Neumann has launched the KH 80 DSP, its first studio monitor with digital signal processing, which has been designed as a monitor solution for recording, mixing and mastering in project, music, broadcasting and post-production studios.
Neumann has launched the KH 80 DSP, its first studio monitor with digital signal processing, which has been designed as a monitor solution for recording, mixing and mastering in project, music, broadcasting and post-production studios.
Our DSP engine is an in-house development that primarily takes a formerly unknown variable and makes it calculable: the room. Expect clear, high-precision sound wherever you are monitoring, explained Wolfgang Fraissinet, President of Neumann.
Thanks to the upcoming Neumann.Control software, in the future, the new KH 80 DSP two-way near-field studio monitor will be able to fully calibrate itself to the room. This can be performed either automatically (Precision Alignment), with some simple questions (Guided Alignment), or adjusted with complete flexibility us-ing the built in 8-band fully parametric equalizer (Manual Alignment).
In the KH series we have always been obsessed with the details when it comes to the calculation and modeling of the drivers, waveguide and cabinet, emphasises Fraissinet. The result is a frequency response with such neutrality that it defines a whole new reference class and at a price that was previously unthinkable for a Neumann Studio Monitor. Using mathematical models, the two drivers were calculated to a degree of depth, which is unusual even for our industry, explains Fraissinet. Nonlinear distortion is thus minimised from the very beginning. The MMD Waveguide (Mathematically Modelled Dispersion) optimises the frequency response on- and off-axis, and enables more movement within the listening area and more consistency even in the most varied acoustic environments.
Every mechanical and electronic element from the driver to the amplification is handpicked and harmonised in accordance with Neumann standards. The DSP engine also ensures a linear frequency response with a FIR filter. This makes sure that in every environment all frequencies are precisely timed.
Key specifications include:
Drivers: 4 and 1
Amplifiers: 120 + 70 W
Frequency response: 57 Hz 21 kHz, +/-3 dB
Maximum SPL: 108.8 dB
Dimensions: 233 x 154 x 194 mm
Volume: 7 liters
Weight: 3.4 kg (7 lbs 8 oz)
Input: XLR/Jack
The KH 80 DSP is available this month while the Neumann Control software will be available from Q2 2017.
