AVANTONE PRO GAUSS-7 | Premium Gau-amt Design Powered Reference Monitors | Pair

Gauss 7 2-Way Powered Reference Monitors - Pair

Modern mixing engineers can now experience the vintage sound feel of the world famous Gauss 7 Reference Monitors thanks to Avantone. You no longer have to search endlessly for an old pair of classic Gauss 7 Monitors that probably need a lot of TLC; you can now purchase brand new ones for the first time in a long, long while.

These nearfield monitors take the classic Gauss 7 Reference monitors from yesteryear and make them suitable for a modern context, offering all the old-school transient response of the original, with modern bandwidth and frequency-response specifications. With folded AMT drivers and a classic ultrasmooth tweeter, the monitors deliver accurate, detailed sound, as well as a wide sweet-spot, and precise stereo imaging.

• Classic Monitors in a Modern Form Factor
• Smooth Highs, Extended Low End
• Wide Sweet Spot and Precise Imaging
• 7" Ferrite Motor Woofer
• 2.5" AG-AMT Tweeter
• 180W Biamped Class-D Power per Monitor
• Balanced XLR and 1/4" TRS Inputs
• HF Trim, Acoustic Filter & Gain Controls

Hi-Fi AMT Drivers

At the heart of the Gauss 7 is the custom, patented-design GAU-AMT tweeter. The GAU-AMT provides accurate detail and precise stereo imaging, all while maintaining a small vertical throw. This reduces unwanted acoustic reflections in a room, which helps minimize phase issues in an acoustic environment.

GAU-AMT's impressive transient response comes from it's 65mm polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film folded membrane. PET film was chosen for its low-resonant-frequency qualities. It also hosts a comparatively low crossover point while still providing exceptional high-range frequency extension. The assembly is mounted in its own enclosure to prevent the backwave pressure from the woofer.

Clean and Smooth High End

The high-end frequency response (up to 22 kHz) makes for an exceptional reference monitor for a massive range of music and sound materials. Air frequencies aren't just audible, but very smooth.

Full and Round Low End

Gauss 7's woofer takes great inspiration from the company's AV10-MLF white cone woofer, though it has been reengineered for the Gauss. The woofer cone is a pressed design, made of the same proprietary blend of wood pulp and glass fiber found in the CLA-10 series woofer (AV10-MLF), though reinforced with sheer mass. This provides the hard snap and fast transient response of the CLA-10, but with much more low-end. Tighter voicing isn't going to be heard here; Gauss 7 provides a wide bandwidth for fantastic midrange and great low-end reference.

Intelligent Design

The woofer's motor structure is made of low-carbon 1008 steel, enabling the highest about of magnetic flux density between the pole piece and top plate. To top it off, the surround of the woofer is a Japanese unidirectional styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), which optimizes the power and excursion of the woofer.

A rear-firing bass port gives Gauss 7 a controlled yet punchy low end, quite different from the typical overhyped low end found other speakers in this price range.

Multiple Points of Connection and Tuning Controls

Balanced XLR and 1/4" TRS inputs make connections a breeze, but it takes a bit more than just that alone to give a monitor strength. The back panel of Gauss 7 has powerful yet easy-to-use acoustic tuning controls, perfect for tuning the system to your room. A three-position Acoustic Placement switch allows you to optimize Gauss 7 to boundary spaces in your room. And a three-position High Trim switch helps refine additional room issues. Each individual monitor has its own gain control for proper system calibration.

Specifications

Studio Monitor

Monitor Type

• Active 2-Way

Enclosure

• Bass-Reflex

Power Rating

• 180 W

Drivers

• 1 x 7" / 177.8 mm Cone
• 1 x 2.5" / 63.5 mm Tweeter

Amplification

• 1 x Low-Mid Amplifier: Class-D Rated at 120 W
• 1 x HF Amplifier: Class-D Rated at 60 W

Performance

Frequency Range

• 30 Hz to 22 kHz

Maximum Sound Pressure Level (SPL)

• 103 dB

Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)

• 0.5%

Phase Adjustment

• None

Signal Processing

EQ

• HF Shelf: -2 to +2 dB (2 dB Increments)

Connectivity

Audio I/O

• 1 x 1/4" TRS Balanced Female Analog Input
• 1 x XLR Balanced Female Analog Input

Power

AC Input Power

• 110 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption

• 0.5 W (Standby)
• 250 W (Maximum)

General

Dimensions (W x H x D)

• 9.3 x 15 x 8.3" / 23.5 x 38.1 x 21.2 cm (Each)

Weight

• 18.1 lb / 8.2 kg (Each)