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The Manta is a special speaker in many ways. Why did we make it, and what is the reason for its peculiar design? Learn about cardioid, where the name comes from - and most importantly, how did it turn out in the end?

We recently sat down with Christer Krogh, mixing & mastering engineer and producer at Velvet recording. We had a chat on the topic of the Sigberg Audio Manta wideband cardioid monitors, and how they have changed and improved the way he works.

Velvet recording has a a setup of Sigberg Audio Manta Wideband cardioid monitors with dual Sigberg Audio 10D subwoofers in their recording studio, as well as Sigberg Audio SBS.1 with dual Sigberg Audio Inkognito 10 subwoofers in their mixing&mastering studio.

Hifi is a conservative industry. This is true both when it comes to manufacturers as well as the customers. Why change what works? Active loudspeakers have existed for decades, but have only recently started to slowly gain ground against the traditional, passive speakers. As they should. Let's examine what's different with an active speaker, and why it's the best choice.

This is the story behind the Sigberg Audio SBS.1 active speakers, the design choices made and the reasoning behind them. Hopefully it is a good read to those interested in loudspeaker design in general and specifically the design choices made to come up with this somewhat unconventional design.