We first heard the EX66 at NAMM and were blown away by their impressive sound and accuracy. Some interesting research has gone into the design that makes these ideal for working with high definition audio. For example, the EX66 include digital inputs that support up to 24-bit/192kHz signals (of course, they also offer high-impedance balanced analog inputs.) The midwoofer-tweeter-midwoofer (MTM) design offers the sonic capabilities required to accurately realize the 24 bit / 192Khz signal. The low-frequency drivers offer a very smooth, transparent sound and seem to be missing the resonant peaks that can cause challenges in most studios.
The MTM vertical array configuration also avoids the problems with early reflections from consoles, floors, and ceilings, resulting in coloration and smeared details in the audio. Even in less than ideal rooms, the EX66 suffer much less from the effects of reflections. In addition to accuracy, these are actually very powerful monitors - they use two separate 100-watt PWM power amplifiers to drive the 4-ohm woofer combination and 4-ohm tweeter separately. This offers very low distortion at 200 watts per channel making it the ideal active loudspeaker monitor for anyone that is serious about their audio accuracy.
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