Avantone Pro Gauss 7 (pair)

Classics never die, and Avantone is proud to bring Gauss back to the world with the Avantone Pro Gauss 7 active studio reference monitor. Decades after the disappearance of the Gauss Speaker Company, the line has returned with a proper (low-end) bang. Gauss 7 mixes the old-school snap of vintage near-field monitors, with the bandwidth and frequency response of new-school monitors.

Its GAU-AMT tweeter provides ultra-smooth response, with an impressive stereo-field ﾗ making hours of listening time only feel like minutes. The folded AMT driver can only be described as transparent and accurate, with detailed transients. The Gauss 7 system delivers a super-wide ﾓsweet spotﾔ, precise imaging, and an impressive, natural, and accurate mid-range response.

Gauss 7 also features simple, yet very powerful acoustic-tuning controls. That, paired with the vertical dispersion of the GAU-AMT, means a clean acoustic response in any room environment.

Gauss... the legend is back.

At the heart of the Gauss 7 lies the custom, patented-design GAU-AMT tweeter. The GAU-AMT provides the utmost detail, even to the most subtle of waveforms. The GAU-AMTﾒs delivers incredible stereo imaging, while maintainin a small vertical throw ﾗ this reduces unwanted acoustic reflections in a room, which helps minimize phase issues in an acoustic environment.

GAU-AMTﾒs impressive transient response comes from itﾒs 65mm polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film folded membrane, ﾗ the result is far beyond what can be achieved in typical dome tweeter designs. PET film was chosen as itﾒs the lowest resonant-frequency film, and hosts the lowest crossover point ﾗ all while still providing exceptional high-range frequency extension. The GAU-AMT coil is aluminum-etched PET film that is folded. The assembly is mounted in its own enclosure to prevent the backwave pressure from woofer.

The high-end frequency response (up to 22 kHz) makes for an exceptional reference monitor for a massive range of music and sound materials. ﾓAir frequenciesﾔ arenﾒt just audible, but very smooth. This not only provides an incredible reference monitor, but a monitor thatﾒs built to listen to for hours on end.

Gauss 7ﾒs woofer takes great inspiration from the AV10-MLF ﾓwhite coneﾔ woofer, yet was still engineered from the ground up. The woofer cone is a pressed design, made of the same proprietary blend of wood pulp and glass fiber found in the CLA-10 series woofer (AV10-MLF) ﾗ but with a major increase of materials. This provides the hard snap, and fast transient response of the CLA-10, but with much more low-end. Tighter voicing isnﾒt going to be heard here ﾗ Gauss 7 provides a wide bandwidth for fantastic mid-range, and great low-end reference.

The wooferﾒs motor structure is made of low-carbon 1008 steel ﾗ enabling the highest about of magnetic flux density between the pole piece and top plate. To top it off, the surround of the woofer is Japanese a uni-directional styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), which optimizes the power and excursion of the woofer.

A rear-firing bass port gives Gauss 7 a controlled, yet punchy low-end ﾗ tight response, without being the typical ﾓover-hypedﾔ low-end found other speakers in itﾒs price-range.

Balanced XLR and ?ﾔ TRS inputs make connections a breeze, but it takes a bit more than just that alone to give a monitor studio-strength. The back panel of Gauss 7 has powerful, yet easy-to-use acoustic tuning controls ﾗ perfect for tuning the system to your room. A three-position Acoustic Placement switch allows you to optimize Gauss 7 to boundary spaces in your room. A three-position High Trim switch helps refine additional room issues. Each Gauss 7 has its own Gain control for proper system calibration.

• An incredible reference monitor system, with fantastic transient response
• Hi-fidelity GAU-AMT tweeter provides smooth "air" frequencies, impressive stereo imaging, super-wide "sweet spot", and less unwanted room reflections
• A unique woofer design with old-school snap, and new-school bandwidth
• Natural and revealing mid-range
• Impressive 180W amplification per monitor
• Powerful, yet easy-to-use Acoustic-Tuning controls
• Unparalleled best-in-class reference-quality