Amp for NS10s

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I just bought a pair of NS10s and was wondering if anyone can suggest a good amp or share some tips on how to choose a good amp for them, as far as adequate power and sound quality. Is something like the RA-100 a good choice? I really like the price.

I am new to doing my own recording so any advice would be appreciated. I know that a lot of people will tell me to sell the NS10s and get something else, but I have other reference monitors to use as well.
 
Normally I'd go off on my "Your speakers are only as good as the amp driving them" thing... But with NS10's, (IMO/E) you can pretty much throw anything in front of them and they're pretty much going to sound the same. So, try the Alesis. Or a used Hafler perhaps.
 
im using an alesis ra150 with mine.

like massive said, anything decent will be fine.

EXCEPT anything that says Sampson... my boss tried to push one on me, i brought it back to him 3 days later- the mud was coming out of every gap in the speaker cabinet..

alot of people use crown d75's. i would too if i could've found one at the time.
 
The studio I used to work at had a RA100 when I first started there. He used NS10's exclusively. I brought in my Hafler and the owner HEARD the immediate difference between them! He bought a Hafler later that week.

So, I do NOT agree that you cannot tell the difference just because NS10's are involved.

And I DO NOT think the RA100 is worth ANY amount of money, nor ANY Sampson amp either!!!
 
Funny Fordvan as I never use my NS10's ,and In have 2 sets, as I think they sound like total shit. Lots of midrange etc. Maybe I should think about new amp. Hey, the RA100 was free!
 
they do sound like shit- the purpose i guess.

could it really be the amp? my boss uses a hafler with his, and they still sound like shit IMO..

what model hafler are you using?
 
I think both Fordie and Massive are correct. NS-10s will sound thin no matter what amp you hook up to them, but a better amp will make them sound like a better amp run through thin-sounding monitors.

G.
 
I' going to get a better amp for my NS 10's so I can here the shit-ness beter :p
 
I have an RA 100. I am really not impressed. :rolleyes: Sound is mediocre and the build is shit, the volume knobs always give me grief. I have owned quite a few pieces of Alesis gear over the years, and I am officially giving up. I really question their gear and especially quality control. My 70 dollar Sherwood stereo receiver isnt that much worse than the Alesis, it is certainly built better. I may hook it up tomorrow and take the Alesis down. Thats not a glowing review of Alesis. :mad:
 
Alesis shit quality?

I have had my 2 RA100 amps, one of which was from live band rack, my 2 generations of ADATs ,4 each, from blackface to XT's , so thats 8 ADATs total and presently 2 HD24, Masterlink and fireport. No problems. I used to be very picky about maintaining the ADATS, new idler wheel, cleaning them. So far Alesis has been good to me.
 
jmorris said:
I have had my 2 RA100 amps, one of which was from live band rack, my 2 generations of ADATs ,4 each, from blackface to XT's , so thats 8 ADATs total and presently 2 HD24, Masterlink and fireport. No problems. I used to be very picky about maintaining the ADATS, new idler wheel, cleaning them. So far Alesis has been good to me.
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Interesting. I have had maybe 8 pieces and had a problem with almost every one. One of my violins was 322 years old, so I know how to care for stuff. :D In fact, I cant recall any other gear giving me trouble. Its not that I am a snob or a basher, I bought the stuff in the first place. The amp is noisy, the volume knobs have been messed up since I bought it.

I will go with Yamaha stuff now. My gear is usually entry level stuff, I have had lots of Yamaha and never had a problem.
 
Not to start an NS-10 debate but I do agree NS-10 are supposed to sound like ass and, yes, good mixes do sound good on NS-10s. If you can make it sound good on an NS-10...blah blah blah.....

Get a decent amp. Decent amps can sound as good as great amps but bad amps can't sound like decent amps. Don't get the cheapest amp you can find.
 
griffd said:
Sad but true:

Hafler Special Annoucement

Dear Hafler Enthusiasts,

Hafler Professional products are no longer being manufactured.

see www.hafler.com/home

Dan
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Not much need for them. When I went to Guitar Center a few weeks ago, they only had one pair of passive monitors in the store (KRK ST8s). I bought them, now they have none. :D
 
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