Ashdown NFP Studio Monitors User Manual
- June 3, 2024
- Ashdown
Table of Contents
Ashdown NFP Studio Monitors
THANK YOU
Thank you for purchasing your Ashdown Engineering Product and welcome to the
family! We really think you’ve made the right choice and know that these
speakers will give you years of great service. However they need to be looked
after, please read through this user manual which will help you get the most
out of your new speakers and keep them running as long as some of our happiest
and very famous customers.
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INTRODUCTION
In a year-long R&D project, we have researched every aspect of monitor design to set what we believe to be a new standard in near-field critical listening. From the choice of HF driver diaphragm material to the breed of sheep from which the cabinet damping wool was sourced, no detail was deemed too small for scrutiny in the development of the Ashdown NFP, an active near-field monitor designed exclusively for music recording and production in home and project studios. A compact Professional Wideband Low Distortion Monitor designed expressly for a low-volume critical assessment of recorded material and content. The NFP’s will provide a full frequency response when used in small to medium control rooms where the largest dimension is 12 -14ft and 14-20ft respectively.
ASHDOWN ENGINEERING
REAR PANEL FACILITIES
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FULLY BALANCED INPUTS – Choose from balanced 1/4” Jack or XLR input to connect up your speaker to your audio source (ie. audio interface etc.)
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INPUT SELCET SWITCH – Select which input source you are using, 1/4” Jack
or XLR input. -
VOLUME KNOB – Use to set the gain of the individual speaker. If using as a pair we recommend setting both to the same level. Start at 12 o’clock and adjust up and down until desired level is reached, bear in mind the size of the room you are set up in and adjust accordingly.
REAR PANEL TOP
- GROUND LIFT SWITCH – Use this to reduce or eliminate ground-related noise arising from ground loops in audio cables if you experience any unwanted noise.
- RCA IN – Use to connect to an audio source when using an RCA cable.
- LINE IN – This 1/4” jack socket is used to connect the output of line level devices.
- POWER SWITCH – Use to power the speaker on.
- MAINS INPUT – Use the included mains power lead to plug into a 240v mains socket.
REAR PANEL BOTTOM:
SPECIFICATIONS
SPEAKERS
- 1 x 5” SICA LF DRIVER
- 1 x MATCHING TWEETER
BALANCED XLR /TRS INPUT
- BANDWIDTH | >8 MHz
- DISTORTION | 0.0006%
- SLEW RATE | >12v/Us
- NOISE | -104dBU
- CMRR | 90dB
- SENSITIVITY | 0dbV (775mv)
- MAX SIGNAL LEVEL | +20dBV
RCA/JACK INPUT
- SENSITIVITY | 0dbV (775mv)
- MAX SIGNAL LEVEL | +20dBV
- AMPLIFIER (BOTH SECTIONS) POWER OUTPUT CONTINUOUS | 105W BURST POWER | 135W
- THD @ 40WATTS AVE OUTPUT | 0.004%HUM & NOISE | -110dBV
- FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 7Hz- > 70KHz POWER CONSUMPTION | 300 W Max
CABINET DIMENSIONS
- 315 X 200 X300 (mm) / 12.5 X 8 X 11.5 (“)
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