Studio Ref. Monitors...good Domestic Speakers?!
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Posted on Jun 04, 2004 05:26 am
ledeux_machina
Member Since: Jun 04, 2004
Hi,
I`m intending, in the near future, to purchase a pair of Active/Passive, (not sure of the pro`s and cons` yet so help on this would be great too!), Monitor Speakers.
Anyway, I was wondering if these are okay for use with a domestic hi-fi setup aswell? This would make things easier rather than having a room full of speakers! I have a good hi-fi system...a seperate amp, cd player, record player etc.
Anyway, thankyou ever so much in advance for any help.
This is my first post and this seems like a great place...thankyou for having me :)
Alex
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Jun 04, 2004 05:29 am ooo, I just read another post about monitors and it seems that I need passive as I have an amp I intend to run them through. But one more question!...
does it matter that it`s just a "normal" amp and not especially for studio monitors? Are there any differences in impedance etc? or is this cool?
Thanks again!
Alex
WaltChief Cook and Bottle WasherMember
Since: May 10, 2002
Jun 04, 2004 07:55 am A "normal" amp will work fine as far as electrical specifications. A "purist" will recomend a power amp made for powering monitors as they have a tendency to be more linear or flat, although there a number of high end stereo amps that are pretty good such as Onkio which as a bypass for all conditioning e.g. bass, treble, balance. As far as using monitors for "listening enjoyement" speakers the only hitch in the gitty up is that they will be limited in volume and they will have a very limited dispersion pattern. They are made specificaly to project a very flat, very directed sound patern specificaly for mixing and mastering. A super high end listening speaker system like the Pinnicle might better suffice for both purposes.
el musicoFreeleance Producer/Engineer/GtrMember
Since: Aug 11, 2002
Jun 04, 2004 12:02 pm I would recommend getting active monitors. The crossover section is also active in these monitors and that helps a ton with getting a flatter frequency response and maximum power effeciency.
