“Very occasionally a speaker comes along that somehow has all its stars aligned and delivers a level of performance way beyond its pay grade and the sum of its parts. The Klasik 2020 is one of those.” – Phil Ward, Sound On Sound
“Okay…excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor. These speakers are absolutely amazing. Incredibly neutral and clear. The top end is smooth as butter and the depth is astounding.” – GS Review
“I wanted something that would present music in a sort of visual way in my mind. I also wanted something with a superior build quality. No more mass produced plastic stuff, I wanted something that was made by a passionate boutique company. These monitors tick all those boxes. Built with love by a small boutique company in Poland. Best 1000 euros I ever spent.” – GS review
“The APS Klasik 2020s are truly remarkable, even when you don’t consider the extremely high value they represent. They translate remarkably well and are never fatiguing after a long day of mixing. They are very clear but not bright at all. I highly recommend them no matter what your budget is.” – GS Review
“These are the best monitors in their price range. Period.” – GS Review
Back in early 2015, Polish speaker manufacturer APS introduced the KLASIK to the world; a 2-way, rear-ported active monitor that boasted excellent low-end extension, beautifully 3 dimensional stereo-imaging and an overall performance and price-point that blew most of the competition out the water.
Fast-forward 5 years and we now have the all-new and improved KLASIK2020. Building upon the same uncompromising principles that made the original such a success, the latest iteration offers even better low-end performance, improved transparency, increased power, lower distortion and a whole lot more.
APS Klasik 2020
New Features:
- Optimised amplifiers for clearer, more transparent midrange
- Even more control and precision in the low-end
- Bass filter roll-off switch for practical adjustment of sub frequencies
- Complete redesign of the bass reflex port
- Lower non-linear distortion
- Improved overall SPL, dynamics, & bass equalisation
- Clipping LED Indicator
They achieved the above these advantages through:
- Optimisation of mid-bass speaker operation in a larger enclosure volume, both in terms of diaphragm performance as well as in currents and electromagnetic fields associated with the speaker coil
- Introduction of controlled acoustic loss, which results in recreating the advantages of a closed enclosure, while maintaining the advantages of a bass-reflex enclosure
- Complete redesign of the bass-reflex port
- New bass equalisation solutions
- Stiffening of the speaker enclosure and mechanical construction of the electronics
- A 33% increase in the power of the tweeter and mid-bass circuit amplifiers
- The introduction of a more practical positioning of the bass depth switch for the user, with simultaneous signalling of the “clipping” effect placed on the front under the logo graphics
- A number of improvements and changes to the electronics in terms of electrical, mechanical and acoustic design, as well as in terms of repeatability and reliability
APS technologies used:
Class AB power amplifiers with field transistors.
- Analogue DMOS power amplifiers provide high power to the speakers. These circuits, made on field transistors, are characterised by very low distortion and very low noise. The result is a natural sound associated with high-end tube amplifiers rather than cheap transistor ones. There is also no question about the digital character of the sound. A number of security features and functionalities of power amplifiers increase safety and comfort of use.
Analogue crossover with STAGE system
- Analogue crossover with APS STAGE technology. Time equalisation, available in the analogue version most likely only in APS studio monitors, allows for easy location of the source on stage. This significantly reduces the time and amount of work with the sound material. An additional advantage of STAGE technology: Sources have natural sound.
Special mid-woofer design
- The electromagnetic system with a very strong magnet and a robust speaker coil, or speaker motor, is made in MIRROR DRIVE technology with demodulators, Faraday rings and optimal pole geometry. These solutions allow the diaphragm to vibrate robustly and precisely according to the input signal while minimising non-linear distortion. This results in a much cleaner, clearer and more dynamic sound than conventional solutions. The diaphragm is made of very hard and lightweight modified cellulose with optimal damping of proprietary resonance. Thanks to it, the sound transmission is detailed and natural.
Paired monitors with accuracy of +/- 0.25 dB over the entire acoustic band
- Monitors made of selected components are equalised and calibrated to a standard. In the last stage they are matched in pairs in terms of frequency characteristics. Thanks to this, the scene created by them is multidimensional and detailed, and the well audible instruments are arranged precisely.
Klasik 2020 is available only in black natural wooden finish.
Specification- Monitor Field: Near
- Type: Active – two power amplifiers – A/B
- System: Two-Way
- Crossover Frequency: 3.2kHz
- Dimensions (with heatsink*): Height ́ Width ́ Depth 36 cm ́ 21 cm ́ 32 cm 14.2” ́ 8.3” ́ 12.6′
- Free Field Frequency Response: ± 2 dB: 39 Hz ̧ 25 kHz
- SPLmax in free field (@ 1m): RMS: 105dB (single) Peak: 113.5dB (pair)
- Weight (single): 12kg
- Bass/Mid-Range Loudspeaker or Bass Loudspeaker: 18cm (7″). Diaphragm: Cellulose. Surround: Rubber.
- Tweeter Loudspeaker: 1.9cm (3/4″) double magnet. Aluminium dome, surround: soft.
- Bass/Mid-Range Power Amplifier or Bass Power Amplifier: 100 W RMS @ 8 Ohms
- Tweeter Power Amplifier: 100 W RMS @ 8 Ohms
- THD: 0.005 % @ 5 W, 1 kHz; 0.1 % max @ 0.1up to 50 W, 20 Hz up to 20 kHz
- Input Voltage Level: 0 dBu (i.e. 0.775 V) – calibrated regulatorsin 0dB positions – for 96 dB SPL in FreeField @ 1m
- Input Sensitivity Switch or Switches: -10.5dB, -9dB, -7.5dB, -6dB, -4.5dB, -3dB,-1.5dB, 0dB
- Tweeter Loudspeaker Level Switch or Phase Switch: -1.5dB, 0dB, 1.5dB
- Bass Controller Switch or Drivers Switch (Trinity) or Unfiltered Switch(Subs): Bass: Active – switch 1&3, Passive – switch2 – refer to USER’S MANUAL
- Ground-Lift Switch: Ground Lift: ON / OFF
- Input: XLR symmetrical (balanced), RCA asymmetrical (unbalanced). Input impedance 10 kOhms.
- Power Amplifiers Protections: Pop-free start & stop control, thermal,short circuit and overload protections
- Clipping: LED
- Prevention from Interferences and Hums: GROUND LIFT switch
- Power Switching on signal: Lit up logo – Blue LED
- Bass/midwoofer protecttion on: Lit up logo – Red LED