Anyone remember these bad boys??

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I recently pulled out some old monitors I had used for my computer long ago and have been using them for home recording monitors.

2 Yamaha YST M15
1 Yamaha MSW10

Here are links to pictures and stats of them.

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Yamaha_YST_M15__5457557/TabId/4

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Yamaha_YST_MSW10__5457257/TabId/4

Now, I'm new to all the talk about gear and the like. It appears by using both of them, I'd get a decent frequency range.. Anyone know about these or have any opinion about the stats??

Thanks.
 
No opinions on these as I've never used them. And folks can and will argue the merits of this speaker to that, and rightly so. But ALMOST any speaker system can be used for mixing IF YOU CAN LEARN IT. What I mean is, if you become very acquainted with how a system resolves sound so you can compensate for it's "personality", you can make good mixes through it. Better monitors just make it that much easier.
That being said, I took a peak at the links and I'd have to guess that the learning curve on these is probably going to be STEEP.
 
Nope, no experience with those particular ones. I do have some Yamaha satellites that look very similar to those. They were terrible for mixing (no bass, 2-dimensional, plastic sounding). I used this set for a while. They are some of the best sounding computer speakers I've ever heard, but they lack the midrange and upper frequency detail needed to make good mixes. I still use them to check my mixes on the sub, but I am now using M-Audio BX5's, which are much more clear sounding (like a blanket has been lifted off my music).
 
Thanks for the comments. Yah, I was in the market to getting something better, but I figured these will HOPEFULLY get me better results than some headphones.
 
I also wanted to ask.. When looking at the stats of the monitors, which specifications would make you say the learning curve would be steep??

Thanks.
 
Bassmusic808 said:
I also wanted to ask.. When looking at the stats of the monitors, which specifications would make you say the learning curve would be steep??

Thanks.
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I'm sure someone can answer this better than I can, but I'll give it a shot. Most importantly, the published frequency range is relatively useless as a spec because it only tells you that the speaker is capable of reproducing that particluar frequency. What you really want to know is how flat (even) the monitor is at reproducing a frequency spectrum. For example, those desktop satellites say they can go from 70Hz to 20000Hz. However, the output at 70Hz may be 10-20dB lower than the output at 5000Hz, or there may be a huge bump in the frequency curve at 12000Hz. You don't know looking at the specs. Ideally, good monitors are relatively flat across the entire range. Most consumer speakers don't publish this data, so there is no way of knowing. Many consumer grade speakers are hyped in the bass and somewhat in the treble response, with a big hole in the midrange. This is unacceptable for mixing because the midrange is where most of the lead instruments (vocals, guitars, etc.) are located. If you can't hear the detail in those instruments while mixing, you won't be able to make good mixes.
 
Wow.. Thanks for finding that information.. It'll be helpful when I'm shopping around for something new.. So, I guess +/- 3db is a lot?? Is 0db the standard for quality monitors?
 
the best i did see until now is +/- 1,5dB

Normally you will see +/- 2 or 3 dB.
 
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