PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A SINGLE SPEAKER
The
M-Audio EX66 monitor is the culmination of years of research developing
cutting-edge high-definition active reference monitor technology. Our
midwoofer-tweeter-midwoofer (MTM) design yields a wide sweet spot while
minimizing room reflections. The unique low-frequency drivers and
custom titanium high-frequency driver deliver exceptional smoothness
and transparency across the entire audio band, without resonant peaks -
and the drivers are impervious to environmental conditions such as
heat, humidity, and sunlight. Onboard DSP handles cabinet resonance
tuning and crossover optimization to round out an incredibly accurate
frequency response.
Digital inputs compatible with up to
24-bit/192kHz signals and high-impedance balanced analog inputs insure
that your signal path is entirely pristine. Both the specs and the
sound are unrivaled at any price, let alone this value. Sold
individually, the M-Audio EX66 represents a new high-resolution
standard for both 2-channel and multichannel applications.
FEATURES
- custom linear-piston woofers > high durability with exceptional definition and precision
- titanium tweeter > crisp, smooth, and transparent
- DSP-tuned cabinets and crossovers > unparalleled accuracy
- MTM architecture > wide sweet spot with reduced room reflections
- 24-bit/192kHz digital inputs > total digital studio connectivity
Dual Woofers
The
M-Audio EX66 uses a midwoofer-tweeter-midwoofer (MTM) vertical array
configuration to provide optimal imaging. Traditional 2-way speaker
designs can cause significant early reflections from consoles, floors,
and ceilings, resulting in coloration and smeared details in the audio.
In the M-Audio EX66 monitor's MTM design, the interaction of the two
large drivers with the tweeter serves to channel the sound into a much
narrower vertical pattern, thereby eliminating many of these reflection
problems. The design simultaneously provides a large, coherent
horizontal radiation pattern, giving you and your colleagues a much
wider sweet spot.
Unique Low-Frequency Drivers
The
M-Audio EX66 woofers use our proprietary linear-piston technology to
minimize driver break-up modes and inertial effects. Our drivers have
exceptional intrinsic damping characteristics with absolutely no
frequency response peaks or resonances in the audible band. They
provide truly linear pistonic action over the entire musical spectrum,
bringing all portions of each musical transient into correct alignment
and revealing more of music's subtle details. As an added bonus, our
drivers can withstand extreme temperatures, moisture, humidity,
sunlight, and salt, so they can weather the harshest conditions without
deterioration.
Titanium Tweeter
Our
1" tweeter sounds as smooth as it looks. Titanium is known in the
aerospace industry for its high tensile-strength-to-weight ratio and
its resistance to corrosion. We craft the M-Audio EX66 tweeters from
titanium in order to create a stiff, yet responsive piston that moves
natural resonant modes well above the 20kHz audible threshold. This
allows the tweeters to reproduce every nuance of musical detail with
crisp, transparent accuracy without any high-frequency energy smearing
or the harshness sometimes associated with rigid high-frequency
drivers. The titanium tweeter is a natural complement to the M-Audio
EX66 low-frequency drivers, providing smooth, coherent reproduction
over the entire audio band.
Noise-Free Bass-Reflex Port
Many
loudspeaker enclosures use a port to form a Helmholtz resonator to
improve bass response. In some ported speakers, however, this has the
side effect of audible friction noise from air moving in and out of the
enclosure. Not so with the M-Audio EX66 monitors. Our engineers
developed a dual-flanged rear-cabinet port to minimize the vibrations
normally generated by low-frequency signals. This custom port is
extremely efficient in its air transfer characteristics and is
virtually noise-free. Rear placement also prevents port turbulence from
interfering with the front dispersion of the midwoofers and tweeter.
Optimal Enclosure
Like
the other components, the M-Audio EX66 enclosure has an important role
in shaping the overall sonic response. In order to provide more stable
performance, we designed an enclosure made of a special
high-acoustic-efficiency medium density fiberboard (MDF), along with
unique interior adiabatic foam reinforcement designed to absorb
extraneous vibration, standing waves, and even extreme impact.
Furthermore, our custom OptImage II waveguide on the front panel
minimizes diffraction and dramatically improves stereo imaging.
DSP-Tuned Cabinets
All
speaker cabinets exhibit resonant frequencies that color the timbre of
the audio being reproduced. The extent to which they are mitigated is
much of what allows critical listeners to distinguish between
exceptional monitors and mediocre ones. The M-Audio EX66 monitors
employ sophisticated on-board digital signal processing (DSP)
technology to eradicate all resonances and tune the cabinet with
exceptional precision. The M-Audio EX66 monitors also use DSP filters
to achieve its precise and maximally flat 4th-order Linkwitz-Riley
crossover for the smoothest transition between the high and low driver
frequency ranges.
Superior Biamplification
The
M-Audio EX66 monitors use two separate 100-watt PWM power amplifiers to
drive the 4-ohm woofer combination and 4-ohm tweeter separately in an
audiophile-quality bi-amp structure. The ultra-low distortion at 200
watts per channel rounds out the M-Audio EX66 monitor's profile as a
truly world-class active loudspeaker monitor.