Avantone CLA-10A

Avantone Pro, in conjunction with legendary mixer Chris Lorde Alge, has created the most faithful reproduction of the world's most iconic studio monitor. Now anyone can mix on the monitors that defined the "hitmaker sound". A tremendous amount of design work and attention to detail has finally made the "White Cone" monitors accessible to everyone! And now the world has got what it always wanted - an actively powered version: the CLA-10A! Black box. White cone. High frequency range. It's not known as the world's best - but it's known for being the world's best reference - the sound that makes hits.

Since the discontinuation of the "white cone" studio monitor, replacement parts have become more and more expensive and less and less available. Avantone Pro has developed a near-exact replica of the original drivers. Utilising global resources and decades of experience in driver construction, the components have been faithfully reproduced and the materials updated to meet modern environmental requirements. The AV10-MHF dome tweeter has undergone a difficult engineering process to achieve the exact phenolic resin doping to match the original performance curve. The AV10-MLF woofer utilises specially manufactured mechanical parts to match the original. Avantone Pro worked closely with one of the original manufacturers of the original cone to achieve exactly the same stiffness and weight. The new moulded cone allows for more accurate matching than the original, making it possible to offer matched pairs of speakers for the first time today!

One of the most frequently asked questions about the CLA-10A's is which version of the originals they are based on, and the answer is: all of them! The CLA-10A's have a completely new "Variable Tissue Paper Control". This VTPC can be used to simulate everything from vertical "m" models to horizontal "studio" models and everything in between. No more debate - VTPC has it all under control!

Avantone Pro has decided to stay traditional and use a linear power supply with a massive old-school toroidal transformer to preserve the original sound.