Tascam's VL-S3 monitors are small, affordable and available

By Ben Rogerson
( Computer Music, Future Music )
published

Get them now for less than £100

The VL-S3s are sold as a pair.
The VL-S3s are sold as a pair.

They might cost less than £100, but Tascam is confident that its VL-S3 speakers offer "professional monitoring quality".

Sold as a pair, the VL-S3s are compact and feature 0.5-inch tweeters, 3-inch woofers and a bass port in the rear of the cabinet. Frequency response is from 80Hz to 22kHz, and there's an integrated 14W + 14W amplifier.

There are RCA inputs for line-level signals, plus a 3.5mm stereo line in for playback from personal audio and other devices.

Specs are below - the VL-S3s are available now priced at £89. Find out more on the Tascam website.

Tascam VL-S3 specs

  • Power amplifier output: 14 W + 14 W (left speaker cabinet contains the power amplifier)
  • 3-inch woofer, 0.5-inch tweeter
  • Bass reflex port on rear side
  • Crossover circuit specially tuned at 8 kHz - well outside the vocal range
  • RCA terminals (stereo) and 3.5-mm stereo mini unbalanced input (the stereo 3.5-mm mini jack is preferred)
  • Volume control
  • Power switch/Power LED
  • Dedicated AC adapter included (TASCAM PS-P1524E)
  • Stereo 6.3-mm to RCA adapter cable included
Ben Rogerson
Ben Rogerson

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.