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Choosing loudspeakers has always been one of the most critical decisions for anyone wishing to build or upgrade an audio system. It’s a commonly held belief among the cognoscenti that choice of loudspeaker has the most profound effect on the success of any system – more so than the choice of source component or amplification. True, the elements have to be compatible, but the contrast between a good loudspeaker and a bad one at any price point is transparently wider than with any other system component. In a market crowded with loudspeakers, and with auditions inevitably limited to a few brands, it’s much easier to choose wrong than to choose right. The brand that consistently delivers excellence in driver, cabinet, electronic and acoustic design to get closer to real fidelity in any given system is the one, which will inspire recognition in an audience and be acclaimed as very special. Since 1972, Monitor Audio’s near fanatical commitment to raising standards of performance in every aspect of loudspeaker design coupled with its willingness to innovate has lifted the brand above the also-rans. Daring to challenge design orthodoxy has been its signature approach. When Monitor Audio launched its R852MD loudspeaker – the first model to incorporate a metal dome tweeter - it caused quite a stir. Until that time, most metal domes were single-metal types made from copper or titanium and virtually all sounded unconvincing. The R852 used an aluminium-magnesium alloy dome and sounded significantly better and smoother than all of its single-metal rivals. It also incorporated Ferro-fluid damping/cooling of the metal voice-coil former for better heat dissipation and a vented voice coil mechanism. These fundamental and radical design elements formed the basis for a whole new generation of C-CAM™ metal domes from Monitor Audio. Since that milestone, Monitor Audio has become probably the world's foremost proponent of metal dome tweeters, extending the technology to metal cone bass/midrange drivers as well, with the introduction of the Studio 10 model in 1991 Monitor Audio’s founding and enduring commitment to engineering in all aspects of loudspeaker design found further expression in its acquisition of cabinet and driver manufacturing facilities. At once, decades of accumulated expertise and knowledge were dedicated to the challenge of delivering innovation and elevated standards of craftsmanship to the marketplace more rapidly and reliably than before. Our success has been demonstrated by successive ranges of Monitor Audio loudspeakers, incorporating key technological advances such as the evolution of the 'Gold' anodised tweeter domes, used throughout the ‘Gold’, ‘Silver’ and ‘Bronze’ ranges today; RST™ - a uniquely dimpled alloy driver cone surface for ‘Gold’ Series designs; Puresound™ crossovers, MMP (metal matrix polymer) Bronze series cone designs and the new ATR™ reflex port design. Acclaimed around the world, Monitor Audio’s exemplary cabinet construction and finish is regarded as a benchmark by many leading manufacturers.

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Monitor Audio's engineers have developed a secret weapon for the i-deck called Automatic Position Correction. An integratd microphone measures irregularities caused by non-ideal room positions and uses a sophisticated Digital Signal Processor (DSP) to automatically adjust the i-deck to deliver the ideal sound - this is achieved automatically each time you turn on the system at the mains.

DSP
Because positioning of a speaker is so important in determining the sound that you hear, we have integrated a Digital Signal Processor into the i-decks which automatically adjusts the output based on the environment in which the i-deck is placed. This intuitive process takes place automatically each time you power up the i-deck at the mains so you always hear the best possible sound, no matter what space restrictions you are working with.

DAC
In order to liberate all of the music on your iPod/iPhone, i-deck takes the digital stream from your iPod/iPhone to its own high quality 28/56 bit dual precision Digital-Analog converter (DAC). By keeping data in the digital domain until the last seconds of processing, our engineers have succeeded in preserving the essence of the original digital master.

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