M-Audio Studiophile AV40 Desktop Speaker System (Speakers)

Home entertainment speakers aim to make everything sound impressive; music production speakers are designed to reproduce sounds accurately.

Speakers that go for quality over quantity. Affordable speakers that bridge the gap between PC and studio.

These compact magnetically shielded speakers offer remarkable clarity, delivering crisp sound across the acoustic range, with accurate bass and a pleasing rendition of transient notes in songs. The powered speakers offer 20W per channel.

Excellent sound, compact and magnetically shielded

Traditional appearance, input ?via RCA or TRS cable, pricey for casual users

Used in tandem with Logic or GarageBand and an M-Audio keyboard or other instrument, they provide an excellent high-quality monitor system at an affordable price.

The Studiophile AV40 speakers have MDF cabinets, 4" LF polypropylene-coated woofers, 3/4" ferrofluid-cooled silk dome tweeters. The AV20 has a 2" woofer and a Mylar tweeter. Today we shall examine the AV40 model.

The compact M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 powered reference monitors deliver the same proven M-Audio technology favored by top producers, recording engineers and musicians around the world.

4” polypropylene-coated woofers 3/4” ferrofluid-cooled silk dome tweeters OptImage III tweeter wave guides for superior imaging 20-watt-per-channel amplifier with Class A/B architecture magnetic shielding 1/4in TRS balanced and RCA unbalanced inputs...

The M-Audio AV 40 remains a solid performer after some running manufacturing changes, and still straddles the line between higher-end home audio speakers and low-end studio monitors.

Clean, powerful sound. Reasonable low-end extension for a 2.0 system. Relatively flat response means you can use these as studio monitors in a pinch. Solid build quality. Plenty of connection choices

Large for powered PC speakers. Slightly recessed high end. Still lack low-end punch compared with similarly priced 2.1 systems. Rear-mounted power switch is a pain

In a series of listening tests, the AV 40 delivered the same clean, crisp sound as the original version. At high volumes, the speakers really come into their own, with plenty of clean level and a solid presentation across the frequency range. Near...

M-Audio's Studiophile AV 40 speakers do what the big guys can but take up a lot less space. So what if they weigh 14 pounds -- they're crisp and distortion-free (and are a great value!), so you won't be moving them anytime soon.

Peerless audio quality. Great value.Wake-the-neighbors loud. Magnetically shielded, so you won’t catch abuzz off your cell phone or mess with your laptop’s screen. Handy headphone jack lets you work musicians' hours while housemates snooze

With 6 x 7.25-inch footprints, they do take up room (and at 14 pounds a pair, you won’t be moving them around much).Backside power switch means you're constantly doing a reach-around at bedtime

Not to sound condescending, but M-Audio's Studiophile AV 40 Desktop Speaker System makes most PC and multimedia speakers seem rather puny by comparison. It's not just their size (the M-Audio speakers resemble desktop studio monitors); if you listen to...

I've had my M-Audio Studiophile AV40′s in place for a little while, so I thought that I would share my findings with you. First, let me just say that these are amazing.

Overall, I couldn’t be more impressed with a pair of speakers. The only downfall is their size, which they more than make up for in quality. I’m going to give these 4.5 out of 5 gears.

M-Audio's Studiophile AV 40 is a PC speaker for music lovers who care more about sound quality than compact size or rock bottom pricing.

Bigger-than-average sound ; Large 4-inch woofer, 1-inch tweeter ; 20 watts per speaker ; Rock solid construction ; Bass Boost switch

Large size (for PC/desktop speakers) may be an issue