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Kali Audio IN-5 3-Way Studio Monitor (Single, Black)

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Kali Audio IN-5 3-Way Studio Monitor (Single, Black)
Key Features
  • 3-Way Tri-Amped Design
  • 5" Woofer, 4" MF Driver, and 1" Tweeter
  • Coaxial Midrange Driver and Tweeter
  • 85 dB SPL at 7.2' with 20 dB Headroom
Enjoy accurate and lifelike sound with the Kali Audio IN-5, a 3-way studio monitor designed for mixing, production, and critical listening. This monitor offers a 5" woofer, a 4" midrange driver, and a coaxial 1" tweeter nested amid inside the midrange driver. This driver architecture helps give the monitor a realistic stereo image, alongside clarity of frequency and transient representation essential for professional use.
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Kali Audio IN-5 Overview

Enjoy accurate and lifelike sound with the Kali Audio IN-5, a 3-way studio monitor designed for mixing, production, and critical listening. This monitor offers a 5" woofer, a 4" midrange driver, and a coaxial 1" tweeter nested amid inside the midrange driver. This driver architecture helps give the monitor a realistic stereo image, alongside clarity of frequency and transient representation essential for professional use.

The monitor utilizes a tri-amped design powered by Class-D amplification to bolster reliability while banishing noise to a nearly sub-audible level. Integrated EQs include 3-position HF and LF trim switches as well as multiple boundary EQ settings for better placement on meter bridges, desks, or stands. You'll get a usable frequency range of 47 Hz to 21 kHz (±3 dB) out of this monitor, extending down to 39 Hz and up to 25 kHz at -10 dB. Sitting 7.2' away from the monitor, you'll be able to play audio at 85 dB with 20 dB of headroom to spare, which is a suitable level for many mixing environments.

The monitor offers XLR, TRS, and RCA connections, giving you options for your preferred method of connectivity. Also, the speaker can run both -10 dBV for consumer sources, as well as the professional +4 dBu standard. The monitor ships with a power cable.

Class-D Amplification Throughout
The IN-5 features a Class-D amp with very little self-noise, an upgraded DSP section, and upgraded transducers for better reliability.
Lifelike Stereo Imaging
Because of the coincident placement of the midrange and tweeter and the crossover of the woofer to the midrange (280 Hz), the IN-5 is an acoustic point source. This gives it an ideal directivity characteristic for a studio monitor. You will be able to hear a very lifelike stereo image, with details placed clearly and consistently. Off-axis lobing that is unavoidable in a 2-way system is virtually eliminated.
Excellent Directivity
Substantial work was done to optimize the midrange driver not only for its own acoustic performance, but also for its role as the waveguide for the tweeter. The shape is very precise to allow for controlled directivity at midrange to tweeter crossover, ensuring accurate summing both on and off axis. Excursion on the midrange is limited to less than 1mm peak to peak, so that the oscillation of the midrange does not have a negative effect on the tweeter.
Useful Room Features
The IN-5 incorporates all the benefits of Kali's Lone Pine series monitors. These include optimized woofers for powerful, clean bass, a front-firing port tube, and our boundary compensation EQs.
UPC: 860004163831

Kali Audio IN-5 Specs

Key Specs
Monitor Type & Configuration
Active 3-Way
Total Power Output
160 W RMS
Tweeter
1x 1" / 25 mm Dome
Midrange
1x 4" / 10.2 cm Paper Cone
Woofer
1x 5" / 12.7 cm Paper Cone
Frequency Range
39 Hz to 25 kHz (-10 dB)
Audio I/O
1x 1/4" TRS Balanced Input
1x XLR 3-Pin Balanced Input
1x RCA Unbalanced Input
Digital Audio I/O
No
Network I/O
No
Wireless
No
Monitor Type & Configuration
Active 3-Way
Number of Included Monitors
Single Monitor
Enclosure
Bass-Reflex/Ported
Total Power Output
160 W RMS
Drivers
Tweeter
1x 1" / 25 mm Dome
Midrange
1x 4" / 10.2 cm Paper Cone
Woofer
1x 5" / 12.7 cm Paper Cone
Amplifiers
HF: 40 W Class-D
MF: 40 W Class-D
LF: 80 W Class-D
Performance
Frequency Range
39 Hz to 25 kHz (-10 dB)
Frequency Response
47 Hz to 21 kHz ± 3 dB
Maximum Sound Pressure Level (SPL)
115 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
<2%
Signal Processing
EQ
1x HF Shelf: -2 to +2 dB (2 dB Increments)
1x LF Shelf: -2 to +2 dB (2 dB Increments)
Crossover Frequency
High-Pass: 280 Hz
Low-Pass: 2800 kHz
Phase Adjustment
No
App-Based Signal Processing
Yes
Connectivity
Audio I/O
1x 1/4" TRS Balanced Input
1x XLR 3-Pin Balanced Input
1x RCA Unbalanced Input
Digital Audio I/O
No
Network I/O
No
USB
No
Wireless
No
Mobile App Compatible
No
Power
AC Input Power
100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Physical
Color
Black
Monitor Orientation
Vertical
Dimensions (W x H x D)
8.2 x 15.1 x 11.2" / 208.3 x 383.5 x 284.5 mm
Weight
19.0 lb / 8.6 kg
Packaging Info
Package Weight
22.7 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
18.5 x 16.63 x 11.25"

Kali Audio IN-5 Reviews

DIP switches dont fix your room

By Matthew
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2026-07-27

I got these to have a very nice sound at my desk at home. They were bigger than I expected. They will vibrate your desk. These speakers are not the entry into hi fi like I was thinking, from the Klipsch pro media 2.1. These are immersive, crystal clear, no hiss, detailed, more than I could have ever wanted. But so would have been speakers at the half price. Because I didn't know what it would be like moving up, the amount I moved up was sooo large I am looking into sound treatment, monitor stands, and rearranging my office multiple times. These are EPIC. They look industrial. The bass is amazing, but fall off at the sub bass (as expected). Real attack in Metallica black album songs I never noticed before. deadmau5 shakes my whole house. But now I can hear how bad my tiny office really sounds. Had a 126hrz resonance that almost made it un listenable. So bad Shadow on the Sun almost made my nose bleed. So be prepared to start making changes to your everyday life in order to get the most out of these, because there is soo much they offer. These are a gateway drug. With the amps built in I got the smsl su-1 for $80 and the Fosi zp3 for $190. $60 monitor stands from B&H. And one open box in-5 for $150 off. I have no idea how well they do their actual studio monitor job but but for jaw dropping sound that is distracting by the detail and imaging while I work spreadsheets, 5 stars.

Amazing monitors!

By Jonathan
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-06-06

Amazing sound and quality for price. Built good!

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