NAMM 2015: Coaxial Studio Monitor With Ribbon Tweeter

US Fluid Audio announces the FPX (Fader Pro Coax) 21/01/15

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Building upon their Fader Series studio monitors, Fluid Audio has announced the FPX (Fader Pro Coax) line of studio monitors, with the new FPX7 leading the way. They say that, featuring optimized Class AB amplifiers, shorting ring magnet woofers and ribbon tweeters, the FPX7 offers a truer, more accurate monitoring experience. The FPX Series will include two models: FPX7 DSP, and a more feature rich version to come later. Both with a 7" inch woofer and AMT Ribbon tweeter.

Kevin Zuccaro, the ears behind the Fluid Audio brand and its owner, told us, "Ribbon tweeters have certainly been used in studio monitors before. It's a perfect use for them, actually. However, I've never been that impressed by previous executions of the idea. I've always felt I could do a ribbon monitor that sort of set the standard for ribbon monitors, and I believe this coax idea does that. You get the lightning fast response of the ribbon, and the point-source goodness of being coaxial. As a recording musician myself, I was always a little frustrated with the way a lot monitors would 'Hi-Fi-ize' my live recordings. I would record something live in a room, but played back through the monitors, it already sounded kind of slow and dull. With our new AMT ribbon tweeter, you get that immediate, live sound that you recorded. That, coupled with the low distortion woofer and great off axis response of the FPX7, you have a clear, honest view into your mixes."

FPX7 Highlights:

Seamless, transparent response in a compact footprint
7" composite paper cone, low-frequency driver with shorting ring to reduce magnet distortion
Air motion transformer (ribbon) tweeter provides an extremely fast and accurate response
Bi-amplified 110Watt Class A/B amplification
Acoustic Space Control lets you calibrate the FPX7 to your mixing environment
(0,-2 and -4db)
Tweeter high frequency trim control ( +2db, 0, -2db )
Fader Volume control on front baffle for easy access
42Hz – 27kHz frequency response
Front loaded slot port for directional bass response