Unity Audio The Rock Mk-III DSP (Pair)

The Unity Audio Rock Mk-III DSP is a highly accurate 2-way active studio monitor with a new 180mm (7”) crystal membrane woofer and powerful DSP to replace the standard analogue input crossover.

The Unity Audio Rock Mk-III DSP uses the same Baltic Birch sealed cabinet and Corian front baffle as previous iterations, as well as the 50kHz JET 5 folded ribbon tweeter. However, a high-performance 24bit/96kHz Burr-Brown converter and a massive amount of DSP control have replaced the traditional analogue input crossover.

This new DSP comes with ultra-precise 1/10th of a dB level control on the input and output channels, mute, phase and delay compensation as well as an 8-band fully parametric EQ and a limiter to protect the speakers. With such amount of controls, factory and user presets are included to let you setup your speakers easily, for example, the full 3-way crossover integration with the Avalanche Subwoofer. Controls of the DSP are easily accessed via the included PC and Mac software over Ethernet. An additional channel is also provided to connect to a subwoofer for example.

The Unity Audio Rock Mk-III adorns a brand new 180mm (7”) crystal membrane woofer which not only looks stunning but also dramatically improves the performance of the speaker with improved dynamics. Its crystal-shaped membrane uses an inverse aluminium dome joined to a paper cone using a special glueing process which creates the desired sandwich design. When joined to the paper cone, the aluminium foil stiffens the dome, minimising unwanted resonance and colouration.

The woofer is augmented by Unity’s iconic 50kHz Jet folded ribbon tweeter which provides super-fast transient response and superior dynamic range with minimal distortion. The result is a stunningly detailed speaker with minimal distortion and superior stereo imaging.

The choice of a sealed cabinet ensures truly accurate bass response with superior time domain performance than ported designs. Combined with a gradual 12dB per octave roll-off instead of the 24dB of ported designs ensures a more accurate speaker with no phasing issues. The cabinet itself is made of 12mm, 9-ply baltic birch plywood with Corian front baffle for added density, mass and rigidity and provides the perfect mounting platform for the drive units.

Drivers are powered by two 180 Watts Class D amplifiers (one each) with DC protection. The amps can be readily switched between 115V and 230V operation.

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