ESI Audio nEar i5
Active nearfield studio monitor
Studio Monitor$146Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Studio Monitor
- Description
- Active nearfield studio monitor
- Topology
- 2-way, bi-amplified, Class-D, DSP-based
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Form factor
- desktop nearfield
- DSP
- true
- Powered
- active
- Power (W)
- 90
- Drivers
- 1" silk dome tweeter (40W) + 5" paper curved-cone woofer (50W)
- Frequency response
- 44Hz-20kHz
- Max SPL
- 93dB (peak 97dB)
- Impedance (Ω)
- 9000 unbalanced / 24000 balanced (input impedance, not driver impedance)
Details
Controls: 21-step volume potentiometer, HF shelf EQ (+2/0/-1.5/-3dB), LF shelf EQ (+2/0/-1.5/-3dB), 'Mix & Listen'/'Reference' character switch
I/O: XLR input (balanced, +4dBu), 1/4" TRS input (unbalanced, -10dBV)
Notable use: Entry-level professional nearfield monitoring
Notes: power_watts (90) is the sum of the stated LF (50W) and HF (40W) driver ratings, each measured at THD=10% at a single frequency point (500Hz/8kHz) — not a full-bandwidth RMS system rating; FLAG as a derived figure. Crossover point 2kHz; dimensions 185x263x217mm; weight 3.9kg.