General Inquiry: Moniters

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muskgrave

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Hello Everyone,

I was just curious as to what the difference is between a studio moniter and a standard hi-fi stereo speaker? The ones I've seen usually look pretty standard..do they support a wider range of frequencies? Just something I was wondering..I'm sure someone can give me a great explanation :).

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The quick answer is, studio monitors are "FLAT" and true, Hi-Fi speakers are hyped and color the sound. Do some searches in this forum - there's a lot of good info already in there.
 
Seanmorse79 said:
The quick answer is, studio monitors are "FLAT" and true, Hi-Fi speakers are hyped and color the sound. Do some searches in this forum - there's a lot of good info already in there.
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Actually, that's not quite so........

The real difference is in the design of the intended listening distance...nearfields are designed to be listened to in the "nearfield" - about 4-5 feet.... HiFi speakers are designed for listening distances beyond 6-7 feet.

How accurate/uncolored they are is related more to the design and generally has a direct correlation with price.... ie, the more expensive the monitor is, the more accurate and unhyped they tend to be....

But the room makes a huge difference as well -- great speakers in a bad room will sound like crap.......

Except for listening distance, there are more similarities between high-end (audiophile) speakers and good monitors.

At the lo-end of the budget scale, there could be radical differences all pretty much related to how much design was compromised for selling price....
 
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