Emes "Mini Owl" HR Active System
2-Channel, 2-Way Near-Field Monitor Advanced Monitoring for the 21st Century

The OWL System is a unique studio monitor design from EMES using the patented Embracing Sound Experience System™. The ESE (Embracing Sound Experience) System™ allows the reproduction of a sound image from a single enclosure. This eliminates artifacts such as acoustic crosstalk, extensive comb filtering, etc., introduced by any left/right mono-speaker configuration.

The ESE System™ is based on the discovery that the human sense of hearing can recreate the acoustic images, which up to now manufacturers have attempted to reproduce using two separately positioned speakers. Suddenly, stereo is no longer just a question of left and right, but also of foreground and background. We all know that the recorded sound already contains the directional information that the brain needs. The removal of time and phase faults, by placing the speakers together, makes listening more restful and allows the listener to hear a high resolution image from any point in the room.

The Owl System is compatible with Stereo, Mono, Dolby ProLogic, Dolby Digital, DTS, Roland RSS and Q-Sound formats. An OWL System also can easily replace a complete (L/C/R) front channel configuration in a surround sound set up.

• Construction: 2 way bass-reflex
• Concept: 2 Channel ESE System
• Fc response free field: 58 - 20,000 Hz +/- 2 dB
• Fc reponse in wall: 55 - 20,000 Hz +/- 1.5 dB
• System low fc response: 52 Hz - 3 dB
• Max. sensitivity: 107 dB
• Max. sensitivity: long term 105 dB
• Harmonic distortion at SPL: <100Hz 0.8 %
• Harmonic distortion at SPL: >100Hz 0.4 %
• Bass driver: 1X8" carbon paper
• Hf driver: 28mm Neodyme
• Weight: 19.6 Kg
• Dimensions w/h/d in mm: 380X380X250 mm
• Pair difference: +/-0.5 dB
• Electronic: OWL active
• Number of amplifiers: 4
• Power handling rms Lf/Hf: 4X100 W
• Power handling peak Lf/Hf: 4X120 W
• Connector type: XLR (female)
• Input impedance: 10 kOhm
• Input sensitivity: 16 steps, from 0.45 - 4.5V
• X-over fc: 1,100 Hz
• Low pass filter: 35 Hz/-18dB
• Hf level control: 16 steps, from -4dB - +4 dB
• Lf gain control: 16 steps, from -6 dB - + 4 dB
• Distortion at acoustic max. output: 0.1%
• Signal to noise ratio: -102 dB
• Kind of power supply: digital
• Operating voltage: 115/230 V +/- 20%
• Power consumption at max. output: 330 W