Product
Description
The
Focal SM8 active nearfield monitors were created as a result of
more than twenty years of development into a tweeter that could
produce a high output, but without requiring high energy input
and without increasing directivity. The Focal SM8 monitors represent
a major leap forward with the introduction of the pure Beryllium
tweeter.
The
SM8 uses low distortion class “D” power stages for
the low frequency channel, reducing dramatically heat at high
power, while wide bandwidth class AB stage is used for the tweeter.
In
addition to having a direct digital input, the SM8 uses the latest
high quality chipsets performing 24 Bits 96kHz A/D and D/A conversion.
The
SM8 also uses FIR (Finite Impulse Response) filters which provide
very precise equalisation to adjust the output of the monitors
to match the listening enviroment. This technology allows for
both very high selectivity and perfectly linear response: indeed
the actual filters between the LF and HF sections have slopes
reaching 200 dB/octave! Due to the drastic reduction of acoustic
interaction between drivers, landscape and portrait orientation
are virtually equivalent in terms of performance.
The
SM8 can also be remotely controlled from various sources: PC/Mac
dedicated “Focal manager” software, PDA, MIDI link
or proprietary remote control unit.
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