Products

The industry standard.
For good reason.

Three products. One philosophy. The most honest monitoring available at any price. Used on records that have sold hundreds of millions of copies.

Passive Monitor

5C Super Sound Cube

$399 /pair

The original reference monitor. A single 4.5" full-range driver in a sealed acoustic-suspension enclosure — no crossover, no tweeter, no port resonance. The same fundamental design that Bruce Swedien used to mix Thriller has remained unchanged because nothing about it needed improving.

Plug it in anywhere. Your car stereo. A small Bluetooth speaker. A laptop. Wherever typical listeners hear music — that is what the 5C reveals. No flattery. No forgiveness.

Type	Passive reference monitor
Driver	4.5" full-range, single cone
Enclosure	Sealed, 5/8" MDF
Frequency Response	80 Hz – 15 kHz
Impedance	8 Ω
Power Handling	25W RMS / 50W peak
Sensitivity	90 dB SPL / 1W / 1m
Dimensions	6.5" W × 6.5" H × 6" D
Finish	Black laminate or mahogany woodgrain
Origin	Made in USA · Hand-built in Nashville, TN
Sold	Individually or as a pair

Selected finish: Black

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Auratone 5C Super Sound Cube – Black, front

Auratone 5C Super Sound Cube – Black, back

Auratone 5C Super Sound Cube – Mahogany woodgrain, front

Auratone 5C Super Sound Cube – Mahogany woodgrain, back

Active Monitor

5C Active Super Sound Cube

$749 /pair

Everything that made the 5C legendary, now with a built-in 50W Bettermaker amplifier. The collaboration with Bettermaker — one of Europe's most respected precision audio manufacturers — brings studio-grade amplification directly inside the cabinet.

Balanced XLR input. USB-C power. Elegant minimalism. No separate amp to source, no cabling to manage. Plug into your interface and listen to the truth.

Type	Active powered monitor
Driver	4.5" full-range, single cone
Amplifier	50W @ 8 Ω · 0.05% THD+N · Bettermaker
Frequency Response	80 Hz – 15 kHz
Signal-to-Noise	> 100 dB
Input	XLR + TRS combo
Protection	Overcurrent · overheating · short-circuit
Enclosure	Sealed, 5/8" MDF
Dimensions	6.5" W × 6.5" H × 6" D
Origin	Made in USA · Amp by Bettermaker (EU)
Sold	Individually or as a pair

Selected finish: Mahogany woodgrain

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Auratone 5C Active – Black (front + back)

Auratone 5C Active – Mahogany woodgrain (front + back)

Studio Amplifier

A2-30 Amplifier

$399

Purpose-built to drive the passive 5C with absolute transparency. 30 watts per channel, balanced XLR inputs, and a signal path engineered to add nothing of itself to the sound. The 5C tells the truth. The A2-30 carries the message without editorial.

Compact enough to live on a meter bridge, or snap on the included 1U rack ears and slot it into your equipment rack. An honest speaker deserves an honest amplifier.

Output Power	23W + 23W @ 8 Ω (1 kHz, 1% THD+N, both channels)
THD+N @ 1W / 8 Ω	0.03%
THD+N @ 30W / 8 Ω	0.05%
Frequency Response	20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.4 dB)
Signal-to-Noise	> 100 dB
Voltage Gain	20 dB
Crosstalk @ 1 kHz	< -70 dBu
Input	Balanced XLR-F (Pin 2 hot)
Input Sensitivity	+4 dBu (1.228 Vrms)
Output	5-way gold binding posts
Power Supply	115–230 VAC · 6.4W idle
Dimensions	1.8" H × 6.7" W × 7.1" D
Weight	2.75 lbs (1.25 kg)
Mounting	Meter bridge · desktop · 1U rack (ears included)