alp5

USER GUIDE

ALP5 BIAMPLIFIED DIRECT

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Thank you for choosing the Active Linear Phase™ Biamplified Direct Field Monitor 

System. To get the most from your new monitors, please take a moment to read this 

manual and familiarize yourself with the product’s features, set-up, and use.

About the Active Linear Phase Monitor System

Our engineers have spent years designing transducers, studio electronics, and 

high performance studio monitoring systems—including some of the most popular 

professional speakers used today. Now, using the latest digital acoustic design tools 

and high performance driver and power amplifier technology, they’ve developed the 

Active Linear Phase 5, the new standard for performance and value in biamplified 

direct field monitors.

The Active Linear Phase 5 features the time-proven mineral-impregnated 5.25” low 

frequency driver that’s been at the heart of “small footprint” Event monitor systems 

from the start, including the Tria™, the Project Studio 5™, and most recently, the 

Tuned Reference 5™. The unit’s high frequency driver is a direct descendant 

of the one used in the critically acclaimed Studio Precision series. But the real 

magic comes in the sonic combination of these two custom-designed components, 

courtesy of the ALP5 front panel baffle. The seemingly simply baffle is actually a 

rather cleverly engineered design that creates an elliptical wave guide for the high 

frequency driver while at the same time aligning the phase and time relationships of 

the low and high frequency driver components. The result is a monitor that provides 

significantly greater imaging accuracy and a wider sweet spot than those using 

traditional designs.

Unpacking

The shipping container and inner box are designed to protect your speakers during 

transit. Please unpack and check your speakers carefully, and immediately report 

any damage to your dealer or to the company that delivered the speakers to you. 

The packing materials are designed to be reused—do not discard them. If you need 

to return the speakers to the factory for repair, they must be shipped in the original 

packaging.

Setup

You’ll notice that the Active Linear Phase monitors are physically identical. 

When used in a stereo configuration, there is no physical or acoustic distinction 

between the left and right speakers. Note, too, that the cabinets can sit vertically or 

horizontally without regard for performance, so long as both cabinets are situated in 

the same direction. When placing them in a horizontal position, orient the cabinets 

with the high frequency drivers pointing to the outside, away from each other. Since