Big Jinx
Artist and Producer
Just bought a set of 8.2's and wanted to know whether or not I should even open the box, lol...What are their strengths and weaknesses??
MadAudio
Damned if I do
Whatever you do, don't touch the blue lights! I've heard of more than one pair frying because of that.
Personally I like mine quite a bit. I use a KRK RP10 sub with them, but I don't always have it on.
Big Jinx
Artist and Producer
The LED?? How can I fry them by "going to the light?", lol...That sounds funny as fuck...
MadAudio
Damned if I do
I know how it sounds, but it's true, I swear!
zed32
Re-Attached Member
i had them for a short while, experienced a problem with one of the speakers and had it replaced under warranty. i bought some KRK ST6 while the Wharfedales were out for warranty work and i ended up liking them better. the low-mids on the wharfedales just sound kinda funny to me, i couldn't really get used to them.
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travelin travis
New member
i had a pair for a while (8.2a). i don't remember all their strengths/weaknesses but i can say that you can do much better in the same price range. art slm-1 (york ysm1) smokes the wharf 8.2a in frequency response and mix translation.
they worked pretty well for casual listening of singer/songwriter type stuff but not much extension down low or high and the mids were too forward for me. translation: no translation.
they worked pretty well for casual listening of singer/songwriter type stuff but not much extension down low or high and the mids were too forward for me. translation: no translation.
Nick The Man
New member
yeah i have them too.. my blue LED came fried right outta the box.. never returned it cause its not really a big issue, but .. i dont really like them i want to upgrade big time. They dont translate very well .. id say open the box though .. when i get something new i cant resist but to rip the box to threads. but if you have the patience then i guess wait it out and see what more people say about them
SRR
New member
I put electrical tape over over the blue lights...
Other wise they work for me, you just get used to them or you don't. M-audio has a sub with a remote trigger that can send just a full range signal to just your main speakers, or a split signal with a crossover to both your speakers and to the sub. Just something I have been meaning to look into, once I get some more acoustical treatments.
Other wise they work for me, you just get used to them or you don't. M-audio has a sub with a remote trigger that can send just a full range signal to just your main speakers, or a split signal with a crossover to both your speakers and to the sub. Just something I have been meaning to look into, once I get some more acoustical treatments.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
I'm using the 8.2a's
I use the active 8.2a monitors, and they seem to have fair performance for a fair price. Considering my monitoring environment, anything more accurate would be wasted.
I use the active 8.2a monitors, and they seem to have fair performance for a fair price. Considering my monitoring environment, anything more accurate would be wasted.
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travelin travis
New member
Big Jinx
Artist and Producer
They got here today!!
"Subway Tunnel"...That's funny...Well, got them today and I can say that they are pretty "punchy"...I know that they need some "flex time" to loosen up, but they sound "ok" to me. I understand what Zaphod said about the monitoring situation. I'm not going to hard wood floors or a sloped ceiling anytime soon. I just wanted an active set of monitors that would help my mixes translate a little better to other systems. That, I'm pretty sure, will happen very nicely. Made a beat this morning with my passive Alesis and hooked these badboys up, sure enough, I immediately found shitty EQ in my mix. Thanks you English masterminds........
"Subway Tunnel"...That's funny...Well, got them today and I can say that they are pretty "punchy"...I know that they need some "flex time" to loosen up, but they sound "ok" to me. I understand what Zaphod said about the monitoring situation. I'm not going to hard wood floors or a sloped ceiling anytime soon. I just wanted an active set of monitors that would help my mixes translate a little better to other systems. That, I'm pretty sure, will happen very nicely. Made a beat this morning with my passive Alesis and hooked these badboys up, sure enough, I immediately found shitty EQ in my mix. Thanks you English masterminds........
engine joe
New member
give it time.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
It's not funny!do you live in a subway tunnel?
Just kidding.
Seriously, I mix in a 6' X 6' alcove off my bedroom. There is no way to place the monitors within that space to get anything approximating an accurate sound, particularly with regard to low and low-mid frequencies. So it's mix, master, go listen on a couple of different sources, make notes.....mix, master, etc...., repeat as necessary.