London, Canada
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The Kali Audio LP-8 V2 is among the most accurate studio monitors you'll find, features a refined amplifier design and empowers you to mix with confidence.
The LP-8 V2 unveils every detail in your mix - it's brutally honest. Nothing is boosted or attenuated to mask flaws or spice up its sound: what you hear is what you get. In addition to a ruler-flat frequency response, the LP-8 V2 exhibits negligible levels of distortion, ample headroom, and impressive low-end extension for a 8-inch speaker. Experience a massive soundstage with spot-on imaging, courtesy of the LP-8 V2's cutting-edge waveguide design, while its low-noise port tube yields clean, punchy bass. Plus, it sounds excellent in a myriad of environments, thanks to its boundary compensation EQ. At the end of the day, you need a studio monitor that you can trust - and the Kali Audio LP-8 V2 delivers on all fronts.
Second-generation refinements yield sonic excellenceDespite so many rave reviews among studio engineers, Kali Audio saw room for improvement with the LP-8's already impressive sonic signature. The LP-8 V2 features a refined amplifier design that lowers the noise floor even further than it was, and offers a smoother high frequency response too. The LP-8 V2's Boundary EQ settings have been tweaked based on user feedback, enhancing transparency when your monitors are positioned close to a wall or on a desktop. And with the LP-8 V2's lower-mass woofer design, you'll experience even more detail and clarity in the bass regions.
Transparent sound reproduction for mixes you can trustThe LP-8 V2 offers ultra-transparent sound reproduction, enabling you to hear every detail of your mix. This starts with an exceptionally accurate frequency response. There's nothing hyped about this speaker: its dual-layer, large-diameter voice coil exhibits a crystal-clear sound with negligible distortion - a full 6dB lower than its nearest competitor. At continuous reference-level output, the LP-8 V2 boasts at least 20dB of headroom to allow for transient spikes. What's more, this studio monitor employs larger magnets and voice coils than others in its class, resulting in super-accurate low-end response and impressive low-frequency extension.
Cutting-edge waveguide design yields rock-solid imagingWhen you listen to a speaker, you hear both its direct sound and its reflections. When the reflections are consistent with the direct sound, the speaker sounds better. Its stereo image will sound three-dimensional, enabling you to observe subtle details such as spatial information and microphone placement. The Kali Audio LP-8 V2's cutting-edge waveguide design minimizes unwanted reflections, thereby preventing the smeared sound stage that's inherent in many low-cost studio monitors. With the LP-8 V2, you'll know the exact location of every instrument in your mix's stereo field. This will also you to mix faster, and produce better results.
Low-noise port tube exhibits clean, punchy low endOne of the LP-8 V2's most novel features is its low-noise port tube. Many port tubes emit turbulence, as air leaves the tube at different speeds from different points of the opening. This turbulence produces chuffing, a noisy sound that obscures the low-end details of your mix. The LP-8 V2's port tube, on the other hand, ensures that all of the air exits at the same velocity. The end result is clean, punchy bass with zero added noise.
Boundary EQ ensures optimal sound in any environmentA speaker's position in a room drastically affects its frequency response. Even if your room is acoustically treated, your studio monitor's sound will change if you place it near a wall or on a desk. What's more, hard surfaces like walls and the top of your console will skew your monitor's frequency response, degrade its sound, and give you false auditory information. The engineers at Kali Audio understand this, and they baked a solution directly into the LP-8 V2: its Boundary EQ. Tuned to perfection at The Village Studios in Los Angeles, the LP-8 V2's Boundary EQ supplies you with presets that are tailored to eight common speaker placements. You also get LF/HF trims for fine-tuning the speaker's response. With the LP-8 V2, you'll be able to optimize its response, no matter what environment you're mixing in.
Features:
8-inch powered studio monitor with 1-inch soft-dome tweeter
Bi-amped design with integrated Class D power amp
Ruler-flat frequency response
Exhibits negligible levels of distortion, a full 6dB lower than its nearest competitor
Boasts 20dB of headroom while playing continuously at 85dB
Large magnets and voice coils produce super-accurate low-end response and impressive low-frequency extension
Cutting-edge waveguide design creates a massive soundstage with spot-on imaging
Low-noise port tube yields clean, punchy bass with zero chuffing
Boundary EQ enables you to tailor the speaker to any environment
LF/HF trims for fine-tuning the speaker's response
Balanced XLR and TRS inputs, and an unbalanced RCA input
Specs:
Powered: Yes
Power Configuration: Bi-amped
Quantity: Single
LF Driver Size: 8" Woofer
LF Driver Type: Paper Cone
HF Driver Size: 1" Tweeter
HF Driver Type: Soft Dome
LF Driver Power Amp: 60W
HF Driver Power Amp: 40W
Total Power: 100W Class D
Frequency Range: 45Hz-21kHz (±3 dB)
Frequency Response: 37Hz-25kHz (-10 dB)
Crossover Frequency: 1.8kHz
Maximum Peak SPL: 117 dB
Input Types: 1 x XLR, 1 x 1/4" TRS, 1 x RCA
Features: DIP Switch Room EQ Settings and HF/LF Trim
Enclosure Type: Front Ported
Enclosure Material: Vinyl-wrapped MDF
Height: 16.5"
Width: 10"
Depth: 11.25"
Weight: 19.8 lbs.
Once you dial in your music on a set of these monitors, it will sound great everywhere.
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