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M-Audio AV42 | Compact Active Desktop Reference Monitor Speakers For Premium Playback, Professional Media Creation and Immersive Gaming Sound
Brand | M-Audio |
Model Name | AV42 |
Speaker Type | Desktop |
Connectivity Technology | RCA, Auxiliary |
Recommended Uses For Product | Gaming |
About this item
- Premium sound reproduction: 4 inch polypropylene coated woofers produce tight, accurate bass and 1 inch ferrofluid cooled silk cone tweeters produce clear, pristine highs
- 10 watt per channel amplifier and optimage IV tweeter wave guides for punchy sound reproduction and superior imaging
- Versatile, conveniently located RCA inputs for seamless connection to gaming systems, DJ gear, mixers and more
- Front panel 1/8 inch stereo auxiliary input for connecting your laptop, desktop computer, MP3 player or other audio sources with a 1/8 inch output
- Easily accessible front panel 1/8 inch headphone output for private listening
- Includes everything you need to install the system; 1/8” cable, 1/8” to stereo RCA cable, premium speaker wire and acoustic traction pads
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Product information
Item Weight | 7.49 pounds |
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Product Dimensions | 7.1 x 5.8 x 8.4 inches |
ASIN | B00X741TB0 |
Item model number | AV42XUK |
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | May 12, 2015 |
Color Name | MultiColored |
Speaker Amplification Type | Active |
Output Wattage | 20 Watts |
Size | 4-inch Woofer |
Power Source | Corded Electric |
Wattage | 10 watts |
Speakers Maximum Output Power | 20 Watts |
Item Weight | 7.5 Pounds |
Number Of Items | 2 |
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Product Description
Listen like the pro’s and experience crystal clear, defined sound by upgrading your standard factory desktop speakers. Perfect for gaming, watching movies or listening to your favourite song, M Audio’s AV42 monitors combine premium components and an attractive, style driven design aesthetic that provides the ultimate solution for pro grade sound. Compact, attractive and simple to install, M Audio’s AV42 desktop speakers have been meticulously designed for you to experience your media like never before, at a standard previously reserved for recording engineers, producers and media professionals.
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Upgrade your sound
Listen like the pro’s and experience crystal-clear, defined sound by upgrading your standard factory desktop speakers. Right for gaming, watching movies or listening to your favorite song, M-Audio’s AV42 monitors combine high quality components and an attractive, style-driven design aesthetic that provides solution for pro-grade sound. Compact, attractive and simple-to-install, M-Audio’s AV42 desktop speakers have been meticulously designed for you to experience your media like never before, at a standard previously reserved for recording engineers, producers and media professionals.
It’s all in the build
Combining 4-inch polypropylene-coated woofers with 1-inch ferrofluid-cooled silk cone tweeters, M-Audio’s AV42 desktop speakers produce defined, punchy bass and clear, pristine highs for an immersive listening experience. Pro-grade components combine with a robust, child- and pet-proof build ensuring the upmost longevity while OptImage IV waveguide improves on OptImage III's already high performance to ensure optimal, uniform listening-area sound coverage.
Flexible connectivity
Whatever your setup, M-Audio’s AV42 speakers ensures simple, effortless integration courtesy of its flexible connectivity options. Conveniently-located, rear-panel RCA inputs connect to virtually any HIFI separates with an RCA output. Switch up your listening options without having to unplug the monitor speakers from your computer: the easily-accessible front headphone output allows you to work privately at any hour, while a 1/8-inch stereo auxiliary input lets you easily switch audio sources to your laptop, MP3 player or other devices with a 1/8 inch output.
Effortless setup
With the AV42 desktop speakers, everything you need to setup the system is thoughtfully included. Position the speakers accurately using the blue LED power indicator brightness to precisely align the waveguide. Eliminate slip and travel by applying the included Acoustic Traction pads to secure the acoustically-inert medium-density fiberboard (MDF) cabinets. Finally, link both speakers using the high quality speaker wire and connect your devices via the included stereo 1/8 inch or the 1/8 inch -to-stereo RCA cables - It’s that easy to upgrade your sound and enter the world of high pro-grade monitoring.
Upgrade your sound
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Flexible connectivity
Effortless setup
Features
High quality sound reproduction: 4-inch polypropylene-coated woofers produce tight, accurate bass and 1-inch ferrofluid-cooled silk cone tweeters produce clear, pristine highs.
20 W per channel amplifier and OptImage IV tweeter wave guides for punchy sound reproduction and imaging.
Versatile, conveniently located RCA inputs for seamless connection to gaming systems, DJ gear, mixers and more.
Front-panel 1/8-inch stereo auxiliary input for connecting your laptop, MP3 player or other audio sources with a 1/8-inch output; plus an easily-accessible front-panel 1/8-inch headphone output for private listening.
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Customers like the sound quality, value, and size of the speakers. For example, they mention that it gets more than loud enough, has a great bass frequency, and is perfect for small spaces or dorm rooms. That said, some disagree on quality and performance.
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Customers like the sound quality of the speakers. They say it has a great bass frequency, and is more than loud enough. They also say the mid to high notes are almost too accurate. Customers also say that the audio speakers are clear and life-like, and provide good bass range.
"...office setup just hooked in directly to my Macbook, and the sound quality is phenomenal.---..." Read more
"...The Mid to high notes are almost too accurate; the first song I played I could clearly hear how the vocal harmonies were coming in a tick too late..." Read more
"...I tried at 50% volume(this is overkill for me) and the sound is pretty clear, with no static or sound distortion or cut of any sort...." Read more
"...More than amazing and incredible sound, very easy to identify all the instruments and little sounds mixed, all of them I can easy be able to hear..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the value of the speakers. They mention that it provides clear sound with lots of detail, and is surprising good for the size and price. Some say that it's the best and most affordable setup you can get. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...them for monitoring in a home studio, I think these are a great budget friendly solution, but I would highly recommend getting a good pair of studio..." Read more
"...I am definitely becoming a big fan of m-audio products for being affordable and high quality and will be buy more monitors and other midi..." Read more
"These monitors sound awesome. They have pretty impressive low end for such a small speaker...." Read more
"...Highs and lows were great, quite perfect for it's price...." Read more
Customers like the size of the speakers. They say it's excellent for desks, has great subs for the size, and is perfect for small spaces or dorm rooms. Some say that the speakers are bigger than expected and fit their needs perfectly. Overall, customers are satisfied with the size and quality of the product.
"...pleased with the purchase, We move these around a lot so the compact size is a plus, but they are big enough and sturdy enough to produce some..." Read more
"...The have great clarity and imaging for their size...." Read more
"...these are excellent monitors for the price and are very portable wich what I was looking...." Read more
"...a 5.1 or larger system because it makes it much easier to move and you save space...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the clarity of the speakers. They mention that the highs and mids are clear, and the guitars are crystal clear. The speakers provide more clarity and direction awareness than the 5.1 speaker system.
"...user has mentioned these are great,and actually provide more clarity and direction awareness than the 5.1 speaker system I had been using...." Read more
"...for a system without a subwoofer, mids are great, and the highs are crystal clear...." Read more
"...lunch is charming and the church related talks (human speech) are crystal clear with no distortion almost to the top volume...." Read more
"...The have great clarity and imaging for their size...." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the speakers. They say that they look great, simple, and image well.
"This audio system has beautiful sound and they look nice...." Read more
"Great looks and sound...." Read more
"...Good sound from small speakers. Look good on my computer desk. Recommended." Read more
"Appearance Material: The appearance matches my computer well with the sound effect: the sound is good, the key depends on the sound quality." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the speakers. Some mention they love the quality, saying they are high quality speakers for a decent price. They are also great punchy monitors. However, some customers say that the material quality is not made the best, the sound quality is good but they're weak, and the remote build is very flimsy. Overall, the opinions are mixed, and it's recommended to read the reviews carefully before making a purchase.
"...Lows are pretty solid for a system without a subwoofer, mids are great, and the highs are crystal clear...." Read more
"...That being said, yes these are not high end Tannoy or KRK monitors like I've used and seen at some studios, but if you combine them with some good..." Read more
"...computer desktop speakers these will be a SOLID step up and quite enjoyable, but perhaps for $30 bucks more you might get more bass depth out of..." Read more
"...And now I don't either. This stuff is real junk." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the speakers. Some mention that it works better than expected, has good response, and works perfect with their gear. However, others say that they stopped working.
"...No issues at all. Love the plug in on the front left speaker as it allows me to listen to music on my phone as well." Read more
"Speakers work great! I was actually looking for something a little louder with a little more bass but these little guys are nice!..." Read more
"...Then the RCA caplets in the speaker stopped working. It sounded great, but then sometimes the power off because the sound was too high I guess...." Read more
"...them with my 15" MacBook Pro for the last 2 weeks and am very happy with the power that these bad-boys bring (Great Audio Quality!)..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the power of the speakers. Some mention that they are powerful and full of sound, while others say that the power cuts for a few seconds, they are under-powered, and the sub sometimes over powers the mids. They also say that they started just cutting off randomly in the middle of sessions.
"...in their sound intensity (sound gets quiet, then loud), the speaker cuts out completely for five or ten seconds when the music goes from quiet to..." Read more
"...these speakers, but on high volume if there is any bass the power cuts for a few seconds...." Read more
"...They are awesome and clear in games as well as powerful and full of sound when listening to music." Read more
"I was really surprised at how under-powered these were...." Read more
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1) I also own a pair of the M Audio AV 40 s (the old 20 watt version) which have been replaced by the AV 42 speakers, and many people complained about the bass output and made similar comments about how they weren't good for Hip Hop, etc. First and foremost these are (admittedly low price) monitor speakers, they are not supposed to have overwhelming bass, like most computer speaker 5.1 sets with sub-woofers come with, I actually replaced my old Logitech 5.1 system with the AV 32's because while the bass did sound good (still does) on the Logitech's, I got a little tired of the "boom-i-ness" while gaming, and wanted speakers with more clarity, also wanted speakers that took up less desk space than the 5 speakers plus a subwoofer I had been using. 2) For gaming as another user has mentioned these are great,and actually provide more clarity and direction awareness than the 5.1 speaker system I had been using. I think this is due to the fact that they have much flatter frequency response than most computer speakers allowing you to hear things like footsteps from enemies and sound effects clearer, while also maintaining the boom of sound effects like explosion and gunshots ( you do lose some of the deep bass end w/o having a subwoofer). 3) Music Production - For basic recording and mixing already completed or near completed tracks, I would say that these speakers are adequate, but the rule for music mixing still applies, A) any ported speaker (period) distorts the bass, B) For Hip Hop, Dance, and other bass heavy styles more woofer (size not sub) is definitely better. C) Always use a good pair of cans (headphones) as your final reference check. - That being said, yes these are not high end Tannoy or KRK monitors like I've used and seen at some studios, but if you combine them with some good headphones like Audio Technica ATH M40's or 50's and I think you can do some basic beat-making with them, and if you are using computer speakers to do that invest in these or the AV 42 right now, do you and your mixes a favor.
4) As far as hooking them up to a Flatscreen "Smart" tv and poor sound quality I can't speak to as another user has noted, but you probably would need some kind of basic EQ or "middle- man" device to get the best sound out of these because most standard audio out of flatscreen TVs is poor anyways, and like I said these speakers are "flatter" than what most people who are used to using computer speakers are used, although like I said they are a little brighter on the mid- high end than the AV 40's !
Other Monitor Speakers of interest for Music Productions:
1) Tannoy Reveal 402 Studio Monitor
2) JBL LSR305 Studio Monitor
3) And of couse! - KRK RP5G3-NA Rokit 5 Generation 3 Powered Studio Monitor
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7/30/2017 Update: I've had these speakers for over a year now, and I'm a huge fan. Highly recommend. Here's the skinny:
I've gotten into DJ'ing the last few years (at this point mostly just recording sets on my Traktor S2 and sharing on Soundcloud), so I wanted to find a good set of speakers that I could take with me if I wanted to go DJ a house party.
But, my main use for these is in my home office (I work remotely), and as desktop computer speakers, they really shine too. I tend to play a lot of electronic (EDM, deep house, ambient), rap and hip hop, and modern pop/electronic. When I'm not wearing my noise-canceling headphones, I'm blasting the music on these speakers.
The sound is REALLY good. I'm speaking as a person with audio production experience, and also experience wiring and installing car stereo systems (the kind with 10s and 12s in the back...and 600W amps and 1GW capacitors). These speakers aren't going to get a whole house bumping exactly, but they will get a whole room or floor bumping.
Lows are pretty solid for a system without a subwoofer, mids are great, and the highs are crystal clear.
Best part is that they have their own analog volume control on the speakers, so you can adjust both via the digital input (on your computer), and on the speaker itself.
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Good sound quality for the price, budget friendly, flexibility of use, and durability were all important which these have. I've installed Bluetooth receivers on the speaker sets in the classrooms for further ease of use, so parents and class teachers can easily play what they need. The speakers automatically switch from the rear RCA input and front 3.5mm input when signal is present, which is great because then we don't have to be concerned with having an input switch and teaching people how to use it correctly. Volume is very simple as it's an obvious knob on the front, and power is easy to see as it's a blue LED light. It also means that things are the same in each room which makes things easier for people.
I was happy enough with these that I ended up buying four pairs in total for three of the rooms and then for the office.
io le ascoltavo inizialmente collegate ad una tv ed effettivamente pompavano i bassi un po' troppo, poi le ho collegate al pc e vanno benissimo! mentre altre casse attive simili che non avevano così tante frequenze basse adesso collegate alla stessa tv rendono bene.
prova ne è che nell'acustica non conta solo un dispositivo ma vale TUTTA la catena di dispositivi che si usa.
comunque per il prezzo e la dimensione che hanno vanno benissimo, consigliate!
Aggiorno confermando la qualità di queste casse dopo il rodaggio solo peccato non abbiano le regolazioni toni a parte ma solo volume...
en resumen, un equipo de primera marca, con un sonido perfecto para lo que se esta pagando por el, y con conexión optica de audio.