Professional Active Reference 8" Studio Monitor

The uniK 08+ is the result of extensive development work performed in Germany, to provide a professional active reference monitor that defines a new level of quality in its class. With its new 8" kevlar low frequency driver and a new custom engineered and powerful high frequency magnetostatic tweeter, the uniK 08+ offers many improvements over our successful uniK 08 and provides unique sound characteristics that allow this monitor to satisfy the highest demands in a professional studio environment.

What makes uniK 08+ unique?

The uniK 08+ studio monitor offers true full range quality with extended low end in a small case and an entirely new signal processing and amplifier unit with a perfect order low-z and low noise design. Mos-Fet Bi-amplification ensures a high slew-rate and fast setting, featuring true analog vintage sound processing with LC-like gyrator technology for a stressless and silky sound.

A completely new feature is the unique one knob sound character adjustment from smooth to bright, allowing you to change parameters for every room and preference. The additional high resolution High and Low switches add additional control. And of course the uniK 08+ studio monitor features a real precision gain attenuator, instead of a simple volume control.

The new design of the crossover ensures an excellent phase response and safe power limitation, to drive the woofer and tweeter efficiently. The tweeter features a newly upgraded magnetostatic design with extremely low moving mass for extended frequency and fast transient response and high sound resolution. The matching woofer consists of a kevlar composite cone with high stiffness ensuring better piston motion and excellent low-end sound reproduction.

Another new feature is the flexible rubber feet with discrete height adjustment. They are not only helpful to reduce unwanted vibrations, but also allow you to tilt the speaker towards the precise listening point - a great feature for typical near field applications.

Other new special features that are not standard in this class are standby to save power consumption (can be disabled) and a ground lift switch.

And with it's copper color woofer cone and high quality matte cabinet finish, it looks quite uniK, too!

ROOM ADJUSTMENTS

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Features Biamp 2-Way Powered Speaker System Active Studio Monitor Speaker HF Driver: extremely low mass magnetostactic tweeter Φ49 x 26 mm LF Driver: 8" kevlar curved cone (magnetic shielding type) Output Power: 140W (HF: 70W, LF: 70W), 160W AC consumption power Frequency Response: 37Hz - 25kHz Input Impedance: 27.2kOhm (balanced) / 13.6kOhm (unbalanced) Crossover Point: 3.2kHz SPL: 105dB, Peak 108dB Input Connectors: XLR / TRS 1/4" combo connector, balanced / unbalanced Gain Control: -14 .. 0dB .. +14 Room Adjustments Control: Character: -6 .. 0dB .. +6; Low: -5 .. 0dB .. +5; High: -5 .. 0dB .. +5 Rear Bass-Reflex ventilation, optimized for near field application Ground lift switch Standby function: can be turned on and off Indicator: multi color LED on front panel, power on orange, standby red Feet: 4 pieces rubberized, adjustable height separately Working Voltage: AC100-240V 50/60Hz Dimensions (W x H x D): 252 x 352 x 319mm Weight: 8.1 kg

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Product Videos

Watch these product videos for uniK 08+:

In this Mr. ESI episode, you hear about our uniK 05+ and uniK 08+ reference monitors and how they can help you to improve the sound of your mixes.

Reviews and Testimonials

Here are selected reviews of uniK 08+:

10/2017 Mike Metlay wrote a very detailed RECORDING review of uniK 05+ and uniK 08+: "ESI's uniK Plus speakers stand proudly (...) They have their own character, and it's one that I happen to trust-the clarity and sweetness of a flat-ribbon tweeter married to the controlled and 3-dimensional power of a properly powered woofer." - you can check the full text here as PDF.

The October 2021 issue of Professional audio (Germany) contains a detailed review of uniK 08+: "These alrounders can be recommended with good conscience." - the verdict is "Very Good". Read / download the German review here.

Bro C of the Reviewer's Revival blog in Canada checked our uniK 08+ in an extensive and very detailed review that you should not miss. Check it out and read the full text here!

Onkel Sigi of popular german magazine Amazona reviewed uniK 08+ and mentioned: "They sounds rich and comfortable, and have a lot of power in addition" / "good detail solutions" / "very well built" / "affordable for the features" - read the full german language review here!

A community member of Korean site CUONET had a very detailed view on a pair of our uniK 08+ with a description of all features and many close ups. The found the speakers boast a very flat frequency response and compare to other monitors that are a lot more expensive. Check the full text in Korean language here.

If you are interested in adding a review to this list, do not hesitate and contact us.

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