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Kevbo · Joined: 03 Mar 2019 Posts: 33

Just looking to see what a lot of you use for "speakers" when playing at home. Do you use a keyboard stage amp? Studio monitors? If so, what brand and model?

I'm torn between purchasing Yamaha HS7 or Adam Audio T7V, and then an additional subwoofer, which I'm still not sure of which one.

EDIT: I'm not worried about mixing down, but rather just enjoy playing. So with a Kronos, would I still want my monitors to be as flat as can be, or do you find a warmer monitor compliments the Kronos better?

benny ray · Platinum Member Joined: 28 Nov 2014 Posts: 621

I use studio monitors I think they are JBL 305 they sound very good. Good monitors for the money. Sure they are some that are better but these are best bang for the buck value IMO.

I also use headphones alot depends on my situation at home.
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Gunnar · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 7:31 am Post subject:

I picked up a pair of ESI nEAR 05 some 15 years ago and I've been using those ever since. Nothing fancy, but they sound ok.

When I got the Kronos a few years back I considered upgrading to something a bit more fashionable, but I've since concluded that a much bigger problem than the speakers is the fact that my "studio" is in the corner of a medium sized room covered with mostly empty plaster walls and no acoustic treatment. As an example, the decay of a hand-clap is about a second Smile

So to circumvent that problem, I tend to also listen through headphones and also take the mix into living room, the car, etc..

(We'll be moving in a few months though, and I plan to get some level of acoustic treatment to my new music room / office. Once the acoustics are under control, I might decide I need a new pair of speakers and then I'll return to this thread and others like it for recommendations)
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bobmusic · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:00 am Post subject:

Since 4 years I use Yamaha MSP7 - Studiomonitors with Yamaha SW10 - Subwoofer. I bought the system second hand for a reasonable price and enjoying every second of using it.
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Broadwave · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:14 am Post subject:

I just have a simple pair of M-Audio BX8-D3's. Very comfortable to listen to, but most importantly, they suit the dimensions of my room.
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DeltaJockey · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:24 pm Post subject:

My main monitors are Adam A7X's, and they are in my opinion as good as their reputation implies. I do also have a pair of A3X's for which I move around as portable.
I find however, that the Adam monitors while the quality of the sound is noticeably finer than most other monitors I've listened to, there are a couple of things about them to note....
the stereo image is not as well defined, or as wide as compared to some other monitors particularly those with dome tweeters. I think the ribbon drivers play a part in this. I also find the frequency response to be a little weaker comparatively, in the midrange, though I treat that as a positive, due to my taste and hearing. (I don't do very much mixing of late).

I've also recently had some satisfaction with iLoud Micromonitors paired up with a cheapish 8 inch KRK Subwoofer. I get an incredible and powerful sound in a very compact portable setup, and the Kronos does sound very impressive when playing through this when out and about.

I'll be very interested in these new iLoud MTM's with the mic calibration, when they are released. If the current micromonitors are anything to go by, they should be very impressive for portable monitors.
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DJCobbSalad · Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 27 Location: Los Angeles

The JBL 3 series are very very good for the price. I have several of the 308 and 305 monitors (I have two 7.1 setups), they outperform anything in their price range and most things above it. I work in film music and they also translate great to dub stages. Personally not a fan of Adam's, the tweeter is way too aggressive and overhyped for mixing and they don't translate well to other rooms/speakers, but if you're just using them for playback they can sound great.

For gigs I'm using a QSC K10.2 loudspeaker. It's ok, kind of a big bump in the 90-100hz range that I try to EQ out, but otherwise pretty solid and very loud.

Drummond · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:13 pm Post subject:

Yamaha HS80
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Kevbo · Joined: 03 Mar 2019 Posts: 33

ponkine · Junior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Posts: 95

JBL 308

Great sound. And they're unexpensive
Best bang for the buck!

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Sam CA · Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:09 am Post subject:

Focal Twin 6be , but they're not exactly cheap.
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StephenKay · Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:08 am Post subject:

Genelec.
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