Overall, the speakers are capable of a maximum SPL of greater than 109dB at one metre, and their frequency range is quoted as 44Hz to 50kHz. There's also a toggle switch that engages or bypasses an 80Hz high-pass filter. These both have a ☖dB range and adjust frequencies above 5kHz (for the highs) and below 300Hz (lows). The rear panel houses a control for volume, plus two EQ trim pots. The crossover frequency between the woofer and tweeter is set at 2.6kHz. The AMT used in this model is, in fact, called the X-ART, which is the latest refinement of the design and is the same type of tweeter as that used in the A7X. The seven-inch carbon and paper cone woofer is driven by a 37mm voice coil, and was apparently designed specifically to pair with the AMT (Advanced Motion Technology) tweeter. As the drivers are both mounted centrally, the left and right speakers are identical.

This features a moulded insert, to smooth out the air flow, while the baffle's edges are chamfered to reduce edge diffraction. They have a tidy, unassuming, black-foil finish, and a slot port is evident at the bottom of the front panel. The F7's cabinets measure 321 x 225 x 266mm, so they're a similar size to the A7Xs, other than being a little bit wider. These speakers are priced to compete with popular models from the likes of KRK and Mackie. The F7 can be thought of as a lower-cost version of Adam's popular A7X, and although the F7's cabinet and woofer are built overseas, the all-important folded-ribbon tweeter is still made at Adam's factory in Berlin. The Adam F7 active nearfield monitor is the bigger brother of the company's F5, which we reviewed back in SOS March 2013. It shares some technology with the respected A7X, but the largest in Adam's F-series of monitors is much more affordable.

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