Another good thing about using a D-60 with the NS-10's is that if you
have too much subsonic bass (which is almost all low bass on the
Yamaha's), you'll see the amp going into clipping at very low volumes.
I used to use a BGW 50 for this purpose with NS 10's and with a pair of
hotrodded AR 18 BXI's. It also tamed the very annoying high end on
these speakers.
But frankly, I agree that you should trade the Yamahas in on something
else. These "wacky tricks" for mixing are no substitute for a full
range speaker (especially now a days, when so many consumers spend a
fortune on their home theaters and car stereos).
Scott Dorsey wrote:
Beauchampy wrote:
What has this group got against the NS-10s? Surely enough great records
have been mixed on a pair to warrant it's status?
Mostly I don't like the top end and the bottom end. You'll find most of
those great records were mixed on something else, using the NS-10 as a
mix check. It's okay as a mix check monitor.
The people I know who mix directly on NS-10s, like Fletcher, rely on a
bunch of wacky tricks like looking at the woofer cone and watching for
breakup modes so they can tell what their low end is doing. I can't even
imagine working this way... I'd lose my mind.
I just bought a pair of HR824's anyway 
I think the HR824 and the NS-10 might be a good combination, just because
they are so different. Note that the HR824 actually has real low end
extension, somewhat. So if you have been using NS-10s in your room for
a while, and put the HR824s in there, you're going to start hearing all
kinds of low end problems with the room that you never noticed before.
--scott
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