Sonodyne SM50Ak Active Studio Monitor
Reviews & Views
- Future Music
- Sound On Sound SM50Ak - May 2010
- Sound On Sound at IBC (Video)
- Audio Media SM100Ak -Dec 2009
- Audio Mendia SM50Ak - Sep 2010
- Josh Blair (Duran Duran, Beyonce) on the SM100Ak - Video
- 2010 - 2011 Sonodyne Brochure
The Sonodyne journey into studio sound and design began with the SM50Ak. India, in the wake of embracing a global economy in 2005, issued several hundred FM licenses. This, in conjunction with a thriving cinema industry in Mumbai (Bollywood), prompted the introduction of a new range of cost effective yet high performance studio monitors. Experienced sound engineers, upon hearing the SM50Ak, remarked that it was among the best small monitors they had ever monitored on.
The SM 50Ak is ideal for not only desktop editing but also serious audio monitoring. It provides a well articulated yet full bodied response from its compact enclosure. The highs are open, the mids well resolved, and the bass, detailed and tight. Magnetically shielded, it may be placed beside video monitors.
The SM50Ak can be used with the SLF210 Sub Woofer for 2.1 and 5.1 applications.
Specifications
| Description | 2 way nearfield active monitor |
| Transducer Complements |
LF: Magnetically shielded 5.25” Kevlar cone woofer in composite poly-frame HF: Magnetically shielded 26mm ferrofluid cooled aluminium dome tweeter with integral waveguide |
| Enclosure Type | Vented, through twin front-firing aerodynamic port. |
| Overall Freq.Response | 70 Hz ~ 21.5 kHz, (± 3 dB) |
| Usable Freq. Response | 60 Hz ~ 24 kHz (± 10 dB) |
| Max. Long Term SPL, Half Space | 104 dB at 1m |
| Horizontal Beam Width | 80° (averaged between 5 ~ 14 kHz) |
| Vertical Beam Width | 80° (averaged between 5 ~ 14 kHz) |
| Total Harmonic Distortion | 80 Hz ~ 200 Hz < 3% |
| (at 90 dB SPL) | > 200 Hz < 1% |
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Amp. Power
Before Clipping |
LF: 45 Watts
HF: 45 Watts |
| S/N Ratio (at Unity Gain) | > 90 dB referred to full output |
| Amp. THD at Rated Power | < 0.04 % |
| Input Level for 109 dB SPL at 1m | - 6 dBU |
| Gain Control Range | ± 6 dB, with respect to U position |
| Volume Control Range | > 70 dB |
| CMRR | > 65 dB |
| Subsonic Filter | 60 Hz, 12 dB/ Octave |
| Crossover | 4th Order Linkwitz Riley, 2.5 kHz crossover freq. |
| Bass Tilt | -2 dB, -4 dB, -6 dB @ 80 Hz |
| Bass Roll-Off | 100 Hz, 6 dB / octave |
| Treble Tilt | -2 dB at 15 kHz |
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Controls- Front Rear |
Power Switch & Volume Control Gain control, 4 dip switches for bass/ treble tilts and bass roll-off |
| Indicator | Power ON /OFF |
| Protection | Over current, over heat, Switch ON/OFF transients |
| Power | 230 V AC, ± 10% , 50 Hz |
| Power Consumption | 200 VA Max. |
| Cabinet Material | Die-cast aluminium |
| Finish | Black texture |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 180 mm x 262 mm x 220 mm |
| Internal Vol./ Net Weight | 6 Litre/ 6.3 Kg |