A sterile production environment requires sterile monitors with a high-degree of separation and efficient operation. This is especially important in today's music production that put a big emphasis on the low frequency. It is with this fact that Akai has announced the arrival of its new set of studio monitors. The Akai Professional RPM8 studio monitors, debuting at Summer NAMM 2009 (booth #400), will handle your low-frequency requirements as well as provide that sterile sound for accurate work.

The RPM8 studio monitors are two-way, active, bi-amplified, nearfield loudspeakers that feature an 8" woven Kevlar low-frequency driver with 80W RMS of continuous amplification. This delivers that full robust bass all the way down to 39 Hz, something that today's DJs, producers, recording engineers, and remix artists really love. The high ends of the spectrum are handled by a 1" silk dome tweeter with 40W RMS of continuous amplification housed on a custom and functionally optimized waveguide for impressive control of directivity as well as elimination of unwanted early reflections. Active fourth-order crossovers are also in place for excellent separation and power management.

The cabinet is made out of industry-standard MDF for low resonance and is dually ported on the front baffle for bass extension in any mounting. The speaker's overall design, which features bi-amplification, ported cabinet, and acoustic efficiency, allow it to deliver an outstanding 113 dB SPL at a very accurate frequency response of 39 Hz to 20 kHz. The bi-color LED clip indicator helps users monitor the status of their units in order to avoid speaker damage. The combination XLR-balanced 1/4" TRS inputs makes the RPM8 compatible with a wide range of equipment.

The Akai Professional RPM8 studio monitors will be sold individually and will become available from professional audio and musical instrument retailers by the third quarter of 2009. Selling price for these units is still TBA.