Kali Audio SM-5 Studio Monitor

The SM-5 is designed for high-end mixing and mastering, featuring a 3-way design with a 5-inch woofer, 4-inch midrange, and 1-inch tweeter. This configuration provides superior clarity and separation compared to typical 2-way monitors, ensuring your mix translates accurately across different playback systems.

Yes, the SM-5 includes user-editable DSP for room calibration, which allows you to adjust the sound to fit your specific environment. With 8 bands of parametric EQ and delay settings, you can compensate for acoustic issues in your room directly from the speaker.

The SM-5 is highly versatile, featuring balanced XLR/TRS combijacks for analog signals and a BNC input for AES/EBU digital audio. It also includes Ethernet and USB-A ports specifically for controlling the DSP settings.

These monitors are designed to perform optimally at listening distances of up to 4 meters. This makes them suitable for both nearfield setups and slightly larger mixing environments.

Yes, the SM-5 features a front-ported enclosure design. This allows you to place the monitors closer to walls or corners without the low-frequency buildup often caused by rear-ported speakers, giving you more flexibility in smaller studio spaces.

You do not need an interface to use the DSP, but you will need to connect the monitors to a computer via Ethernet or USB to access and configure the calibration settings. Once the settings are saved to the speaker, they remain active even without the computer connection.