All user reviews of 3/5 for the Alesis Monitor One MkII

Passive 2-way: 1 * 13cm + tweeter, bass reflex AR harbor, 120 watts rms announced! ..... A 80/90w max seems more real. hifi speaker more than monitor: response curve V with little mid (1-2k) and bcp 80hz and 10kHz. not really faithful.

SOUNDS

sounds nice but far from a studio monitor ..... (Not "flat" at all)
AVERAGING quite dynamic, stereo suitable lack of clarity in the mid / hi mid. due to a small peak (2/3) to very wide 600hz.

OVERALL OPINION

small or stereo broadcast editing: yes; studio monitoring / mixing / mastering: not really suitable.
the model amplified bass reflex ports on the front (* 2 small) but less convincing than the passive (only 1 big bass reflex port AR), on the other hand, Alesis RA150 amp avoided with advice (and others in the series ): pb relay HP after 2/3ans! (See forums), and its really ugly, also a good amp HiFi uncorrected, will better the deal. (Currently harmann kardon 90w * 2).

I had heard from a friend and I liked the bass for such monitors.
Personally I use today to mix podcasts and they are very good for that because less accurate than my HR824 which will reveal all the defects of my mix.
That said they serviced me well at the beginning thanks to their low price.
Good bass and a casually its pretty balanced. But not super fine / detailed.

SOUNDS

Good momentum.

OVERALL OPINION

I have been a good ten years coupled with the amp that goes well with and never had a problem.
For the price, they do the job! And I like their dynamic to my DJ mixes.
Sorry not to be too specific but it is very long as I have.
Also I paid much more expensive at the time. And if they are now at 150 €, this is a good deal.
Prefer the model can be amplified on the other hand ...
I do not know if I will ever choose after 10 years, may be if my budget will be limited ...

Use for over two years to compose and monitor mixes.
amplifier with a Technics SE-A1000 (2x100watts sub 4ohm) and used in a pice of 25m and 3m ceiling with acoustic rather average.

SOUNDS

- THE FREQUENCY RESPONSE is not neutral because the fever is really set avant.Il is a trough between 500 and 1000 Hz (see my profile for the position)
- The stereo is not bad but the fact that the highs are a little ahead fake it.
Serious lack of it, but DEFINITIONS down pretty well for the rest of the spectrum is suitable, the top spectrum is dtaillbr />-dynamics is rather good

OVERALL OPINION

The more the price and the ratio Q / P o especially now they are found less than 200euros pair.
Cons: the glaring lack of good linaritj'ai begin to know, I find it hard to mix that transpose to other systeme.je always ended with a muffled and heavy.
Otherwise the work area is relatively small because the high is too prescriptive.

replaced by Dynaudio BM6P it now serve as secondary costs of

Concerning the technical specifications of this product, and what attracted me the most, it is the 120w of power, more powerful studio monitors above one is free to stick the amp of our choice.

For use in the studio rather large area in my opinion. And for the beginner or tight budget anyway: EXELLENT quality / price ratio.

I use an amp with ALESIS RA150, the two go together.

SOUNDS

The frequency curve slightly favors the upper spectre.Le internal crossover seems still a bit "stingy" in the low end on the rest of it's acute and medium are reproduced perfectly above the upper spectrum that do not saturate!

The stereo image is accurate.

The sound is very clear in the high end (big highlight for me).

OVERALL OPINION

I use them for 6 months, no problem.

+ = Clear and acute power handling (they support big amp).

- = Low end a little behind.

QUALITY / PRICE EXELLENT

With experience I recommend this choice for the beginner / tight budget ... it gets better as well!