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I am just about to order some ADAM powered monitors, but I cannot decide between the 25w RMS per driver bi-amped A5 or or the 50w RMS per driver A7.
This is The-One's impressions when he demoed them in this Recommended Nearfield Monitor thread.
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While my first reaction is to get the A7 s, i was wondering about about the different features of the two.
The A5 has a feature called "Stereolink", which evidently links the volume controls of the two speakers together. Assuming the A7 lacks this feature, does this mean each speaker of the A7 must be adjusted individually?
The A5 is pictured with grills. Are grills available for the A7?
Has anybody heard the 7SUB subwoofer with the A5s?
I thank you in anticipation of your advice.
This is The-One's impressions when he demoed them in this Recommended Nearfield Monitor thread.
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Originally Posted by The-One /img/forum/go_quote.gif ..............................Adam A7: It's very open, very transparent and the sound is big. The imaging and depth is just like wow. Even without a subwoofer the lows are surprising pleasant. It's lean clear and sounds like it can reach deeper than it can. The voices hang in the air and occupies space. I wouldnt' call the sound warm, indeed on first listen I thought it was too "cold". However on 2nd listen my opinion of them went up a lot. It resolves the music "effortlessly" it seems. Because the sound is so different, I wonder if pairing it with a subwoofer other than the Adam Sub 8 would spoil a seamless sound already with its own character. Adam A5: With a smaller cabinet size and woofer, the lows were practically none existent. However instantly I thought the mids were actually "warmer" and has slightly more solidity than A7. Treble was similar, it gave a sparkling but focused treble. The biggest difference between A5/A7 is the soundstage/imaging. The A5 just sounds smaller, which may not matter if I sit close to it (i'll have to see nxt time). with no sub, the bass is def not it's forte. If A7 was "effortlessness" across the freq, A5 is "sweet" in the mids and treble. A5 also seems from memory to be closes to my T2s in the mid and treble though I'm relying on memory as my customs have been lying around broken for a while................. |
While my first reaction is to get the A7 s, i was wondering about about the different features of the two.
The A5 has a feature called "Stereolink", which evidently links the volume controls of the two speakers together. Assuming the A7 lacks this feature, does this mean each speaker of the A7 must be adjusted individually?
The A5 is pictured with grills. Are grills available for the A7?
Has anybody heard the 7SUB subwoofer with the A5s?
I thank you in anticipation of your advice.