Check Mix on Consumer 2.1 Speaker

[mactreouser]

Hi,
Will you setup a consumer's 2.1 speaker as B Monitor for check the mix?

 

[Steenamaroo]

In the ideal world you should be able to trust your ears, monitors, environment etc but in the real world, yeah...It does no harm to check on a variety of playback systems.
Whether your specific speakers are worth checking on I don't know, but I do tend to check on a decent hifi and a bose iPod dock when I think I'm happy with something.

To be honest it's usually more for confirmation than anything.

 

[mactreouser]

In fact, you'll just bounced the mix as MP3 to check on those consumer devices? Or connected those speakers as a second and third pair of speakers other than the Main Studio Monitor for check during the mix?

 

[jkuehlin]

I ripped the speakers out of a macbook pro and attached them to a small amp.

 

[Steenamaroo]

Seriously? Why?

 

[miroslav]

I guess it seemed like a good idea a the time.

 

[bouldersoundguy]

The term "2.1 consumer speaker" isn't very specific. My home theater system in stereo mode with the sub on is 2.1. The Logitech speakers on my computer are 2.1. I don't use the Logitech speakers for anything critical, including checking mixes.

 

[jkuehlin]

Seriously? Why?

So I could see how they translate. Monitor pair 1 is Focal Sm9's, Monitor Pair 2 is 4328's, and monitor pair 3 is gutted macbook speakers attached to a Zaxbys cup. The cup is awesome. Simply punch holes where you want to hide the cables. The 1/4" connector runs out the back and into mini amp. The macbook doesn't sit very nicely on the top of the mixer. The cup does.

There's actually 3 mini speakers inside the macbook. The two on outsides are stereo LR and the center one is a sub.