Kali Audio IN-5 Snow White

Kali Audio IN-5 Snow White

The Kali Audio IN-5 SW is one of the most innovative studio monitors ever created. Combining the natural advantages of a 3-way design with hyper-realistic coaxial mid- and high-band imaging, it offers greater transparency, lower distortion and a soundstage that must be heard to be believed.

Unparalleled impact and detail

IN Series monitors are unlike anything you've ever heard. The three-way design allows both the woofer and tweeter to do less work, resulting in better headroom and less distortion across the frequency spectrum.

At the same time, the coaxial architecture of the midrange and tweeter ensures hyper-realistic imaging. This means you'll be able to hear subtle details in your mix with pinpoint precision.

The system design combines to allow the IN Series monitors to function as acoustic point sources. The monitors enjoy all the benefits of both traditional three-way systems and coaxial speakers, without any of the disadvantages associated with these designs.

All this makes the IN-5 and IN-8 extremely accurate and makes the process of creating mixes easier. You'll be able to work faster and more confidently, and your mixes will translate to other systems with less work.

Features of Kali Audio IN-5 Snow White

• Coaxial midrange and tweeter – a three-way system with impeccable imaging.
• 5″ woofer – strong, clear bass.
• Low Noise Port - Precisely engineered with airflow simulation for powerful bass without port noise.

Imaging

We know. We keep talking about the IN-5's "hyperrealistic" imaging. what does it mean?

When you listen to a stereo speaker system, you hear information about where the instruments and musicians were placed when the material was recorded. Even with purely digital material, producers can manipulate the physical placement of elements in the mix, and you'll hear them on the stereo recording.

Not only does this allow producers to create interesting spatial effects, but it means you can work faster and with more confidence. Accurate soundstage allows you to "see" every element of the mix in front of you, so you can hear exactly what's happening when you make changes.

2-way systems with good waveguides, such as the Kali LP-6 and LP-8 , do a great job of conveying this spatial information. Because the tweeter and woofer of these monitors (and most studio monitors!) are separated, this information is lost in the space directly above and below the speaker. This means that you don't hear the full stereo image in your listening position.

IN-5 solves this problem. The tweeter and midrange share a common acoustic center, and the woofer is crossed at 280 Hz, so the distance between the woofer and midrange is much less than a quarter of a wavelength at the point of intersection. This means that the IN-5 is acoustically a point source. As such, it has the same excellent directivity that the LP-6 and LP-8 have on the sides in a full 360-degree range around the speaker. You hear all the spatial information at your listening position, so the soundstage you hear will have every detail that is present in the mix.

Clarity

The total harmonic distortion of the Kali Audio IN-5 SW is less than 2%, which is exceptional. This is the result of reducing the load on both the woofer and tweeter, making both components do less work.

The tweeter is crossed at a frequency of 2800 Hz. The space between them is occupied by the hero of the IN-5 system: a 4-inch, profile-optimized midrange driver. This pickup has a lot of work to do. In addition to reproducing the midrange, it also acts as a waveguide for the tweeter. This means that the shape had to be precisely designed to ensure the perfect dispersion typical of a tweeter.

This also means that the diameter must remain stationary. In many other coaxial or coaxial systems, the high excursion of the larger driver causes intermodulation distortion and reduces the precision of the system. The IN-5's diameter is limited to less than 1 millimeter of peak excursion, keeping it acoustically still while still providing the mid-range to keep up with the powerful woofer and tweeter.

Ease of use

Limit correction control

A given speaker's position in space can drastically change its frequency response. A speaker placed against a wall or on a desk will sound completely different than a speaker placed on a stand, even in a well-prepared room. Hard surfaces such as walls, desk tops, and recording consoles can alter the low-frequency response of your monitor and degrade overall audio clarity.

Fortunately, most common poses are quite predictable and easy to correct.

The Kali team performed border EQ tuning at The Village Studios in Los Angeles and developed border EQ settings to help achieve optimal sound where you need to place your speakers.

Combined with LF and HF Trim, this will ensure that the speakers sound their best no matter what room you mix in or where they are placed.

Easy connections

The IN-5 has balanced XLR and TRS inputs and an unbalanced RCA input.

The RCA input can be set to -10 dBu sensitivity when using consumer devices such as a laptop or smartphone.

Technical specifications of Kali Audio IN-5 Snow White

• Active: Yes
• Amplifier class: D
• Power Configuration: Tri-Amp
• LF Power: 80W
• MF Power: 40W
• HF Power: 40W
• Total power: 160 W
• LF transducer: 5″, coated paper
• MF transducer: 4″ optimized profile, coated paper
• HF transducer: 1" textile dome
• Frequency response (-10 dB): 39 Hz – 25 kHz
• Frequency range (±3 dB): 47 Hz – 21 kHz
• LF to MF crossover: 280 Hz
• MF to HF crossover: 2800 Hz
• Max SPL: 115 dB