ADAM Audio T10S Studio Subwoofer
ADAM's new studio subwoofer is an affordable way to add serious bass to your monitoring system.
Designed to work alongside ADAM's T series active monitors, the T10S studio subwoofer houses a downward-firing 10-inch driver, and is driven by a 130W Class–D amplifier to deliver a frequency response of 28 to 120 Hz and a maximum SPL of 104dB at one metre. Its active crossover can be set to either 80Hz, 120Hz or bypass, and appropriately high-pass–filtered outputs are provided to feed the connected 'tops'. This adjustability means the T10S studio subwoofer can also be used with non–ADAM speakers, where desired. ADAM have the T10S sstudio subwoofer manufactured in China, which keeps the price attractive
The cabinet, which is rear-ported via a slot above the control panel, employs an unfussy construction and is made from 18mm MDF covered with a textured, black plastic foil. It stands on stubby rubbery legs to provide isolation and to allow the downward-facing speaker to couple with the room. ADAM's familiar 'Stealth' contours adorn the front edges of the cabinet, and a small green LED above the ADAM Audio logo shows when the speaker is powered up. Tipping the cabinet on its side shows the fully exposed driver mounted in the centre of the cabinet's bottom panel. Though impressively powerful for its size, the T10S studio subwoofer weighs just 12.2kg and measures 390 x 318 x 413 mm.
All the controls and connectors are located on the flush steel rear panel, and these include stereo inputs and outputs on both balanced XLRs and unbalanced RCA phonos (but not jacks). The control panel gives access to the crossover frequency three-way slide switch, a polarity invert switch, and a volume knob with 0dB marked just past the mid-way position. A footswitch input allows the sub and the high-pass filter to be switched out, so it is possible to hear the tops on their own, and finally there's an IEC mains inlet (two-pin, no ground) but, curiously, no power switch.
