ESI Audio nEar i8
Active nearfield studio monitor
Studio Monitor$249Manufacturer 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)
- 120
- Drivers
- 1" silk dome tweeter (55W) + 8" paper curved-cone woofer (65W)
- Frequency response
- 35Hz-20kHz
- Max SPL
- 100dB (peak 104dB)
- Impedance (Ω)
- 9000 unbalanced / 24000 balanced (input impedance, not driver impedance)
- Back design
- wall/truss mountable
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, LED indicators (power, standby, signal overload)
I/O: XLR input (balanced, +4dBu), 1/4" TRS input (unbalanced, -10dBV)
Notable use: Entry-level professional nearfield monitoring
Notes: power_watts (120) is the sum of the stated LF (65W) and HF (55W) 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 255x365x275mm; weight 7.4kg. Price from Amazon listing.