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ADAM A7V | Is This The Best A-Series Monitor Yet?

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Kevin The Legend sent us ADAM's new A7V monitor - can it live up to the huge love its predecessor was given?
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@Rhythmattica Год назад

As always... Not only informative , but splashed with some gut hurting humour .. Keep it up!

@MadMaxx1977 Год назад

I just bought a pair of the new Adam A7V + Sub8 after trying monitors from Yamaha, JBL, and KRK. My first PC audio setup of studio monitors/subwoofer. Also using a FiiO K9 Pro ESS dac. I've always used passives like the KEF LS50 Meta, powered or integrated amp, powered SVS sub. I'm absolutely thrilled with these Adam speakers. I'm hearing details in my music, gaming, video streaming, etc. that I've never knew were there. Great video, mate!

@user-bh2pq9sr9c Год назад

I now have a choice between ADAM A7V and Focal Shape Twin. I would be very grateful if the presenter of this video said what he would choose from this for himself to work with. Thank you!

@POINDXTRMUSIC Год назад

Shape all day. Amazing speakers

@weschilton Год назад

What is the point of that? You don't have the same space, and probably doing work on the same music...

@emiel333 Год назад

Adam.

@Joey.Darkwoods-Studio Год назад

For $200 more than the Focal why not get the A77H?

@j.e9971 Год назад

I’m currently in the process do testing the shape twin vs the A7v. So far, the twins are winning however I will say that the KH120’s and A7V’s are extremely comparable across the board with the low end of the A7V being more present and useful in non sub mixing situations, as well as the stereo image being noticeably wider and detailed.

@jacquithurgood1682 Год назад

Evening guys, here we go again another good one

@joewolf38 Год назад

If you will get a pair, please measure with sonarworks, upload the correction file and measure again in the same position. I am curious to see the result. And test with REW or other application. THX for the video once again!

@derekmidgley Год назад

So good to see Flopcat is well. Thank you guys.

@sveinjohansen6271 Год назад

One of mine A7X´s second hand started humming. its 6-7 years old now, and I had them for 3 years. Out of guarantee, so I bought A77H as they were on sales, waiting for them now. Cant wait. Untreated living room unfortunately, so I will be using the adaptation to adjust them to the living room, cant wait now..

@realmac5150 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for this review. After watching this and researching for quite a while, was able to find some A7V's on reverb for a about 1000 for the pair. Right out of the box they sound great but now I'm on to the next step and getting my room treated so these bad boys can really shine. You're def right about the bass being less than spectacular but is good enough for me as it stand right now. Or least until I et me a pair of Mum-8's. lol

@dentboxhero1717 Год назад

Being able to demo the A4V vs A7V I went with the A4V. To me the A4V is the better sounding. My A4Vs are paired with the Focal Sub One dual 8 sub and am very satisfied. This 2.1 setup is about the same cost versus a pair of A7V but leaps better.

@07wrxtr1 9 месяцев назад

I went with t5v + kali audio w6-2… budget small desktop setup… plenty loud for movies and casual listening… I can see where dsp would help…. So might go for the mini dsp hd deal

@peterbrandt7911 Год назад

As someone else already commented, I would love a comparison to my speakers, too, but there are just too many options to make this happen with everybody's current choice. So, I will simply make a note in the back of my head that should I ever consider new monitors, I'll maybe go full Eve and get mysels an Adam.

@leeadkins1360 Год назад

Looking forward to getting my pair tomorrow :) Should be a step up from a 20 yr old cambridge audio amp and MS902s Signatures!

@johnathanbeats Год назад

Thanks of the video. Wish I could afford this line up. The t8vs I have are still greatest in its price range.also Adams audio helps with any issues. they sent me a new monitor with in a few days when I had issues with one.

@flaw3dgenius222 Год назад

HS8s are quite a bit better

@johnathanbeats Год назад

@@flaw3dgenius222 I could get use to the hs8s. I went t8vs because of preference.

@TheSakuraGumiLTD 3 месяца назад

I find it very odd these speakers do not have a digital input considering they have DSP. Most others in the price range with DSP do.

@secretelitemusic Год назад

Cats voyaged through interstellar space in a large sentient box-shaped craft before colonising planet Urf. They've never quite lost the sense of bonding with the mothership

@Histio Год назад

Would love if yall did a breakdown on presons sceptre monitors

@BOKHTARIMUSIC Год назад

ADAM THE BEST.

@kadiummusic Год назад

Over £600 (a pair) more than Kali's three-way IN-5's and IN-8's. A comparison review would very interesting.

@JairajSinghPatil Год назад

Been waiting for this too No review of the in5 or in8 yet

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

I don’t believe they’ll send us a pair, so this may not happen unless someone can lend us a pair

@kadiummusic Год назад

@@PresentDayProduction I'd be happy to but I live in Plymouth! 😕

@kadiummusic Год назад

I've just emailed Kali and asked them to loan you some monitors.... you never know!! 😜

@TheRealXira Год назад

@@PresentDayProduction Same here, I have a pair of IN-8's but I'm based in York. Find yourself in my neck of the woods anytime, give me a shout.

@mannymakesmusic891 Год назад

No mid range driver, the sauce is in the midrange

@womagrid 11 месяцев назад

Have you looked at APS speakers at all?

@compucorder64 Год назад

Be interested to hear your take on the Hedd Type 07, in comparison to these. But maybe even more interested in the Focal Twin Shape. Because I wonder if it has better upper mids than the EVO 65 you guys reviewed? The Twin shape is interesting to me, because it's almost like a 3-way, but sitting between the ADAM A7V and the HEDD Type 07 in price. And possibly deeper bass than the ADAM. These A7V seem like great value, good quality two-way production monitors, but the Focals but could be nice all-day mixing monitors, maybe with less fatiguing AMT/ART/Ribbon type tweeters. Maybe HEDD Type 07 could be add more precision. But, for not much more money there's 3-way monitors, like the Dynaudio LY48 and ADAM A77H which seem to offer better value.

@danielebellezza8699 Месяц назад

Great video!! 🙌I found an offer for a pair of used A7Vs just under 1 year old for 800€ in total, but I was told that the Evo Alpha twins are far better, have you ever tried them? What do you think?

@FOH3663 Год назад

Interesting rabbit hole worthy of exploration; the vented box at moderate drive level blues... Velocity

@ProdByTimDuncan Год назад

Hi, would love to see you reviewing the HEDD Type 30 MK2 flagships. They have some really great idea/concepts like the lineariser or the ported/closed speakertype. Maybe in the future?

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

We’ll be doing the 20’s very soon, so maybe the 30’s if we can in the future!

@ProdByTimDuncan Год назад

@@PresentDayProduction Awesome!!

@unknownadventures6248 Год назад

@@PresentDayProduction Can you review the adam a77h or adam a8hs too please ?

@eeetube1234 5 месяцев назад

How to use A7V together with subwoofer together with Sonarworks and import sonarworks profile directly to the speakers?

@Intedencefer Год назад

Very interested in a kit for some very nice affordable nearfields. Hoping it would also be available in the US. I am intrigued by the cheaper two way option as well.

@AntonioDzekoofficial 9 месяцев назад

Cheers! I am considering purchasing a three way monitors. I cannot decide between Adam A77h and Dynaudio Lyd 48. And because I am not able to hear any of my choices in action, I am curious can you elaborate little bit more on couple of things: 1) Depth of the sound (3d) 2) Stereo imaging 3) Bass tightness and depth Also I am curious of your thoughts on Adam A7v comparing in those parameters with those three ways. Thank you :)

@LBJedi Год назад

Have you guys tested or considered testing the Kali IN-8 V2s? I’m so curious to see how they actually sound. I’ve not come across a pair in life, but I definitely trust your ears.

@katrinaallikas2028 Год назад

Sonarworks ❤

@itsalistairjames 8 месяцев назад

Hi gents, great review! Was wondering if you’d go with the the A7V or Focal Alpha Evo 65 for producing and mixing electronic (mainly house & techno music)?

@QFXmusic Год назад

Nice review

@behemothinferno 9 месяцев назад

I have a pair of S2V's and thinking of buying a pair of A7V's for my hifi/tv setup. Can you comment on how they compare to Adam's flagship two way monitors?

@sonidojamon Год назад

I would LOVE you to check out the new IK Multimedia iLoud Precision line. #ikmultimedia

@BojanBojovic Год назад

Thanks. I am thinking about replacing my KRK VXT8 with these. Any thoughts?

@the_newvoice Год назад

Melodic DnB?)

@CheapoCardCompany Год назад

I’d like to like the look (and sound, of course) of these... but, as usual, all that DSP sound-correction & EQ curving (favoured by many companies these days) just makes me think all you’ll hear will be several flavours of wrong. Heard ‘flat’ they may very well sound okay... but then you’re paying all that extra money for the fiddly bits. I get the idea of using something DSP-heavy (such as the i-louds, perhaps..?) for a portable rig, to set-up quickly for a different venue every day, but... for a permanent home/project studio... would the money be spent better on treating the room, rather than jiggling speaker settings? Maybe there’s a test video in that... heavily-DSP’d speakers, in a random untreated space, versus the same speakers, totally ‘flat’ in a treated room (?) Not sure how much you’d hear of these, out in the vacuum of the asteroid belt... but I imagine I did hear several Adam engineers shouting “...that’s PWM you tawt..!!” when the graphics came up.

@LaidbackSounds Год назад

i'm glad i'm not the only one thinking this too, i like straight forward speakers and the rest yes room treatment

@st33Npuist Год назад

@@LaidbackSounds PSI.

@jamesccart Год назад

but no digital input ? such a shame

@ivanj46 Год назад

I can't seem to find this on google but what does the "Desk" band at 3:42 means? Does that compensate for the unwanted boost caused by actual desks or something?

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

Precisely! Frequencies most likely reflected by the desk. Of course, that will depend wildly on your desk material, desk position, speaker position, and so on.

@furiobisotti8150 Год назад

Hmmmm... I am not fully convinced. I listened to the old A7 in a shop here in Italy. Very few minutes, just a song, compared with another brand. Adam had a high frequency response for me unacceptable. The other thing was much more balanced. But it was a not controlled test, too short, no data about source, in a little booth. So, no big value of a test. But enough to put my attention on the AMT tweeter. I love AMTs since the first big one, found on ESS, 45 years ago. This new device has everything to be selected, I love the trick to add a profile from Sonarworks. Well done Adam, nowadays this is too useful. But I only would trust my ears. And amplification is not as I like, but price doesn't allow too much of a sophistication

@TechnoNates 9 месяцев назад

How do they compare to the S2V?

@ronedwards8239 Год назад

Do you think the mid’s are masked by the ribbon tweeters?

@smamas114 Год назад

What about KRK ? ......i just ordered classic 7

@ronedwards8239 Год назад

I now own Adam & Evo😂

@jmizzbeatsj-jigga7888 Год назад

which one you preferred and why i'm really debating on the twin evo the new iloud twin mtm or the adam

@drakewatkins2624 Год назад

How do these compare to the Kali audio lp 6 and 8’s

@cadriver2570 Год назад

Sonarworks onboard is pretty nice. I’ve found their Mac app to be finicky.

@TheSakuraGumiLTD 3 месяца назад

A77H's or a MUM-6?.... any personal opinion's?

@PresentDayProduction 3 месяца назад

Ask on our discord as there are some users who have moved from Adam www.PresentDayProduction.com/discord Reedy is the one to ask

@treblehelix7200 Год назад

Hopefully a new power supply design too.

@benjoe999 Год назад

1:53 you wrote PMW but saying PWM!

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

Thanks for pointing that out. Now sure how we missed that - it’s PWM

@henriquenicolau Год назад

Those huge ports ... looks like they will steal a lot of the woofer's real bass portion. Maybe that's why you felt the need to reach for more bass... you were missing that defined area. Do you have any thoughts on that? cheers

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

The ports would’ve been calculated to fit the cabinet size and bass driver size as necessary, so they’re most likely at their optimal performance point

@canepaper967 Год назад

I feel like these are a downgrade from the AX range, I mean they are a larger speaker with a worse frequency response and less bass extension?

@Joey.Darkwoods-Studio Год назад

Man, I was waiting for this review... Like I have stated in another video, I am looking at my very first pair of monitors. I have the money for these but I am also debating on the T7V's. I know the A7V's are superior down the board, but they are also 3x the price in Canada ($349 T7V and $1030 A7V EACH) and since I wanted to add a few more pieces of gear to add to my setup. Baritone guitar and an acoustic... So I Hate between torn between such a decision.

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

The A7V’s are definitely a league above the T7V’s, which are more low-budget-oriented. Of course, remember that there are always other options from other brands for around the same price, all of which are good performers. Possibly look at the Focal Alpha 65 EVO? There are a couple of notches I’m not a huge fan of on them, but in general they are pretty powerful and pretty accurate.

@hienvu1714 7 месяцев назад

The T series is nowhere near the quality of the A series. The tweeters look identical but one is handmade in Germany and the other is made in China. If you're looking at the T7, I'd check out the Kali IN8 V2.

@emiel333 Год назад

Currently own a pair of T7V. Do the job just fine. They go lower than these new A7V (39 Hz compared to 44 Hz), although the new A7V go a lot higher (44 Hz compared to 25 Hz). I want to go even lower than my current setup. Even looked at the T10S sub. That isn’t an option for me. The T8V go down to 33 Hz but I am also looking for better sound in general. A8H an option perhaps? Nevertheless great review James. Say hi to Mark and a cuddle for Flopcat.

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

The A8H is a viable option but I personally believe the A77H had a better quality and tonality

@emiel333 Год назад

@@PresentDayProduction Thank you for the advice. Really appreciate it!

@francoisbeauvais4323 Год назад

Please review the A77h!

@tobitweaks Год назад

Curious to hear if the A77 will be able to deliver the volume and speaker capabilities to get the bass going and also have a better phantom image because I do feel these could be quite the offering 🤔

@Lollokowns Год назад

I am currently testing the a77h. I also listened to the a7v (in a different environment). Phantom image feels better to me but (again another environment) they cannot come close to psi audios 7 inch offering. Also i feel like the kh310's phantom image is better than the a77h's. Pls take this with a grain of salt. I only had limited time listening to the speakers (except a77h).

@Joey.Darkwoods-Studio Год назад

@@Lollokowns :) Even with a grain of salt, you're comparing the A77H to the kh310's that is 2.5 times the price right? That's like saying "Well, the Porsche 911 is nice... but the SF90 Stradale is better!" lol I just find that funny.

@Lollokowns Год назад

Well I'm only comparing what I have heard. The kh310 to me felt deeper and might have a greater sweet spot. I'd prefer the kh310 over the a77h, I guess. But that's why I'm testing them atm :). On the other hand the a77h could be a decent step in between and somehow I do like the tweeter :). Not sure about your budget, risk tendencies and your crafting skills, but there's might be a speaker kit coming soon from PDP!

@remixx45 Год назад

im cross shopping these and the HS8 by yamama wonder which sounds better

@danielebellezza8699 Месяц назад

One year later, what was your conclusion?

@ronedwards8239 Год назад

I thought these were very well balanced and the tweeter does not shout at you. But…they are very flat sounding, I’m not talking about frequency response. I’m talking about no depth to the image, 2D. Stereo image was meh. I agree they sound far better in the Pure mode. I just can’t get beyond the flat sounding image. My take, they are very well behaved but not inspiring. They’re going back.

@zubinel9540 Год назад

Look nice. My recent test of Adam's though have shown a slight problem with them which I wander has been fixed on these... I find I can hear a buzz coming from the tweeters. Did you notice this?

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

Listening to them right now - no buzzing here

@zubinel9540 Год назад

@@PresentDayProduction How far away are you sat from them? Have you ever heard buzzing or hiss from Adam monitors before?

@zubinel9540 Год назад

@@PresentDayProduction Alos... I heard hiss from the PSI 21's but not the 17's...

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

I’ve tried them both at super-close distances and further afield and definitely no buzzing

@zubinel9540 Год назад

@@PresentDayProduction Cool, Thanks

@stephengibson4727 Год назад

Nice review can you review the Presonus E7xt oe E8xt

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

We’ll try!

@stephengibson4727 Год назад

@@PresentDayProduction Okay just discovered you guys you do a great job

@Deerob Год назад

HEDD>Adam, thank me later ❤

@thevibor Год назад

How do these compare to the Focal Alpha 65 Evos that you reviewed?

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

I personally prefer these A7V’s, I just believe that they have a bit more of an accurate spectral response and they’re less fatiguing to listen to.

@thevibor Год назад

@@PresentDayProduction thanks 🙏

@flaw3dgenius222 Год назад

7s surely dont give you enough low end?

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

That’s exactly what I said in the video - the bass is a little low for my personal taste

@turntheknob Год назад

First

@tutubeos Год назад

So……. You burnt down the studio just for 8 seconds of video? 😅

@berkaydemiralp Год назад

👌

@mobeatzleeds Год назад

Yamaha all day send them off to get new crossover and they killer

@HungryEatNow Год назад

Achilles of amt tweeter...

@levinelson3508 Год назад

Looks like emotive

@malibustacy3606 Год назад

I'd like to ask that you send the monitors to me in Canada to enjoy and in return I would send you a generous quantity of clothes dryer lint, so soft and fluffy.

@ACDevastation Год назад

Half of the video is covering the specs/features, rather than how they sound. I think everyone knows the latter is far more important.

@HeadbangoO Год назад

You been busier than a cat...

@1337murk Год назад

Yooo

@the_newvoice Год назад

Oooy

@1337murk Год назад

@@the_newvoice Oooooooooooooiiiiiiii

@the_newvoice Год назад

@@1337murk OY! Keep your fingers out of my soup! :)

@the_newvoice Год назад

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@1337murk Год назад

@@the_newvoice I'll teabag your soup

@MichaelAddlesee Год назад

1% THD sounds rather a lot. Can you verify that please?

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

www.adam-audio.com/en/a-series/a7v/ Scroll down to the “amplification” drop down Amplifier Type: PWM Peak (10% THD, limiter deactivated): 110 W RMS (1% THD, limiter deactivated): 90 W Tweeter Amplifier Type: Class A/B Peak (10% THD, limiter deactivated): 20 W RMS (1% THD, limiter deactivated): 15 W

@MichaelAddlesee Год назад

@@PresentDayProduction Thanks for the quick response. I'm looking for near field monitors to produce very accurate reproduction of recordings of acoustic instruments e.g. classical guitar. Should I be looking at something other than the A7Vs? I'm currently running a class A amp with old passive speakers.

@PresentDayProduction Год назад

I personally didn’t hear any real harmonic distortion issues on acoustic music, however if clarity is of utmost importance, but you need a small speaker, then you’ll probably need to up the budget slightly and get something like the PSI A-17M. (Our speakers we’re releasing are not nearfields)

@MichaelAddlesee Год назад

@@PresentDayProduction OK, thanks for the help. I shall check out the PSI A-17M.

@LaidbackSounds Год назад

@@MichaelAddlesee neumann kh120, you wont do better in the below 1500 euros the pair