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A stereo-matched pair of warm, full-sounding studio monitors.
Alesis Elevate 3 Studio Monitors enable you to listen to mixes, masters and multimedia content with impressive clarity and warm, full sound. Built using technology adopted from Alesis’ award-winning Monitor One and M1 Active professional studio monitors, Elevate 3 Studio Monitors are the perfect way to upgrade your computer or mobile device experience.
Elevate 3 Monitors bring out every detail of your sound, unencumbered and crystal clear. Their handmade, custom wood cabinets provide natural bass and feature an elliptical waveguide with Directional Articulation technology. You'll also have the ability to increase power and bass extension by connecting an optional powered subwoofer.
Packaged in stereo-matched sets, Elevate 3 Studio Monitors give you everything you need, all in one box.
Exceptional Sound Quality
Elevate 3 Studio Monitors contain powerful, three-inch woofers, crisp, one-inch silk-dome tweeters and dedicated bi-amplified power. Alesis engineers carefully selected and tuned these crucial components to work in concert as a single unit within the custom wood cabinet to deliver full lows, clean highs and a detailed compelling stereo image. Magnetic shielding ensures that you’ll never have to worry about placement or interference with displays, TVs and other electronic equipment. And unlike passive speakers, Elevate 3 monitors have a volume knob built right in to the front panel for easy control.
Directional Articulation Technology
Alesis has been creating studio monitors for nearly a quarter century. In that time, they have learned a lot about maximizing sound and sonic clarity. Elevate 3 Studio Monitors leverage Alesis’ experience in designing studio loudspeakers by employing custom-designed wood cabinets that stay natural and neutral, regardless of the frequency content or volume.
More importantly, each Elevate 3 cabinet features an elliptical-shaped waveguide set around their high-frequency driver — a feature commonly found on premium speakers far more expensive. Surrounding the high-frequency driver, the waveguide optimizes the throw of sound. Its elliptical shape is wide horizontally, creating a wide listening “sweet spot," so you can move left or right without losing stereo image. And because its shape is narrow vertically, the waveguide reduces reflections off of your computer table, below, and the ceiling, above. This translates to clean, consistent and focused sound every time you turn on your pair of Elevate 3 Studio Monitors.
The elliptical waveguide and carefully formed radiuses on each Elevate 3 monitor come together to form what we call Directional Articulation technology. That's a fancy way of saying you get incredible sounding speakers that won't require a second mortgage on your house.
Convenient I/O
An RCA stereo pair input is onboard, perfect for connecting mixers, interfaces, and virtually any other piece of audio gear. A 1/8-inch stereo connection gives you the ability to switch to headphones easily at anytime, and connecting the speakers is just as easy, requiring just one standard 1/8” cable (included). If you're frequently on the move, Elevate 3 is the speaker for you: they feature a built-in power supply so they'll work worldwide with no wall-wart power supply to lose!
Elevate 3 Studio Monitors are designed to produce natural frequency response. But if you need a little more low-end punch, a convenient bass-boost switch does the trick. And if you need even more power and low-end extension, Elevate 3 features a subwoofer output compatible with virtually any powered subwoofer.
Features
- Precise audio amplification for project studios, video playback, gaming and mobile devices
- Front baffles and waveguides feature Directional Articulation technology for excellent directivity and stereo imaging
- Elliptical waveguide creates a wide sweet spot with outstanding stereo image
- Separate high and low frequency drivers with crossover
- High-fidelity bi-amplification with 60-watt peak power
- Custom wood cabinet with dense wood construction for full, warm sound
- Carefully formed baffle radiuses reduce edge diffraction
- Magnetic shielding for desktop use next to computer monitors, displays, TVs and other electronic equipment
- Convenient, industry-standard I/O and worldwide power options
Trust your sound to the clarity, and premium performance of Alesis Elevate 3 studio speakers.
Elevate 3 Studio Monitors Specifications:
- Audio Inputs: RCA stereo
- Interconnection: 1/8"
- Subwoofer Output: 1/8"
- LF Driver: 3-inch
- HF Driver: 1-inch, silk dome
- Power, peak: 60W
- Power, continuous: 10W x 2
- Bi-amplified: yes
- Front Baffle Thickness: 15mm
- Magnetically Shielded: yes
- Frequency Response: 80Hz - 20kHz
- Active Crossover: yes
- Voltage (switchable or fixed): Internal power switch
- Box Contents
- Pair of Elevate 3 speakers
- Interconnection cable
- Power cable
- Quick start guide
- Safety and warranty manual
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Review Snapshot®
by PowerReviews(based on 22 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
90%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Good audio (22)
- Compact (19)
- Easy to use (16)
- Lightweight (15)
- Versatile (8)
Cons
Best Uses
- Home studio (16)
- Amateur recording (11)
- Professional recording (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Experienced (11), Novice (5), Professional musician (5)
Most Liked Positive Review
Great value and great sound
Picked these up from the GC on 12/14/2012 for 75% off MSRP. Great value on these guys, was using a 10 year old Kenwood stereo, realized how stupid that was. Anyways,...Read complete review
Picked these up from the GC on 12/14/2012 for 75% off MSRP. Great value on these guys, was using a 10 year old Kenwood stereo, realized how stupid that was. Anyways, these make my recordings sounds great, gives great depth in the sound, and sounds great just playing some music through them. A little muddy at first, but after the break in period (2-3 hours) these little guys come to life!
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Most Liked Negative Review
good, but with limitations
I bought these for price, just as many others have I imagine. These are the smallest monitors I have encountered, but the sound is very good. I wouldn't suggest using "bass bo...Read complete review
I bought these for price, just as many others have I imagine. These are the smallest monitors I have encountered, but the sound is very good. I wouldn't suggest using "bass boost" as the sound gets a little muddy. The reason I can't give this a glowing review is two-parts.
If you look at the details, the left monitor does not have its own in/out line. You must connect the 1/8" cable from R. So if you're running even a simple audio interface with 1/4" ins, you will need to buy new cables. Just remember RCA output in the back.
Secondly, once you turn on the monitors you will hear a hiss. Adjust the volume knob past 75% and you will get a hum. Kind of annoying but I guess if you aren't listening carefully you can tune it out.
All in all, for the price, completely worth it. Just note what you intend to use it for as this product is meant for the casual audiophile.
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Pros
- Clear Sound
- Compact
- Durable
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
Comments about Alesis Elevate 3 Studio Monitors:
The speakers completely met my expectations.
Pros
- Clear Sound
- Compact
- Easy To Use
- Good Flat Sound
- Lightweight
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
Comments about Alesis Elevate 3 Studio Monitors:
they are good for balancing nice flat sound. How ever if you put any real volume to them. They distort. Other than that, I really like them.
Pros
- Clear Sound
- Compact
- Easy To Use
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
Comments about Alesis Elevate 3 Studio Monitors:
I was very happy after I hooked up these little monitors. The sound is clear, they image well and will be a good alternative for the larger 8" monitors I have when I am checking a mix. Sure they could use more bass, BUT
For the money they are really good and are pleasent to listen to on their own.
Pros
- Clear Sound
- Compact
- Durable
- Easy To Use
Cons
Best Uses
- Home Studio
- Professional Recording
Comments about Alesis Elevate 3 Studio Monitors:
Just got these today, so no cons found upon setup and testing. I am using these monitors in my home studio where I record voice overs.
Pros
- Clear Sound
- Compact
- Lightweight
Cons
- Muddy bass
- No Power Unless Its At 10
- Poor Sound Quality
Best Uses
- Expensive Computer Speake
- Mobile DJ
Comments about Alesis Elevate 3 Studio Monitors:
I fortunately these speakers do not live up to their description! They are a bit small but about the size of normal computer speakers. The design and build are quite nice but that's where the buck turns. These speakers are good at a high end freq and not good at lows-lets face it a 3" woofer can't do much. What I found is listening to song that have been mastered and mixed come through quite muddy; however, tracks that I have been working on and turned into MP3 came through decent. Bottom line is I had to play with my input volume and speak volume to prevent a muddy sound. These are not good speaker monitors for any level of user. These are great for simple laptop or desktop speakers that look cool. Save your money and pay a bit more for a decent monitor if you are serious about recording, mixing, or engineering!
Pros
- Clear Sound
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
- Professional Recording
Comments about Alesis Elevate 3 Studio Monitors:
pretty nice..can't beat the price
Pros
- Clear Sound
- Compact
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
Comments about Alesis Elevate 3 Studio Monitors:
It's true that these are not the loudest monitors you could purchase. However, they are loud enough for a small home studio setup and they have the flat response required for mixing. I was pleasantly surprised at the clarity. I've recorded in some home studios using much more expensive monitors that offer a much louder and bassier sound. However, the sound quality (in terms of response / clarity) of these little speakers is similar to their expensive counter parts. For the money you would be hard pressed to find a better deal.
Pros
- Clear Sound
- Compact
Cons
Best Uses
- Laptop Speakers
Comments about Alesis Elevate 3 Studio Monitors:
You've got a limited amount of space on your desk, you happen to have a subwoofer and you want a pair of active speakers that sound awesome and that you can run from your laptop.
Buy these speakers.
Since I couldn't find this information anywhere before I purchased them here are the dimensions in inches: 7.5 (h) 5 (w) 6 (d).
I don't record so I cannot speak for the musicians. I haven't used studio monitors so I cannot compare these to other monitors. I didn't even try the bass boost because, seriously, why bother? These cones are not large enough to produce deep base frequencies.
I can say that these speakers sound phenomenal with no enhancement to the music (aka using an equalizer). Typically with stereos I crank up the bass and treble till it "sounds about right" and enjoy the music. With these speakers they came out of the box, I attached them to my laptop, played some Suicdial Tendencies, some Overkill and some Metallica with Windows Media Player with no EQ and the sound was amazing. I've got treble, I've got enhanced bass with my sub, I've got midrange, I'm happy.
Imo this is a 2.1 system that gives you the option of providing your own subwoofer. Exactly what I wanted since I had a subwoofer available.
Yes, there is a hiss you notice if you stick your ear right next to the speaker. Typing at my laptop I can barely hear it and don't even notice it. As far as how loud they can go, I'd say they are great for a bedroom/office/small studio.
Pros
- Clear Sound
- Compact
- Easy To Use
- Good value
- Lightweight
Cons
- Hiss
- Limited Functions
- Rca To Eighth Inch Jack
Best Uses
- Home Studio
- Pc Speakers
Comments about Alesis Elevate 3 Studio Monitors:
I bought these for price, just as many others have I imagine. These are the smallest monitors I have encountered, but the sound is very good. I wouldn't suggest using "bass boost" as the sound gets a little muddy. The reason I can't give this a glowing review is two-parts.
If you look at the details, the left monitor does not have its own in/out line. You must connect the 1/8" cable from R. So if you're running even a simple audio interface with 1/4" ins, you will need to buy new cables. Just remember RCA output in the back.
Secondly, once you turn on the monitors you will hear a hiss. Adjust the volume knob past 75% and you will get a hum. Kind of annoying but I guess if you aren't listening carefully you can tune it out.
All in all, for the price, completely worth it. Just note what you intend to use it for as this product is meant for the casual audiophile.
Pros
- Clear Sound
- Compact
- Lightweight
- Perfect size
Cons
- none
Best Uses
- Home Studio
Comments about Alesis Elevate 3 Studio Monitors:
I'd like a little more power out of thses little speakers, but for the price they are really great. I keep them on top of my piano hooked up to a little CD player. I learn tunes and solo passages from my favorite artists this way.
