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Whats bugging me: Gear heads with crappy monitors. (pg. 2)
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| cryophonik |
Oh yeah! I forgot about that one. Good thread. |
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| DJ RANN |
Totally true about some people priorities coming across strange - I think as an EDM producer (which in reality is engineer, composer, mix engineer and Mastering engineer all in one) monitors are going to be crucial. but then again, as Freak said if you know them that well, why use something else?
But that NL guy owns some massive Business ISP company so obviously has more money than he knows what to do with and probably just always wanted those synths and doesn't care much about his production values (and yes I know there's a very valid argument to say whats the point of having such great synths if you can't hear them well etc, but these are toys to him, not production necessities).
Question/discussion (and threadjack): 824's were (and still are really) the industry standard at that price point.....but do the HS80's offer better value vs performance considering they are only about $600 a pair or would you think that Truths (2031a) for $350 offer better performance vs value than both those.....(because I need new monitors soon and am trying to figure out what i should spend...an no, I can't afford focals :( ) |
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| Subtle |
If u know your monitors really well it doesnt matter.
I have crappy monitors myself (Alesis M1 MkII)
But my mixes always translates nicely on all the sound systems i have tested them on, as long as they sound good in the monitors. |
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| cronodevir |
| For the best audio output, get a peice of yarn, and shove it into the output jack of your mixer, and get a foam cup, bust a hole in the bottom of the foam cup and jam the other end of the yarn into the cup, place on your ear. |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by cronodevir
For the best audio output, get a peice of yarn, and shove it into the output jack of your mixer, and get a foam cup, bust a hole in the bottom of the foam cup and jam the other end of the yarn into the cup, place on your ear. |
I prefer to use moist noodles. Oh, and don't forget to rub a balloon on your head for a couple of minutes before opening any complex electronic equipment. |
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| evo8 |
| dont see the point in expensive monitors unless youve got the room to match |
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| spolitta |
| What bothers me even more is people with expensive monitors but no room treatment whatsoever. |
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| Stef |
| quote: | Originally posted by alanzo
is this the one you're tlaking about :
http://www.synth.nl/studio.php
All those ing synths and the guy uses Behringer Truths! |
Nothing wrong with those monitors, good enough for Sean Tyas and Ian Carey. |
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| hundred |
| quote: | Originally posted by alanzo
is this the one you're tlaking about :
http://www.synth.nl/studio.php
All those ing synths and the guy uses Behringer Truths! |
that is just facking crazy... |
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| Sonic_c |
| MK monitors and subs are nice |
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| DigiNut |
Psst... when you do convince those people to upgrade, can I have the old 824s? :D
I'm still producing on uh... Sony somethings. They're um, rectangular, and about 2½ feet tall and one foot wide. At least I'm pretty sure they're Sony, I mean "Sony" is spelled right. I think I got them on eBay about 8 years ago. So yeah, if you can just have them send me their old monitors, that'd be swell, thanks! |
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| Storyteller |
Why should we care about the monitors someone else has? :rolleyes:
It would make sense you worry about your own gear not being good enough, but someone elses? Seems to me you got too little to worry about for yourself ;) |
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