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James Price[_5_] James Price[_5_] is offline
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Default Monitors - Is More Expensive Always More Neutral?

On Friday, October 12, 2018 at 2:17:37 PM UTC-5, wrote:
Paul wrote: "
"Reference" monitors, are supposed to have a frequency
response that is more "flat", or neutral, than your average consumer
grade speakers, which will usually have peaks in the high or lows. "

But 'flat' often sounds wrong to the human ear. Where as 'peaks n
valleys' can sound more musical, more appealing, to certain
individuals.


Okay, but who said reference monitors are supposed to sound more musical / appealing than hi-fi speakers? Reference monitors are designed to be more revealing.