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charlus « Good value for money »
Published on 05/22/12 at 04:16
Best value:
Excellent
Active speakers, compact dimensions, serious brand.
I use them for mixing (music and post-production) but together with a BX30A sub. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to work. But I'm old and deaf!
SOUNDS
I think it has a pretty honest frequency response, but I cheat because I have a 31-band EQ to correct it. I know that makes purists crazy, but I don't care. My mixes are better since I did that.
Otherwise I always had problems with the cut-off frequency of 2-way speakers, which I think it's tricky to work with vocals.
No ugly surprises concerning the dynamic response, but I work at relatively high volumes.
My speakers are placed according to the norm (isosceles triangle) and the acoustics of my studio are treated. As a result, my stereo image is perfect.
OVERALL OPINION
I've used them for five years and I have nothing bad to say about their value for money, except for a big drawback: I use them with a sub. Without it, they clip with the kick alone!
My only motivation when choosing a pair of speakers is that I can recognize my mixes in my car, on my music system at home, on my laptop...and, before any mastering, which is what happens with the spatialization (stereo image and effects), a little less with the vocals and the lows. Cut-off frequency at 1.5kHz, a sub and an appropriate mode for my room at 80Hz.
I prefer them to the Genelecs, whose highs are too in-your-face, the somewhat soft Tannoys, the Adam (nice ribbon tweeter for listening but dangerous for mixing due to transients), and the Mackies, which I've never understood what makes them so interesting to some.
I use them for mixing (music and post-production) but together with a BX30A sub. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to work. But I'm old and deaf!
SOUNDS
I think it has a pretty honest frequency response, but I cheat because I have a 31-band EQ to correct it. I know that makes purists crazy, but I don't care. My mixes are better since I did that.
Otherwise I always had problems with the cut-off frequency of 2-way speakers, which I think it's tricky to work with vocals.
No ugly surprises concerning the dynamic response, but I work at relatively high volumes.
My speakers are placed according to the norm (isosceles triangle) and the acoustics of my studio are treated. As a result, my stereo image is perfect.
OVERALL OPINION
I've used them for five years and I have nothing bad to say about their value for money, except for a big drawback: I use them with a sub. Without it, they clip with the kick alone!
My only motivation when choosing a pair of speakers is that I can recognize my mixes in my car, on my music system at home, on my laptop...and, before any mastering, which is what happens with the spatialization (stereo image and effects), a little less with the vocals and the lows. Cut-off frequency at 1.5kHz, a sub and an appropriate mode for my room at 80Hz.
I prefer them to the Genelecs, whose highs are too in-your-face, the somewhat soft Tannoys, the Adam (nice ribbon tweeter for listening but dangerous for mixing due to transients), and the Mackies, which I've never understood what makes them so interesting to some.