Reference monitoring for rooms where every decision matters.
Image Series monitors and the Image 212S subwoofer deliver controlled low frequency performance, stable imaging, and dependable translation for music, post, broadcast, mastering, and immersive audio.
Fluid Professional Image Series
Fluid Professional is the professional reference-monitoring range from Fluid Audio. The Image Series includes the Image 1 and Image 2 active 3-way studio reference monitors, with the Image 212S as the matching dual-opposed subwoofer for extended low-frequency monitoring. Together they form a scalable monitoring family for stereo, mastering, post-production, broadcast, and immersive audio systems.
Image 1
$1,399Fluid Professional Image 1 is a compact active 3-way studio reference monitor for nearfield, mastering, immersive, and critical mix environments where space and listening distance matter.
- Single powered monitor
- Dual 6.5 inch opposed woofers
- SoundID Reference profile support
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Image 2
$1,899Fluid Professional Image 2 is a higher-output active 3-way studio reference monitor for larger control rooms, mix stages, mastering rooms, and immersive production systems.
- Single powered monitor
- Dual 8 inch opposed woofers
- SoundID Reference profile support
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Image 212S
$2,099Fluid Professional Image 212S is a dual-opposed 12-inch active studio subwoofer designed to extend Image Series monitoring for stereo, mastering, post-production, and immersive systems.
- Single powered subwoofer
- Dual opposed 12 inch drivers
- 1000 watts RMS
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Built for rooms where monitoring is mission critical.
Reference monitoring for the way modern rooms actually work.
Dolby Atmos and immersive monitoring
Immersive audio rooms need consistent monitoring across more speakers, not just more volume. Fluid Professional systems are designed for studios building stereo, multi-channel, and Dolby Atmos monitoring setups around translation and spatial accuracy.
Read the Atmos guideMastering and translation critical mixing
For mastering, mix review, and critical production work, the Image Series is built to reveal balance, vocal placement, low end, and depth without turning the monitor into the main character.
View Image 2High-end reference monitor comparisons
Engineers comparing professional studio monitors often look at output, integration, directivity, low frequency control, and long-session reliability. Fluid Professional gives studios a serious reference monitoring system built around those decisions.
View Image 1Accuracy you can trust every day
Fluid Professional systems are voiced for engineers who spend their day on the monitors, not the meter bridge. The focus is translation, imaging, and clarity at real working levels so you can make confident calls on low end, vocals, and space without second guessing.
Designed for studios, post, and broadcast
Whether it is an immersive mix stage, a music facility, or a broadcast control room, Fluid Professional is designed to integrate into existing studio and broadcast infrastructures. Controlled directivity, flexible I/O, and robust hardware give you gear that stays consistent, session after session.
What to consider when choosing a professional monitoring system.
Comparing 3 way reference monitors
A 3 way studio monitor separates low, mid, and high frequency work across dedicated drivers. That can improve midrange clarity, reduce driver strain, and give engineers more confidence when judging vocals, guitars, drums, and dense mixes.
Force-cancelling low frequency designs
The Image Series uses opposing low frequency drivers so the reaction forces generated by the woofers work in opposite directions, helping cancel mechanical vibration within the cabinet. Fluid Professional Vi-Bracer technology adds a threaded structural brace between the opposing woofer motors that applies outward pressure to the driver and cabinet structure. This increases mechanical rigidity and further reduces unwanted cabinet vibration and resonance, helping the low frequencies remain clean, controlled, and accurate.
Choosing monitoring for immersive rooms
Immersive rooms need consistent voicing, stable imaging, and predictable low frequency behavior across the system. The right reference monitoring setup should scale from stereo decisions into multi-channel and Dolby Atmos workflows.
Common questions about Image Series monitoring systems.
What is the Fluid Professional
Image Series?
Fluid Professional is the professional reference-monitoring range from Fluid Audio. The Image Series combines the Image 1 and Image 2 active 3-way studio reference monitors with the Image 212S dual-opposed subwoofer. The system is designed to scale across stereo, mastering, post-production, broadcast, and immersive audio monitoring environments.
What makes a 3 way reference monitor different?
A 3 way reference monitor uses separate drivers for low, mid, and high frequency ranges. This lets each driver work in a more focused range, which can improve clarity, reduce distortion, and make midrange decisions more reliable.
Are Fluid Professional monitors suitable for Dolby Atmos?
Yes. Fluid Professional Image Series monitors are designed for professional stereo, post, broadcast, and immersive audio environments. All Image Series studio monitors include integrated mounting points for wall and ceiling brackets, making them well suited for Dolby Atmos and multi-channel monitoring systems where placement flexibility, translation, imaging, and consistency across the room are critical.
How does Image 1 compare with Image 2?
Image 1 is the more compact 3 way reference monitor for smaller rooms or systems where space matters. Image 2 is designed for larger rooms, higher output needs, and engineers who want a bigger full-range reference monitor.
When should a studio add Image 212S?
A studio should consider Image 212S when the monitoring system needs extended low frequency performance for larger rooms, immersive audio, post production, or full-range mix and mastering decisions.
How do dual opposed woofers help translation?
In the Image Series, dual opposed woofers work together with Fluid Professional Vi-Bracer technology, a threaded structural coupling between the opposing woofer motors that pushes outward against both drivers while reinforcing the cabinet. This force-cancelling approach helps reduce cabinet vibration and distortion at the source, improving low frequency control, transient accuracy, and mix translation. It also contributes to the controlled, point-source behavior that makes the Image Series well suited for critical stereo and immersive monitoring.