event 20/20 powered vs. unpowered

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So, like an experienced Home Recording BBS surfer, I went to the archives, and figured out the the most widely recommended monitors I should be looking at (to replace the ex-bass player's M1 Actives) are Event 20/20's. Now my question is this - Any reason I should take the unpowered (and overpower them as per Sonusman) or blow the extra 400 bucks on the 20/20bas - powered monitors.

Bear in mind, I hate power amps, so I'm thinking that the powered monitors are the way to go, but if their quality is slightly inferior, then I'll go for unpowered.

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Don't own Events,but theoretically the powered versions of monitors are superior to the same but unpowered versions because the manufacturer makes an effort to match the amps to the specific drivers and enclosure of his product in terms of power,frequency response,slew rate,damping factor,etc.With unpowered it's up to the user to find the best match on his own.Cheers!
 
Don't forget about 20/20p ... the non-biamped version of the powered monitors. I have these a think that they are a great monitoring system. They were only $500 new when I got them.
 
Speakers! THERE'S something I know about :D Ray hit it on the head exactly. In my field of home audio speakers, the best ones I've heard in quite awhile are the M&K S150P powered monitors. Simply shattering sound quality, and M&K's home speakers are good enough for studio monitoring, which says a lot. Thanks for the help over my stupid Roland questions at the VSPlanet, Ray :)
 
Any of you speaker experts know anything about the DCM KX8 speakers? I've been using 'em for about 3 years as my "monitors".
 
remember: studio monitors need to be FLAT! by that I mean they need to accuratly represent what is fed to them, not make it sound pretty and fancy. it may sound ugly, but at least you'll know what needs to be fixed. let the "B chain", the consumers side of things...receiver, power amp and Kmart quadraphonic system, make it sound shiny.
so I would advise against getting any home stereo speakers. the design philosophy is completely different.
I own the Event 20/20P (NON-biamped version) and have had NO problems with them....I think they have good imaging and clarity. I got a demo pair at Guitar Stinker
for $420... I am looking into the Sub to go with them...(20/20/15?) I just wish I had the money to go get it.
 
Take 5 is essentially correct in that a lot of home speakers aren't flat; most of them are colored in such a way as to make them distinctive. Some people prefer the brightness and upper mids in Klipsch, others prefer the Bose sound, etc. However, I stand by what I said about M&K, whose higher end speakers like the S series I own, are virtually identical to their pro monitor series. In fact, spec wise, they are almost indistinguishable. M&K speakers are used in many pro studios, including Dolby Labs, DTS Labs, Skywalker Sound, Bad Animal Studio, and on and on. Not trying to sell speakers, just validating my previous post in light of Take's post :) I will reiterate also that Take is correct: stick with monitors, but M&K's are the exception. Monitors in general are cheaper, too.
 
I've read good things about the 20/20bas but they are so damn EXPENSIVE!

What do you guys mean by "20/20p non-biamped"? I've looked for info on the "20/20p" but haven't been able to find anything about them anywhere.
 
There are 3 different versions of the 20/20.

First is the basic 20/20 that is the plain passive speaker. You'd need to have/get a stereo power amp with these.

Next is the little known version that causes confusion. They are the 20/20p, which I figure stands for "powered." These guys have their own amp built in but ARE NOT bi-amped. In other words, one amplifier (per monitor) drives both the tweeter and woofer.

The version that gets all the press is the 20/20bas, which stands for "bi-amplified-system." These bad boys essentially have 4 built in amplifiers. One for each tweeter and one for each woofer.

I've never heard the "p" version, but the "bas" version is excellent. Sounds almost as good as the similar sized Genelec for WAY less.

Someone mentioned that these are expensive, but they really aren't. If you're starting from scratch and buy unpowered monitors, you'll have to spend money for a good amp (which is very important and expensive).

If you already have a good amp, then the plain version is pretty good, but they definitely sound different than the "bas".
 
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