got a pair a few weeks ago. they are noice, but beware… cable connecting from left to the right speaker is pretty short, and it barely reaches the other speaker when placed on our 160cm (dunno how much freedom units it is) desk. also, the cable is pretty rigid on the ends which go into the speakers so forget having your desk flush with the wall, especially if you are mounting them on microphone stands like i am (albeit, i have tiny microphone stands in fact its just the clamp with the fitting on top of it, you are supposed to attach the gooseneck or whatever to it but im just screwing the speakers onto it so the cable problem is even worse, i have to pull the table away from the wall even more). also, and this could be just in my case, i have to turn the volume knob to about 60% to get decent, well… volume. 60% on the speakers and about 60% on my modx+. i am using balanced cables but still. will inspect further, maybe im doing something wrong aka maybe wrong cables, but they are balanced though (they have two rings, not just one which afaik is for unalanced cables). i also heard they are always in standby and cant be turned off without unplugging from the wall, but adam said they are working on a firmware upgrade and it seems mine were shipped with new firmware, since if i long push the volume know once red light starts blinking, dont even know which mode that is for (have to look into it), but if i long press once more the speakers do turn off. all in all, i needed small speakers, mounting with threaded 3/8 hole was a huge plus for me (dont have room for neither normal stands nor clamped stands for speakers), they were cheap (260$ in my neck of the alpine woods) and they do sound good and can produce a nice amount of bass. oh, yes. two more things. BE CAREFUL when placing them, moving them and handling them. i forgot they have these two bass ports on each side of the speaker and if you are not careful you are going to accidentally grab them when handling speakers, trust me. also, included stands do tend to slide off when moving the speakers, its not bad but they can slide out so be careful. thank you for coming to my TED talk.
@ is it 2m? yeah, i guess so, but the ends barely reach across 160cm desk and yeah, the cable does have flex so i guess it is indeed 2m when laid flat.
@@cordlesswire my cable is actually 2m but i keep them at 130cm distance between them, I'm using them as reference monitor and for production i have the HEDD type 20 mk2
@@cuspaudio on mine not really, crystal clear sound. Love the bass, mids and highs. Everything is in place and i actually listen to them at very low volume for mixing/mastering and production. Brilliant little powerful monitors
Would you recommend these for someone who is not working with music in any professional maner ? Soo lets say i just wanted small speakers for movies or media consumption in general. ?
I used Gene 8020s for remote work and was very impressed. Compact, sturdy and had decent clarity. Like most Genetec's (and some say to a fault) they're good for listening as well. I'd love to listen to these
Great video 👍🏻 I picked these up a couple of weeks ago and they sound amazingly good, especially for a compact size. Solid build quality too. I just need to figure out how to stop them from automatically turning off when idle.
@@md3signstudio I got a pair myself last week and love them. Adam Audio replied in the comments to another video I watched, saying a firmware update in the new year will increase the auto-shutoff from 20 to 60 minutes and give the option to turn it completely.
How do these compare to the Kanto Oras? I'm looking for a pair of speakers that I can mainly use for music listening, gaming and movies, but will also be doing some mixing and production work on the side.
I personally prefer the D3Vs since I feel like they give a bit fuller response than the Kanto ORAs. This might be up to me, but I heard the same thing from other engineers that tried them.
Nice review bro. I currently use iLoud Micro Monitors (first release) and a pair of Neumann NDH 30 headphones. I do most of my work on the headphones at the moment and then reference on the iLouds. I wonder, how the D3Vs compare to the iLouds?
I tested that 2 days ago and I'm surprised by both of them. If I had to decide which one is better, it would be a hard battle since both sound great! I would say they are very similar, but they also sound different. ADAM's ribbon tweeter really comes out and gives you that amazing response while I like the overall sound of the iLouds.
@@md3signstudio Thanks for this! I personally have only listened to the ADAM A7X's once, so I can't say much about ADAM in general. I'm looking to get a pair of 3-way studio monitors next year. My only concern about getting ADAM monitors is that I may get fatigued by the high end. I really like the sound signature of my Neumann headphones and I'm leaning towards buying the KH 310's. I know you are an ADAM guy, but out of curiosity, have you experienced other brands of monitors? I'm specifically looking at the following monitors (because of price range): Neumann KH 310, EVE SC3070, HEDD Type 20, Focal Trio6, Barefoot footprint03
@@engineeredByX I tried many, many studio monitors and I always keep coming back to ADAM Audio and Barefoot. Those two brands are on a completely new level. For a 3-way monitors my advice is to try ADAM Audio A77H, S3H and S5H. Barefoot Footprint 03 are another monitors that sound incredibly well, especially if you're into mastering like I am. Hopefully this helps you! :)
If you mean the Iloud Micro Monitors, they sound not that mature compared to the Adam. The Iloud cut off any bass under 47 Hz, the Adam can play down to 32-33Hz, if you want them to (with an EQ). Stock they play down to audible 37Hz in my room. The highs are extremely precise and the mids too, the phantom center is super sharp and detailed. They are even more precise than my measured Iloud MTM. I'm extremely impressed.
Great review. Thank you! If you try a sinus sweep, when do you start hearing bass? I know they are listed as 45Hz speakers but in reality the bass often starts earlier (with low dB of course). Thanks in advance!
@@SundtMusic Good question! I did the test and I start hearing the bass around 38Hz. Maybe they even start earlier, but I wasn't like boosting them too much. 👍
@md3signstudio that's great news, the Iloud Micro have a good bass until 50Hz and then roll off very quickly, 47Hz is the last frequency you can hear. No EQ can change that because the internal dsp is regulating this. If the bass roll off is not that steep on the D3V then maybe it's possible to push the sub bass with an EQ a bit (for lower volume levels ofc). I will try it myself, already ordered a pair. Will compare them to the Iloud MTM I own. Thanks for your help:)
@@md3signstudio I just received the Adams and I'm just as impressed as you. I use calibrated Iloud MTM for my home studio and always loved them, and now I feel betrayed because the non-measured Adam on my desk play incredible detailed, but it's not about oversatured highs or mids - no, the phantom center is EXACTLY in the middle of my screen, it feels like the singer is exactly in front of you. After this initial impression I measured them as well and stock they play down to 37--38 Hz in my room. With EqualizerAPO I was able to squeeze 32Hz out of them! Insane for the size. Of course I use this only with low volumes. The Iloud MTM can reach the same but with more volume and power. But the fact that these small Adams go that deep is impressive. I will continue testing and even feel tempted to replace the Iloud MTM due to the much increased precision.
@@snubdawg1386 I already did but my comment disappeared, seems like UA-cam thinks it is spam or so... Short: I compared Adams to Iloud Micro and MTM and I didn't expect the Adams to fight the Iloud MTM instead of the Micro. The Adam play almost as deep as MTM when room corrected with EqualizerAPO, with more precision in mids and highs, noticable better phantom center.
I'd also be interested into what Marko has to say on the matter, as it's an important use case for me too. @md3signstudio How does that Fender (?) behind you sound through these speakers?
@@beatprocess The price is available on ADAM Audio's website. I'm not mentioning it here since algorithms don't respect that for some reason. Hopefully you can understand 👍
@@77advanced This comment comes from someone who doesn't know anything about ADAM Audio, so I'm not going to reply to it with something full of knowledge. To people like you who disrespect brands it's absolutely pointless to prove anything. Therefore, I won't continue this discussion.
I find this comment section quite funny since this person's obviously lacking some information about myself and my brand. Therefore I won't be getting into any discussion. However, I highly appreciate you for taking time to comment on this video.
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got a pair a few weeks ago. they are noice, but beware… cable connecting from left to the right speaker is pretty short, and it barely reaches the other speaker when placed on our 160cm (dunno how much freedom units it is) desk. also, the cable is pretty rigid on the ends which go into the speakers so forget having your desk flush with the wall, especially if you are mounting them on microphone stands like i am (albeit, i have tiny microphone stands in fact its just the clamp with the fitting on top of it, you are supposed to attach the gooseneck or whatever to it but im just screwing the speakers onto it so the cable problem is even worse, i have to pull the table away from the wall even more). also, and this could be just in my case, i have to turn the volume knob to about 60% to get decent, well… volume. 60% on the speakers and about 60% on my modx+. i am using balanced cables but still. will inspect further, maybe im doing something wrong aka maybe wrong cables, but they are balanced though (they have two rings, not just one which afaik is for unalanced cables). i also heard they are always in standby and cant be turned off without unplugging from the wall, but adam said they are working on a firmware upgrade and it seems mine were shipped with new firmware, since if i long push the volume know once red light starts blinking, dont even know which mode that is for (have to look into it), but if i long press once more the speakers do turn off. all in all, i needed small speakers, mounting with threaded 3/8 hole was a huge plus for me (dont have room for neither normal stands nor clamped stands for speakers), they were cheap (260$ in my neck of the alpine woods) and they do sound good and can produce a nice amount of bass. oh, yes. two more things. BE CAREFUL when placing them, moving them and handling them. i forgot they have these two bass ports on each side of the speaker and if you are not careful you are going to accidentally grab them when handling speakers, trust me. also, included stands do tend to slide off when moving the speakers, its not bad but they can slide out so be careful. thank you for coming to my TED talk.
The connection cable between the 2 monitors is 2 mt, plenty of lenght. These are small monitors anyway so they will have to stay much closer.
@ is it 2m? yeah, i guess so, but the ends barely reach across 160cm desk and yeah, the cable does have flex so i guess it is indeed 2m when laid flat.
@@cordlesswire my cable is actually 2m but i keep them at 130cm distance between them, I'm using them as reference monitor and for production i have the HEDD type 20 mk2
Have you noticed the issue when on low volume( below 30%) the highs almost disappear, like a filter is appplied?
@@cuspaudio on mine not really, crystal clear sound. Love the bass, mids and highs. Everything is in place and i actually listen to them at very low volume for mixing/mastering and production. Brilliant little powerful monitors
thank you for this straightfoward and easy to understand review. buying these now.
@@ppppapy Great! Looking forward to your feedback on them 🔥
Would you recommend these for someone who is not working with music in any professional maner ? Soo lets say i just wanted small speakers for movies or media consumption in general. ?
They would be more than perfect for that! If you're on the market for speakers like that, you just found the perfect ones!
I used Gene 8020s for remote work and was very impressed. Compact, sturdy and had decent clarity. Like most Genetec's (and some say to a fault) they're good for listening as well. I'd love to listen to these
@@MoreMeRecording Thank you for sharing your experience. If you ever try the D3Vs, let me know your thoughts on them! 👍
Yes but not the truth, not flat, they make every sound good. Come away from them and you hear the flaws.
Great video 👍🏻 I picked these up a couple of weeks ago and they sound amazingly good, especially for a compact size. Solid build quality too. I just need to figure out how to stop them from automatically turning off when idle.
That's my concern too haha! I would love to know how to prevent them from turning off automatically 😅
@@md3signstudio I got a pair myself last week and love them. Adam Audio replied in the comments to another video I watched, saying a firmware update in the new year will increase the auto-shutoff from 20 to 60 minutes and give the option to turn it completely.
Interesting. I love my iLoud monitors a lot, wondering how are these compared
How do these compare to the Kanto Oras? I'm looking for a pair of speakers that I can mainly use for music listening, gaming and movies, but will also be doing some mixing and production work on the side.
I personally prefer the D3Vs since I feel like they give a bit fuller response than the Kanto ORAs. This might be up to me, but I heard the same thing from other engineers that tried them.
hello, would you recommend the D3V over the T5V for EDM music and Hiphop ? mixing and mastering
@@josevinales7884 If you have some extra space, I would go for either T5V or even better T7V. You'll get better bass and more power than with D3Vs 👍
Tempted - Yamaha hs4 vs these. I like the boxy flatness of ha series - what do people think is better for results not sound quality?
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Nice review bro. I currently use iLoud Micro Monitors (first release) and a pair of Neumann NDH 30 headphones. I do most of my work on the headphones at the moment and then reference on the iLouds. I wonder, how the D3Vs compare to the iLouds?
I tested that 2 days ago and I'm surprised by both of them. If I had to decide which one is better, it would be a hard battle since both sound great! I would say they are very similar, but they also sound different. ADAM's ribbon tweeter really comes out and gives you that amazing response while I like the overall sound of the iLouds.
@@md3signstudio Thanks for this! I personally have only listened to the ADAM A7X's once, so I can't say much about ADAM in general. I'm looking to get a pair of 3-way studio monitors next year. My only concern about getting ADAM monitors is that I may get fatigued by the high end. I really like the sound signature of my Neumann headphones and I'm leaning towards buying the KH 310's. I know you are an ADAM guy, but out of curiosity, have you experienced other brands of monitors? I'm specifically looking at the following monitors (because of price range): Neumann KH 310, EVE SC3070, HEDD Type 20, Focal Trio6, Barefoot footprint03
@@engineeredByX I tried many, many studio monitors and I always keep coming back to ADAM Audio and Barefoot. Those two brands are on a completely new level. For a 3-way monitors my advice is to try ADAM Audio A77H, S3H and S5H. Barefoot Footprint 03 are another monitors that sound incredibly well, especially if you're into mastering like I am. Hopefully this helps you! :)
@@md3signstudio Definitely helps out man thanks. I'll do more research over these monitors! Have you tried PMC or ATC as well?
@@engineeredByX I did try ATC and you can't hate them. Considering their price (highly expensive) they offer all what you expect for that value.
Any comparison to iloud monitors ?
@@KosmoDeuz I did not compare them yet. However, since a lot of people are asking for that, I'll compare them in another video 🤝
If you mean the Iloud Micro Monitors, they sound not that mature compared to the Adam. The Iloud cut off any bass under 47 Hz, the Adam can play down to 32-33Hz, if you want them to (with an EQ). Stock they play down to audible 37Hz in my room. The highs are extremely precise and the mids too, the phantom center is super sharp and detailed. They are even more precise than my measured Iloud MTM. I'm extremely impressed.
@@SundtMusic iloud micro monitor PRO - WOULD BE INTERESTING TO MAKE A COMPARISON
Great review. Thank you! If you try a sinus sweep, when do you start hearing bass? I know they are listed as 45Hz speakers but in reality the bass often starts earlier (with low dB of course). Thanks in advance!
@@SundtMusic Good question! I did the test and I start hearing the bass around 38Hz. Maybe they even start earlier, but I wasn't like boosting them too much. 👍
@md3signstudio that's great news, the Iloud Micro have a good bass until 50Hz and then roll off very quickly, 47Hz is the last frequency you can hear. No EQ can change that because the internal dsp is regulating this. If the bass roll off is not that steep on the D3V then maybe it's possible to push the sub bass with an EQ a bit (for lower volume levels ofc). I will try it myself, already ordered a pair. Will compare them to the Iloud MTM I own.
Thanks for your help:)
@@md3signstudio I just received the Adams and I'm just as impressed as you. I use calibrated Iloud MTM for my home studio and always loved them, and now I feel betrayed because the non-measured Adam on my desk play incredible detailed, but it's not about oversatured highs or mids - no, the phantom center is EXACTLY in the middle of my screen, it feels like the singer is exactly in front of you.
After this initial impression I measured them as well and stock they play down to 37--38 Hz in my room. With EqualizerAPO I was able to squeeze 32Hz out of them! Insane for the size. Of course I use this only with low volumes. The Iloud MTM can reach the same but with more volume and power. But the fact that these small Adams go that deep is impressive. I will continue testing and even feel tempted to replace the Iloud MTM due to the much increased precision.
@@SundtMusic please share your results here
@@snubdawg1386 I already did but my comment disappeared, seems like UA-cam thinks it is spam or so...
Short: I compared Adams to Iloud Micro and MTM and I didn't expect the Adams to fight the Iloud MTM instead of the Micro. The Adam play almost as deep as MTM when room corrected with EqualizerAPO, with more precision in mids and highs, noticable better phantom center.
hey. very good video.
I am a Rapper, can i use them for vocals mixing too?
You can definitely! They'll be more than great for that.
News on the street is they're scooped in the high mids. Not the best choice for guitar based stuff
I'd also be interested into what Marko has to say on the matter, as it's an important use case for me too.
@md3signstudio How does that Fender (?) behind you sound through these speakers?
price?
@@beatprocess The price is available on ADAM Audio's website. I'm not mentioning it here since algorithms don't respect that for some reason. Hopefully you can understand 👍
What unique about ribbon twitters (except that adam's ironicaly worst of all)? Eve, Head, Fluid making ribbon twitters and they sound more organic.
@@77advanced This comment comes from someone who doesn't know anything about ADAM Audio, so I'm not going to reply to it with something full of knowledge. To people like you who disrespect brands it's absolutely pointless to prove anything. Therefore, I won't continue this discussion.
@@md3signstudio this comment comes from someone who spent 15 years on adams.
@77advanced Sure. 🤝
@@md3signstudio unfortunately
Oh yes, you are the biggest, best, and smartest ever.
@@soulfunkjazz And I've always been. 😉
If you’re making that claim, you should probably have some experience with other desktop monitors
I find this comment section quite funny since this person's obviously lacking some information about myself and my brand. Therefore I won't be getting into any discussion. However, I highly appreciate you for taking time to comment on this video.
you don't have much followers yet....so how much did adam pay you for this?
@@snubdawg1386 Just check my Instagram and think about what you said here. 😉
They look nice*
*if you like the look of plastic cheap shitty PC speakers, that is.
@@CurvedSlightly Not plastic, not cheap, not regular speakers, not a person who I should listen to... to we're all good. 😉