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As capable with music as it is with home theatre sound, the beautifully bijou A10 punches like a heavyweight, expertly blending sky-wide high frequencies with a natural blast of delicious mid-range detail coupled to a depth of bass that simply defies the A10’s svelte dimensions. Its rigid die-cast alloy cabinet, piano- lacquered to a polished perfection imparts a sense of superior quality, and when teamed with a matching A40 at the centre and the awesome AW-12, the A10 completes a surround sound system unrivalled in its ability to combine the essential force of music and film sound and the power of de-rigueur design in a single fabulous statement.

Specification

ItemValue
Frequency Response +/- 3dB: 60 Hz - 35 KHz
Sensitivity (1W@1M): 87 dB
Driver Compliment: 1 x 140mm (5 1/2") RST® mid-bass driver
1 x 25mm (1") C-CAM® gold dome tweeter
Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms
Maximum SPL (each): 110.8 dBA
Recommended Amplifier Requirements (RMS): 25 - 100W
Bass Alignment: Front ported - bass reflex. HiVE®II port system
Power Handling (RMS): 100W
Crossover Frequency: 3.0kHz
External Dimensions:
(H x W x D)		 250 x 140 x 140 mm
9 13/16 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch
Weight (Individual): 3.95 kg (8 3/4 lbs)

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  • Metallic Pearl White High GlossMetallic Pearl White High Gloss
  • Metallic Black High GlossMetallic Black High Gloss

Technology

Gold Dome C-CAM®

Gold Dome C-CAM®

The gold dome tweeter is formed from a ceramic-coated aluminium/magnesium alloy, gold anodised to a specific thickness for ideal stiffness and damping characteristics. Its new profile and surround geometry have been developed using advanced modelling tools, to provide the optimum qualities for accurate sound reproduction. The new design moves the first order of breakup to beyond 35kHz, producing a linear response way beyond audibility, which matches the wide frequency bandwidth available from HD music and cinema sound formats.

The gold dome is thinner, lighter, more rigid and therefore more efficient than domes made from other materials which are prone to distortion in the audio band.

HiVe II Port Technology

HiVe II Port Technology

A new type of port technology which uses a straight rifled design to accelerate air flow and reduce turbulence. HiVe II technology has the ability to move air in and out much quicker than a conventional port, the result is fast powerful bass coupled with superior transient response.

RST®

RST®

The RST cone profile comprises a radial pattern of surface dimples. Our simulations and listening tests have proved that the dimples significantly increase cone rigidity allowing C-CAM/RST cones to resist mechanical bending forces, which can twist the shape of lesser cones and produce distorted sound. The strengthening effect of the RST dimples means that we can use thinner, lighter more responsive C-CAM cones, providing speed and accuracy but offering greatly reduced distortion. The RST dimples also help to displace standing waves that can propagate on the cone's surface.

Reviews

Professional Reviews

What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision logo

October 2011

Apex - What Hi-Fi? Award Winner 2011

Best style speaker package £2000+, Awards 2011. An expensive style system, to be sure, but also a fabulous one.

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What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision logo

February 2011

BEST STYLE SPEAKER PACKAGE £2000+

"You certainly can't buy a better made, better finished or (to our eyes, at least) better looking package at the price."
Home Cinema Choice logo

February 2011

Apex has the pecs

"...High-frequencies are smooth as silk, speech couldn't be clearer if the actors were in the room and the rear soundstage is willfully expansive.  And with music, this system nailed the emotion and energy of any recording I threw at it.  Clean, full bodied vocals, metronomic timing and wonderful detail reproduction make for a spine-tingling listen and reveal it to be a fantastic all-rounder."
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August 2010

The holy grail of style speaker systems

"It offers the sort of powerful, insightful audiophile sound that you don’t automatically associate with satellite speakers, a result of the astonishing build quality and clever technology that lies within each unit."
What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision logo

June 2010

Monitor Audio raises the style bar

"It's muscular when called upon, but articulate and beautifully integrated too, with little audible sign of the crossover from speakers to subwoofer."

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User Reviews

  • Review Rating: 5

    30 May 2011 Michael Macneal

    Went looking for a nice system to replace my B&W floorstanding home cinema set. Though sounding great in every aspect I got pretty tired of them hogging all that space in my livingroom. Auditioned a few compact systems, and some were quite impressive though not in the same ballpark as when I heard the complete Apex 5.1 system. The retailer only had the Radius 370HD subwoofer to demo with, but when I purchased my system I naturally got the Apex AW12. These satellites together with the subwoofer are really great. I wouldn't play them without it though. Not that the A10 sound thin, but I love bass! Listen to rock, pop and rNb and so far they've done em all justice! Film is even better though! Engrossing soundfeild from such small enclosures... I didn't even know that was possible. They are right up there with my former B&W. Well done.

  • Review Rating: 5

    01 June 2011 H-M Magnusson

    Equally beautiful to look at as it is to listen to.

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    01 June 2011 Richard Magnus

    I love my Apex 5.0, use an MJ sub.I listen mainly to multichannel music and I would describe the A10's as audiophile mini monitors. Sublime. They do need to be used with a sub as is to be expected. Seamless and detailed. The build quality is outstanding. You have to hear them to believe them!

  • Review Rating: 5

    01 November 2011 Michael Smith

    My first but not last purchase of Monitor Audio speakers, these speakers really bring out the best with both music and film. The build quality and style are second to none.

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Accessories

De-Tox CD

De-Tox CD

Custom-developed for Monitor Audio and utilising advanced simulation technology, the new De-Tox CD will help you to run-in your speakers in less time and more comprehensively than is possible with music or other burn-in signals.

Leštidlo

Leštidlo

Vyvinuté pre Monitor Audio spoločnosťou Autoglym. Ide o svetovo uznávaného experta na kvalitnú starostlivosť o autá a cenné produkty. Leštidlo od Monitor Audia je vedecky a špeciálne vyvinuté na obnovenie lesku všetkých vysoko lesklých povrchov reproduktorov s jednoduchou aplikáciou. Pomocou tohto leštidla Vaše milované reproduktory budú vyzerať ako nové!

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