Name: Kali Audio IN-5 - 5" Active Studio Monitor
SKU: 2279319

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Kali’s IN-Series monitors are some of the most innovative studio monitors ever made. Combining the natural advantages of a 3-way design with hyper-realistic imaging of a co-axial mid-range and tweeter, they offer more transparency, lower distortion, and a soundstage that must be heard to be believed.

Performance

Unrivaled Punch and Detail.

The IN-Series monitors are unlike anything you’ve ever heard. The three-way design lets both the woofer and the tweeter do less work, resulting in better headroom and lower distortion across the frequency spectrum.

At the same time, the coaxial architecture of the midrange and tweeter result in hyper-realistic imaging. This means that you’ll be able to hear subtle details in your mix with pinpoint precision.

The design of the system comes together to allow the IN-Series monitors to act as acoustic point sources. They enjoy all the benefits of both traditional 3-way systems and traditional coaxial speakers, with none of the drawbacks traditionally associated with either.

All of this make the IN-5 and IN-8 extremely accurate and easy to mix on. You’ll be able to work faster and with more confidence, and your mixes are going to translate to other systems with less work.

ACCURACY

Because of the IN-Series' coincident architecture, you may notice a dip between 8-10 kHz when measuring with a single stationary microphone. The dip is an on-axis diffraction artifact of the midrange baffle interface. It is evident in on-axis measurements, but not in total sound power. Perception of timbre should be neutral in most rooms. It is not recommended to apply room-correction EQs to the INs based on single point static measurements.

IMAGING

We know. We keep harping on about the “hyper-realistic” imaging of the IN-Series. What does that mean?

When you listen to a stereo set of speakers, you’re hearing information about where instruments and players were placed when the material was recorded. Even with purely digital material, producers can manipulate physical locations of elements in the mix, and you will hear these on a stereo recording.

Not only does this allow producers to create interesting spatial effects, but it means that you can work faster and with more confidence. An accurate soundstage lets you “see” each element of the mix in front of you, so you can hear exactly what happens when you make changes.

2-way systems with good waveguides, like Kali’s LP-6 and LP-8, do a good job at conveying this spatial information. However, because the tweeter and woofer on those speakers (and most studio monitors!) are separate, this information gets lost in the space immediately above and below the speaker. This means that at the listening position, you’re not hearing the full stereo picture.

The IN-Series solves this problem. The tweeter and midrange share an acoustic center, and the woofer is crossed over at a low-mid frequency, so the distance between the woofer and midrange is well under a quarter wavelength at the crossover point. This means that each IN-Series monitor is acoustically a point source. As such, it has the same excellent directivity that the LP-6 and LP-8 have at their sides in a full 360 degrees around the speaker. You’re hearing all of the spatial information at the listening position, so the soundstage that you hear will have every detail that’s present in the mix.

CLARITY

The IN-Series monitors have very low distortion. This is the result of unburdening both the woofer and the tweeter, so that both are doing less work; the tweeter is only focused on high frequencies, and the woofer only has to worry about bass.

Taking up the space in between in the hero of the IN-Series: the 4-Inch, profile-optimized midrange driver. This driver has a lot of work to do. In addition to reproducing midrange frequencies, it also acts as the waveguide for the tweeter. This means that the shape needed to be precisely engineered to provide an ideal dispersion characteristic for the tweeter.

It also means that the midrange needs to stay still. In many other co-axial or concentric systems, high excursion from the larger driver causes intermodulation distortion, and degrades the accuracy of the system. The midrange on the IN-Series is limited to less than 1 millimeter peak-to-peak excursion, making it acoustically stationary while still providing midrange to keep up with the powerful woofer and tweeter.

UPDATES

The new 2nd Wave in IN-8 and IN-5 features the latest technology developed by Kali. A new amplifier platform realizes a 12 dB reduction in self noise vs. the original IN-8, lower distortion, higher output, and better reliability.

Ceiling/Wall Mounting

Kali Audio offers the IN-5-C for ceiling and wall mounting applications. Acoustically identical to the IN-5, the IN-5-C includes a mounting adapter for use with third party or DIY mounting solutions. No other Kali speaker includes this hardware, and Kali does not support mounting any other product in our line.

Kali recommends using a to mount the IN-5-C. For more information, see page 17 in our . The IN-5-C is available wherever Kali speakers are sold.

IN-5-C

The IN-5-C, as distinct from the IN-5, comes with an attached mounting bracket to facilitate mounting the unit on a wall or ceiling. Kali Audio only supports wall mounting the IN-5-C; no other model is supported.

Do not use this product or any part of this product for any purpose or configuration not explicity specified in these instructions. Kali Audio hereby disclaims any and all liability for injury or damage resulting from incorrect assembly, mounting, or installation of this product and its component parts.

The IN-5-C may be mounted directly to a wall, or attached to a 3rd party wall mount. If mounting to a ceiling, a 3rd party mount that is rated for the IN-5-C’s weight must be used. Kali Audio recommends the SM-1 and SM-2 mounts from Triad-Orbit. The IN-5-C cannot be ceiling mounted without additional hardware.

Please consult with a qualified installation contractor if:
1. You don’t understand these directions or you have any doubts about your ability
to perform a safe installation.
2. You are uncertain about the nature of your wall or mounting surface.

The IN-5-C has two sets of mounting holes:
1. The exterior oblong holes. These are in a 120mm x 53mm configuration. They
are 6.5mm tall and 13.5mm wide.
2. The interior circular holes. These are in a 42mm x 42mm configuration. They are
6.5mm in diameter.

Either set of these holes may be used to secure the unit to a wall or to a wall mount.
When mounting to a wall, it is highly recommended to screw directy into a stud, or to
use appropriate anchors for your specific mounting substrate. When attaching to a Triad-Orbit wall mount, use an M6x12 bolt, nut, and lock washer to secure the IN-5-C to the wall mount.
The hardware that supports wall and ceiling mounting for the IN-5-C is not present in
the IN-5. The exterior bracket of an IN-5-C may not be fitted to a regular IN-5 for mounting. Aside from the mounting hardware, the IN-5-C is identical to a regular IN-5. Thereare no acoustic or electronic differences between the two models.

IN-5-C Physical Dimensions