Give My Regards To Tarkus
I wish somebody had told me that before I got so close to finishing Narthex Into Nave: Prologue to The Cathedral of the Gnome, Volume Zero. I know, that’s a pretty rockin’ title. But something about the music just isn’t holding up. My 14-minute bass solo on “The Wasp Drowning In Moth’s Tears” starts to get a little flat around minute 7. The Mellotron groove on “Sleazy Sexy Woman (Capriccio In D-Flat Minor Part 4)” sounds thin to me, which is weird because parts 1, 2, 3, and 5 sound great. And the triumphant chorus of “The Triumphant Chorus” could stand to be a little more triumphant.
If I’d known about these M-Audio Studiophile AV40 Speakers, maybe my prog vision would’ve been more fully realized on this album. M-Audio makes the best-selling studio monitors in the business, and while these aren’t those, their polypropylene-coated woofers and ferrofluid-cooled silk dome tweeters produce the pristine, accurate highs and lows you need to fully appreciate an artist of my complexity.
I’m afraid Narthex Into Nave is already a disappointment to me, and now I have to go record the last few hundred guitar tracks. My heart just won’t be in it. But at least I’ll be able to use the M-Audio AV40 Studiophile Speakers on the remaining 27 volumes of The Cathedral of the Gnome. Rock n roll!





Features
Warranty: 1 year M-Audio
Condition: Refurbished
Features:
- Built with the same quality materials and precision electronics as the acclaimed M-Audio professional studio speakers
- Audiophile grade class A/B amplifier architecture, ferrofluid-cooled silk dome tweeters, and polypropylene-coated woofers add up to big, defined sound that defies the speakers’ small size
- MDF wooden cabinets, bass reflex design, and an integrated bass boost switch kick out serious low frequencies perfect for producing hip-hop and electronic music, or enjoying your favorite CDs, MP3s, DVDs, and games
- OptImage wave guide technology, originally developed for the professional M-Audio speaker line, delivers superior clarity and detail
- Precision-engineered crossovers ensure that the sound emanating from the low-frequency driver will blend seamlessly with the sound from the high-frequency driver—so those deep lows transition smoothly into crystal-clear highs
- TRS, RCA, and 1/8” stereo auxiliary inputs connect your computer, MP3 player, gaming system, DJ gear, mixer, and other audio sources
- Magnetically shielded, so they can coexist with other equipment without interference
Specifications:
- Type: two-way desktop reference speaker
- Low-frequency driver: 4” diameter, polypropylene-coated, magnetically shielded with high-temperature voice coil
- High-frequency driver: 1” diameter, magnetically shielded silk dome tweeter
- Frequency response: 85 Hz – 20 kHz
- Crossover frequency: 2.7 kHz
- RMS SPL: 101.5 dB @ 1 meter
- Signal-to-noise ratio: less than 90 dB (typical, A-weighted)
- Input connectors: left and right RCA line input, left and right 1/4” TRS input, and 1/8” aux input
- Polarity: positive signal at ”+” input produces outward low-frequency cone displacement
- Dynamic power: 15 watts continuous, per channel into 4 Ω
- Input impedance: 10 k Ω unbalanced, 20 k Ω balanced
- Input sensitivity: 100 mV pink noise input produces 90 dBA output SPL at 1 meter with volume control at maximum
- Protection: RF interference, output current limiting, over temperature, turn on/off transient, subsonic filter
- Indicator: blue power LED ring around volume knob on front panel
- Cabinet: vinyl-laminated MDF
- Power requirements: 100-120V/~50/60 Hz, 220-240V/~50/60 Hz; powered via detachable 2-conductor line cord
- Dimensions: 8.75” (H) x 6" (W) x 7.25” (D) / 22.2 cm (H) x 15.2 cm (W) x 18.4” (D)
- Weight: 14 lbs. / 6.34 kg
In the box:
- (2) M-Audio AV 40 Professional Reference Monitor Speakers
- Power Cable
- Speaker Interconnect Cable
- 4’ 1/8”-to-Stereo RCA Cable
- 4’ 1/8”-to-1/8” Auxiliary Cable
- User Guide
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M-Audio AV 40 Professional Reference Speakers with 4" Woofer & Ferrofluid-Cooled Silk Dome TweeterSpecs
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