User Manual

S6X
Main Monitore S-Serie
The S6X: accuracy and power
The S6X is one of the most ambitious studio monitors available
today. They can be found in some of the highest profile studios in
the industry, from elite private studios to world class jazz, from rock
and orchestral tracking and mixing facilities to high powered hip hop
production rooms. The concept of the horizontal symmetry of the
drivers is greatly affected by the generous proportions of the larger
diaphragms, resulting in both exceptionally flat frequency response
and extremely realistic dynamic reproduction across the entire
audio spectrum. Numerous controls at the front panel allow detailed
adaptations to different acoustic environments (see control panel,
next page).
This main monitor offers very high accuracy and power in sheer
abundance. SPL peaks beyond 120 dB are produced without any
compression or harshness. The S6X is a top shelf choice for larger
control rooms and film or sound studios.
Basic technical data at a glance
• X-ART tweeter
• 2 x X-ART midrange
• 2 x 7.5” HexaCone midwoofer
• 2 x 12” HexaCone woofers
• 4 x 250W/2 x 500W amplification
• sophisticated control panel on the front
• 23Hz - 50kHz
• 133dB max peak SPL per pair
• 5 years warranty
Main Monitor S6X
IC: Impulse Coupling (S6X & S7A Mk2)
To improve the time behavior of speakers, ADAM introduces IC =
Impulse Coupling, a method to vastly improve the connection
between drivers and wooden cabinet.
There is a well-known action = reaction principle of Sir Isaac Newton,
which (as relates to speaker mounting) dictates that the forces
created by the movement of the diaphragm/voice coil assemblies
are transferred to the cabinet. As wood is not very stiff, these forces
cause local instability around the driver, i.e. a phenomenon that
keep the drivers basket in motion relative to the diaphragm, thus
deteriorating the transmitted sound quality. Imagine if you were to
jump in the water... starting from a sand bank gives you a much less
stable jump-off point than starting from a solid rock.
Impulse Coupling is the rock solid connection that improves the
situation of the driver in a comparable way. In both the S6X and
the S7A Mk2, all drivers are mounted on an ultra stiff 25 mm thick
aluminum honeycomb plate, which is acoustically dead - thereby
providing an extremely mechanically stable bridge to the cabinet. As
the drivers excessive energy is now controlled, their time behavior
(and consequently their clarity) is audibly and measurably improved.
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