Adam Audio F5 Active Nearfield monitor speaker

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Great sound, Compact size, Good for both music making and music listening

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Adam Audio's F5 Active Nearfield Monitor is the smallest member of the company's F-Series family, which caters to the entry-level pro audio market. Advertised as near-field monitors and priced at $275 per speaker, two F5s make impressive companions on a...

By Macworld on February 13, 2014

I set up the F5 monitors just as I would any other desktop speaker—using IsoAcoustics ISO-L8R155 adjustable stands to raise them up off the desk and angle them slightly upward towards my ears. I played with left to right spacing for a while, but...

By innerfidelity.com on April 21, 2014

It's always a challenge to balance performance against price. Adam's F-series is definitely positioned to a) ract beginners, but they're also a fine alternative for B-rooms, edit suites, and surround installations. An affordable iteration of their...

By audiotechnology.com.au on April 16, 2013

It may seem like a lot to spend $500 for a pair of speakers that you place on your desk. And if all you want from those speakers is to hear the occasional system alert and listen to the sound accompanying YouTube videos, perhaps it is--an F5 system...

By PCWorld India on February 13, 2014