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Post by EmRR on May 19, 2015 7:27:54 GMT -6
JBL LSR28P. Solid non-fatiguing consistent at all volumes. Can deafen. If there's a downside it's that they handle any crazy dynamics which might not fly on other speakers.
Alesis Monitor One with film caps in the crossovers, powered by various 'fun' old broadcast tube monitor amps. The mids compared to the LSR, bass light. Better caps in the crossovers make a huge difference.
Wohler 1RU and 2RU rack mount monitors, these are auratone equiv broadcast powered monitors. Far cheaper than auratones if you buy used. The car/TV tests, if it works here it probably works everywhere.
Klipsch La Scala with the Crites tweeters and crossovers at home. Sound huge even at very low volume. All fun all the time, unless the music is limited to death, then the lack of dynamics gets really oppressive.
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Post by indiehouse on May 19, 2015 7:47:53 GMT -6
Amphion One15's powered with Amphion100 amp, single Avantone active Mixcube and a pair of Focal Spirit Pro's. Room is small but heavily treated, though I need to build bigger bass traps. The Amphions are by far the best I've worked on (coming from ATC's, Quested's and Spiral Grooves). Wish I had a bigger room (and a bigger wallet) for a pair of the Two18's, but the little 15's are super great for mixing. A perfect balance of detail and vibe.
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Post by bluenoise on May 19, 2015 9:06:42 GMT -6
A7X, through the shi**y big knob. Going the passive relay route asap!
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Post by Martin John Butler on May 19, 2015 11:10:45 GMT -6
Indiehouse, if you like the Amphion's over the ATC, they must be damn good. When I was at AES two years back, even on the crowded main floor, the ATC's were a knockout.
Did you ever happen to hear the Avantone Abbey's?
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Post by indiehouse on May 19, 2015 11:40:24 GMT -6
Indiehouse, if you like the Amphion's over the ATC, they must be damn good. When I was at AES two years back, even on the crowded main floor, the ATC's were a knockout. Did you ever happen to hear the Avantone Abbey's? Definitely not dogging the ATC's, or any of the others. They're all top shelf, for sure. For me, in my room, the Amphions are working quite well for my ears. Kinda ended my interest in other monitors, dig? |
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Post by geargerm on May 19, 2015 12:38:44 GMT -6
Being a mastering studio, we're gonna' have a slightly different approach to monitoring. I currently use Duntech Sovereign's in Mastering A and Lipinski Grand's in Mastering B. The Sovereigns are softer and more full range and the Lipinski's are more clinical and tighter. They are a great combination for different perspectives.
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Post by matt on May 19, 2015 13:47:18 GMT -6
House of Quested 308s powered by Bryston 4B F11as Eric, I am not familiar with model# "308". Do you mean "3208"? The VS3208 and one or two subs are on my short list. I have to be honest though, the price point of large powered monitors has me choking some. I can't get over how much they cost - and I'm not one to flinch at price. $8K for a pair of 7" three-ways (ATC SCM25A)? Get out! So I'm thinking about going passive. I'd sure like to find a gently used pair of large mains by ATC, Quested, or Genelec for pennies on the dollar. But wouldn't we all. |
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Post by Martin John Butler on May 19, 2015 14:43:12 GMT -6
Matt, try the Abbey's, they might make you forget about spending an extra 6 grand.
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Post by WKG on May 19, 2015 14:59:14 GMT -6
Focal CMS 65's here along with some Behritones.
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Post by ericn on May 19, 2015 15:17:35 GMT -6
House of Quested 308s powered by Bryston 4B F11as Eric, I am not familiar with model# "308". Do you mean "3208"? The VS3208 and one or two subs are on my short list. I have to be honest though, the price point of large powered monitors has me choking some. I can't get over how much they cost - and I'm not one to flinch at price. $8K for a pair of 7" three-ways (ATC SCM25A)? Get out! So I'm thinking about going passive. I'd sure like to find a gently used pair of large mains by ATC, Quested, or Genelec for pennies on the dollar. But wouldn't we all. 308s are the older Version of the 3208. 2 Custom Volt 8in Scanspeak mid and Morel MD308 in a cabinet that is wide rather than the tall 3208. |
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Post by ericn on May 19, 2015 15:18:42 GMT -6
House of Quested 308s powered by Bryston 4B F11as Eric, I am not familiar with model# "308". Do you mean "3208"? The VS3208 and one or two subs are on my short list. I have to be honest though, the price point of large powered monitors has me choking some. I can't get over how much they cost - and I'm not one to flinch at price. $8K for a pair of 7" three-ways (ATC SCM25A)? Get out! So I'm thinking about going passive. I'd sure like to find a gently used pair of large mains by ATC, Quested, or Genelec for pennies on the dollar. But wouldn't we all. Take a look at some of the Wimslow Audio kits. |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2015 15:29:11 GMT -6
Focal CMS40s now, before it was Adam A7s, Before that Maudio BM5as.
Generic 8040 and the Neumann 120s are models I know fairly well also and really like.
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Post by guitfiddler on May 19, 2015 16:07:55 GMT -6
ADAM A7X & GENELEC 1030A, before this it was Mackie HR824, and before that it was KRK K-ROK. I really liked the K-ROK's and I miss them.
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Post by mdmitch2 on May 19, 2015 19:02:22 GMT -6
It might be worth checking out the new line of sonodyne monitors...... there's a looooooong thread on GS comparing them favorably to PSI and Quested.
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Post by NoFilterChuck on May 19, 2015 19:11:02 GMT -6
Focal Solo6's here. tho, a buddy is really advocating I scoop up some Equator D8's to replace them. he replaced his Solo 6's with the D8's. he said the experience was similar to going from a MOTU traveler to a Symphony I/O, so he's got my attention.
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Post by jdc on May 19, 2015 19:44:17 GMT -6
Equator d8's. They're pretty honest speakers that seem to translate pretty well
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Post by mdmitch2 on May 19, 2015 20:25:32 GMT -6
I tried the Equator D8's for 2 months, and I didn't find them to translate all that well. I'm sure you could learn them easily enough, but they had a weird peak in the sibilant range, and the presentation seemed unnatural to me. They were certainly revealing of upper mid and vocal range detail, but I couldn't work on them for very long without fatigue. I also felt like I could hear the digital conversion compared to some other analog speakers I compared them to. Low mids were also under represented, which seems to be a common way to 'enhance' detail on monitors.
That being said, they had insanely good imaging, and a good sense of space around things.... and Equator has a good return policy, so they might be worth trying if you're not prone to ear fatigue.
edit: I forgot how cheap they were... $750/pair. definitely worth auditioning at that price. I doubt many speakers come close in that price range. I would have kept them if they didn't hurt my ears.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2015 20:28:13 GMT -6
Some old K+H O98, a pair of Sonus Faber's that were heavily reduced in price, and a pair of Cabasse Brick 500, both running with the Sub. Passive ones driven by a Plinius amp.
At the moment we like to listen to the Sonus Fabers alot for control after doing the main stuff on the K+Hs.
This said, the Brick are some awesome speakers, a bit more picky in placement than the others. Has some very small weaknesses but awesome detail.
Both of these profit alot from running with a sub and reliefed from some bass duty and sound even a good portion better than they do without.
The K+H are just the "hey, did you hear that? that sounded shitty!" type of honest show me your flaws workhorses.
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Post by carymiller on May 20, 2015 1:41:24 GMT -6
I tried the Equator D8's for 2 months, and I didn't find them to translate all that well. I'm sure you could learn them easily enough, but they had a weird peak in the sibilant range, and the presentation seemed unnatural to me. They were certainly revealing of upper mid and vocal range detail, but I couldn't work on them for very long without fatigue. I also felt like I could hear the digital conversion compared to some other analog speakers I compared them to. Low mids were also under represented, which seems to be a common way to 'enhance' detail on monitors. That being said, they had insanely good imaging, and a good sense of space around things.... and Equator has a good return policy, so they might be worth trying if you're not prone to ear fatigue. edit: I forgot how cheap they were... $750/pair. definitely worth auditioning at that price. I doubt many speakers come close in that price range. I would have kept them if they didn't hurt my ears. Did you try the third position on the tuning switch on the back panel of the Equators? I found that they work great on all three positions...but they have the fattest response that way, while somehow not hyping your low end. The bottom end opens up and the highs sit more naturally creating a mostly flat response that isn't ear-fatiguing. In the second position the mids jump out but the crossover point for the lows gets higher Forcing you to need a sub. Feels like a better NS10 that way...first position is different again but I don't find it as useful if your near-fields are positioned within a meter from the listener's head. Tuning your monitors is half the battle...and the Equators have proven to be more reliable to me than many speaker sets worth three to four times more. However, even on the third position I still use a little sub response to help the lows bloom a bit more. |
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Post by keymod on May 20, 2015 4:20:46 GMT -6
JBL LSR4328P with the JBL LSR4312SP Sub
Also have a pair of LSR305
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Post by baquin on May 20, 2015 5:30:04 GMT -6
Mackie HR824 I like them, haven't had a problem. I'd like to try a pair of Focal Twin Be though.
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Post by mdmitch2 on May 20, 2015 8:31:10 GMT -6
I tried the Equator D8's for 2 months.... Did you try the third position on the tuning switch on the back panel of the Equators? I found that they work great on all three positions...but they have the fattest response that way, while somehow bot hyping your low end. The bottom end opens up and the highs sit more naturally creating a mostly flat response that isn't ear-fatiguing. In the second position the mods jump out but the crossover point for the lows gets higher Forcing you to need a sub. Feels like a better NS10 that way...first position is different again but I don't find it as useful if your near-fields are positioned within a meter from the listener's head. Tuning your monitors is half the battle...and the Equators have proven to be more reliable to me than many speaker sets worth three to four times more. However, even on the third position I still use a little sub response to help the lows bloom a bit more. Have you used the D8's or just the D5's? I would imagine they have a pretty different sound -- (the D8's are humongous in comparison). D8 and D5 side by side photoI did try all three switch positions, but I was mainly using the 'recommended' position, whichever that was (been a year, so I can't remember which it was). Ted Keffalo from Equator was working on a DSP interface for the D5/D8 that plugged into the port on the back called 'DSI.' It would have allowed the user to modify the frequency response of the speaker. It was supposedly coming out last summer.... then christmas.... not sure where it stands now or if its DOA. I should note that I find most monitors fatiguing (KH 120, Rocks, D8's, among others), and I work entirely at low volume levels. So I think I'm a little more prone to fatigue than the average person. My old Event ASP 6's and my current PSI's are the only monitors I've tried that don't bother my ears after a while... |
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Post by Martin John Butler on May 20, 2015 9:11:23 GMT -6
No fatigue at all is one of the main reasons I got the Avantone Abbey's. I can listen all day and not get the unconscious urge to shut the music off. Oh, and their low level details and imaging are so good.
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Post by Randge on May 20, 2015 9:13:58 GMT -6
You will pry my Mackie 624s from cold dead hands. I have never worked on monitors that translate better. Ever. Anyone who thinks they're "cheaper 824s" is missing it....completely different design--the 824s do not translate as well, IME. You need the matching sub and have it wired correctly with the crossover at 80 and the Mackie 824's do pretty well. I also have JBL 4408's, A7 Adams and Avantones on a switcher. I have 3 levels of boom boxes and the cheapest ipod/ipad speaker I could find. Between all of those, I can get a mix pretty close the first time out. |
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Post by jcoutu1 on May 20, 2015 9:47:18 GMT -6
Hey Man, I have a pair of PMC TB1's that I'm powering with an Emotiva XPA-200. I'm in a small room and mix at low volumes, so the smaller set of mains seems to work well for me. They feel a little rolled off on top, I'd like to have something a bit more open, but they sound good, aren't fatiguing, and seem to translate pretty well. MUCH better pair of speakers than my previous KRK V8 II and V4 I's. I'm using them in conjunction with a set of Dayton bookshelf speakers (midrange focused cheap reference set) and my AKG K701's (which provide a really nice top end and super wide soundstage).
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