M-Audio Studiophile CX-5 & Studiophile CX-8 Monitor Speakers Studio Reference Monitors

M-Audio, a division of Avid Technology, have unveiled two new
Studiophile studio reference monitor speakers - namely the M-Audio
Studiophile CX-5 and M-Audio Studiophile CX-8 - that, whilst offering
high-end features, come in as somewhat less expensive than many of
M-Audio's studio monitors and so are ideally suited for those with
somewhat more restricted budgets.

Featuring 1.25 silk-dome high frequency drivers and either a 5 or 8
Kevlar long-excursion low frequency drivers with high damping rubber
surrounds (CX-5 and CX-8 respectively), both monitor speakers sport
ultra-solid 1 front and rear MDF baffles and .75-inch MDF wraps, custom
waveguides, seamless crossover integration and advanced Acoustic Space
controls and offer frequency responses of 50Hz to 38KHz (CX-5) and 38Hz
to 38KHz (CX-8).

No specific release dates on these yet, but M-Audio have confirmed that
the Studiophile CX-5 will set you back just shy of $400 whilst the
Studiophile CX-8 will come in just short of $500.