Celebrating their 25th year in professional audio, Adam Audio speakers are distinctive in their design by employing ribbon tweeters. The ribbon tweeters are hand-folded and give Adam speakers a warmth and clarity that is unique in the field. Their new D3V Active Desktop Monitor System is a compact, yet powerful speaker set designed for hi-fidelity audio reproduction with a small footprint.
The D3V is designed for songwriters, audio and video producers, office workers, and music lovers who want great sound as conveniently as possible. They sound clean, loud, pleasing and powerful. The 2-way speakers feature an active aluminum 3.5” woofer and ferrite magnet system driven by 80 W low distortion amplifiers, and the treble is handled by D-ART 1.5” hand-folded ribbon tweeters with 40 W amplifiers driving each unit. Low frequency response is further extended by dual-sided passive radiators for bass extension down to 45 Hz and maximum SPL of 96 dB SPL.
I hooked them up to my MacBook Pro via USB and the computer instantly recognized the D3V as a sound output device. Positioning them on both sides of the laptop, there was no effect on the computer screen, so they are properly shielded. They sound great in a room and if you are using them for mixing, you will want to position them in a way that you are in the sweet spot of the tweeters. Aiding that, the speakers come with detachable angled monitor stands or can mounted on mic stands with an optional interface.
The D3V is feature laden with input options and digital EQ configurations. As mentioned, direct USB-C input enables immediate plug’n’play connections to computers, mobiles, and tablets, and a USB-C to USB-A cable is included. Alternatively, the D3V also has 1/4” balanced analog inputs for traditional audio applications. DSP Room Acoustics switches compensate for common problems arising from speaker placement and feature speaker position, desk size and room treatment compensation.
Most of the controls are on the back of the left speaker and a single cord connects the right satellite speaker. The volume knob is on the front of the left speaker and controls both speakers—and ensures that your left-right balances are equal. Pressing the volume knob button toggles status including mute, standby mode and the audio inputs. A front panel headphone miniplug mutes the speakers.
Available in black or white, the D3V is a high-quality monitor system that does not disappoint. $299.99
