what sound card and monitors should i get?

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Posted by itsamemario on Jul-05-2005 15:41:

what sound card and monitors should i get?

okay so im getting a m-audio audiophile card, soo, i can choose either the 2496 or teh 192... okay please tell me, whats the advantage of 24/96 khz over 24/192 khz? im gonna do all vst's only 'hardware' is a midi controller...

ive been looking at some ESI nEar 05 eXperience's and they are on sale now, has anybody here tried them, and if so are they crap or will i be able to master my tracks on them?

cheers,

alfi.

Posted by Serp on Jul-05-2005 17:14:

well are you going to actually produce in 192? i don't think so, i also highly doubt that you have any samples anywhere near 192 also ! the 2496 will suit perfect ! as far as monitors go, listen to them and do some study on what you should look for in a good monitor setup (i.e clean, flat response etc)

Posted by itsamemario on Jul-05-2005 19:03:

quote:
Originally posted by serp
as far as monitors go, listen to them and do some study on what you should look for in a good monitor setup (i.e clean, flat response etc)

well thats what i dont have a clue about :P i mean, i can master, everything sounds ace in my speakers, its just that i need my tracks to be as close to the industrial standard as im discussing a few deals with different labels, they say my stuff is cool but it sounds like shit productionwise (levels and mastering).

Posted by btm on Jul-06-2005 19:39:

nsi near 05 are good monitorsfor the price, i have a set.

Posted by itsamemario on Jul-06-2005 20:14:

quote:
Originally posted by btm
nsi near 05 are good monitorsfor the price, i have a set.

do you have the experience ones? i think they are a little bit better, at least they are a little bit more expensive :P

Posted by Atlantis-AR on Jul-06-2005 22:09:

I say get the Audiophile 192 out of those two, although I have no experience with either one. Just looking at the specs though, the 192 has a much flatter frequency response, by the looks of it a lower noisefloor, as well as a higher dynamic range. More importantly though, it seems the 2496 doesn't have balanced outputs, where the Audiophile 192 does. You'll get more out of your monitors that way, provided you use balanced cables as well.

Posted by itsamemario on Jul-07-2005 07:46:

then its settled.. im getting the 192

Posted by Chronosis on Jul-07-2005 09:06:

ESI nEar 05 eXperience
Frequency Response : 60Hz - 22kHz

Better save for monitors that can go atleast to 40Hz.

Posted by itsamemario on Jul-07-2005 15:21:

quote:
Originally posted by Chronosis
ESI nEar 05 eXperience
Frequency Response : 60Hz - 22kHz

Better save for monitors that can go atleast to 40Hz.

thats about 8 times the price, so i think im settling for these at the moment...

Posted by Chronosis on Jul-07-2005 16:27:

8 times?? I'm not suggesting to buy Genelecs or Mackies. But have you looked at monitors ie. from Event, Tapco or Behringer?

Posted by Serp on Jul-07-2005 16:34:

http://www.krksys.com/v3/rokit.asp

Posted by itsamemario on Jul-07-2005 18:03:

i think im ending up with the esi near's,... then ill buy the sub that follows later on...