Kali Audio SM5

The SM-5 is a powered 3-way studio monitor with a 5-Inch woofer, and a 4-Inch midrange with a coaxial 1-inch metal dome tweeter. The SM-5 features user-definable DSP parameters that allow for each speaker to be fully calibrated in their environment. The DSP features 8 bands of EQ, delay, and trim controls. Users can define different calibration profiles, allowing for placement in different rooms, and tuning to different targets.

Part of Kali's flagship Santa Monica series of speakers, the SM-5 combines Kali's proven 3-way coincident architecture with uncompromising components to deliver unparalleled imaging, accuracy, and detail for critical mixing applications.

Like Kali's acclaimed IN-Series loudspeakers, the SM-5 is an acoustic point source, and special care has been taken with the unique geometry around the midrange to ensure a seamless transition to the edge of the speaker. This gives the loudspeaker an ideal directivity characteristic, resulting in an engrossing stereo image where details are lifelike and crisp. Off axis lobing that is unavoidable in 2-way loudspeakers is virtually eliminated in the SM-5.

The transducers on the SM-5 are similarly precision engineered for high dynamic range, smooth response, and low distortion. The woofer design has been refined, and incorporates features that reduce magnetic flux modulation, bringing distortion down dramatically.

The midrange has been optimized not only for its own frequency handling, but also for its role as the tweeter's waveguide. The tweeter is an aluminum dome with a special geometry that reduces high-Q ultrasonic resonances, eliminating the harsh sound that can plague metal dome designs.

All of these features contribute to impressive performance from the SM-5. THD of the loudspeaker is less than 1% and lower frequency response is 39 Hz at -10 dB. With 150W of amplificiation, the SM-5 can deliver 117 dB peak SPL, making it suitable for full-range mixing from up to 4 meters away.

The SM-5 can be mounted using hardware from Triad Orbit, or any other speaker mount that uses a 4.25x2 Inch hole pattern and can support the loudspeaker's 25 lb weight. The precise spatial resolution afforded by the speaker's architecture make it an ideal solution for immersive mixing.

• 3-way: 5-inch woofer, coaxial mid and tweeter

• DSP: Factory neutral tuning, limiter, and customizable EQ, delay, and trim with 8 parametric EQ bands

• Control App: Networked or USB-based control with 8 profile storage

Self-Powered: Yes

Amplifier: Class D

Amplifier Power: 150W

HF Driver: 1-Inch Metal Dome Tweeter

Midrange Driver: 4-Inch Optimized Profile Paper Cone

LF Driver: 5-Inch Optimized Paper Woofer

LF-to-Midrange Crossover: 280 Hz

Midrange-to-HF Crossover: 2800 Hz

Frequency Response: (-10 dB): 39 Hz - 28 kHz

Frequency Range: (+/-3 dB): 47 Hz - 21kHz

Recommended Listening Distance: Up to 4 Meters

Max SPL: (Peak at 1 meter): 117 dB

Loudspeaker THD: (90 dB SPL at 1 meter): <0.75% fromm 100-450 Hz, <0.5% above 450 Hz

Inputs: Balanced Analog over XLR, AES/EBU over BNC, RJ45 for Control, USB-A for Calibration Profiles

Outputs: AES/EBU over BNC thu

Enclosure: Front Ported

Product Height: 15.6 Inches (39.6 cm)

Product Depth: 9.8 Inches (24.8 cm)

Product Width: 7.9 Inches (20 cm)

Product Weight: 21 lbs (9.5 kg)

Shipping Height: 20.4 Inches (51.8 cm)

Shipping Depth: 11.3 Inches (28.7 cm)

Shipping Width: 13.6 Inches (34.5 cm)

Shipping Weight: 24 lbs (11 kg)

EQs: 8 bands; assignable parametric, high/low shelf, or high/low pass.

Delay: Up to 10 ms

Trim: -12 dB to +6 dB