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Originally posted by Palladium monitors...jbl home speakers...bose

Yo, I'll pick on him...

Keep your mouth shut if you have no clue what you are talking about. If you do think you know what you are talking about, justify it with some fact or reason. Although in your case, you're just wrong and I can't think of anything good you can say about your recomendation...so just shut the fuk up.

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I'm using a set of Paradigm Mini Monitors to mix on. Fot a 6.5 inch speaker, they put out big sound that can rival many more expensive systems. I was going to buy a set of studio near field monitors (Berhinger, KRK or Mackie), but I had a spare stereo amp laying around and decided to save some money.

If you aren't going to get powered speakers, I recomend you check out some Paradigm's ( www.paradigm.ca ) They are a great big bang for a medium buck.

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I've got Paradigm Phantoms - 2-way bookshelf speaker, 6.5" woofer, they're not bad, but boomy and getting old, don't sound as good as when new I think (12 years old). Also have a pair of smaller Paradigm Titans, they sound cleaner but not as much bass.

I'd like a subwoofer for home use, it just adds so much low-end fun!

Have a couple of Peavey PR-15 P.A. speakers too, surprisingly they don't have much bass at lower volume settings as used at home, considering they have a 15" woofer. Unfortunately the bass only kicks in at louder volumes. Monitors or home speakers are better for using at home.

BTW I notice Guitar Center has the Mackey SR1530 speakers at $800 each (recent price drop), these are self-powered 3 way speakers that may have better than average sound - 15" woofer, 6" midrange, and a compression driver (tweeter). Better sound than the popular Mackie SRM450 for a little more cost. I think you could actually use these at home and they'd sound OK at low volume, but they're big and heavy, really they're a high-quality mobile-DJ speaker.
http://mackie.com/products/sr1530/index.html
***UPDATE*** last nite I heard 1530s on tripods at a small outdoor rock band event, very clean & good volume, but subwoofs necessary for most trance/house music.

Last edited by tvmann on Jul-30-2005 at 16:23

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Originally posted by tvmann BTW I notice Guitar Center has the Mackey SR1530 speakers at $800 each (recent price drop), these are self-powered 3 way speakers that may have better than average sound - 15" woofer, 6" midrange, and a compression driver (tweeter). [/url]

Nice speakers...but overkill.

And 1600 is a lot to shell out for a 2-point system...unless its for gigs.

If I had the money though, I'm sure it would be nice to have a pair blasting at me while mixing.

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