIP switches, which provide fixed-equalization presets fashioned to correct typical speaker-boundary effects. The filters must be set manually and are too broad in action to correct room modes (which was not the manufacturer's intent).



















For those who want to take an a la carte approach, several new, out-of-speaker solutions are available — such as IK Multimedia's (www.ikmultimedia.com) ARC and KRK's (www.krksys.com) Ergo. These systems work with a wide variety of monitors, allowing users to turbo-charge their existing setups with the latest technology. If you're mostly pleased with the performance/sound of your current monitors, systems such as these provide an affordable alternative.


Mix contributing editor Michael Cooper has written more than 300 articles about pro audio during the past 20 years. Visit him at www.myspace.com/michaelcooperrecording.


























	

	

		





	
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