
thajeremy
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my first impression out of the box was that I was suprised at how small they are compaired to my Wharfedale's. The speakers themselves look smaller....not just the enclosure. I like that the controls are on the front where the Wharfedale's are on the back.
Now I hook them up and work on a mix that I was fairly happy with before with the Wharfedales...WOW.....Where did all that bass come from...bass guitar was too loud, kick was too loud...and it just seemed almost muddy. So I did a quick 30 min re-mix just to see what happens. took the mix to my car and WOW....Where did the bass go??? The mix sounded VERY VERY THIN.....
Now there is no question that I am hearing things with the A7's that I had not heard with the 8.2A's...and this is good....the problem is that I had been working with the Wharfedales for a good 3 years now and I have a pretty good idea of what will translate over to the car stereo the way I want it to. I can remember clients saying "turn the kick up some...I cant really hear it" and my reply would always be "just wait till you hear it in another stereo or in your car...you will hear the kick then." And it was true....in another system you could hear the kick and bass they way I intended...just not in the monitors.
I am very happy that I got the monitors....not so sure that I will need the sub that I ordered which wont be in stock till next week though...I think Im going to have to re-train myself on what translates well and what does not. hopefully it wont take too long.
anyone else have any similar experiances when upgrading from budget monitors to higher end?
Now I hook them up and work on a mix that I was fairly happy with before with the Wharfedales...WOW.....Where did all that bass come from...bass guitar was too loud, kick was too loud...and it just seemed almost muddy. So I did a quick 30 min re-mix just to see what happens. took the mix to my car and WOW....Where did the bass go??? The mix sounded VERY VERY THIN.....
Now there is no question that I am hearing things with the A7's that I had not heard with the 8.2A's...and this is good....the problem is that I had been working with the Wharfedales for a good 3 years now and I have a pretty good idea of what will translate over to the car stereo the way I want it to. I can remember clients saying "turn the kick up some...I cant really hear it" and my reply would always be "just wait till you hear it in another stereo or in your car...you will hear the kick then." And it was true....in another system you could hear the kick and bass they way I intended...just not in the monitors.
I am very happy that I got the monitors....not so sure that I will need the sub that I ordered which wont be in stock till next week though...I think Im going to have to re-train myself on what translates well and what does not. hopefully it wont take too long.
anyone else have any similar experiances when upgrading from budget monitors to higher end?