The updated version of Alesis' classic Monitor 1 studio monitors, these are the unpowered models, featuring the same outstanding mix of performance and price point that has made the M1's a home & project studio mainstay for years.

They are capable of a very loud output (200 Watt peak) with almost any amp. The 45Hz bass response is less than its powered brother, but is still impressive, and is tailored for bass-heavy situations. Like the active model, the M1 boasts unparalleled accuracy and the flattest sound for this price range. On a side note, Alesis' design is always a visual compliment to any studio.

- PASSIVE: works like standard speaker. For usage, you plug the monitors into an amplifier, or home stereo system using standard speaker cable
- 120 watts program, 200 watts peak
- 6.5" low frequency drivers with a mineral filled polypropylene cone and a damped linear rubber surround
- 1" silk-dome tweeter
- frequency range: 45 Hz - 20 kHz +/- 3dB
- crossover: 2 kHz, 2nd-order fillers, (12dB per octave)
- magnetically shielded for desktop operation
- connectors: 5-way binding posts on 0.75" centers - can accept heavy-gauge speaker wire, banana plugs, spade plugs
- dimensions: 15"h x 8.5"w x 10"d
- weight: 15 lbs each

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reviewed by the mgmnt