The trend towards choosing powered speakers for production monitoring is based on some very sound logic. Integrating and matching the power amplifiers and speakers can keep the relationship between them kept under perfect control for superior performance. Naturally the power amplifiers themselves are of the finest quality and are designed for acceptable matching with the widest possible range of speakers, are manufactured specifically to drive the system"s woofer and tweeter in their specific enclosure. No matter where the MSP7 STUDIO monitors are used, and with what sources, you know that you"re always receiving the benefits of a perfectly matched power amplifier and speaker system. You"ll hear the difference. With the MSP7 STUDIO everything you need is built-in – all you have to do is supply the line-level input. An 80-watt power amplifier drives the 6.5-inch cone woofer, while the 1 inch dome tweeter has its own 50-watt power amplifier. In the MSP7 STUDIO this particular power and driver combination results in the perfect balance between the low-mid and high frequency ranges. The frequency ranges are divided via a carefully designed electronic crossover before the power amplifier inputs, featuring steep 30-dB/octave roll-off curves in both the low- and high-pass filters. The steep roll-off minimizes inter-modulation between the frequency bands at the crossover point, achieving significantly smoother, cleaner crossover performance in the critical midrange. Precision manufacturing makes a huge contribution to performance as well as basic materials and design. The slightest eccentricity in the alignment of the tweeter domes and waveguides, for example, can seriously affect performance. So can the alignment of the coils and magnetic circuits. These are details that require a considerable investment of energy and resources to do properly, and they are exactly the details that make the MSP7 STUDIO the superior studio monitor that it is.