Fluid Audio FPX7 : 7" Single Point Source Coax Reference, Bi-Amplified 130w 42Hz - 27kHz (+/-3db)

Here are my first impressions: Pretty flat without eq, great off axis response. Bass drops off at 70hz as expected for a 7in driver. This is one of the only few speakers with AMT coax design.Pros: coaxial, AMT tweeter = detail, can get loud, front bass port, front volume control.Cons: Twitter idle hiss, basic eq,The subs in my pictures were off for measurements and review. I used a calibrated measurement microphone with REW (room eq wizard). The yellow measurement used "aucustic space" -4db to reduce bass and make it flatter for my room. The green is without any speaker eq in my room.Suprisingly they draw only about 13w each when playing music at reasonable volumes, at idle each monitor draws about 11w. They can get really loud.Unfortunately these and all other powered studio monitors that I have tried so far, like the Adam Audio T7v, have idle twitter white noise hiss, albeit a bit quieter than the T7v's, my rom is pretty quiet at around 20db noise floor so I can hear it. This is not hum noise caused by interference from power outlets but the amp inside the monitor. When the monitors go into standby after a few minutes the twitters stop hissing, it takes a few seconds for the monitors to wake up after idle if you play something.I will be adding to this review after I do eq on them.

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My main line of work is Voiceover/Radio Imaging for a few radio stations across the country and ad agencies, so I am always looking for good, practical and cost effective equipment. Saw these monitor quite a while back start popping up overseas in some of the most prominent music shoppes but like its mostly the case it took them a while to get to the USA and once they did? I was not disappointed. I am definitely a big fan of concentric audio speakers now thanks to Fluid Audio. So much is the case, that I had previously ordered the FX8's and fell in love with them since day 1 due to their clarity and detail. Putting them up against my older pair of Rokit 8's proved that I was missing out on a more defined, flatter reference, so Obviously, when it was time to build another production editing I wanted to go with something just as good if not better than the FX8's.To be honest? the FPX7's are great speakers with the extra added options to work around with your room setup due to it's additional high frequency trim and acoustic space switches, which give you a little bit more of extra playroom when it comes to getting them to sound better in your production environment. Adam is probably one of the better known ribbon tweeter players in the game, but in an A/B comparison against a Pair of Adam's I can say that the concentric design takes the lead when it comes to stereo imaging and reproduction. The FPX7's are smaller, easier to place, and sound very well rounded with the added benefit of ribbon tweeters giving you a more defined, precise reference (FX8's are clear and tight but that ribbon tweeter definitely brings more definition), not to mention that they do have a style that makes them sit differently from your typical "BOX" speaker. Also, you have to appreciate the fact that there are volume controls in the front, making it easier to crank them up or tame them down when you need more or less volume to audition stuff, which to me is better than going to the back of the speaker every time I want to raise/lower the power. If you have a studio where you have people that like to crank up monitors thinking they are in a night club, this feature comes in handy, as they can only push the main out of the mixer/interface/DAW as high as they want, but the monitor volume will keep them in check (and prevent speaker damage due to stupidity).Ultimately, it all comes down to what you like, but I can tell you from what I like that these speakers sound alot more expensive and can easily compete with some of those "industry standards" that are really only seem to stand on a brand name more than their own respective merit and use.So, to sum it up, get yourself a pair of FPX7's, you will not be sorry.