To NS-10M or not to NS-10M

I'm a huge fan of the NS10's. At Berklee, we had Genelec's, NS10's, and auratones in every room. The NS10's always translated the best for me. Genelecs were nice for doing some precision moves and hearing things clearly, but the NS10's always sounded more like a finished mix would sound outside. Personally, I didn't care for the Auratones. The NS10's took care of the "lo fi" sound well enough for me.

Just listened to several of my NS10 mixes I did 2 years ago, and I was so surprised.. They sound great..

I see you get by without them and see that you have the "Little Paper Cones" speakers. How would you describe them in comparison to the Avantones and NS10's?

I'd say unless you're used to NS10s, don't get them.

They're old, discontinued and there are a slew of good products on the market.

showed curves of what?

I believe monitor choice is a very personal decision. What works for certain engineers might not work for others. I've never had much luck with ns10s to tell the truth, but it could be the rooms they were in or the power amps or both. The way I see it, what I'm doing, basically, is listening to music all day long for years. Hopefully, my entire life. I had two choices: monitors that don't sound "good" but that, after "learning" how they respond, can be a useful tool for making records or speakers that sound good, are accurate and, the most important part for me, translate well/ not just flattering. A very important part of my choice comes from recording bands, many of which, are producing they're own records. I want what they hear in the control room after a take to sound good, I want them to be able to make decisions based on what they hear ("Ah, that sounds great, but we where thinking "fatter snare"...") and to hear the same mix they were hearing in the control room when they hear the mix at home. For me it was a bit of a tragedy to soffit mount the westlakes and after a few months realise that they sounded gorgeous, I could work on them comfortably (I had definitely learned their response) but they did not translate well. I eventually went back to a brand of transmission line hifi speakers i have used for years, but it was tough call to make after such a big investment.

Switching speakers is another common technique that I've never had much luck with, although I do occasionally switch to the MTR12's little mono speaker, but less than once per record.

I would say, try out NS10s for a while before you buy them. They might not be right for you.

^ with much trepidation, i have to disagree with Bob Ohlsson lol
I listen to all my favorite music on my monitors in my room, i know them very well, i can hear the slightest diffs on them because i know them well. Proof positive to me was, I had been called out on the purple site a while back, and i crushed the challenge when i heard some very slight compression fraud going on, they moved the goal posts, and i was told it was an anomaly. Then the original poster of the subsequent "test", admitted that he manipulated the test in the way i had suggested, and after egging the whole thing on, a prominent Dr. poster said he felt sorry for me that i could hear that well??? Man i don't miss that place..

I'm certainly no B Ohlsson, but I believe an intimate understanding your specific monitors and what your favorite music/mixes sound like on them, in your known room, is all you really need.

for anyone interested, here's that thread, i warn you though, this is the old me, i was piss and vinegar, i've since switched to decaf
www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/845522-capi-vp28-op-amp-shootout.html

I have NS10's and like them .

If a piece of recording gear becomes "classic" or "legendary"..........SM57 , 421 , 414 , U87 , Neve 1073 , 1176 , LA2A , API , NS10's.........theres a reason , they work really well !

what amp did you end up with scum?

Well, I just learned that the tweeters in the studio version have a white ring under the grill and that the "not as good" pro/whatever versions do not.

Any other buying tips? If I am going to do it, and I think I am, please give me any tips that will help make it a good purchase. I have the amp side covered.