Status, October 2026: current. ADAM Audio still lists the A4V as the smallest model in its A Series, which replaced the AX Series in 2022.
What it is
The A4V is a two-way active nearfield monitor from ADAM Audio, sold as a single speaker (ADAM Audio product page). ADAM Audio announced it in April 2022 with the A7V, A44H, A77H and A8H as the A Series, the successor to its AX Series (ADAM Audio).
A 4-inch Multi-Layer Mineral woofer, driven by a 90 W RMS PWM amplifier, crosses over at 3 kHz to an X-ART tweeter on a 15 W RMS Class A/B amplifier. The tweeter sits in an HPS waveguide that rotates, so the cabinet can also lie on its side. Two bass ports face forward. ADAM Audio rates the response at 58 Hz to 41 kHz (-3 dB) and the output at 100 dB SPL per speaker at 1 m.
The back panel has a balanced XLR and an unbalanced RCA input, a level control from -12 to +12 dB, four room adaptation switches (Bass, Desk, Presence and Treble) and a voicing button. Pure is ADAM Audio's flat tuning, UNR recreates the more colourful response of the AX Series, and Ext applies settings made in the free ADAM Control software, which reaches the speaker over its Ethernet port. That software adds a six-band parametric EQ and delay, and can load a Sonarworks SoundID Reference calibration onto the speaker's DSP so it applies to every source.
The cabinet is vinyl-wrapped MDF with four M8 threaded inserts underneath for mounts. It measures 268 x 158 x 220 mm (H x W x D) and weighs 5.8 kg. The box holds the speaker, a power cable and the quick start guide; audio and network cables are not supplied.