Searching for classic Gauss Speaker Company 1970s-era speakers? Unfortunately, they’re not easy to find. Thankfully, the Avantone Pro Gauss 7 resurrects this celebrated brand, with wonderful sonic detail to boot. This top-flight active studio monitor vaunts a 7-inch, AC10-MLF-derived woofer with a familiar-looking white wood pulp/glass fiber cone, plus an AMT tweeter with a 65mm PET film folded membrane. Fire up a set of these studio monitors, and you’ll benefit from a pronounced snap, an excellent transient response, and an impressive 30Hz–22kHz frequency response. You also get incredible stereo imaging, an accurate midrange, and a super-wide sweet spot that's guaranteed to impress. The Gauss 7 includes powerful yet easy-to-use room optimization controls, ensuring that the Gauss 7 facilitates effective reference-quality monitoring in a wide range of acoustic environments. Avantone’s white-cone woofer — with a few updates Like Avantone’s AC10-MLF driver, the Gauss 7's 7-inch woofer boasts an attention-grabbing white cone made from wood pulp and glass fiber. This speaker’s pronounced snap and fast transient response are reminiscent of Avantone’s CLA-10, but with an extra dose of low end. The woofer’s motor structure vaunts low-carbon 1008 steel construction, which facilitates max-level magnetic flux density between the pole piece and top plate. What’s more, a Japanese-designed, unidirectional styrene-butadiene rubber surround optimizes the woofer’s excursion and power. This speaker also includes a rear-firing bass port for a tight, punchy low-end response down to 30Hz. AMT tweeter yields high-fidelity, reference-quality sound Thanks to its high-fidelity GAU-AMT tweeter, the Avantone Pro Gauss 7 yields incredible detail, with incredible stereo imaging. This Air Motion Transformer (AMT) tweeter produces a small vertical throw that minimizes unwanted room reflections. Beyond that, the tweeter’s 65mm polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film folded membrane ensures a transient response that’s second to none, courtesy of its low resonant-frequency qualities and low crossover point. You'll also benefit from exceptional high-frequency extension up to 22kHz. Easy room optimization with acoustic tuning controls If you’re like some of us, you’re mixing in a less-than-perfect space. That’s why the Gauss 7 includes easy-to-use acoustic tuning controls. A 3-position Acoustic Placement switch makes optimizing the speaker to your room’s boundary spaces a breeze; a 3-position High Trim switch compensates for additional room deficiencies. You also get independent Gain controls on each speaker for easy system calibration. Features Pays tribute to the studio monitors built by the Gauss Speaker Company in the 1970s 7-inch, AC10-MLF-derived woofer with distinctive white wood pulp/glass fiber cone Woofer produces a pronounced snap, fast transient response, and low-end response down to 30Hz AMT tweeter with a 65mm PET film folded membrane Tweeter yields excellent transient response and exceptional high-frequency extension up to 22kHz 3-position Acoustic Placement switch makes optimizing the speaker to your room's boundary spaces easy 3-position High Trim switch compensates for additional room deficiencies Independent Gain controls on each speaker for easy system calibration Specifications Powered: Yes Power Configuration: Bi-amped Quantity: Pair LF Driver Size: 7" LF Driver Type: Ferrite Motor HF Driver Size: 2.5" HF Driver Type: AG-AMT LF Driver Power Amp: 120W HF Driver Power Amp: 60W Total Power: 180W Class D Frequency Response: 30Hz-22kHz Maximum Peak SPL: 103 dB SPL Input Types: 1 x XLR, 1 x 1/4" TRS Features: Controls: Gain, Acoustic Placement, High Trim Enclosure Type: Rear Ported Enclosure Material: PVF with Wood Veneer Height: 15" Width: 9.25" Depth: 8.35" Weight: 18 lbs.
