Recent content by jdchess

I've been wanting to buy a good set of monitoring headphones as a supplement to my main home studio monitors and for tracking. I wanted to spend around $100. I've had several folks recommend the Sennheiser 280's, and I was seriously considering buying a pair. I was at a local retailer yesterday...

Sorry for the late reply, but I did decide on a pair of monitors...Yamaha HS50M's. They seem very honest and they work really well for what I need right now. I got a great deal on them too. Another question for everyone. I placed the desk and monitors in front of the window as GIK suggested...

You said that you would rather not have an 8" driver if possible. I was curious as to your reasons for this. So your preference for smaller room would be for a 5" or 6" 2-way with a sub versus an 8" driver without a sub? Also, in building my corner bass traps for the corners closest to the...

I just got off the phone with M-Audio. Actually spoke to a really nice guy...very personable. He said that he was unaware of a discrepancy between the listed spec and the spec on the back of the cabinet itself for BX8 D2 and Bx5 D2. He actually went and grabbed a BX8 while I was on the phone...

I agree for sure. This is true of not just monitors, but all electronics pretty much. But don't you find it strange that the listed spec on the manufacture's website and retail sites doesn't match the range listed on the back of the cabinet itself? All the reviews list the specs from the...

I noticed something interesting that I just wanted to point out. I was looking at the M-Audio website and I pulled up the closeup pics of the back of the BX5 D2 and the BX8 D2. The freq range specs for these two monitors are listed in the specification section (and on B&H Photo) as 53Hz-22kHz...

GIK, I was hoping to get your opinion on something regarding the bass traps I'm building for the front two corners of the room. These will be the traps in the corners closest to the listening/mixing position. I'm planning on making them 2' wide. Should I make them floor to ceiling, and cover...

JohnnyNowhere and fetuslasvegas, I really appreciate your thoughts on monitor selection. Both of you guys made some excellent points. CSP, Thank you for the very detailed post regarding my room and treatment. I sincerely appreciate your time. I'll definitely take those ideas into consideration.

Unfortunately, there are no local stores that carry a significant selection. I'm going out of town late next week and I'll be very close to a Guitar Center. I figured that would be a good opportunity to listen to several different monitors, but I definitely understand what you're saying about...

When you guys say scooped, do you mean a drop or a dip in the mids? When I go to listen and test out several different monitors, what should I really be listening for to begin with, aside from one sounding "better?" Aside from taking some tracks that are similar to the style I plan to...

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I follow what you're saying. The best monitor in the world can't fix problems associated with an untreated or under-treated room. That completely makes sense. I'm working on plans to build traps and panels like we discussed above, so the room will be treated decently fairly soon. So if my budget...

By 100% affixed to the wall, I assume you mean a situation where one trap's air gap was entirely enclosed in the back of the frame versus one with at least a portion of the air gap outside the frame. Correct? On a different note, I'm currently trying to decide on my first set of studio...

Is there any difference between this "built-in" air gap and air between the trap frame and the wall? For example, 4" inch insulation in a 4" frame set 4" inches off the wall versus 4" insulation in a 6" frame (2" built in air gap) set 2" off the wall. Both have 4" gaps between the insulation and...

On the issue of bass traps... With a 4" trap, I know that it's beneficial to leave an air gap between them and the wall. Would there be any benefit to building an air gap into the trap itself? For example, instead of using a 1" x 4" frame with 4" insulation, using a 1" x 6" frame with the same...