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The Musician Forums => Music Technology & Pro Audio => Topic started by: Tarkuz Toccata on November 25, 2004, 12:24:09 AM
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SAMSON Active Studio Monitor Loudspeakers now available at Audiophile!
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Resolv 50a (http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1666&brandID=2)
Dual power amp (50 watts low and 25 watts high)
5.25" polypropylene butyl surround woofer
1" ferro-fluid filled titanium tweeter
Active crossover
1/4" and RCA inputs
Ported, tuned cabinet
Resolv 80a (http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1665&brandID=2)
Dual power amp (75 watts low and 25 watts high)
Four-position midrange contour control
8" copolymer butyl surround woofer
1" ferro-fluid filled titanium tweeter
Active crossover
XLR, 1/4" and RCA inputs
Ported, tuned cabinet
Resolv 120a active subwoofer (http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=88&brandID=2)
120 watt low frequency amplifier
heavy-duty 10" transducer
40–180 Hz.
active crossover
a phase switch
an auto sleep mode
mute switch jack
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Samson Resolv 50a Active Reference Monitors ($279.99). Forget the list price, these compact powered speakers are being sold virtually everywhere for the amazing price of $219 a pair! At first because of the low price I didn't take them seriously. Then I heard them in the Sam Ash store in New York City. No nonsense solid, rich, accurate sound for the price of a cheap boombox stereo. A musician friend bought a pair on the spot for a small recording setup. We set them up. Again, disbelief that speakers this cheap could sound so good!
Samsons Resolv 50a monitors are biamped with 50 watts for the 5.25-inch woofer and 25 watts for the one-inch ferrofluid-cooled titanium tweeter. And there's an active crossover. The ported, tuned cabinets are bookshelf-sized and fit in very tight spots. Each speaker has input connectors for a 1/4-inch TRS phone plug and RCA jack. They are sold in pairs only.
The 50a model is the entry level to a new line of Samson Resolv speakers. Each sounds much better than its price indicates. A good addition for any Resolv monitor is the Resolv120a powered subwoofer, a 10-inch speaker coupled with a 120W amp that drives bass in the 40 Hz - 180 Hz range. This sub, with a street price of about $200, has a built-in active crossover, phase switch, auto sleep mode and a mute control allowing easy on-off switching on the fly.
- from MicroViews, Pro Audio Review Online (http://www.proaudioreview.com/par/microviews/index.shtml)