Eve Audio SC203 - Set

Finally! Desktop monitors with a small footprint that actually give you a professional sound for in a small studio, a secondary listening position in the studio or on the road. The many connection options make the SC203 very flexible. Old-fashioned with RCA analog in, but also digital via USB and Toslink. This makes the SC203 not only a very suitable monitor for mixing and producing but also just for gaming or watching TV.

The passive bass radiator gives the SC203 a lot of bass and low-end for its size and prevents distortion at higher volumes. Want to go even lower than the 62Hz frequency range offered by the SC203? Then simply connect one of EVE Audio's subs via the Sub out jack on the back.

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Some special considerations must be taken into account when using woofers in small desktop speakers. To meet the demands of accurate reproduction in the low frequency range, EVE has developed a 3" woofer combined with a 1" voice coil that can handle a longer linear excursion. With a voice coil 16 mm high, a linear excursion of ±5 mm is easily achieved. However, this requires a suitable multilayer paper diaphragm material that can withstand such rigorous use while maintaining consistency.

After numerous careful tests, coated paper proved to be the very best solution to meet this demand for low resonance, stability and transmission linearity. From then on, the entire structural design met all the necessary requirements that such small woofers usually entail, including a chassis basket that is air-permeable to minimize distortions. The large driver magnet acts as a powerful "motor" to keep the woofer stable, even in borderline areas.

A passive radiator - which you could think of simply as a passive speaker moving by the force of air - at the rear of the SC203 enhances low-frequency reproduction and allows the speaker response to drop to an impressive 62Hz (-3dB) with very low distortion.

Each SC203 setup is configured as a 2-way master-slave system and features four power amplifiers. Each woofer and tweeter gets its own 30W PWM amplifier with separate filter section for precise control. And for optimal connectivity, the SC203 has three inputs -- analog RCA, digital optical and USB -- so you can easily connect a wider range of sources. In addition, a volume-controlled subwoofer output lets you connect an additional subwoofer (TS107 and TS108) to the main speaker and create a powerful 2.1 system. A DIP switch on the rear panel of the speaker allows you to select the SC203 to operate as "satellites" from 80Hz or as full range units.

General

• Tweeter: µA.M.T.
• Tweeter output power: 30 W
• Woofer: 3"
• Woofer output power: 30 W
• Protective limiter: Yes
• Weight: 1.9 kg (4.2 lb)

Settings

• Volume: - ∞ to + 6 dB
• High / low filter (-5 dB to +3 dB): > 3 kHz
• Filter position: Flat / Desk / Console
• Low-shelf filter (-5 dB to +3 dB): < 300 Hz
• Adjustable LED brightness: Yes
• Input selection: Analog / Optical / USB
• Satellite filter dip switch: 80 Hz High-pass filter
• Input level dip switch: +8 dBu / +22 dBu

Connections (10k impedance)

• RCA in: Left / right
• Optical digital input: TOSLink
• USB in: Type B
• RCA subwoofer out

Power consumption

• Standby: < 1 W
• Maximum: 110 VA