The clarity in your voice and how well the audio was treated for this video made me stay the whole video. It felt like a trust thing. Great video!, thanks for all the information provided!.
Agreed. I'm listening through Presonus headphones (came with SW studio bundle) and the clarity even on the record scratch in the background was awesome!
I have the alpha 65s as well!!! How loud have you gotten your pair and is there anything in the way they sound that you dont like? I have been afraid to blast mine in the year i have had them and just wondering if they can take a really strong volume. Best wishes from Ohio!
You say "on ANY budget" but you didn't say in which range of budget are any of them are for. A mention of the prices would be much easier for us to navigate.
EVERY price below is _per speaker,_ double it for a pair. Some are only sold in pairs, but the price is still listed per speaker.) Presonus eris 3.5 - $50 Jbl 305 mk2 - ~$150 Presonus e8 xt - ~$250 (sub ~$400) Kali in-8 - $400 Yamaha hs8 - ~$500 (usually on sale for $370ish) Dynaudio bm5 - ~$500 Aventone cla10 - $350 (active $500) Neumann kh120 - $730 Adam A77x - $1250 (they are side specific) Pmc result 6 - $1500 Focal solo 6 - $1500 Ocean way hr4 - ~ $3500 (sub $3000? Per channel) Atc sCm25a - $4500 Genelac 8351b - $$4000
@@jon00769Yea I sense they didn't do it because they understood that. Plus providing even a visual eq of the mix would only help those able to read it accurately. But each situation is going to be different per room and genre being engineered. Great thoughts! :)
Very well put together. I currently have the focal solo 6be and in two days time will be receiving footprints 01 for extended low end which eventually I may connect a subwoofer to for even more lows.
I was able to pick up 2 classics in the yamaha hs80m's and the dynaudio bm5a's (the originals) about 2 years ago. All 4 monitors for $300. The guy happened to be moving the next day and could not bring them. Listened to both for a while and Dynaudio beat out the Yamaha's. I wonder how the mkIII's compare. Pretty satisfied with the OG's though
Those Neumann will need a sub at only 52hz extension (will drop off significantly before that). The low E on a bass guitar is 43-46 ish hz from my memory, so modern metal mixes would need a sub to get those low B notes that should be around 37hz?
Most of the time we don't really listen to the fundamental notes anyway. Challenging systems + modern mixes mostly show the upper harmonics of the bass ,unless the music are intended for clubs, which I think it's not the target for metal mixes. The KH120 go quite low for their size though. Absolutely agree with you regarding adding the sub to the KH120 for greater pleasure :P, , kinda lift the heavy work off the speakers.
I hear good things about Adam, but I think the best balance between price and quality for a home studio is the Yamaha HS. You really can't go wrong with them for mixes that reproduce faithfully everywhere, and you really don't need much more. They get more than loud enough for any home studio. If you're in a really small room with a really small budget you might try something else, but on average, they hit the sweet spot just right. I would also place good monitors above room treatment in priority, but that's just me.
Dynaudio were the only ones who were honest about low end extension... None of the shown 7/8 inch two-way systems is able to deliver below 45 Hz, ...in the studio world we don't accept more than the -3 dB cutoff. The CLA is boxed shit und not to be considered a monitor. It's not even good at anything in particular. It's just this weird NS-10 mythos that seems to stay forever. Yes, I know that there have been some amazing mixes made on NS10s. But to get this straight: Every room has one, only one low end sweetspot. Use this space for a pair of honest and modern monitors. Like you said in the beginning: You will judge anything you hear through these monitors. Don't even buy CLAs or NS10s as a "reference"... Instead get references people use today, like air pods, bluetooth speakers, you get the idea. Nobody is using AM-Radio anymore, or 80s style HiFi speakers - why reference on them... They're also incredibly expensive for what they are. Get a pair of 80s paper woofer speakers from our dads best friend, or whatever :D
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Does anyone know what monitors would sound the most similar in a way to phone audio computer audio headphone audio sub audio and car radio audio? Cos that's pretty much what I'd deem the best monitors to mix on cos then the mix would sound great on everything
Any suggestion for a monitor speaker? Will be plugging in Mac Mini. I have a large room and need a room filling sound with balanced sound, punchy bass but not overpowering. For OTT watching and music listening 🎧.FOR ₹10-12K ($100-150) available in 🇮🇳. Short listed presonus E3.5 and Mackie CR3X.
Wattage is a terrible way to judge volume (loudness). There are speakers that can play significantly louder with 4 watts than some other speakers can play when driven with 120 watts. Use the speakers sensitivity to judge loudness, because that is an objective measure. Also, using woofer size to measure bass extension isn't a great idea either. I've got a pair of speakers with six inch woofers that dig down to 20hz. Granted, they're very large speakers, but still. Read spec sheets. You can tell _very little_ about a speaker by looking at it. There are no "rules of thumb". Don't assume anything. Don't make generalizations. They simply don't work with speakers.
I have the HS5 and they are really snappy and good for stereo imaging but they have a quiet weak low end ( in treated rooms ), rolling off from 100hz, and a really nasty peak at 1khz :( you get used to it but it makes it hard for hearing problems in the mix ( boxy sounds and mixing vocals ), luckily I calibrated them with Sonarworks and they changed completely ! No coloration and the bass response is flat up to 50hz ! Now I can really trust my eqing, and the amount of effects I use on my mixes, and the good news is that they sound way better on consumer playback systems !
I had them for three weeks and brought them back. God dam little things kept falling over due to the annoying large cable in the back. Ill wait for the mark II
It's funny how he mentions the NS10s when talking about the Yamaha's but not the Avantone - I guess he's contractually not allowed to utter them in the same sentence, lol
This is assuming your room is already acoustically treated to house studio monitors. Because you're not going to get the most out of your studio monitors if you're going to put them in a non-acoustically treated room.
If the monitor has unbalanced inputs (RCA) you can get a long RCA to 3.5mm cable, just pull the RCA end apart so the left and right can reach each monitor. An audio interface IS the preferred method but not required.
just stating the specs is not useful, thats all on the website....listed point by point giving some real opinions about the sound, and pointing out whats not good about each speaker is what is truly valuable for the one who has to decide (as we dont have the ability to hear all in an acoustically treated environment) just because you sell these, doesnt mean theyre all good, they all have unique flaws, and those along with the positives should be pointed out
I'm beating my brains since morning and even one guy asked the same on another channel....in these Monitors the Sound is being sent over from the Active to the Passive speaker....so where is the circuit for Actual Stereo Separation? Like in my 1975 Pioneer Stereo Receiver?
If anyone has extra monitors that are not used, give them to me. I don't have enough money to buy them. If anyone has extra equipment related to the studio (condenser mike, audio interface, piano keyboard, studio monitors and much more), please give it to me. Thank you for your love
What an odd comment. Respectfully, going around making sure that other people are doing what you think they should be doing at all times (and chastising them when they aren't) will only lead to an increasing sense of anger and resentment in your own life. In other words, you'll be constantly disappointed by other people your whole life. We're all flawed. No way around that. All the best.
You should also go out and buy 2 sets of shitty headphones: Beats Apple pods Because that's how people listen to stuff en mass. Using these as a check just to make sure there's no standout issues.
I love my LP6's except for the constant hiss I get out of the tweeter. Its not very audible when sound is coming out but I always feel like something is wrong. even when I try to change power sources etc...
@@pablo-zn1mg not noticeable. Even when sitting in the mix position without anything playing it’s very quiet. When you start listening the noise isn’t noticeable, similar to other high end powered monitors.
Theyre good but not everyone likes amt tweeters. To me they always sound like the tweeter is playing separate from the woofer. Its why I believe the higher end adams use small mids for a better transition. I did like the T7v but they were a little bright for me. I prefered krk g4s from all the monitors in a similar price range. They dont have the high end extension like the adams but their mids are perfection.
@@sergeysmelnik I was about to choose the Adam T-Series, till I compared them to my Kali LP-6. The Adams sounded a little sharp compared to the Kalis. Bought the Kalis and I am beyond happy my decision.
No monitor speakers is the best every monitor as it on frequencies, I think the best way is to use more than one pair of monitor speakers when you're mixing
Check the back of your monitors for a -10dBV (consumer/commercial) audio to +4dBU (line/pro) switch. Quite a few of these companies that include an input level switch ship with the switch at -10dBV.
Studio equipment is better than ever yet most music consumers are going to listen to a phone speaker or cheap earbuds. True audiophiles are like monks during the dark ages.
Hi, I am looking for a bit of advice. I am an aspiring dance music producer and I am planning on improving my production this year and taking it all a bit more seriously and potentially making it into a living. My current monitor is set up as follows. I have a set of Rokit 5 Rpg3 and a Focusrite 2i2. I am currently in the market for a better / second set of monitors for another reference, however, I am and not sure what to get. This is what I am looking to achieve in my studio. I want to be able to switch between 2 sets of monitors, dim the volume, mute the volume and also switch between stereo and mono and alos switch between headphones. Also, I would like the new set of monitors to complement the frequency of my rockits I currently have, as in, when I flick between the 2 sets of monitors they don't sound much the same, but rather have different curses on the spectrum, etc for mixing like a car/iPhone/studio/club, etc I have a DJ setup that I would like to channel through the same 2 sets of speakers which I am currently doing by using 1/4 jacks through the line inputs on the Focusrite 2i2. I also have a Rode NT1 but I don't use it much only when recording other Artists as I don't sing myself. My budget is about €500. And I am currently considering the following: Option 1 Keeping my current set up and buying 2 x Yamaha HS 7 or Yamaha HS 7 MP (Not sure of the difference) Mackie Big Knob Passive Option 2 Selling my Focusrite 2i2 Mackie Big Knob Studio 2 x Yamaha HS 7 or Yamaha HS 7 MP (Not sure of the difference) Option 3 Either one of the interface options above but changing the monitors to 2 x Adam T7V or similar? Thanks and looking forward to hearing what you guys think.
I want to do live music (couple of vocals, a karaoke track, or couple of instruments) using my analog mixer and sending the sound output to this speaker. What speaker should I buy for indoor where we have say 15+ people max?
Just bought a pair of these JBL and I can't believe the amount of noise I'm hearing, everybody seems to like them, I would just like to know how can one get used to hearing that... Does the rest of the monitor really make up for that? Anyway these are NOT monitors you can play music quietly with. You have to turn the volume quite high to cover their intrinsic noise.
