In the last few posts we’ve talked about Studio Monitor’s, the various types and brands, what their application might be and how you would use them. It’s Monday morning and I figured to conclude our discussion about Studio Monitor’s I would show you my personal choice and favorite brand that is currently on the market. ADAM Monitors. Now, Daddy’s Junky Music doesn’t stock a lot of ADAM’s because for the most part they are really expensive. We can special order anything that they make and get it to you quickly. They do however, make a couple of moderately priced offerings that we do stock and in my opinion they crush everything else in that price range. They are the ADAM A7’s.
A7’s have a 7″ Kevlar woofer and a Ribbon Tweeter. Looks weird right? Some of you may have seen a ribbon tweeter, and some of you have not. Bottom line is this. It’s a better, more efficient and accurate design than most traditional style tweeters. A ribbon tweeter is supposed to have a higher frequency response which allows it to reproduce higher frequencies than on a conventional design. There’s just something that you get when you listen to an ADAM speaker that you just don’t hear when you’re listening to something else. There’s a quality of sound that you just have to experience to be able to understand it. I’d recommend anyone in the market for a quality Studio Monitor to take a look at the ADAM line of speakers. ADAM A7’s retail for $1000 for a pair. If you’re in and around that budget for a pair of monitors you’d be doing yourself an injustice by not listening to a pair of A7’s before you make your decision on which to buy. Currently I’m saving my pennies so I can buy a new pair of ADAM monitors for my home recording studio. They are the S3x-H. The S3 is a mid-field monitor which basically means you sit further away from it. The reason that I’m going with this type of monitor is because of where I sit in relation to the speakers, and I like a dual woofer and mid-range speaker design because I feel it has the best detail and presence when recording vocals.
Lastly, just because we all like to window shop I figured I would show you something utterly ridiculous and crazy that they make. I’ve never seen or heard a pair of these in person but to say that I’d love to is an understatement. These Main monitors which are used basically when you want to play back at high volume and get a huge full range reproduction of your recording are called the S7A’s. They have two 15″ woofers, two 9’s woofers, two mid-frequency ribbon tweeters and one high frequency ribbon tweeters. Each speaker pushes over 4,000 watts. The cabinets on them are so big I could probably crawl inside them and go to sleep. 
Now, 99.9% of the world’s population will never need anything like this. Certainly not in a home studio environment. The only reason that I’m showing them to you is just to give you and idea of just how deep the scope is of what’s available out there. I think it’s probably safe to say every one of us has gone to our favorite car manufacturer’s website and built our dream ride once or twice. I guess for me, it’s more interesting to dream about building a recording studio than buying a fancy car, but I suppose that if you bought a pair of S7A’s for $45,990 (no, that’s not a typo) you might expect them to have wheels that pop out of them so you could drive them to work. If you have any other questions about anything gear related, don’t hesitate to call 800-373-8393 X100 or email bfoley@daddys.com. I love to talk about gear and if myself or anyone else at Daddy’s Junky Music can help you realize your gear dreams, we’re all about it! Give us a call or stop by your local Daddy’s and check us out!