User Manual

Main Monitors
S5X-H & S5X-V
Experience main monitors a cut above the rest
These Main Monitors have been designed for larger control rooms,
can be soffit mounted and provide excellent freestanding operation
as well. They transport the fundamental advantages of the X-ART
technology (see p. 36 f) and the HexaCone woofers (see p. 38 f.) to
much higher SPL regions and higher respectively lower frequency
responses. As the diaphragm areas involved are considerably
enlarged, an impressive combination of natural sound and high
dynamics is achieved.
The X-ART of midrange drivers & precise bass
drivers
All ADAM main monitors employ the X-ART midrange drivers to
achieve the best possible sound quality within this crucial area.
Aiming at total authenticity in the reproduction of music, these
monitors avoid the common flaw in big loudspeakers which is to
impress the listener with a thunderous bass – a principle more
in line with a PA loudspeaker. Instead, ADAM main monitors are
designed to provide a big speaker that can actually be used for
critical listening, combining precision and magnitude to enable
sound engineers in larger control rooms to monitor even the most
complex sound material with complete accuracy. Accordingly,
ADAM main monitors feature highly sophisticated control panels
(see p. 39) to ensure that they can be perfectly adapted to all kinds
of room acoustics: precision through control, control through
precision.
Set up and combination
The different versions of the S5X have been designed to meet
different needs for setup and mounting in bigger studios. The very
similar overall sound characteristics of both monitors allow for a
perfect combination and integration of both S5X versions in a 5.1
or 7.1 installation.