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Posted on Sep 16, 2004 11:44 am
riffgod
www.charlienaebeck.com
Member Since: Apr 10, 2004
What do you guys think of: service.bfast.com/bfast/c...mp;bfmtype=gear
I am thinking these are the best bang for the buck without going into hock too far price wise.
If you guys have any other reccomendations for monitors, I would appreciate it also. :) If I had all the cash in the world I would go for a pair of Genelec 1030's or Yamaha NS10's, but that is un-realistic at this point.
I am looking for a pair of active near field monitors though with a frequency response between 50/60hz-20khz roughly. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. peace
Charlie
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vdalehubbardLost for words with all to say.Contributor
Since: Sep 12, 2003
Sep 16, 2004 12:27 pm If you are looking for that low end of 20 to 50 (can 20 be heard by the human ear? can't remember the statistics) I would go with studio monitors with a sub woofer. You won't believe the difference a sub woofer will give you. I have the M-Audio BX8's with the M-Audio SBX sub woofer. I believe I got them all together for around $700 off ebay (retail at store is around $1000). It is well worth it, but this is just my suggestion.
Sep 16, 2004 12:31 pm If you get a sub though you have to make damn sure it's set up properly, or it will totally screw up your mixes and they will sound horrible anywhere except you studio. Unless you are mixing surround sound, which actually has a different channel for sub-signals, I personally don't recommend subs myself.
riffgodwww.charlienaebeck.comMember
Since: Apr 10, 2004
Sep 16, 2004 04:21 pm Thanks guys, yeah I was debating the pair of Event monitors or was debating on trying my hand at building a pair as I am currently studying electronics and it would give me a good project. lol Definately not looking to drop more than $500 on monitors at the moment though if I purchase them and I would really like to get away cheaper if at all possible and still have something quality wise.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Sep 16, 2004 10:24 pm riffgod, just quick note on the NS10 form Yamaha. They are highly over rated and that is a fact. The reason most places use them, and i have in the past is they are extremely flat. so much so that they have absolutely no bottom end at all. Most studios use them as secondary moniters for mixing for FM broadcast and such. I personally would never rely on those for my main nearfields.
You might want to check out the M-Audio near fields as they are in your price range for sure. teh Event units are splendid and have true image. Not much color added and the low end response is very good as they are front ported. They work in a wide variety of rooms without much tuning of the room.
Bulding a pair of nearfields is a bit more complex then just your ordinary high end speakers. There is alot moer math that goes into building them then a traditional speaker enclosure.
But ya never know till ya try, and with the right building info you might just do it.
riffgodwww.charlienaebeck.comMember
Since: Apr 10, 2004
Sep 17, 2004 11:26 am Thanks for the tip on the NS10's Noize.
Yeah, I don't want to invest into something that I will end up throwing out and upgrading later is the thing kind of. lol I am looking for quality from the start so that I can use this configuration in my setup for atleast 10 years or so before I have to upgrade too much again and do an overhaul on everything. hehe I have listened to the Event systems and am pretty happy with them sound wise and price wise. I would like to get away cheaper if at all possible on more of a budget type deal, but if I get quality for my money I don't mind putting up the extra $$ if ya know what I mean. lol
As for building the near fields, I am actually thinking about pursuing a degree in electrical engineering at the moment which is why I thought that might be a good project to start out with somewhat.
I was going to go to school down at Full Sail for an RA degree, but everything is basically all about how to rout pro tools which I am already well familiar with on my own, and I just can't vouch for paying $38,000 for an "associates degree" to go to school for learning stuff I already have been working in other peoples studios with and am familiar with. lol I rather be able to build my own gear and understand how the signal routing actually works with the electronics and acoustics a bit more. I know it involves a lot of math also which I am prepared for. I figured I am going to test the waters with it by getting an electrical engineer certificate first just to see if it is something worth while or not. I can do that one in 5 classes at a local community college and my current day job will pay for it even. :)
do you guys have any suggestions for any kits they have out there to build Near Fields with that might be good to tinker with?
