Adam Audio S5H Single Horizontal 2x10" Active 3-Way Midfield Studio Monitor

The ADAM Audio S5H is a powerful 3-way active midfield studio monitor, specifically designed for horizontal placement. It features dual 10-inch Extended Linear Excursion (ELE) bass drivers, newly developed for the S Series, incorporating ADAM Audio’s proprietary Symmetrical Magnet Assembly (SMA) for tight, distortion-free low-end performance. Midrange frequencies are reproduced with exceptional clarity by the innovative 4-inch Dome/Cone Hybrid (DCH) driver, also designed exclusively for the S Series. This advanced one-piece unit blends the strengths of both cone and dome technologies, ensuring accurate, detailed midrange reproduction making the S5H ideal for high-end mixing, mastering, and critical listening environments.

Together with the S-ART treble driver the latest iteration of ADAM Audio’s widely respected folded-ribbon tweeter, now produced to tighter tolerances than ever before — the resulting combination produces a powerful but unfatiguing sound, with a palpable sense of depth: the last word in high-resolution, natural-sounding audio reproduction.

The off-axis responses of the treble and mid drivers remain extremely accurate thanks to the addition of high- and mid-frequency waveguides milled from solid aluminum: ADAM Audio’s newly developed Mid-range and High-frequency Propagation Systems (MPS and HPS). The resultant stable, wide-ranging dispersion ensures that teams of more than one person can work in the loudspeakers’ sweet spot simultaneously, as is often necessary in larger control rooms.

The S Series’ custom-designed DSP optimizes the loudspeaker crossovers to create linear responses for the entire range, as well as providing user equalization and in-room tuning/voicing functions. The DSP also handles the limiter-based high-frequency driver protection, processes the signals from the AES3 digital inputs, and will in time facilitate various expansion options. Software updates can be carried out with ease via the associated USB port, which also allows users to connect computers and control the speakers’ DSP functions via a software front-end.

No fewer than three separate amplifiers power the drivers: a 700 W Class D design for the bass drivers, a 300 W Class D for the mid-range and a 100 W Class D unit for the S-ART tweeter.

With its innovative features, advanced design, generous headroom and enormous dynamic range, the S5H takes its rightful place as ADAM Audio’s flagship reference monitor: an extraordinary loudspeaker offering audio reproduction to the very highest standards of fidelity.

State of The Art Technology

ADAM Audio monitors have earned a worldwide reputation as the preeminent tool for sound engineers based on technological innovations that we’ve established in the field of loudspeaker technology.

DCH Midrange Driver

A self-developed, groundbreaking one-piece hybrid dome/cone design, offering the sonic advantages of both driver types, with minimal partial resonances.

Ele Bass Driver

Custom-built bass driver created specifically for the S Series, using ADAM Audio's engineering design experience and the latest computer modeling techniques.

Hps Waveguide

The S-ART tweeter comprises the latest iteration of ADAM’s respected folded accelerated ribbon design, produced to tighter tolerances than ever before, and...

High Performance DSP Module

Custom DSP engine implements perfect crossovers for optimal frequency response and maximum dynamic range, in addition to EQ options and presets for in-room o...

SMA

Custom-designed magnet assembly which allows the voice coil a maximum excursion three times greater than that offered by previous designs, with an extended, ...

S Series Amplifiers

The S Series low- and mid-range drivers are powered by Class-D ICE power amps, specially developed low-noise 50W Class A/B amp powers the S-ART on S2 & S3.

S Series Bass Reflex System

S Series Bass Reflex tubes and ports have been redesigned to reduce friction- and turbulence-related coloration and incorporate additional anti-resonance tec...

S Series Cabinets

S Series cabinets are weightily constructed from thick, heavy material to reduce susceptibility to vibrations, while their rounded edges help to minimize unw...

S-ART Tweeter

All the models in the S Series employ the latest iteration of ADAM's world-famous X-ART tweeter, each handmade in Berlin, Germany.

Product Specifications:

General Data:

Panel:Rear

Max. Power Consumption:900 W

Weight:160 lbs. (72.6 kg)

Height x Width x Depth:16,9″ (430 mm) x 34,8″ (885 mm) x 19,7“(500 mm)

Delivery Contents:Power cord, manual

Audio Input Connectors:

Analog:XLR

Input Impedance:48 kOhm

Max. Input Level:+24 dBu

Digital:AES3

Amplification:

Woofer:

Amplifier Type:PWM

Amp. Power RMS:700 W

Midrange:

Amplifier Type:PWM

Amp. Power RMS:300 W

Tweeter:

Amplifier Type:PWM

Amp. Power RMS:100 W

Acoustics:

Frequency Response:22 Hz – 50 kHz (-20 dB)

THD > 100 Hz:≤0.3 %

Max. SPL per pair at 1 m:≥131 dB

Crossover Frequencies:250 Hz, 3 kHz

Drivers:

Woofer:

Basket Diameter:2x10″

Voice Coil Diameter:3″ (76 mm)

Cone Material:HexaCone

Midrange:

Type:Dome/Cone Hybrid

Basket Diameter:4″

Voice Coil Diameter:2.4″ (60 mm)

Cone Material:Carbon Composite

Waveguide: MPS

Tweeter:

Type:S-ART

Diaphragm Area:4-inch² (2420 mm²)

Equivalent Diaphragm Diameter:2″ (56 mm)

Velocity Transform Ratio:4 to 1

Diaphragm Weight:0.17 g

Waveguide:HPS

Control Options:

Input Sensitivity:Adjustable

Parametric EQs:6

Room Compensation High-Shelf EQ:1

Room Compensation Low-Shelf EQ:1

Preset Memories:5

Delay:0 ms to 5 ms

Shipping Weight:165 lbs.

Shipping Dimensions:22 x 36 x 18 Inches