All user reviews of 2/5 for the Alesis M1Active MKII

I was looking for a pair of monitors "inexpensive to work my prods before going into the studio, I have possd passive one million previously, I used much for listening HI-FI as for r settings of my instrumentals ...
I produce hip hop instrumentals.

SONORITS

Neutral is really not the word that characterizes them, the image is large enough for the speakers in this price, the sound is quite clear in the treble, more rough in mdiums and dsastreux in .The low passive model that I used before with RA150 amp was more prcis in acute and mdiums but totally dpourvu bass, I wanted to step to this problem with the active model and j ' could finally hear my bass, but in a "mess" amazing ... I would go even further, it is difficult to choose precisely a low type from those speakers.

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use them for 2 years now and I knew that in this range of speakers, you should not expect to much but I wanted tent stroke, compared to the very attractive price which remains THE greatest asset these speakers.
I worked on a few pairs of speakers before (Dynaudio, yamaha, samson, Mackie, tannoy, Genelec ...) and it is almost the worst ...
I think when no monitor speakers, has still valid, they are almost the only ones in this range accessible to all.
Looking back, I do not have that choice, I am now persuaded of the importance of conomiser to buy a very good pair of monitors is the basis of a studio and n 'There are no secrets for me the best references are the Gnlec 1030 series and the new Dynaudio, but it is above all a matter of taste.
Alesis ... Hmm !!! They are weird these people right?

Specifications: Speakers normally active so good compromise amp / speaker
what use? Personal home studio, amateur
What configuration? Must be the sounds of a drum machine, synthesizer, bass guitar (check table: boss BR8)

SOUNDS

After going to listen to these speakers, so here is the opinion of an amateur wanting to have fun by mixing compounds.

The sound is clear, it does not bleed! Why There's a big difference with my music system

For cons, the trumpet solo by Randy Brecker ... Ouch ouch ears! Ditto for the charley Idris Muhammad ... In short the treble are aggressive for my taste!

low, not bad although I regret not being able to connect a subwoofer if I want I do a little pleasure from time to time. Ok it's monitoring, but it allows eg Samson and TSE is not required to mix that with these speakers!

Mediums ... Well where are they? I felt like a gd hollow in the middle of the spectrum.

In short it sounds a little box but I think for the price, you can not ask for more!

Last point ... 2x100W, I expected it moves ... Outside the store I could put them at the bottom without any problems ... It seemed to me soft!

OVERALL OPINION

In Summary
+
Good quality / price ratio

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Sound a little hollow
No possibility of adding a subwoofer or play on the media to gratify a little ear qd we want to have fun
Aggressive acute
The volume buttons derrrière c not practice top!

In short, I have not bought!

Powered speakers, the response curve is up to 38 Hz at the bottom and the departing aspet made "serious and qualitquot,.

What use? Departing for the studio ....

SOUNDS

Curve frequency drives is it sufficiently neutral?
Well, no, well lprobleme EST. It descends to the bottom, yes but cest has a soft and a lack of precision. For mdiums, eh what mdiums? For the upper spectrum was going, and APRS cest enough prcis 8:00 EST dcoute not too tiring.
Filing stro? ouis was going
Dynamics? Bof.

OVERALL OPINION

I have consumed used for 3 weeks.
Particularity that jaime most: the small blue Lumire
The least? sound
Well qualitprix the report, its a bit difficult because
the price is what else, but hey, who has achte to the mix,
and bin it goes in front of sacred surprise. For cons for hi-fi speakers
They are nice plutt.

I did not choose, but tested for long sessions of comparison ...

SOUNDS

The frequency curve, talking about:
These low, but what blur (not really artistic). When I hear that the advantage of its speakers to the concurrency is that it does not require a subwoofer, a subwoofer is not necessarily done for the low (the majority of speakers in this range Price out at frequencies of lower and lower) but to have accuracy.
The medium?? Who talked about media ........ I would say that the good is a point common to many speakers 'modern'.

OVERALL OPINION

What I like least, it is the frequency response. And yes, I have compared to many other speakers in the same price range.
Not to be selected for monitoring. Strictly speaking for a simple stereo listening, but for that there's more in the same price range.
Perhaps an attractive value for money at the time, but now there's more for the same price.
Let no one say that we should not be a damn good musician to be allowed to slip these speakers!
When I hear that some have chosen for their flattering side I'm sick: it was believed they did not understand much about the principle of monitoring ...
Especially do not take it wrong, 2 years ago when I started monitoring the m'interresser, I did not detect these cappable deffauts who now seem to me ... HUGE (too much for the monitoring).

The many positive reviews and the fact that they boasted this product as excellent in terms of quality / price ratio, it was also my first pair of monitoring.

My current config:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz
4GB Ram
1TB HDD
Digidesing 001
Alesis M1 Mk2 ....( I intend to change)

SOUNDS

So the big problem with these speakers is that they are far too flattering, especially at the low / sub ...

The end result will be different, or anywhere you listen, even if these early problems were glaring differences, I got a bit blurred over time.

Listen to his mix low volume does not do very well, it must be pushed a little, see a little too am suitable for this.

Otherwise it gets worse, but hey, if you do not mind work frequencies, it is better to something more neutral ..

OVERALL OPINION

I have for some years, and I dream to make something better, pro .. I think dailleurs soon crack the Event Opal home for radical change and be quiet for long!

For a first pair of monitoring, the Alesis, his would have been worse, and I have been having fun on it but I really feel the need to move on to evolve hoped ..

No, it was my first near-field monitor. I use them in a home studio.

SOUNDS

The curve is not neutral at all. The sound is seen largely devoid of all subtlety and widely distorted. It's a little deaf, unspecified in the medium, the treble without being aggressive are not present.

OVERALL OPINION

I use them much but for many years. I just bought the Adam A7, it is certainly more than double in price but still relatively cheap compared to high-end models.
I can not see the interest to buy cheap monitors nearby. As well use his hi-fi! Really, I do not like, pianos are cool, digital, dark ... Is unspecified, and it is unclear that it is not flattering! It's cheap and uninteresting, in my opinion. Save as much.