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Probably a very frequently asked question, but..
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| dJohn |
My friend took his stereo setup back home, and I was using his receier and speakers for my spin sessions, but now I've got nothing :(
I was wondering what brand and model of speakers are best suited for the following conditions:
-Good frequency, low end punch and nice sharp highs
-Not too big of a room
-Good price
I would like some unpowered, amp required speakers...any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks |
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| Dj Flesch |
| try cerwin vega. They are very good with the punch part. I haven't stayed up to date on the price part, but the pair that I have only set me back about $200 |
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| dJohn |
woops Im sorry...I forgot to mention the fact that I was looking for monitors in particular...something that offers a balance of performance, price and power.
Thanks again, And yes, I have looked into Cerwin Vega, and they aint bad at all :) |
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| MERiDiAN5i2 |
cerwin vega doesnt make monitors.
they make overrated bass-heavy home stereo speakers, overpriced car audio equiptment, and a very limited selection of "pro" products which are barely any better.
they *are* good at bass. thier sub woofers are quite nice, take a good beating and put out some clean bass. however, most thier 3-way units have lacking mids and highs. basically, the three way units sound great, below 500 hz :P
If you must purchase something from cerwin vega, try the v152 mkii. pretty good little speaker actually! but these are not monitors, they are small-time live pa speakers meant for bands/djs. great for a small dancefloor.
what you want is either a DJ monitor or a studio monitor.
... studio monitors (so called "nearfield monitors") have a close-in sound projection pattern hence the term "nearfield" - they tend to have better imaging and more accurate response. They are meant to not color sound and give an accurate reproduction of exactly what is there.
... "dj monitors" are generally smaller pa speakers with a frequency response tailored to the needs of a DJ. they generally dont get much low bass response or very much response at high treble freqs. expect frequency response of about 100hz to 15khz. this is good, because in a live environment, you need your monitor turned up loud... and if your loud monitor projects alot of bass, you'll be thumping the turntables. no good. also, dont forgot most beatmatching takes place at the midbass or highhat frequencies, so you want the midbass frequencies well defined, which is usually a strong point of a good DJ monitor.
so, if you want something for home, to practice on, get a set of studio monitors. For the money, I recommend the event1 20/20. There are a few versions available. I simply got the straight up 20/20's with no internal amplification and hooked them up to an amp. They also make the 20/20p and 20/20bas (p being powered, bas is biamped) but I dont see the point of powered speakers when I have more amps laying around than I know what to do with.
If the 20/20 isnt good enough for you, and you wanna drop some serious cash, check out mackie's HR824.. It's about the best studio monitor you'll get, and also about the most expensive.
as far as DJ montitors.. there are many dj monitors that will do the trick. As a DJ montior, I use the Electrovoice Force i Monitor. It's small and light, but puts out a good amount of clean sound. Many folk also like the Yahama club series speakers.
and of course, the JBL Eon's and Mackie SRM450's are great multipurpose speakers that can perform equally well as a monitor or main speaker. However, these do much come cheap. |
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