User Manual

Near-/Midfield Monitors
AX-Series
A History of Excellence: A- and SX-Series
The A5 and the A7, our critically acclaimed models, have won
a string of awards and received four dozen glowing reviews in
the worlds top magazines (see www.adam-audio.com). They
were equipped with the ADAM proprietary Accelerating Ribbon
Technology and quickly became the benchmark for nearfield
monitoring at a relatively low price point, while the high end
S-Series could be found in major studios around the world.
ADAM introduced a new top line of studio monitors, the SX-Series,
at the Prolight & Sound (Frankfurt, Germany) and at the AES (New
York, USA) in 2009. Now ADAM Audio proudly presents a similar
evolution to the A series, the AX series. The new A5X and A7X are
joined by two new models, the A3X and A8X. All models of the new
AX-Series now profit from the technological improvements found in
ADAM’s top line monitors.
The New Models: AX-Series
The changes made to the A5X and the A7X are not simply
developments but a fundamental revision of the A-Series. ADAM
Audio took all aspects of the original A-Series and overhauled and
improved them.
One of the main improvements of the top line monitors SX-Series,
the X-ART tweeter, now replaces the ART tweeter in the new AX
versions. The X-ART tweeter features an even higher efficiency and
maximum sound pressure level as well as a frequency response up
to 50kHz. All woofers and amplifiers have also been re-engineered
from scratch, featuring larger voice-coils and amps with twice the
power for higher linear excursions and more output. Last but not
least, the cabinets have been redesigned, all models now sport two
bass reflex ports.
Finally, two completely new models complement the AX-Series.
The A3X is now ADAMs smallest monitor ever, and the larger A8X
opens the door to midfield monitoring and is the top of the AX line.