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The EMES KOBALT is a new generation 2 way bi-amplified near field Monitor,
specially designed to meet the best performance at a reasonable price
point. The KOBALT offers most of the EMES HR line features and adds two unique technologies. The BI-Port™ and the ISO-Rails™
The BI-Port™ was specially designed to keep the cabinet dimensions as
small as possible, while supporting the High frequency section.
Therefore, EMES integrates the 25mm Neodymium Tweeter in the center of the
BI-Port™ (Bass Reflex System) for two reasons; To aim for an efficient
air cooling of the tweeter by the woofers air flow, secondly, and most
importantly, to generate a "velocity field (ring shape)" around the
tweeter to support it's high frequency dispersion pattern over long
distances! (riding on along the wave) The result is an unbelievably precise
stereo image.
The ISO-Rails™ are features which have practical aspects as well as
acoustical ones! Most available cabinets have flat surfaces; as a
result, such speakers
have a hard time staying in one location, especially when they are
pushed hard, manually or by the force of the Woofer!
Not with the KOBALTs! The cabinet is standing on the ISO-Rails™ - a
special silicon profile - only. So there is no coupling to surface
underneath nor is there any "slip" behavior going on, so the low end is
always tight all the time!As always with EMES, matched high quality drivers are chosen, because
they are the most critical part in a quality Studio Monitor System!
The Low range (62 - 2000Hz) is reproduced by a 14cm polypropylene
membrane HDS driver. A 25mm high efficiency Neodymium Tweeter located
in the BI-Port™ is used from 2 - 20 kHz! EMES always uses identical amplifiers in order to have the
lowest time related distortion possible! Therefore, two identical
built-in 70W rms amplifiers, which deliver a powerful and optimized
output, drive a single KOBALT Monitor. This is one of the many design
criteria require to accomplish the EMES standard of audio
performance.
To adjust the monitor to your personal listening level, a 16 position dip-switch has been added!
Like all EMES monitors, the KOBALTs are shipped as matched pairs!
Listening distance: 60cm - 250cm. (2 - 8 feet)
Applications:
- Recording
- Broadcast
- Film / Video Editing
- Project Studio
Specifications:
| System |
KOBALT |
| Construction |
2 way bass-reflex |
| Const./Speaker configuration |
One + One |
| Lower cut off frequency |
62 Hz (-3dB) |
| Upper cut off frequency |
20 kHz (-2dB) |
| fc response free field |
64 - 20000 Hz +/- 3db |
| Maximum output, sine wave (0,1-2 kHz) |
106 dB |
| Maximum output, long term, (RMS) |
103 dB |
| Maximum output, both speakers driven |
112 dB |
| THD at 95dB SPL <100Hz |
1,10% |
| THD at 95dB SPL >100Hz |
0,60% |
| Bass
driver |
1 x 14cm , polyprophylen |
| Hf
driver |
25mm textile dome, Ferrofluid |
| shielded
(anti magnetic) |
Yes |
| weight |
12.5
lbs |
| dimensions
w/h/d in mm |
10.75" x 6.75" x 10" |
| pair
difference |
+/-0.5
dB |
| Electronic |
KOBALT |
| Type of input connector |
XLR, female - 6,3mm phone jack |
| input
impedance |
10
kOhm |
| input level adjustment |
16
steps, from 0.45 - 4.5V |
| low
pass filter |
40
Hz/-18dB |
| high pass filter |
25 kHz / 6 dB |
| X-over frequency |
2.000 Hz (12dB/12dB) |
| RMS output Bass-amp |
70 W |
| RMS output HF-amp |
70 W |
| Distortion at maximum acoustic output |
0,10% |
| Signal to noise ratio, at full output |
106 dB |
| Main voltage |
115 / 230 V +/-20% |
| Type of Power supply |
digital |
| Power consumption (full output) |
120 W, 10 W stand by |
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