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I'm sure this topic has be hashed to heck, but I'd like some opinions on some new monitors to check out. I make mostly electronic stuff - house/techno/ect. I currently have the Alesis M1s which are pushing 12 yrs now, and I'm looking to take the plunge on some nice powered monitors in the 1000/1500 buck range. My room is 15x15 and I use mostly analogue gear, not much softsynths or plugins. I'm kinda leaning toward the Dynaudio BM6a, the originals, not the MKIIs. So any advice I'd appreciate. much thanks - BW |
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BW wrote:
I'm sure this topic has be hashed to heck, but I'd like some opinions on some new monitors to check out. I make mostly electronic stuff - house/techno/ect. I currently have the Alesis M1s which are pushing 12 yrs now, and I'm looking to take the plunge on some nice powered monitors in the 1000/1500 buck range. My room is 15x15 and I use mostly analogue gear, not much softsynths or plugins. I'm kinda leaning toward the Dynaudio BM6a, the originals, not the MKIIs. So any advice I'd appreciate. I think that the problem is that with the music you're working with, you are going to need good low end response. And you might be able to sacrifice midrange response a little bit for it. I'll tell you right now that the Mackie HR824 is an okay monitor... not the best midrange, but it's workable and it has pretty good bass extension given the size of the cabinet. And it is currently kind of unfashionable so you can get a good deal on them in the used market. Most of the larger monitors that do have better low end extension aren't going to show up used very often. There are a bunch of larger Tannoys out there that occasionally show up but they get snapped up fast. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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I'll tell you right now that the Mackie HR824 is an okay monitor... not the best midrange, but it's workable and it has pretty good bass extension given the size of the cabinet. *And it is currently kind of unfashionable so you can get a good deal on them in the used market. Surprisingly, the Berringer knock offs of the Mackies sound pretty good too (my son has a pair). If your music is going to be presented somewhere other than your listening space, make sure you invest in a decent sub woofer so you don't over mix the low end. I get a lot of home studio produced music in my theater and I can immediately tell when they didn't have a sub to mix with. When they come to my space that's been set up using "Smaart Live" with my full range speakers and the subs, any mix that is over mixed in the low end really booms when played on a system that is really "full range". Whatever monitors you get can only be enhanced with a sub (almost any sub if you don't over drive it) so you can just barely feel the low end. If your attention is drawn to the sub, it's too loud. |
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I'll tell you right now that the Mackie HR824 is an okay monitor... not the best midrange, but it's workable and it has pretty good bass extension given the size of the cabinet. And it is currently kind of unfashionable so you can get a good deal on them in the used market. Most of the larger monitors that do have better low end extension aren't going to show up used very often. There are a bunch of larger Tannoys out there that occasionally show up but they get snapped up fast. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." I had some 824's on loan for several months and I didn't really like them, I also found my ears would get fatigued by those Mackies rather quickly as opposed to any other I've worked with in other environments. thanks for the input! |
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On Oct 12, 3:28*pm, BW wrote:
Hello I'm sure this topic has be hashed to heck, but I'd like some opinions on some new monitors to check out. *I make mostly electronic stuff - house/techno/ect. *I currently have the Alesis M1s which are pushing 12 yrs now, and I'm looking to take the plunge on some nice powered monitors in the 1000/1500 buck range. *My room is 15x15 and I use mostly analogue gear, not much softsynths or plugins. *I'm kinda leaning toward the Dynaudio BM6a, the originals, not the MKIIs. *So any advice I'd appreciate. much thanks - BW I'd take a look at the ADAM line. Maybe not as much low end as the Mackies, but probably more accurate in the mids and highs. -Neb |
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wrote: I'll tell you right now that the Mackie HR824 is an okay monitor... not the best midrange, but it's workable and it has pretty good bass extensio= n given the size of the cabinet. =A0And it is currently kind of unfashionab= le so you can get a good deal on them in the used market. Surprisingly, the Berringer knock offs of the Mackies sound pretty good too (my son has a pair). If your music is going to be presented somewhere other than your listening space, make sure you invest in a decent sub woofer so you don't over mix the low end. I get a lot of home studio produced music in my theater and I can immediately tell when they didn't have a sub to mix with. When they come to my space that's been set up using "Smaart Live" with my full range speakers and the subs, any mix that is over mixed in the low end really booms when played on a system that is really "full range". Whatever monitors you get can only be enhanced with a sub (almost any sub if you don't over drive it) so you can just barely feel the low end. If your attention is drawn to the sub, it's too loud. I'll agree that the original poster is a good candidate for use of a subwoofer... the thing is that setting a system with a subwoofer up is a lot harder than setting a system without one up. And systems with subwoofers that use a single-filter crossover and rely upon the natural bass roll-off of the mains (as are common in a lot of cheap systems) just cause more harm than good because there is no way for the response to be flat in the very wide crossover region. Consequently, adding a subwoofer and doing it right turns out to be a much more expensive proposition than you might expect at first. If you DO go with a subwoofer, try and go with an integrated system like the Blue Sky arrangement. The Blue Sky stuff doesn't sound bad, and it does go pretty low. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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If I where you I'd go for the Adams.. Sparkling Snare and punchy mix. If you're more into dancefloorish stuff... otherwise for me clarity is in the genelec if you use vocals... |
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