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Adam Audio · S Series · Bookshelf
S5V
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Product description
The big three-way main monitor of ADAM's flagship S Series — a 12-inch HexaCone woofer, a 4-inch DCH carbon dome/cone midrange and the hand-built S-ART folded-ribbon tweeter, triamped with 1,100 W to 128 dB. A 52 kg, 25 Hz-capable mastering and main-monitor reference, made in Berlin.
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Units
| Type | Bookshelf |
|---|---|
| HiFi ladder position | #321 of 342 bookshelf |
| Power | Active |
| Height | 698 mm |
| Width | 390 mm |
| Depth | 520 mm |
| Weight | 52 kg |
| Enclosure | bass-reflex-front |
| Drivers | 1× tweeter (S-ART folded ribbon), 1× 100 mm midrange (DCH carbon dome/cone hybrid), 1× 305 mm woofer (HexaCone) |
| Crossover frequency | 250 / 3000 Hz |
| Frequency response | 25–50000 Hz |
| MAP (USD) | $10,000 each |
| Amplification (per driver) | tweeter 100 W (class D) · midrange 300 W (class D) · woofer 700 W (class D) |
| Total amp power | 1100 W |
| Max SPL @ 1 m | 128 dB |
| Hi-res audio | — |
| Wired inputs | XLR balanced, AES/EBU (XLR) |
| Streaming / wireless | — |
| Outputs | — |
| Room correction | Custom DSP / app |
| Primary + secondary pair | — |
| Wireless inter-speaker link | — |
| Latency | — |
| Idle power | — |
| Max consumption | — |
| Where to buy | Check availability ↗ |
| Manufacturer | adam-audio.com ↗ |
| Product page | Open product page ↗ |