Upgrade your studio setup for 2.1 mixing with this B&H Kit, which bundles two Neumann KH 150 Active 2-Way Studio Monitors with a subwoofer and an advanced monitor alignment microphone. With this kit, you can easily calibrate your three speaker setup and store the settings directly in your speakers for instant recall. Highly linear phase response, transparent sound reproduction, native AES67 support, and near-field operation with multichannel support allow these monitors to work effectively in almost any environment, making this kit an ideal choice for stereo and immersive sound mixing.
Audio engineers, musicians, and producers in need of a quality studio monitor with integrated AES67 audio network ports will be thrilled with the anthracite Neumann KH 150 AES67, a 2-way active studio monitor well suited for near-field monitoring and multichannel setups in music studios, broadcast centers, vans, and studios, as well as for home and desktop audio applications. The KH 150 AES67 utilizes two amplifiers (145 and 100W) to power the 6.5" woofer and 1" tweeter respectively, and features an onboard DSP engine, Mathematically Modeled Dispersion waveguide (MMD), an analog input, and an extensive range of optional mounting hardware.
The DSP function is accessed via redundant AES67 audio network ports and allows for audio streaming and room calibration using Neumann's revolutionary Automatic Monitor Alignment system. The MA 1 (sold separately) makes sure your DSP-powered monitors are optimally adapted to your room's characteristics and perfectly calibrated for your listening position. With the use of the latest acoustic and electronic simulation and measurement technologies, the KH 150 AES67 can be used in diverse acoustical conditions with any source equipment and in a wide variety of physical locations, ensuring accurate sound reproduction.
- High-precision drivers, Mathematically Modelled Dispersion (MMD) waveguide
- Linear frequency response 39 Hz to 21 kHz (±3 dB)
- Linear phase response 105 Hz to 16 kHz (±45°) with latency <2.6 ms
- DSP engine allows for room adaptive calibration via Neumann’s MA 1
- Razor-sharp imaging due to extremely low tolerances (±0.8 dB)
- May be combined with other KH line speakers in immersive/surround setups
- What differentiates the KH 150 AES67 from its smaller siblings is its deeper bass response down to 39 Hz. That’s almost as low as the larger KH 310, which is made possible by the KH 150 AES67’s novel 6.5” high-precision woofer in a carefully designed bass reflex cabinet.
- The KH 150 AES67 is ideally suited to urban music, EDM, film scoring, and all styles that require extended low-end and/or elevated listening levels.
- Thanks to powerful amplifiers (145W/100W) and sophisticated protection limiters, no clarity is lost even at high SPLs.
- The KH 150 AES67 works just as well for everything from rock to classical music, and from broadcast applications to voiceover work.
- The KH 150 AES67 has an exceptionally linear frequency response from 39 Hz to 21 kHz (±3 dB). Not only that, it also linearizes the phase response, which translates to clear mids with astonishing transparency and extreme accuracy in the time domain, (i.e. precise impulse reproduction and finely resolved reverbs). This is made possible by DSP-controlled electronics that allow for sophisticated crossovers and avoid the phase distortion caused by analog filters.
- The internal DSP also achieves new standards in tonal consistency, as the KH 150 AES67 is made to extremely low tolerances of no more than ±0.8 dB.
- Even the best loudspeaker only sounds as good as the acoustic environment allows. Neumann’s Mathematically Modeled Dispersion (MMD) waveguide guarantees a wide sweet spot and minimizes desk reflections. But the KH 150 AES67 goes much further—its internal DSP allows for room calibration using Neumann’s revolutionary Automatic Monitor Alignment system.
- The MA 1 (sold separately) makes sure your DSP-powered monitors are optimally adapted to your room’s characteristics and perfectly calibrated for your listening position. Even in acoustically treated rooms, this results in a huge improvement.
Designed to route audio over IP in an existing AES67 studio infrastructure, the Neumann KH 750 AES67 is a DSP-powered, 10" subwoofer capable of reproducing 18 to 750 Hz at SPLs of 105 dB. This model offers newly integrated redundant AES67 audio network ports that are fully compliant with broadcast standards such as ST 2110 and ST 2022-7 redundancy. At the same time, the KH 750 AES67 is compatible with DANTE-generated AES67 network streams.
The KH 750 AES67 includes the flexible 2.0 / 0.1 Bass Manager, so the sub can be implemented in many different scenarios. Use the KH 750 AES67 for the LFE channel in a 5.1 setup or as a sub in a conventional stereo mix position. The KH 750 AES67 can be easily integrated with Neumann's range of monitors and is suitable for use in mixing, mastering, music, and broadcast. The rear panel provides options to suit various configurations such as four different routing modes. Analog and digital I/O is on hand, as are fourth-order DSP crossovers and acoustical controls to integrate the sub into your room. Use the Automatic Monitor Alignment application (Mac and Windows) to precisely calibrate your monitor's amplitude and phase via the powerful DSP integrated into the subwoofer.
- Bass extension of a stereo monitoring system
- Increasing the maximum SPL of the loudspeaker system
- Decreasing harmonic and intermodulation distortion of the loudspeaker system
- Reproduction of the LFE channel
- Reproduction of the sub signal of a bass-managed multichannel source
- Extension for KH line subwoofer systems
- AES67/ST 2110 network integration
- Tough painted finish and high-density rubber isolating feet
- Excellent self-damping properties leading to minimal cabinet resonances
- No standing wave resonances inside cabinet
- Tight bass sound due to very low group delay
- In-house modeled long-throw bass driver with Extremely Linear Force Factor (ELFF)
- Damping of break-up modes brings low distortion at high sound levels
- Extremely linear force factor provides low harmonic distortion even at high excursions
- Reduced air noise and improved rocking modes
- Grille protects against mechanical damage
- Stereo and externally bass managed applications
- Bypassable 4th order crossover for maximum compatibility with consumer reproduction systems
- Allows main loudspeakers to play louder and with lower distortion
- Stereo 80 Hz bass management
- External bass management
- LFE up to 120 Hz
- LFE full range
- Standard interfacing to professional equipment
- Daisy chain output for subwoofer arrays
Wide range input gain and output level controls
- Easier interfacing with signal sources
8-position phase control, continuous low cut control
- More control in various acoustical environments
- Easy to correct room modes
Universal switched-mode power supply (100 / 240V)
- One version works in any country and robust to poor quality mains supply
Ground lift
- Reduced noise in electrically noisy environments and overcomes ground loops
Low heat dissipation amplifiers with large headroom and sophisticated protection circuitry
- Improved transient response
- Assured reliability and safety
Separate thermo limiter to protect the voice coil and power amplifier
- Soft-clip and excursion limiters
- Increases system reliability
- Allows extraction of the maximum performance from the system
Digital input and output
- 192 kHz, 24-bit conversion
- BNC connector: AES3 and S/P-DIF signals
Network connector using standard IP protocol and your existing network infrastructure
- Loudspeaker system can be controlled via the MA 1—Automatic Monitor Alignment Software
Control function
- Toggle switch to select operation and calibration on the device or via the network with the MA 1 - Automatic Monitor Alignment software.
Input selector switch
- For switching the input source from analog / digital AES3 (automatic) to AES67
The Neumann MA 1 Monitor Alignment Microphone and Calibration System is designed to help engineers, musicians, and producers get more accurate and sonically consistent mixes from their Neumann KH 80 DSP monitors or non-DSP KH-Series monitors when used with the KH 750 DSP subwoofer. The system uses an omnidirectional measurement mic and a downloadable software for Mac and Windows with Fraunhofer IIS algorithms to calibrate and adjust the phase and amplitude of the speakers to compensate for room imperfections.
The system is easy to use; simply connect the balanced outputs of your audio interface or monitor controller to your KH monitors. Connect the ethernet ports of your DSP-based monitors into a network switcher (available separately) and then route the switcher output into your computer. Plug the calibration mic into a mic input on your interface (48V phantom power is required) and follow the calibration process in your software. An SG105 mic clip is included to mount the microphone to a stand.
The MA 1 software algorithms use the measurements to adjust the speaker settings to a room-specific target curve that compensates for the room's acoustic flaws. All the correction parameters are stored in the DSP speaker, so it's always there without having to worry about plug-ins and driver issues. In addition, once calibrated, you won't need the ethernet connection.
As mentioned, you can also calibrate non-DSP KH monitors, as long as you are also using a KH 750 DSP subwoofer. The KH 750 DSP has enough processing power to align the entire system, including the two analog speaker connected its outputs. The KH 120, KH 310, and KH 420 loudspeakers benefit from having the linerization of their built-in crossovers for more clarity, a tighter bass, and more accurate time correction.
