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Review: Focal Twin 6 Studio Monitors (pg. 2)
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lucidity
I used to have this with my SP8's, what I did to solve it, is get balanced cables. It lets most interference bypass your monitors. |
Was going to say this is an earth hum issue or EMI/RFI problem.
Balanced cables will most certainly fix it if ti's just an issue of interference, but if you've got grounding/loop issues you need to think about your main power supplies.
Power conditioners will fix this - the really cheap ones are not worth buying as they're nothing more than in line capacitors to reduce peaks/spikes, but the Furman ones are very good and not too expensive.
Honestly, I've you've got monitors that good and other equipment of similar caliber then you really want to think about getting a power conditioner. Normal mains is really dirty, especially in apartments and older houses.
(Anthony) the thing with the cieling fan is a classic - lights and mains outlet are meant to be on separate loops but as houses are changed etc. people take feeds from all over the place (nearest sources). It doesn't matter for domestic appliances but is a real problem for audio equipment.
As for cables, get good balanced (hand made if possible) and don't believe the hype - stay away from monster (at all costs) and buy Mogami, Canare or Van Damme.
Also, make sure you never have power leads running next to audio cables. If they must cross then do it only at 90 degree angles. Don't also let audio cables run next to your computer, you basically want them to exit and get away from the computer asap (computers act as large electromagnets).
Finally, the thing with your TV indicates it's a ground loop issue, so get those cables..... |
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| palm |
| thanks i will try some of this in near future. i recently broke my soundcard so right now im not having the balanced option at all tho. it will be sorted soon. |
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| palm |
| would love to see an updated pic of your studio with these monitors in to see how big they realy are! |
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| Magnus |
| quote: | Originally posted by palm
would love to see an updated pic of your studio with these monitors in to see how big they realy are! |
Would love to see a pic as well! Great review too I can only hope to someday have the available funds to get a pair of these. Also curious to know what audio interface are you using these on. |
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| Eric J |
Current I'm using a MOTU 24 I/O for an audio interface. SOmetime next year that will be upgraded to an Lynx Audio Aurora.
Here is a recent pic of the studio. I'll be posting new pictures of the entire studio after I move into my new house in December.
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| palm |
| their coool. what settings did u do with the midrange option, nearest the screen or wide sound?? |
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| Eric J |
| quote: | Originally posted by palm
their coool. what settings did u do with the midrange option, nearest the screen or wide sound?? |
I'm not sure I understand your question. ??? |
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| palm |
| cant u switch on back on them which one of the two 6,5" are playing midrange+bass? and the other one only playing bass? what would be a normal solution here? midrange on left on the left speaker and right on the right speaker? |
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| Eric J |
| Oh, ok I see what you are asking. Yes, there is a switch on the back that allows you to select that. According to the manual, the woofer that handles the mid-bass should always be closest to you. So the woofers that are closest to the monitor are handling the mid-bass, where the woofer farthest away handles just the bass. The switch makes it a bit easier as you just select which monitor is the on the left and which is on the right. |
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| palm |
| is there a hp filter on the mid-bass (midrange) too so it doesnt have to work with the lowest tones? interesting! |
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| sot |
jeezus
for 3grand for a pair, they better be nothing short of amazing.
solid review though :)
need to find replacements for my ty m-audio bx8's soon but definitely don't have anything close to 3g's laying around |
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