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The real monitor thread...... (pg. 3)
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| alrescha |
This is more for newbies or people on a budget
I've got a pair of Alesis Monitor 1 MK II
Pros
Excellent value for Money (£100 or less)
Excellent sound quality and great frequency range
Cons
Lacks Bass - so all my mixes sound far too basy when played on other sound systems.
In summary. I would say perfect if you are looking to get your first set of "Monitors" when I got these I could hear parts of songs that I had never heard before..the ragne of frequencies and the clarity is verything you want when getting your first pair!! |
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| palm |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RANN
Cons:
They are ing huge (over 3 foot high)
You need a huge room to stop the bass driver booming in the space.
They weigh a ton and you need structured supports to hold them and proper decouplers too (monitor stands won't cut it).
A very small number of people (only studio musicians) in the sessions found them too dead, meaning they didn't feel like they were complimentary from a purely musical standpoint (I felt it was because they exposed every flaw).
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these are not speaker-cons imo, its more practical-cons which ofcourse is important but i guessing these are the best speakers ever made, when reading about them various places. also i know the drivers from before and they usualy never let people down in any contructions. the bass-driver i dont know from before though but it looks mental with two spiders. it must be strong then lol. im getting these hahaha. |
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| orTofønChiLd |
wut about these
$100,000 |
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| Stephen Wiley |
Yamaha HS80M
A great reference monitor for a "true" sound, but since I do not have a sub to bring out true sub freq's which are important for turbo sound etc in club settings, it can be hard to get your sub level frequencies in order. That's probably my only complaint and I really wouldn't call it a complaint. It's my own fault for not buying the sub. You can't knock or blame a speaker when you buy it and it does what it says it does. It was my own fault for thinking the sub isn't vital.
Thankfully, I have a pair of AKG 701's - Which are yet another true reference monitor. The combination of the two is great. Other than the 300 hour burn in time and having to use a mic amp, I have zero complaints for the 701. They will sound extremely weird to all first time listeners out there because they do not sound like a traditional headphone (over-run with bass.) When you put them on you hear the audio for what it is, period. For somebody on a low budget trying to get a professional reference, I would highly recommend checking these out. Yes they are headphones but nothing comes close in my opinion when it comes to monitoring bang for the buck |
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| palm |
| quote: | Originally posted by orTofønChiLd
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looks like hifi to me. boring, wasting money in design. |
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| Prototrance |
I use Alesis M1 520's Active
I'm not under any illusions that mine are top end but they suit me fine. Every track I've produced on them has sounded fine on other systems, through DJ headphones, on ipod headphones, in my car and in friends studios. Price is £180, which is a steal.
I co-produce with a mate who uses KRK RP8's and we barely notice a difference when monitoring the same track, other than a lower bass response from the KRK's which of course you will get with a larger speaker. But despite this a track mixed well on the Alesis monitors does not sound crap on the KRK's. |
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| Storyteller |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stephen Wiley
Yamaha HS80M
A great reference monitor for a "true" sound, but since I do not have a sub to bring out true sub freq's which are important for turbo sound etc in club settings, it can be hard to get your sub level frequencies in order. That's probably my only complaint and I really wouldn't call it a complaint. It's my own fault for not buying the sub. You can't knock or blame a speaker when you buy it and it does what it says it does. It was my own fault for thinking the sub isn't vital. |
I don't 100% agree, I think a monitor should be good without monitors as well. I think HS80M, in their price range, are very much on top of their game. I prefer them over the KRK RP series personally. Allthough the mids tend to be a bit too much for me I like them. KRK's feel a bit more like comfortable listening speakers compared to the HS80M's in my opinion.
My speakers: Dynaudio BM12A
For me Dynaudio is renown for making speakers that sound dry beyond comparison. Comparing the BM6A (smaller brother of the bm12a) to Mackies (824) or Genelecs (8040) in the same price range makes them look like reverb units with exagerated highs (genelec) or lows (mackie). A mix rarely shines on these dynaudio speakers, which can be a turn off for some, but if it sounds good on these it's a safe bet to say it sounds really good on other (regular consumer) systems.
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Pro's:
* Sound very dry.
* Well balanced overall sound.
* little to no listening fatigue after long hours of listening.
* If your mix sounds good on these it sound better virtually anywhere.
Con's:
* Some may find it's sound too dry and feel uncomfortable with that.
* Virtually no track ever really shines on these speakers, which is a turn off for some.
* BM12A gives you 4more Hz lineair response compared to the BM6A. The differences between these models are neglible and the price difference is quite big. |
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| palm |
I have ESI nEar 05 Experience, cheap 300USD 5" monitors. they where technicaly looking indenticaly to the previous version of m-audio Studiophile BX5a, and ive wondered a few times if its the same china components in both versions buth Ive also red that M-Audio tried to copy ESIs beacuse they was a success speaker at a really cheap price, ive seen many home-amateur-studios using them. I dont know, but for what i payd for them their amazing (50% off).
The sound, hmm. Their harsh alright, but they seem actually pretty flat in the response and the bass impresses me compared to its size, if placed abit from the wall. Else their booming emidiately beacuse of rear bassreflexport. Their powerfull actualy ive playd them ing hard sometimes (sounds terrible though but they dont brake).
Their definitly nearfields caus they sound awefull when ur more than 1,5m away, it gets REALLY screamy somehow, its like their shouting at you and the whole stereo image disapears when u have abit distanse. NOT hifi-speakers at all, caus their also very honest and reveals ty productions. Part of the reason i cant handle overcompressed music anymore haha, it gets agitating. Compared to the Tannoys (passive hifi) I used before their great for its use.
Pros:
It does actualy reveal faults
Pretty flat response
Solid components, high powerhandling
Balanced XLR (dont know if its normal at that price)
Cons:
Harsh, screamy, nagging, at distance or high level
Difficult to place correctly
Quite noisy actualy compared to my hifi speakers
No room correction or other adjustmenst on the back, only gain, which i btw miss some sort of noticable mark at -10 and +4 marks like a djm has on 0dB on bass/treble
The treble feels cheep, its not airy, open at all
Totaly lacking depth, and the stereo image is narrow
Subbass lacks, midbass can easy be overbooming
Oh i tried them as dj booth monitors also, their terrible at this. TERRIBLE i tell you, its a no-go
Conclusion: Better than HIFI-speakers for monitoring but u should save a little more money really unless u get them as cheap as i did. I want 3-way midfield or bigger nearfields so i really could skip the whole HIFI-reference-prosess im doing now, I have to double check everything on my stereo. Waste of time as the stereo now is in a diferent corner of my room. |
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| d_Verge |
| quote: | 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 wasn't pleased with the low end presence when I first got my tr8s, but after a good deal of referencing and practice I've come to appreciate the response.
With any pair of monitors it's all about getting to know them and having a feel for them, and being able to trust what they tell you, kinda like a woman lol |
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| palm |
also looks pretty mental :D |
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| orTofønChiLd |
| quote: | Originally posted by palm
also looks pretty mental :D |
that thing is 750 watts, idk y you would want that as near field studio monitor. Also the rest of event speakers have been discontinued except for the studio precision |
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| palm |
| i dont want nearfields at all lol. |
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