We say...
Amazing value monitors from one of the most respected brands in pro audio - perfect for small home studios!
Manufacturer's description
The D3V is a fully active desktop monitoring system designed for songwriters, producers, and music lovers who want to enjoy ADAM Audio sound quality as conveniently as possible. Available in white or black editions, the active monitors feature the iconic golden ribbon tweeter and stay true to ADAM Audio’s German industrial design heritage.
Each active pair features 3.5” aluminium woofers and ferrite magnet system driven by 80 W amplifiers. The woofers are further complemented by dual-sided 3.5” passive radiators which allow the D3V to extend as low as 45 Hz.
With 25 years’ experience working with ribbon tweeter technology, ADAM Audio has created a compact 1.5” D-ART (Desktop Accelerated Ribbon Tweeter) so D3V customers can enjoy the precise and unfatiguing high-frequency reproduction that their established monitoring systems are known for.
The D3V features a USB-C input which means the monitoring system behaves as a digital output device when connected to a computer and negates the need for an additional audio interface for playback. This plug’n’play functionality extends to mobile devices so high-quality audio can be enjoyed without the compression or conversion normally associated with such connections. The D3V also features balanced ¼" TRS inputs for more traditional analogue audio applications.
The backplate of the left speaker features a range of user-friendly switches to address the common acoustical issues arising from speaker placement, while the front panel includes a headphone socket and volume knob that doubles as a control for the audio input selection, muting and other functions.
The D3V comes complete with detachable monitor stands that are angled at 15° toward the users’ ears. Additionally, there is a standard threaded 3/8” hole for microphone stand mounting on the underside of both monitors.
Technical Specs
Acoustics
- Frequency Response @ -3 dB 48 - 22.6k Hz
- Frequency Response @ -6 dB 45 - 23.2k Hz
- Max SPL in full space at 1 m with sine bursts (average 100 - 6k Hz) at 3% THD (rms / peak) 92 / 96 dB SPL
- Crossover Frequency 4.0 kHz
Drivers
- Passive Radiator Basket Diameter 2 x 3.5"
- Woofer Cone Material Single-piece aluminium
- Woofer Basket Diameter 3.5"
- Woofer Voice Coil Diameter 1" (25 mm)
- Woofer Grille Painted steel
- Tweeter Type D-ART
- Tweeter Velocity Transform Ratio 4 to 1
Audio Input/Output Connectors
- Analog connectors 2 x Balanced 6.3 mm jack
- Max. Input Level +9 dBu
- Digital connector USB Type C
- Digital audio signal Class-compliant USB 1.1
- Sample rates supported 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
- Bit depth 24-bit
- Headphone Output Connector 3.5 mm TRS mini-jack
- Headphone Output impedance 32 Ohms
Signal Processing
- AD converter 24-bit
- Internal sample rate 48 kHz
- Internal processing bit depth 28 bit
- Latency 4.0 ms
- Protection Independent peak and thermo limiters for each driver, and amplifier thermo limiters
Amplification
- Woofer amplifier: Type PWM
- Woofer amplifier: Peak (10% THD, limiter deactivated) 2 x 80 W
- Woofer amplifier: RMS (1% THD, limiter deactivated) 2 x 70 W
- Tweeter amplifier: Type PWM
- Woofer amplifier: Peak (10% THD, limiter deactivated) 2 x 40 W
- Tweeter amplifier: RMS (1% THD, limiter deactivated) 2 x 30 W
Control Options (via backplate)
- Input sensitivity 0 dBu = 88 dB SPL at 1 m @ 0 dB level setting
- Level The volume knob controls loudspeaker and headphone outputs over the range -∞ dB to +6 dB
- Volume knob press functions Mute, standby, input select, channel swap
- Input selection Analogue, USB-C
- Channel order Normal, L/R swapped
- Backplate Room Adaption - Position (Bass) 0, -3, -6 dB
- Backplate Room Adaption - Desk (Low-mid and Mid) 0, -3, -6 dB and 0, -2, -4 dB
- Backplate Room Adaption - Room Acoustics (Treble) 0, -1.5, -3 dB
Remote Control Options
- Connector USB-C
- Connection type Class-compliant USB 1.1
General Data
- Display Front panel multi-colour logo
- Cabinet design Dual passive radiator
- Cabinet material Painted ABS Polycarbonate
- Mounting options Flat on desk or loudspeaker stand, angled 15 degrees upwards on desk using supplied foot, threaded insert (3/8") on the bottom of the cabinet for microphone stand
- AC input voltage 100 - 240V, 50/60 Hz
- Power rating 60 W max.
Product Overview
We say...
Amazing value monitors from one of the most respected brands in pro audio - perfect for small home studios!
Manufacturer's description
The D3V is a fully active desktop monitoring system designed for songwriters, producers, and music lovers who want to enjoy ADAM Audio sound quality as conveniently as possible. Available in white or black editions, the active monitors feature the iconic golden ribbon tweeter and stay true to ADAM Audio’s German industrial design heritage.
Each active pair features 3.5” aluminium woofers and ferrite magnet system driven by 80 W amplifiers. The woofers are further complemented by dual-sided 3.5” passive radiators which allow the D3V to extend as low as 45 Hz.
With 25 years’ experience working with ribbon tweeter technology, ADAM Audio has created a compact 1.5” D-ART (Desktop Accelerated Ribbon Tweeter) so D3V customers can enjoy the precise and unfatiguing high-frequency reproduction that their established monitoring systems are known for.
The D3V features a USB-C input which means the monitoring system behaves as a digital output device when connected to a computer and negates the need for an additional audio interface for playback. This plug’n’play functionality extends to mobile devices so high-quality audio can be enjoyed without the compression or conversion normally associated with such connections. The D3V also features balanced ¼" TRS inputs for more traditional analogue audio applications.
The backplate of the left speaker features a range of user-friendly switches to address the common acoustical issues arising from speaker placement, while the front panel includes a headphone socket and volume knob that doubles as a control for the audio input selection, muting and other functions.
The D3V comes complete with detachable monitor stands that are angled at 15° toward the users’ ears. Additionally, there is a standard threaded 3/8” hole for microphone stand mounting on the underside of both monitors.
Technical Specs
Acoustics
- Frequency Response @ -3 dB 48 - 22.6k Hz
- Frequency Response @ -6 dB 45 - 23.2k Hz
- Max SPL in full space at 1 m with sine bursts (average 100 - 6k Hz) at 3% THD (rms / peak) 92 / 96 dB SPL
- Crossover Frequency 4.0 kHz
Drivers
- Passive Radiator Basket Diameter 2 x 3.5"
- Woofer Cone Material Single-piece aluminium
- Woofer Basket Diameter 3.5"
- Woofer Voice Coil Diameter 1" (25 mm)
- Woofer Grille Painted steel
- Tweeter Type D-ART
- Tweeter Velocity Transform Ratio 4 to 1
Audio Input/Output Connectors
- Analog connectors 2 x Balanced 6.3 mm jack
- Max. Input Level +9 dBu
- Digital connector USB Type C
- Digital audio signal Class-compliant USB 1.1
- Sample rates supported 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
- Bit depth 24-bit
- Headphone Output Connector 3.5 mm TRS mini-jack
- Headphone Output impedance 32 Ohms
Signal Processing
- AD converter 24-bit
- Internal sample rate 48 kHz
- Internal processing bit depth 28 bit
- Latency 4.0 ms
- Protection Independent peak and thermo limiters for each driver, and amplifier thermo limiters
Amplification
- Woofer amplifier: Type PWM
- Woofer amplifier: Peak (10% THD, limiter deactivated) 2 x 80 W
- Woofer amplifier: RMS (1% THD, limiter deactivated) 2 x 70 W
- Tweeter amplifier: Type PWM
- Woofer amplifier: Peak (10% THD, limiter deactivated) 2 x 40 W
- Tweeter amplifier: RMS (1% THD, limiter deactivated) 2 x 30 W
Control Options (via backplate)
- Input sensitivity 0 dBu = 88 dB SPL at 1 m @ 0 dB level setting
- Level The volume knob controls loudspeaker and headphone outputs over the range -∞ dB to +6 dB
- Volume knob press functions Mute, standby, input select, channel swap
- Input selection Analogue, USB-C
- Channel order Normal, L/R swapped
- Backplate Room Adaption - Position (Bass) 0, -3, -6 dB
- Backplate Room Adaption - Desk (Low-mid and Mid) 0, -3, -6 dB and 0, -2, -4 dB
- Backplate Room Adaption - Room Acoustics (Treble) 0, -1.5, -3 dB
Remote Control Options
- Connector USB-C
- Connection type Class-compliant USB 1.1
General Data
- Display Front panel multi-colour logo
- Cabinet design Dual passive radiator
- Cabinet material Painted ABS Polycarbonate
- Mounting options Flat on desk or loudspeaker stand, angled 15 degrees upwards on desk using supplied foot, threaded insert (3/8") on the bottom of the cabinet for microphone stand
- AC input voltage 100 - 240V, 50/60 Hz
- Power rating 60 W max.
