All user reviews for the Fostex PM-1

What characteristics have motivated your choice?
initially it was the price that made me decide.
For what purpose?
for component mixing and premaster.

SOUNDS

The frequency curve is sufficiently neutral?
I would say that 50 Hz to about 2 kHz is good, it's pretty linear contrast over it tend to add shine, so you have to be careful about mixing the acute frequency.
The stereo image is good?
yes it is very good.

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
for 8 years.
Have you tried many other models before buying it?
no it's the first one I buy from I is not changer.j 'took my cue and used it, so I began to know them very well and be accurate with in my mixes. so for now I care.
What is the particular feature you like best and least?
to +
It's very nice.
It has good accuracy.
to the -
The acute-frequency fatigue, one can ear on long-term listening.
How would you rate the quality / price?
it is very good because it is really cheap.
With experience, you do again this choice? ...
if I had the means u on the spot I'd turned my worm adam, but as I was told now that I will be following it made me very well.

I wanted to sound quality in order to make models that go everywhere. And there is no significant distortion in sound reproduction. It is in a professional that I used.

I have a Tascam US branches to 428 and gives very good

SOUNDS

- The curve frequency drives is it sufficiently neutral?
Yes for me, and I am very demanding

- Stereo image is good?
Excellent, I stro Discoveries effects on CD which I do not even have supper there.

- The sound is clear and prcis across the spectrum?
It is simply beautiful. perfect for both classical music than techno ...

OVERALL OPINION

I am blown away by these speakers I've experienced before you buy.
It was for me a small piece (and my room of 15 M2 are super strong (I'm a quarter of its power and they do not saturate the bottom)
The bass is really respect and prcises (slightly less than the M6 ​​but must also see the price)
Pan impressive because it can be in space or are the instruments. (In a classical orchestra is important) and that was my scotch.
Discoveries I subtleties in the songs, which copes me despite my headphone costs at or very good Hi-Fi
They reveal the mistakes ... and registration for mixing is crucial
A report quality price gnial. I heard Tapco, the MSP5 (its a little box), and M6 (but I have yet to win the lotto), the Berhinger, the Alesis .... but that s the FOXTEX 'come out victorious.
I rediscover all my CDs and electro acoustic pieces, is happiness. (Ahhhh glisss the strings on the guitar, ptits lick of the flute ....)

I would do without this choice hsiter. It matches my tastes, and criteria of neutrality.
I made them listen to a sound Ing silent breath of quality for that price ... and a bottle ... So why hsiter?

What characteristics have motivated your choice?
monitoring respectful of the work I wanted to provide its

For what purpose?
homestudio

SOUNDS

The frequency curve is sufficiently neutral?
excellent
The stereo image is good?
really good
The sound is clear and precise on the spectrum? yes
- The dynamics are respected it ...? yes

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
for a week

Have you tried many other models before buying it?
yes, Genelec 1029 (too expensive for what it is) and 1030 (off-budget), B2031 Berhinger truth blah, yuck MSP5, Tannoy Reveal active mouai no more ....

How would you rate the quality / price?
really excellent, try the 580 euros and you say in the new
With experience, you do again this choice? Yes, friends of mine will get them

What characteristics have motivated your choice?
The size of HP (not too small), no vent in the back, the dimensions of the caissons, Fostex's reputation.
I use them in home studio for all operations of the recording to mixing and mastering.
What configuration?
PC, P4, Logic 5.5, Echo Mia Midi.

SOUNDS

The frequency curve is sufficiently neutral? Yes, after running for 24 hours
The stereo image is good? Very good
The sound is clear and precise on the spectrum? It's a real treat after running
The dynamics are respected? ... I rediscovered my old mix made with HP Mutimedia and I do not understand why my mixes sounded as at home, in fact I mix my HP multimedia. Of course

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it? several weeks
- What is so special that you love the most, least? Plus, the value for money sonnorité, no complicated settings. In fact the only adjustment is the level of gain. Minimum, the vagueness of the gain knob, it is very small and lack the scale of reference. Other surprise, the gain is zero when you unpack the speakers the first time, on reflection it is quite logical, but it's a strange feeling "no sound".

- Have you tried many other models before buying it? I know that models of studio pros, Dynaudio, Genelec, ElectroVoice ...

- How would you rate the quality / price? Excellent

- With experience, you do again this choice? ... yes without hesitation

Buy for my home studio I have the cost of other speakers to compare qualitprix:
MSP10 yam, msp 5, NS10, truth, Tapco S5, Alesis, and then my Fostex

considering the price (especially in Germany 500) and for my use it is perfect.

SOUNDS

They are neutral, the stereo is really good, the sound clear and Sufis prcis mostly mediums and good momentum.

for the price and my ears ptites there is no better!

OVERALL OPINION

In any franchsie biensur are terrible but there are better more expensive, APRS we must know and work consquence

If I have 10 c around it suit me all points of views, we will see later for a 2 pairs of Coutes ....
y! go !!!!!!!

What characteristics have motivated your choice?

-The size ratio between the two hp giving a good resolution of the sound spectrum overall.

For what purpose?

-To compose, mix, listen to see my components as those of friends

-What configuration? pentium 1.8giga 1024 ram. Cubase SX and VST plug-ins

SOUNDS

The frequency curve is sufficiently neutral?

-Difficult to be precise on this poit joker

The stereo image is good?

very good for the price I am impressed. I think the size of the speakers is not bad

The sound is clear and precise on the spectrum?

- After several attempts on several other models, I found a finesse that was not the other (MSP5, truth, bx8) although some were close (eg bx8). 6 months after a regal past my ears on MSP5 revived. they are not aggressive and mixing several hours becomes less difficult than on MSP5 by ex.on is not in the court of the M6 ​​c is on but not head of the range of problems.

The dynamics are respected? ...

- Not "too" expressive these speakers do not reserve surprises, it is roughly on what is a. I rest on the buttocks for the price.

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?

- One week and already I'm about to have what I need. c is the MSP5 after the holidays hehe

What is so special that you like most and least?

It least: can be a bit lacking power amp level, and behind the volume knob and no guts to settle correctly.
It more neutral, not tiring to listen on a mix that lasts, the definition of homogeneity across the spectrum.

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?

- MSP5, truth, bx8, krk, Tapco

How would you rate the quality / price?

very well

With experience, you do again this choice? ...

c is still a little young but I think yes, if I change my mind I would come talk about it but I doubt it.

ps: note that j'attribus 9 is based on its category that is not obviously "toutescategories"

I needed the most versatile monitors major effort to compose and mix

SOUNDS

Curve fairly neutral with a little more in the low freq, the sound is clear and spatially rpart. Trs trs and especially good momentum!

OVERALL OPINION

I use these speakers for several months, and I was among several hsit MODELS BX5 note the M-Audio. But there really is no comparison, it may be less beautiful ke M-audio but the cost does not forgive. They bcp more safe and impressive dynamics. In addition they go down lower in the low freq, what ki is super important for monitors of this size and for music I do ke (black amricaine)

I used to major cost in home studio, direct derrire a sound card.
I chose them because they are the only speakers in this price range that are unanimously in the tests.
Simply because they are imbalances.
I looked exactly the balance for a single cost, mat.

SOUNDS

Good neutrality (some do not like this neutrality and say they are "flat" ... it is the goal!).
Small bump at the bottom of the lower, certainly due to the bass reflex (like all the bass reflex is the design that is a).
Gnant but it is not at all.
Low trs own farms, and finally stretched enough for the size of the boomers.
That's what surprises the first cost, as low a (APRS running!) On such small speakers.
Stereo Image trs good.
Acute prcis and not tiring at all the long (many others pierce the eardrums that price, so we lower the treble and APRS ... there are more!).

OVERALL OPINION

Use the last few months, the time will integrate well into my indoor, lapping the (very important), well analyzed by listening to CDs on it.
They go well trs Test CD (Stereo image, depth ...).
I am more pleased.
Report qualitprix unbeatable!
I do it again this choice without hsitation.
I bought them in England, it is the cheapest place to find them.
Otherwise, it begins to have second-hand.
I love them!
No default for that price, you can find more equilibrated! 10 everywhere!

I have a small home studio that will use a card digi 9632 soon and I needed decent speakers under 600 euros. The choice seemed fostex INTERESTED Boomer with a Diameter allowing esprer DEFINITIONS good bass.

SOUNDS

And I was not, the sound is really trs prcis mdium in low and serious, Stereo image is excellent. It really does feel that its color is not as with other loudspeakers. In the comparative costs, the Alesis, M-audio and yamaha are far derrire. Only + Genelec subwoofer and Adam suprieurs it significantly, especially in the treble but the price is not the same.

OVERALL OPINION

I have now for a month and I am not of if I had to start over I will take the same without hsiter the ratio quality price is unbeatable, there is no doubt, test before purchasing any enclosure monitoring.

I was looking at the base of speakers montoring to make their own arrangements and premasters listenable. So the speakers to work long and comfortably (exit the Yamaha that tire the ears) with a frequency response curve but off the flattest possible (FRO Mackie, not Berhinger) and a reasonable price range a home studio. I have a mixer broadcast Mitec Studio Server 16 tracks, an external sound card Ohmega Lexicon, an internal card MiaMIDI a PC PIV 3GHz, 1.5GB DDr3200.

SOUNDS

The frequency curve has been particularly use neutral, Night in the low below 300 Hz, which finally allowed me to mix properly attacks the piano and a bass kick + all, phew! In the low and high medium neutrality is correct as well use, I suspect a small bump around 2Khz/4Khz, but this is may be due to the configuration of the room. The highs are very audible, slightly weathered audessus of 10Khz (but again, the problem of acoustic or analog preamps of my table?) The stereo image seems quite well respected. The dynamic is very heartfelt, which prevents, for example, surmixer a battery against a quartet of strings, which can be annoying.

OVERALL OPINION

I use these speakers for 3 months now.
+ Neutrality in terms of frequency response curve.
+ The materials of very good quality (can be pushed fully into the low or high).
+ A dynamic faithful to the original sound recording.
+ Price.

- The size (Tweaters too small compared to the low HP), which leads to my taste a slight imbalance in the media.

I bought a month ago a pair of Fostex PM1. Negotiate a pigalle 525 for info.

I use music to electro acoustic and linking: so I needed a versatile and relative neutrality on all frquences, not my EXAGRES electro bass sound and keep the s acoustic instruments.

SOUNDS

The Fostex have this huge advantage for me to be relatively neutral and fair review of the whole spectrum.
The sound is clean, although faithful in the treble (for hi-hats for example). Still, this is not tiring Fidler for the ears, and you can mix together without a Journe headache (which is less the case for me with Yamaha MSP5 boomers to some bold).

OVERALL OPINION

The report quality price of these speakers is absolutely excellent. For 520-550, it has very good speakers with which you can get a sound that rings on any media type.
My test is my mp3 player. I listen to my mixes in this player and I must say that it goes impeccable: the bass do not saturate, which proves the accuracy of the speakers.
The sound is precise, the instruments are clear.

In résumé with Fostex PM1, the mixes that we do not give out surprises. And I think that's really what we are looking at the speakers.

- What characteristics have motivated your choice?

his equal on the whole spectrum

- For what purpose?

adjust its instruments

- What amp / What configuration? ...

Output audio delta 44

SOUNDS

- The frequency curve is sufficiently neutral?

model accuracy throughout the frequency ranges

- The stereo image is good?

yes

- The sound is clear and precise on the spectrum?

yes but less than 30 to 40 hz

- The dynamics are respected? ...

yes

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?

6 months

- What is so special that you like most and least?

low Do not stack the rest of the spectrum.
the midrange and treble are very pleasant to deal with even at low volume.
To precisely adjust the bass, start to push the volume (but even at half
it feels good power at low frequencies.)

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?

Just listen to the store, these are the speakers who have attracted the respect and clarity of the medium. Other speakers have sound too serious and / or fever. (At least for the price range lower than the fostex pm1)

- How would you rate the quality / price?

Good

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...

As I mix with a mid-range headphones that means everywhere except on the headphone.
With the fostex is good everywhere.

It is also the title excelentes to apreciate profetionnels mastered. mean everything! =)

- What technical specifications motivated your choice? I formerly owned DIVA16 + RA150 amp. The couple worked fine but no more. for the hiphop c'tait trs limit. No low mdium low limit, high and acute interesting. but good has not enough.
- For what purpose? home studio, and mix composition (model).
- What amp / What configuration? see above.

SOUNDS

- The curve frequency drives is it neutral enough? See manufacturer CHARACTERISTICS
- Stereo image is good? yes
- The sound is clear and prcis across the spectrum? yes
- The dynamic is it respect? ... yes

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it? for 1 year.
- What is the particular feature you like best and least? I visited her down, she certainly does not drop as Genelec 1031 or BM6A, but for the compactness of the enclosure is trs, trs well.
- Have you tried many other models before acqurir? yes of Diva16
- How do you report qualitprix? more than excellent. I would say even the best available.
- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ... yes no hsitation.

for home studio use it to fulfill their function without blinking, and not ashamed to face the speaker 2, 3 times more than it. little less would be to the impossibility of rgler the bass and treble depending on the environment. but good for the price ... and then there are pm2 otherwise, but Chres.
I was tested in star .... face multiple speakers.
MONITOR ONE MK2: they do not but then no comparison. blur in low, too high mdium labeled.
TRUTH B2030A: ing them tries in a sound, same one monitor.
M6 A: dja much more expensive, j'arrterais the comparison, compare what is comparable.
1031 A: same BM6A.
ROKIT 8: The only comparable to PM1, but the low and high mdium lacked "EHJV". and they sounded a little cardboard.
Tapco S8: them, but then they are pathetic. I would say the risk of being murdered: compare like with like.

my cd jaihem, an album that I know by heart is rvl me on these little speakers. I virtually redcouvert during my tests.

Views differed, but we often hear about these small speakers. it's not for nothing.