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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing Applied Research and Technology’s RM5 Advanced Studio Monitor
System. The RM5’s unique cabinet design offers a superb level of sound quality; its design will
accurately reproduce your music for years to come. The ART RM5 features new low noise, high
performance pre amplification circuitry, designed for superior audio fidelity.
Key Features Include
Unique space saving aluminum unibody design
Extended bass response is achieved by the unique dual opposing passive radiator design
High resolution Ring Radiator with unique center plug waveguide ensures excellent off axis re-
sponse for an extremely wide ‘sweet spot’
Three preset DSP modes for audio playback applications (Reference, Hi-Fi, Theatre)
Quarter, Half and Full Space room compensation modes
Left & Right XLR & ¼-inch balanced TRS combi-jack inputs, stereo 1/8th-inch TRS input or Blue-
tooth™ wireless streaming
Power Conserving Sleep mode
Easily accessible top mounted controls
Integrated 100mm Vesa mounting points
RM5 Signal Flow
The signal path of the RM5 consists of an optimized low noise pre-amp, 24-bit 44.1 kHz DSP
processing, and discrete Linear Amplifiers.
Figure 1 – Signal Flow Diagram