From Ex Machina
The penultimate studio monitor in our range, Quasar provides the same flawless imaging, time coherence, detail, and accuracy of its smaller sibling Pulsar, just with even more output and extension from its second subwoofer. The axisymmetric “sub-coax-sub” arrangement also provides an even more coherent hemispherical wavefront, for superior integration at all frequencies, and at any distance or angle within the 90×90 conical coverage.
Custom SEAS Extreme Series Subwoofers
Low distortion, long stroke design and rigid aluminum diaphragms provide immense bass precision and reach.
Coaxial Midrange/Tweeter
- Bleeding edge Composite Sound Metamodal TeXtreme diaphragms: ultralight, ultra-stiff carbon fabrics with optimized fiber geometries to actively control and suppress resonances.
- Mathematically optimal midrange waveguide shape, underhung surround, and optimized point source acoustic center alignment provides superb off-axis response.
- State of the art, super low distortion neodymium motor design.
Electronics
- Flagship AKM Velvet Sound AK4493/AK5572 based conversion leaves no sonic footprint.
- Hypex Ncore amplifiers provide gobs of squeaky clean, efficient power.
- 5th gen SHARC+ DSP hardware can crunch many, many numbers at once.
Sealed Valchromat Cabinets
Stiff, dense and well damped, with none of the chuffing or group delay of ported designs.
DSP
Proprietary, in house calibration code completely flattens frequency, phase and impulse response.
Linear Frequency Response: +/- 1db 29hz – 30khz (measured at 30cm cal position)
Low Frequency Cutoff: -6db at 24hz
Linear Phase Response: +/- 15° 20hz – 30khz
Maximum Continuous SPL @ 1m: 114db, 109db @50hz
THD+N (94db @ cal position): < .5% Power Average 100hz – 30khz
Coverage Angle: 90° conical
DRIVER COMPLEMENT
176mm (7”) midrange, 25mm (1”) tweeter Custom SEAS/Ex Machina/Composite Sound Metamodal TX™ mid/high coaxial
Twin 221mm (9”) Custom Aluminum SEAS Extreme Series Architecture Subwoofers
CROSSOVERS
200hz Sub/Mid, digital 8th order, phase corrected
2khz Mid/Tweet, digital 8th order, phase corrected
AMPLIFIER COMPLEMENT
Subwoofers: Hypex NC252MP – 500W RMS
Midrange: Hypex NC252MP – 100W RMS, voltage limited
Tweeter: Hypex NC252MP – 75W RMS, voltage limited
DSP/CONVERSION
A/D Chipsets: AKM AK5572EN
D/A Chipsets: AKM AK4493EQ
DSP: 5th Gen SHARC+ AD21565
INPUT SENSITIVITY
2vrms to full scale
MASS & DIMENSIONS
741mm H x 289mm W x 345mm D (29.2″ x 11.3″ x 13.6″)
35kg (77lbs)
Free 3-Year Warranty
Sound Pure stands behind our products. Free three-year warranty on this item. Coverage exclusions live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Level of support and expertise that simply isn't available at big-box megastores. Read the warranty →
Returns
This item is not eligible for the Try-Before-You-Buy 48-hour audition. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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