Avantone Pro Active MixCube 5.25 inch Powered Studio Monitor - Red (each)

60-watt Active Mini Full-range Reference Monitor with 5.25" Driver, Shielded Design, and Built-in Stand Mount (each) - Red

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Q: What is the Avantone Pro Active MixCube designed for?

The Avantone Pro Active MixCube is a specialized studio monitor designed to help you hear how your mixes will translate on real-world playback systems like car stereos or small radios. Its focused midrange response helps you make critical decisions on vocals, guitars, and other mid-frequency elements, ensuring your mix sounds great everywhere. It's an essential tool for checking mono compatibility and overall balance.

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Q: What kind of sound does the MixCube produce?

The MixCube features a single 5.25-inch paper cone driver with a frequency range of 90Hz-17kHz. This intentionally limited frequency response emphasizes the crucial midrange, allowing you to pinpoint issues in vocals, guitars, and other instruments that often get lost in full-range monitors. This unique sound profile helps you create mixes that translate well across various listening environments.

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Q: How do I connect the Avantone Pro Active MixCube to my studio setup?

Connecting the Active MixCube is straightforward. It features a convenient XLR-1/4" combo input, allowing you to connect it directly to your audio interface or mixer using either an XLR or a 1/4-inch TRS/TS cable. Since it's a powered monitor, simply plug in the standard IEC AC power cable, and you're ready to go.

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Q: Can I use a single MixCube, or do I need a pair for stereo?

While you can certainly use a pair of MixCubes for stereo reference, many engineers prefer to use a single MixCube for critical mono listening. Checking your mix in mono helps identify phase issues and ensures your tracks sound balanced on single-speaker systems. Sweetwater offers the MixCube individually, giving you the flexibility to choose your preferred setup.

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Q: What are the benefits of the MixCube's sealed enclosure design?

The Avantone Pro Active MixCube utilizes a sealed enclosure made from dense 18mm MDF. This design provides a tighter, more controlled bass response compared to ported designs, even with its limited low-frequency extension. This accuracy in the lower midrange helps prevent muddiness and allows you to make more precise mixing decisions, especially when focusing on the crucial mid-range frequencies.

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The Avantone Pro Active MixCube mini reference monitors give you the ability to hear what your mixes will sound like on bass-challenged real-world systems such as computers, televisions, car stereos, and iPod docking stations. The full-range, self-powered MixCube is 6.5" tall and contains a 5.25" speaker driven by an onboard 60-watt MOSFET amplifier. The cabinet is shielded, so you can place it next to computer monitors. Sweetwater's advice: for making high-quality, accurate mixes that sound great on any system, complete your monitoring setup with the Avantone Pro Active MixCube.

Avantone Pro Active MixCube Mini Reference Monitor Features:

5.25" shielded active full-range monitor
6.5" cube cabinet with multiple coats of high-gloss lacquer
Precision-milled, high-rigidity MDF cabinet sides and baffle for low resonance
Radiused corners and edges reduce edge diffraction for better imaging
Custom paper cone uses New Zealand pulp with mica fibers added for light weight and rigidity
High-rigidity die-cast aluminum frame with polished mounting bezel
.25" soft neoprene pad is recessed into the cabinet base to serve as a nonskid acoustic isolator
Standard size (5/8"-27 threading) female mic stand mount built into the cabinet base
Frequency response: 90Hz–17kHz
Impedance: nominal 8 ohms
Max SPL: 104dB at 1 meter = 1% THD (pink noise)
Internal MOSFET Class AB amplifier
Amp power: 60 watts RMS at .005% THD (1KHz)
Inputs: XLR/TRS combo jack, +4 balanced and -10 unbalanced
Cabinet dimensions: 6.5" x 6.5" x 6.5"

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Tech Specs

Powered: Yes
Power Configuration: Single Amp
Quantity: Single
LF Driver Size: 5.25"
LF Driver Type: Paper Cone, Shielded
Total Power: 60W
Frequency Range: 90Hz-17kHz
Maximum Peak SPL: 104dB @ 1m
Input Types: 1 x XLR-1/4" combo
Enclosure Type: Sealed
Enclosure Material: 18mm medium-density fiberboard (MDF), Red finish
Power Source: Standard IEC AC Cable
Height: 6.5"
Width: 6.5"
Depth: 6.5"
Weight: 7.13 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number: AREDMONO

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This sounds good, what I expected, perfect for adapting to new trends! Mixing in MONO, definitely a great edit for my monitoring chain.

Red color matches well, very beautiful!

- I don't leave reviews for gear often, but I had to for this. I usually have a pretty open mind when it comes to audio engineering and different techniques and gear. One of the main reason I bought this was because the mixcube shares a very similar philosophy to the Yamaha NS10. The saying goes: " if you make it sound right on the NS10s, it will translate everywhere." -

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So I plug it in and my first impression was that it was "weird" sounding. A bit awful at first. Barely any lows below I'd say 200hz, and not a lot of highs maybe up to 8-10khz or so.

I kept my hopes high and I listened to some tracks I'm familiar with, didn't think much about it, and went straight ahead into Pro Tools to open up a mix I was working on a couple days ago.

This cube was very intuitive for me. Told me straight away that my vocals were balanced off in the mix and it wasn't blending well with guitars, and other midrange instruments. I realized my snare needed more compression, and I removed my drum bus compressor off because it was squeezing out too much life out of the transients.

I put my headphones on and it just translated so right for me. Everything open up beautifully in the midrange.

My only downside to it is that I wish it had a bit more low end.

Other than that, I highly recommend this if you're into mixing and need a magnifying class for your midrange.

See also: Active Speakers, Avantone Pro, Avantone Pro Active Monitors