Monitor Audio's Apex AV Loudspeaker Systems Honolulu HI

Monitor Audio ’s Apex compact luxury AV speakers, which is being called the company’s new “flagship” range, will address the market beyond the company's successful Radius HD range.

Monitor Audio's A10 is an ultra-compact stand or wall-mounting satellite.

The speaker range blends the technologies and high-precision techniques of the company’s Platinum, GS, and RX product platforms with new styling.

The initial three model line-up includes a stand/wall-mounting compact satellite, the A10; a larger wall-mounting satellite, the A40; and a 500W (RMS) active subwoofer, the AW-12.

All of the satellites are of an ultra-rigid die-cast aluminum construction in a black metallic or pearl white metallic high-gloss lacquer and finished with brushed metal alloy side trims. The AW-12 is made from 1.18-inch (30mm) MDF, lacquered and finished to match the satellites. The smooth, rounded, lustrous Apex design provides a sense of luxury and style to complement the best in contemporary interior design.

Drivers
A new C-CAM driver has been engineered exclusively for the Apex design, complete with the RST dimpled cone geometry of the company’s GS and RX ranges. The 5.5-inch (140mm) RST cone is suspended on a rigid die-cast aluminum chassis and driven by an over-sized motor system featuring a high-power voice coil and vented cooling.

Paired with the bass driver is an optimized one-inch (25mm) C-CAM gold-dome tweeter, FEA-tuned to reach beyond 35kHz. Following the design of the company’s flagship Platinum speakers, the drivers are secured using a single central through-bolt fixing, which doubles as a cabinet brace to further reduce resonance. This has the advantage of mechanically de-coupling the driver and cabinet to enhance mid-band clarity and resolution. Another Platinum series innovation, the HiVe II port design, has been introduced to facilitate a more rapid movement of air through the Apex enclosure for life-like bass speed and punch.

The use of C-CAM drivers throughout gives the Axis systems even sonic consistency, and better level of detail and dynamic control.

A10
The A10 is an ultra-compact stand or wall-mounting satellite designed for use as an audiophile mini-monitor or with the A40 and the AW-12 subwoofer in a multi-channel sound system. The die-cast metal wall bracket supplied with the A10 provides for easy, unobtrusive installation on a wall, ceiling or table top. The adjustment of a single screw provides for the full pivoting of the bracket through 30 degrees in all directions.

A10 features include:
• Die-cast aluminum cabinet and baffle.
• 1 x 5.5 inches (140mm) C-CAM bass/mid-range driver with RST profile cone technology.
• One-inch (25mm) C-CAM gold dome tweeter.
• Die-cast aluminum terminal panel.
• Fine perforated aluminum grille, with rotating logo badge for portrait or landscape orientation.
• Magnetically shielded.
• High gloss piano lacquer finishes in black metallic and p...

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