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Published on 05/14/11 at 16:24Purchased as a principal listening speaker in the studio where I work. The BM6 that I have been using for nearly 10 years were relegated to the second board.
SOUNDS
It's amazing how technology (amps and transducers) have evolved over the past ten years! In any case Adam set the bar very high with the A7X (quality and price/quality ratio).
They feature precision, sharpness and balance that I could not have imagined (especially at this price). Whether in relation to the dynamics (which I rediscovered in a new light altogether), the stereo mode (placement of sounds in space and stunning tonal plans) or the spectral balance (very precisely balanced, very linear, neither flattering nor hollow).
In fact what's good is that I feel that I have access to the sounds as real sound objects and not as different sound aspects (spectrum, dynamics, stereo).
Listening to a wide variety of reference mixes, I can almost hear the gear that was used (instruments and sound recording), I can determine very precisely everything the guy did to the mix (intentions and processings) and even the mastering is very readable. It's crazy!
I understand the problem in my mixes or the sound material to be mixed and when I hear what it can result in, it will really push me further into production work.
OVERALL OPINION
So this is a very good tool, that connects you directly to the underlying production work of the music you're listening to! Though not flattering, they let you hear things hidden in the sounds with a precision I had never experienced before.
I've been working with BM6 monitors for almost 10 years. Their unflattering characteristics always pushed me to try to make it sound even better than what I was getting (I was never happy).
And with recordings I would always think "ok, it's normal if the recording doesn't kick as with these speakers, I will have to make sure that the mix sounds good on them, so clients will be happy listening to it on any other piece of equipment."
It's so nice to be able to draw pleasure from listening to what I'm working on while at the same time being pushed to go further!
SOUNDS
It's amazing how technology (amps and transducers) have evolved over the past ten years! In any case Adam set the bar very high with the A7X (quality and price/quality ratio).
They feature precision, sharpness and balance that I could not have imagined (especially at this price). Whether in relation to the dynamics (which I rediscovered in a new light altogether), the stereo mode (placement of sounds in space and stunning tonal plans) or the spectral balance (very precisely balanced, very linear, neither flattering nor hollow).
In fact what's good is that I feel that I have access to the sounds as real sound objects and not as different sound aspects (spectrum, dynamics, stereo).
Listening to a wide variety of reference mixes, I can almost hear the gear that was used (instruments and sound recording), I can determine very precisely everything the guy did to the mix (intentions and processings) and even the mastering is very readable. It's crazy!
I understand the problem in my mixes or the sound material to be mixed and when I hear what it can result in, it will really push me further into production work.
OVERALL OPINION
So this is a very good tool, that connects you directly to the underlying production work of the music you're listening to! Though not flattering, they let you hear things hidden in the sounds with a precision I had never experienced before.
I've been working with BM6 monitors for almost 10 years. Their unflattering characteristics always pushed me to try to make it sound even better than what I was getting (I was never happy).
And with recordings I would always think "ok, it's normal if the recording doesn't kick as with these speakers, I will have to make sure that the mix sounds good on them, so clients will be happy listening to it on any other piece of equipment."
It's so nice to be able to draw pleasure from listening to what I'm working on while at the same time being pushed to go further!