david
September 9th 03, 09:12 AM
I bought a bunch of 240m's during the 80's and have repaired them in
house and kept them happy. Recently I decided to get a couple shiny new
ones, one for the vocal booth and one for me in the control room.
So on the day they arrive I am about to finish a mix and I put on the
brand new 240M's and damn, my mix don't sound as good as I've thought
it's been for the previous 4 hours. (I always give a listen on 240m's
before printing. Gives another perspective that I am very familiar
with, and also is great for finding any little nit nits that you may
not notice on speakers.)
Anyway, after futzing with the levels feeding my Waves L2 D to A, these
brand new phones still didn't have the pizzaz I expected. (Headphones
always make your **** sound better than it really is.) I popped in an
older 240 and they sounded like what I expected. I also noticed the
older ones def played louder with the same signal, and the new ones
seemed more prone to distortion. Let me add that I was not killing them
with signal. I like my ears.
Cuz I was woikin' hard mixing, I just tossed them aside and kept
mixing. Of course I was too burnt after the session to mess around more
with them. (Who's got the f#%king time to mess around with **** like
this after working anyway? I got a family.)
So. Assuming these ain't broken, does anyone out there know of any
difference between the gold ringed 240M of the 80's and what they sell
today besides the combo 1/8"/1/4" plug on the end? I expected to get
the exact same model. (Otherwise I would have tried out the more
efficient S model. Maybe I should compare them to the even older silver
ringed 240M I've got. Naa.)
Wierd **** like this is what I love about rap. I am curious. And a bit
too busy.
Go Red Sox!! That the Pats can win it all (what great moments for New
England sports fans when Vinatieri's kicks in the snow and in the Super
Dome actually go between the uprights) means it is possible for the Sox
to do it too. I think.
David Correia
Celebration Sound
Warren, Rhode Island
www.CelebrationSound.com
house and kept them happy. Recently I decided to get a couple shiny new
ones, one for the vocal booth and one for me in the control room.
So on the day they arrive I am about to finish a mix and I put on the
brand new 240M's and damn, my mix don't sound as good as I've thought
it's been for the previous 4 hours. (I always give a listen on 240m's
before printing. Gives another perspective that I am very familiar
with, and also is great for finding any little nit nits that you may
not notice on speakers.)
Anyway, after futzing with the levels feeding my Waves L2 D to A, these
brand new phones still didn't have the pizzaz I expected. (Headphones
always make your **** sound better than it really is.) I popped in an
older 240 and they sounded like what I expected. I also noticed the
older ones def played louder with the same signal, and the new ones
seemed more prone to distortion. Let me add that I was not killing them
with signal. I like my ears.
Cuz I was woikin' hard mixing, I just tossed them aside and kept
mixing. Of course I was too burnt after the session to mess around more
with them. (Who's got the f#%king time to mess around with **** like
this after working anyway? I got a family.)
So. Assuming these ain't broken, does anyone out there know of any
difference between the gold ringed 240M of the 80's and what they sell
today besides the combo 1/8"/1/4" plug on the end? I expected to get
the exact same model. (Otherwise I would have tried out the more
efficient S model. Maybe I should compare them to the even older silver
ringed 240M I've got. Naa.)
Wierd **** like this is what I love about rap. I am curious. And a bit
too busy.
Go Red Sox!! That the Pats can win it all (what great moments for New
England sports fans when Vinatieri's kicks in the snow and in the Super
Dome actually go between the uprights) means it is possible for the Sox
to do it too. I think.
David Correia
Celebration Sound
Warren, Rhode Island
www.CelebrationSound.com