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Don Awareh · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:51 am Post subject: POll about speakers setting

hi,

Maybe some of you may know, there are allot of people still using their speakers from home or just can't afford good monitors. So when these people get a change to connect their MIDI device to monitors.

(read poll)

Explanation.. I want to know if people have the same opinions about the quality of normal speakers and monitors. What they think about it, and is it neccassery to only work with monitors!

Sharp · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:00 am Post subject:

Hello.

I’m sorry but I just don’t understand what your asking. Can you explain this a bit more ?.

Regards.
Sharp.

Vim · Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:36 am Post subject:

I think he wants to know if there is an discernable difference when using pro quality special purpose studio monitors when doing mixes as opposed to when u use plain ole vanilla consumer grade home theatre type set-ups.

I guess the answer to his question would be yes there is a difference if you use them in the same listenning environment. Some times home speakers have a particular range of frequencies that are boosted or hyped (this is often parametric though with a fixed Q). eg Bose AM10 and 15 series has a boost around the 1 & 4 khz frequencies while the Whaferdale Pacific series has a boost in the 1 and 5 khz range. The B & W Nautaulis however is boosted in the 200 - 250 hz as well as the 1, 5 8 and 12 Khz range.

JBL touts their LSR6000 series to have a lineraly flat response. etc etc.

Heck sometimes it makes sense to just use speakers that sound good in a room and learn to adjust for frequencies that are hyped or masked.
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