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Originally posted by alanzo I think you missed the point ...

I take it we're talking about top-of-the-line monitors then? My apologies

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Cons: Bass notes sound like a rhinoceros with its genitals caught in a trash compactor. Treble notes sound like a rhinoceros with its genitals caught in a trash compactor, on fast-forward.

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Originally posted by Nick Cenik I take it we're talking about top-of-the-line monitors then? My apologies

No - not top of the line - just how you find YOUR monitors. A couple of pros and cons about them, with a summary - not your vote as such.

Post what you think about your monitors, what you like, what you don't - that's it.

Thanks for the "creative" input Diginut - The only thing is, I don't think you're actually joking in your analysis

had behringer truths. sounded very distant and scooped. ie) very disco smily

then got maudio bx8s. sounds amazing and pleasant to work with. but too big for my room. bass just engulfs the mix and had sorta like a puffy limiter effect on the sound. came out.. sorta.. lacked dynamics.

then got rokit krk rp6. not a fan. muffled. no high end presence. and mid range was very punchy tho and good bass... punchy as in synths and high kicks sorta popped out like 3d. wierd.

then upgraded to mackie hr624. quite possibly the best monitors ive listened to on. just perfect middle ground from all the previous monitors ive owned and well balanced and detailed sound.


friend has alesis m1 mk2. sounds very similar to mackies.. just a lil brighter and narrower stereo field and not enough sub bass. but similar sound characteristics/personality.

question: yamaha hs80m or mackie hr624

mackie .. easy.

yamaha hs (or the ns) is really mainly pop music/rock music monitors. because its "truly" flat and has a transparent sound (which is all great by the text book but when it comes to actually producing club music.. doesnt help much.) our ears over time has gotten sorta used to a lil bit "hyped" spectrum and naturally well mix that way...

actually. how the yamaha's got really popular was a really popular audio engineer back in the day used to make amazing top 40 mixes. like really cream of the crop.
and when word got around that he used yamaha's.. everyone started to use them and they sorta became an unwritten industry standard... not because they were so great but merely because so many people were using them that the mixes translated really well in each other studios...

something to think about. to each their own tho.

ah shit, i've been thinking about getting hs80m's for months. guess i'll be doing more research on the mackie hr624

thanks buddeh

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Originally posted by DJ RANN No - not top of the line - just how you find YOUR monitors.

Well the TR8s are my monitors I've owned them for about 1.5 yrs now; I listen to them for hours nearly every day.

Some pros:
-the price (around $750 CDN (when I bought them))
-the look (simple and sleek)
-the clarity (as far as I can tell, they do not colour the sound)
-the sub-bass (they do a good job of reproducing very low frequencies sounds, although you have to train your ears to recognize how the sub-bass sounds on them)

Some cons:
-they could use a little more presence in the high end

Altec Lansing Quad Computer Speakers with Sub:

Pros: Delivers room filling sound and can be ruthlessly honest. They can absolutely create hatred for MySpace Player streams and utter disdain for YouTube. Very robust sound and good mixes sound absolutely stunning. Sturdy and can take a nasty over-amplified sound without flinching.

Cons: Low end can be too present in a mix and still sound reasonable. Not designed for music production.

Sony MDR-700s:

Pros: Nice general reference sound with clarity for mids and highs and a general bass response. Good for ensuring mix continuity between monitors, as they tend to amplify/mute certain frequencies that are either masked or amplified using monitors, alone. Sturdy.

Cons: Nice general reference sound with clarity for mids and highs and a general bass response. Lacks precision. Not meant for producing music.


Yes - it's ghetto.

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Originally posted by Nick Cenik Well the TR8s are my monitors I've owned them for about 1.5 yrs now; I listen to them for hours nearly every day. Some pros: -the price (around $750 CDN (when I bought them)) -the look (simple and sleek) -the clarity (as far as I can tell, they do not colour the sound) -the sub-bass (they do a good job of reproducing very low frequencies sounds, although you have to train your ears to recognize how the sub-bass sounds on them) Some cons: -they could use a little more presence in the high end

I have the event TR6s and they are really great. Came close to the dynaudio BM12as

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Originally posted by EddieZilker They can absolutely create hatred for MySpace Player streams and utter disdain for YouTube.

Going pretty off-topic, but I wonder whether listening to low quality audio so much, plus the awful overcompression on lots of music, is causing people to care less about the quality of what they hear.

Sometimes it seems like people these days care more about simply having lots of stuff than they do about the actual quality of the stuff.