[Russ10]

Just a note of thanks to all who gave useful advice. I'll take note of
all the suggestions (keep 'm coming if there are any other comments!).
Much appreciated!

[Richard Kuschel]

On Oct 17, 7:07*pm, Russ10 wrote:
Just a note of thanks to all who gave useful advice. I'll take note of
all the suggestions (keep 'm coming if there are any other comments!).
Much appreciated!



Audition two sets of speakers at once.Set up a switch or better yet,
an additional amplifier to make transitions between the sets. If using
an additional amplifier, be sure to match the levels exactly or you
will prefer the louder set whether or not it sounds better. Start
with what you have and what you are auditioning. Find the strengths
and weaknesses of each.
Just listening to one set won't tell you much because listening
memory isn't very long.

I would suggest getting the following record from Chesky. It has their
LERD listening test on it and will really open your eyes to which
speakers and room conditions affect your monitoring.

http://www.amazon.com/Chesky-Records.../dp/B000003GF3

[daph]

With about similar requests to monitoring as the OP I'm on to buy an
old pair of KEF Duet, nicely refurbished. I have to add though, in a
not-so-pro environment inside a tiny little caravan, so rather near
field...
The retired engineer offering these and doing some s/h trade and
speaker tuning gave me the following listening hint for checking
monitors on coloration: record the voice of your loved one(s), play
back with different speakers of choice. If you're on to heart-
breakingly shout "Oh, Penelope!" (or whoever), "where have you been!",
well then....
I was both amused and impressed of this smart trick.

[Scott Dorsey]

daph wrote:
With about similar requests to monitoring as the OP I'm on to buy an
old pair of KEF Duet, nicely refurbished. I have to add though, in a
not-so-pro environment inside a tiny little caravan, so rather near
field...

I used LS 3/5a for this for years, and then AR 4-Xes. The Duet might
be a good choice.

The retired engineer offering these and doing some s/h trade and
speaker tuning gave me the following listening hint for checking
monitors on coloration: record the voice of your loved one(s), play
back with different speakers of choice. If you're on to heart-
breakingly shout "Oh, Penelope!" (or whoever), "where have you been!",
well then....

If it can't reproduce a voice well, it can't reproduce anything well,
and a loved one's voice is probably one you're very familiar with.
Personally I use a recording of Chris Connors, whom I have never met,
but whose recording I've been listening to for a few decades now.

I was both amused and impressed of this smart trick.

It's a good one, I like it.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[daph]

On 19 Okt., 19:45, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
daph wrote:
With about similar requests to monitoring as the OP I'm on to buy an
old pair of KEF Duet, nicely refurbished. I have to add though, in a
not-so-pro environment inside a tiny little caravan, so rather near
field...

Addendum for the log:
This particular Kef Duet (a Kit version) no good, despite charming and
myth-laden. Boomy. Chose a self designed threeway bookshelf with
custom network of this very engineer instead. His recommendation, not
mine. After testing on site: came off *very* well.

david

[Scott Dorsey]

daph wrote:
Addendum for the log:
This particular Kef Duet (a Kit version) no good, despite charming and
myth-laden. Boomy. Chose a self designed threeway bookshelf with
custom network of this very engineer instead. His recommendation, not
mine. After testing on site: came off *very* well.

Weird. Had anything been done to the Duet to make it that way?
--scott

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

[daph]

Actually no one knows. These were built 30-40 yrs. ago and needed to
be disassembled. Tweeter by the way has been one of the first dome
designs (metal), I'm being told. Got JBL L99 of similar vintage, so am
basically not too worried bout manufactoring and design quality of
these years. But alas, couldn't open up yet another road works ahead.
Feel a bit guilty of course, since I, well, liked these funny guys...
They're given away for 220 EUR "fob", if anyone likes to give 'em a
good home. PM.

david