{"id":122302,"date":"2021-02-14T14:02:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T14:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=122302"},"modified":"2021-03-05T14:30:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T14:30:16","slug":"audel-nika-mk-iii-stylish-italian-monitors-with-wideband-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/speakers\/audel-nika-mk-iii-stylish-italian-monitors-with-wideband-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Audel Nika MK III: Stylish Italian monitors with wideband drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Audel has<\/b>\u00a0introduced the third generation of\u00a0<b>Nika mk III\u00a0<\/b><b>bookshelf<\/b>\u00a0speakers\u00a0.\u00a0Traditionally for the\u00a0<b>Nika<\/b>\u00a0model\u00a0, the novelty is equipped with full-range speakers with 3-inch aluminum-magnesium alloy\u00a0<b>cones<\/b>\u00a0on\u00a0<b>Santoprene<\/b>\u00a0suspension\u00a0, working in a multiplex labyrinth acoustic design.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Audel Nika mk III - stylish monitors with wideband drivers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1bd264844bae72ff879216fb32a85654.jpg\" alt=\"Audel Nika mk III - stylish monitors with wideband drivers\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In fact, this is an elongated version of the slotted bass reflex, the channel of which crosses the internal space of the speaker three times and goes out to the front panel.\u00a0The speaker cabinet is made of multi-layer birch plywood with variable geometry and finished with natural veneer.<\/p>\n<p>In the third generation, the sensitivity of monitors has increased by 1 dB to 87 dB.\u00a0Compact bookshelf speakers are claimed to operate in the 60 Hz to 20 kHz range.\u00a0Additionally, installation platforms and protective grills can be purchased for the speakers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Audel Nika mk III - stylish monitors with wideband drivers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2085b642a58f13f2d5074d47bdcc6df0.jpg\" alt=\"Audel Nika mk III - stylish monitors with wideband drivers\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Its channel crosses the entire depth of the cabinet three times &#8211; with an exit on the front panel.\u00a0In order to keep the body as rigid as possible, it is glued from layers of birch veneer of variable geometry.\u00a0In\u00a0<b>Audel<\/b>\u00a0called the decision a multiplex design.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker bezels are finished with rosehip veneer.\u00a0The unusual texture is hand polished and finished with shellac, contrasting with the lighter shades of birch plywood.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Audel Nika mk III - stylish monitors with wideband drivers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ceb5ef60ad8da4f005b2c366e1f399.jpg\" alt=\"Audel Nika mk III - stylish monitors with wideband drivers\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In Europe,\u00a0<b>Audel Nika mk III bookshelf<\/b>\u00a0monitors\u00a0can be purchased for\u00a0<b>1,299 euros<\/b>\u00a0.\u00a0An optional set of branded supports will cost an additional\u00a0<b>399 euros<\/b>\u00a0, and protective grills can be purchased for\u00a0<b>129 euros<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audel has\u00a0introduced the third generation of\u00a0Nika mk III\u00a0bookshelf\u00a0speakers\u00a0.\u00a0Traditionally for the\u00a0Nika\u00a0model\u00a0, the novelty is equipped with full-range speakers with 3-inch aluminum-magnesium alloy\u00a0cones\u00a0on\u00a0Santoprene\u00a0suspension\u00a0, working in a multiplex labyrinth acoustic design. 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