The Dutch & Dutch 8c is a remarkable new active speaker design from the Netherlands. It can be adjusted to integrate perfectly into any room and provides an incredibly wide sweet spot with an extremely natural, highly detailed and hugely enjoyable sound.

The 8c is more than just a studio monitor. It is a unique acoustic concept. Its revolutionary cabinet design provides the 8c with constant directivity from 100 Hz upwards. As a result, the 8c is above and beyond any other studio monitor in terms of neutrality, precision, and in-room tonal balance.

Sub frequencies are handled by 500 Watts of amplifier power and two high-excursion 8” subwoofer drivers, which employ boundary loading for maximum bass precision and impact.

From the smooth baffle to the solid oak exterior panels, the 8c's cabinet is designed to look as pure as it sounds. The internals are made of high quality birch plywood, a strong yet lightweight material excellently suited for loudspeaker construction.

With Dutch & Dutch's proprietary Clerk-powered software and electronics, all the right controls are at your fingertips. Whether you want to fine tune the system to suit your acoustic environment, emulate another loudspeaker, or merely tweak the sound a bit, Clerk is ready.

Dutch & Dutch is adding Roon integration to their 8c and 8m speakers via an upcoming firmware update.

FEATURES

Drivers

• Low: 2 x 8” Aluminium Cone

• Mid: 8” Aluminium Cone

• High: 1” Aluminium / Magnesium Alloy Dome

Crossovers

• 100 Hz & 1250 Hz, 4th Order Linkwitz-Riley

• Minimum Phase

Enclosure Type

• Low: Sealed

• Mid: Passive Cardioid

Max Linear SPL @ 1M

• 106 DB continuous from 35 HZ upwards*

Amplifier Power

• Low: 500 W

• Mid: 250 W

• High: 250 W

Amplifier Type

• Class D, Power Factor Correction, Hybrid Cooling

System SNR

• >118 DB

Mains Input Voltage

• 100 – 240 V AC, 50 – 60 HZ

Dimensions

• 485mm x 270mm x 380mm / 19" x 10.5" x 15" (H x W x D)

• 32 kg / 70 lbs

Cabinet Construction

• Side and top panels: 19mm solid oak wood (standard version) / MDF (Studio version)

• Internal construction: 18mm birch plywood (standard version) / MDF (Studio version)

• Outer baffle: Injection moulded ABS, damped

Analogue Input

• Balanced audio over XLR

• Sensitivity switch: +4dBu / -10 dBV

• Peak input level: +24 dBu (+4 dBu setting)

Analogue Output

• DSP controlled output for active subwoofer

Digital Input

• AES3 over XLR

• Left / Right / Mono channel switch

Digital Output

• AES3 loop through over XLR

Networking

• Wired Ethernet

Protection Functions

• Thermal

• DC / clipping

• Driver overload