Mastering Piece
The field of audio mastering has emerged with its own set of standards and criteria. Numerous specialized components are offered to the mastering engineer nowadays - components that can remove unwanted parts of the signal or that can enhance, optimize or restore sonic elements of the recording under consideration. How do these specialists control their work, or better: how should they control their work?
It was to answer this need that the ADAM MP1 ”Mastering Piece” was created. The MP1 reveals what is actually present in an audio recording with an unprecedented degree of sonic precision, offering every discerning mastering engineer the chance to hear what he does more accurately and in greater detail than ever before. In designing the MP1, we examined the leading edge of today’s loudspeaker technology at every frequency band. It starts with a 12” side-firing Hexa-Cone™ woofer, driven by a digital no-compromise 500 W amplifier. A very stable bass reflex cabinet, where the woofer could be mechanically tuned to a 23 Hz corner frequency (-3 dB point) is responsible for an extremely pure sound free from overemphasizing artifacts, resulting in especially tight and solid bass response. One can immediately appreciate the accuracy of these monitors when listening to an acoustic bass instrument. The range between 80 and 600 Hz is reproduced by ceramic cones, which exhibit the best stability-to-weight ratio of all solid diaphragms. Combined with our A.R.T. midrange and tweeter units, these are the most advanced and precise drive units available.
Adam Mastering Piece: MP1
The MP1 reveals what is actually present in an audio recording with a new degree of sonic precision. The MP1 offers every discerning mastering engineer the chance to hear what he does more accurately and in greater detail than ever before.
Technical Data MP1
| 3-way active bass reflex speaker | |
| Woofer | 315mm (12.4”) HexaCone® |
| A.R.T. tweeter | see A.R.T. Technology |
| A.R.T. midrange | see A.R.T. Technology |
| Freq.response (± 3 dB) |
23 Hz - 35 kHz |
| Front panel | Input/HF gain, Hi/Lo EQ adjustment, standby |
| Power | 150/400*W (sin), 200W/600* (rms) |
| Inputs | Balanced XLR |
| W x H x D | 250mm (9.8”) x 1600mm (63”) x 450mm (17.7”) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132.3 lbs) |
| Warranty | 2 years |