ADAMS Monitors

[HKC]

I am fairly familiar with most of the more pricey nearfield monitors like
Genelec 1031-32, Dynaudio BM15A....... but recently these monitors ADAMS 2.5
seem to pop up everywhere in the highend studios. Are they worth the extra
money which is like 3-400 Euros (pretty much the same in dollars). Of course
I know that I eventually have to decide myself but what I´m looking for is
just hints of their quality. I have asked around and so far everybody seems
to agree that if I can afford it I should buy these.

Henrik Krogh

[Jay Kadis]

In article >,
"HKC" > wrote:

> I am fairly familiar with most of the more pricey nearfield monitors like
> Genelec 1031-32, Dynaudio BM15A....... but recently these monitors ADAMS 2.5
> seem to pop up everywhere in the highend studios. Are they worth the extra
> money which is like 3-400 Euros (pretty much the same in dollars). Of course
> I know that I eventually have to decide myself but what I´m looking for is
> just hints of their quality. I have asked around and so far everybody seems
> to agree that if I can afford it I should buy these.
>
> Henrik Krogh
>
>
>


Go listen to them: I think that will answer your questions better than we can.

Personally, I like ADAMs very much, as do the people who use them here at CCRMA,
a normally hard-to-please group that tends not to agree on things like speakers.
We have S3As and P22s: I haven't heard the S2.5s yet. (We also have Genelec
1030As, JBL LSR-28Ps, Westlake BBSM-10s and Mackie HR824s, for comparison.)

-Jay
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[Scott Dorsey]

HKC > wrote:
>I am fairly familiar with most of the more pricey nearfield monitors like
>Genelec 1031-32, Dynaudio BM15A....... but recently these monitors ADAMS 2.5
>seem to pop up everywhere in the highend studios. Are they worth the extra
>money which is like 3-400 Euros (pretty much the same in dollars). Of course
>I know that I eventually have to decide myself but what I´m looking for is
>just hints of their quality. I have asked around and so far everybody seems
>to agree that if I can afford it I should buy these.

The top end is very different. Personally, I like the top end on something
like the Stage Accompany speakers or the Genelec S30 speakers much more than
the Adams, since they are a bit smoother sounding, but I'll take the Adams
over just about anything with a dome tweeter. Your mileage may very. Go
listen to them. They should be easy to find up there.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[George Perfect]

In this place, HKC was recorded saying ...
> I am fairly familiar with most of the more pricey nearfield monitors like
> Genelec 1031-32, Dynaudio BM15A....... but recently these monitors ADAMS 2.5
> seem to pop up everywhere in the highend studios. Are they worth the extra
> money which is like 3-400 Euros (pretty much the same in dollars). Of course
> I know that I eventually have to decide myself but what I?m looking for is
> just hints of their quality. I have asked around and so far everybody seems
> to agree that if I can afford it I should buy these.
>
> Henrik Krogh
>
>

I've been auditioning monitors for my new room recently. The Adam 2.5
sounds *mildly* too bright and a little sibilant at times to my ears.
The S3A, however, is truly superb. I'm hoping my budget will stretch to
a pair of the larger units.

Both auditioned with all controls set flat BTW. Adjusting the controls
on the 2.5's gave an entirely acceptable sound - if not quite up to the
larger S3A.

--

George
Newcastle, England

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Prove their worth, by hitting back [Piet Hein]

[HKC]

Adjusting the controls on the 2.5's gave an entirely acceptable sound - if
not quite up to the larger S3A.

Another issue here is that my room isn?t that big so anything larger than
the 2.5?s would be overkill. As a matter of fact I?m a bit worried that even
the 2.5?s are too big for what I need. On the other hand I do need low end
and deep midrange to be pretty exact so all the 6.5 inches stuff probably
won?t cut it.
Henrik Krogh

[Ty Ford]

In Article >, "HKC"
> wrote:
>I am fairly familiar with most of the more pricey nearfield monitors like
>Genelec 1031-32, Dynaudio BM15A....... but recently these monitors ADAMS 2.5
>seem to pop up everywhere in the highend studios. Are they worth the extra
>money which is like 3-400 Euros (pretty much the same in dollars). Of course
>I know that I eventually have to decide myself but what IYm looking for is
>just hints of their quality. I have asked around and so far everybody seems
>to agree that if I can afford it I should buy these.
>
>Henrik Krogh



Although pricey, I liked the 3 series for small to medium rooms out of the
whole line.

That ribbony thing for a tweeter is very sweet.

Regards,

Ty Ford

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[Steve D]

I would love to hear the the S5A's
I had the S3A's in my room and
thought they were great especially
in uncovering low mid cloudiness that my LSR 28's forgive, but I can only
imagine how the S5's would fill the room.


Steve D
Sound Spa Recording
http://soundspa.net