m1 Active

[guitarfreak12]

I have a friend who is getting rid of his alesis m1 mkII actives. He's selling them to me for 250. They are older, not too old, like 5 years or so. How good are they, and also, there is a very very slight dent in the convex cone of one of them. How can you retract that? He said it hasn't effected the sound at all that he can tell.

 

[Dags]

The Alesis M1 MKIIs are nice studio monitors. They are a popular seller.
Providing they haven't been dropped or pushed too hard so that the cones have been damaged or compromised in any way, they will serve you well.

The slight dent in the LF driver cone may be fixed by using a vaccum cleaner on *LOW* power to gently suck the dent out.
Had to do that when my two year old daughter poked a dent into the cone of my Behringer Truth monitor (sitting on the floor in the lounge as my L, R, Centre & Sub speaker for DVD watching, so my own fault)

Have a listen to them at your mate's place first at low and high volumes to listen for buzzing or other signs of damage.

Good luck!
Dags

 

[guitarfreak12]

They sound great, I took them home to listen to them. The dent is only bothering me now because of looks. I tried to suck it out like you said. But it wouldn't get it out....anymore suggestions.

 

[CoolCat]

i've used some sticky tape rolled up....light touch then pull it out...be wery,wery carefuwl.

the problem with this method is your left with a blob of sticky tape hanging from your dust cap.

 

[stevetat]

If the woofer magnet had a vented pole piece, you can stick something up the vent hole and push the dent out from behind. Of course, you have to remove the woofer to do this and I don't know if you're up for something like that. Try the sticky tape first.

 

[Yareek]

I had some M1 actives in my room for a couple weeks. Returned them because they weren't as detailed as I would have liked. Also, the bass was kind of hyped. But they were very nice sounding and I could definitely mix on them. The only thing I'd recommend is to A/B on another system to make sure the mids are okay, because they are a little laid back on the system.

 

[giraffe]

I had some M1 actives in my room etc...

this begs the question, what do you mean by room?
i used to have a pair and thought they were kinda bright.
(a good buy for the money though)

 

[Yareek]

this begs the question, what do you mean by room?
i used to have a pair and thought they were kinda bright.
(a good buy for the money though)

Sorry, my non-treated bedroom. I can't remember if they were bright or not...I thought that they were lacking midrange detail around 1k to 3k and had inflated bass...maybe somewhere around 80 to 100 Hz. It's on my big thread about ST6's. I know I'm not alone in my "too much bass" observation.

They are nice speakers, but I don't know that I would trust them for mixing all by themselves.

 

[giraffe]

1k to 3k and had inflated bass...maybe somewhere around 80 to 100 Hz.

it's been a while since i had them (maybe 4 years) but the more i think about it, the more i think i agree with you.

i do remember having to mix everything a little brighter than i wanted so it would translate better though.

(use tannoy reaveals for near now)

 

[Yareek]

it's been a while since i had them (maybe 4 years) but the more i think about it, the more i think i agree with you.

i do remember having to mix everything a little brighter than i wanted so it would translate better though.

(use tannoy reaveals for near now)

Yeah, I think it has to do with the woofer being selected for better bass response and the tuning port tuned too high too "wow" people. It worked for me, but didn't last long. With the woofer having so much excursion and moving so much air, it's not hard to see how it doesn't have enough high-end extension to mate with the tweeter. 1k to 3k is about the crossover frequency I'd expect from this speaker, and that's right around where the midrange gets lost.

Just my guess.

 

[jeffree]

I know I'm not alone in my "too much bass" observation.

I had the same experience with them: the bass was overwhelming in my very small studio (8 X 10) even after I stuffed thick socks into the ports. I'm not blaming the M1s, though, since I know my lively little room is a tough one. I'd bought them after reading some positive reviews in SOS and elsewhere, but had to return them after a week of testing. The moral for me was clear: Monitors sound different in different spaces, and I need to audition them in my own space. A secondary moral was this: Since I can't change my quirky room acoustics (due to money and especially wife), I need monitors that have EQ/adaptabily switches. In my case, the older BX5s+sub have been a good match for my cozy (as in claustraphobic) space.

J.

 

[guitarfreak12]

thanks for your input guys. I got them and they sound really good. I think my room is wierd though, cause it doesn't have anything but perfect bass response for me right now. It's not high at all. We'll see how the rest does. Thanks again.