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yoTrakkz « take these monitors with you »
Published on 10/16/11 at 21:55The M1 Active 320 USB monitors reveal detail well, even in the lower frequency range. Their sound staging is impressive, e.g. vocals can appear to come from between the speakers. My only problem was a slight mismatch in volume balance. Definitely worth the money. Compared to higher-priced units these don't have separate power supplies and cords, and they share a volume control mounted on the front of the right speaker - nice conveniences. Recommended.
SOUNDS
Having used another USB interface that I hated, I was fully prepared to have this one be easily clogged with data. I am using an HP dv2000 laptop (dual processor and 2 gig of RAM), with the latest version of ASIO4ALL installed. I recorded my test into Audacity.
I must admit to having been a combination of both skeptical and hopeful when I first saw these online. When I watched the demos Alesis posted, I was even more so. However, after testing them like I did, I am sold! For a small, integrated system, these are great and I have no qualms in recommending them to others in similar situations.
OVERALL OPINION
Within minutes of setting these speakers up, the left (slave) speaker would intermittently lose the audio signal for as long as 15 to 30 seconds at a time. Since this is a slave speaker with the audio coming from the right speaker through a small-gauge wire and mini-plug, there is no way the problem was related to the source or signal to the master speaker. I admit they sound good for the size/money, but I'm taking these back and will probably replace them with another brand model. The best thing about them is that they are usb, so you don’t have to have a audio control in order to use these as your monitors to your set up. It doesn’t matter what kind of set up you have as long as your computer has usb 2.0 these will work for you. They are very portable also.
SOUNDS
Having used another USB interface that I hated, I was fully prepared to have this one be easily clogged with data. I am using an HP dv2000 laptop (dual processor and 2 gig of RAM), with the latest version of ASIO4ALL installed. I recorded my test into Audacity.
I must admit to having been a combination of both skeptical and hopeful when I first saw these online. When I watched the demos Alesis posted, I was even more so. However, after testing them like I did, I am sold! For a small, integrated system, these are great and I have no qualms in recommending them to others in similar situations.
OVERALL OPINION
Within minutes of setting these speakers up, the left (slave) speaker would intermittently lose the audio signal for as long as 15 to 30 seconds at a time. Since this is a slave speaker with the audio coming from the right speaker through a small-gauge wire and mini-plug, there is no way the problem was related to the source or signal to the master speaker. I admit they sound good for the size/money, but I'm taking these back and will probably replace them with another brand model. The best thing about them is that they are usb, so you don’t have to have a audio control in order to use these as your monitors to your set up. It doesn’t matter what kind of set up you have as long as your computer has usb 2.0 these will work for you. They are very portable also.