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Beserker70
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I recently purchased a Tascam 424MKIII and need some Monitors,anyone have some suggestions on what I should be looking at in the way of passive or active?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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The Green Hornet
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Yo, Uhhh, Berserker:
Don't go "berserk" because you have about 200 choices, maybe more?
As I did, and many others, the Yorkville passives were a good buy.
I just upgraded to KRK ST 8s == nice move in sound.
Now, what is your budget. If you can buy the Adams monitors--Yoiks == superlative.
However, what are your needs? What is your set-up=gear?
How much wax do you have in your ears? Some folks have a keen sense of hearing -- good monitors enhance this gift.
So, trot on down to one of your vendors and sit and listen. Bring a CD or tape of your stuff and listen. Listen, listen, and listen.
Then, decide how many pezzutos you want to spend.
Green Hornet
Don't go "berserk" because you have about 200 choices, maybe more?
As I did, and many others, the Yorkville passives were a good buy.
I just upgraded to KRK ST 8s == nice move in sound.
Now, what is your budget. If you can buy the Adams monitors--Yoiks == superlative.
However, what are your needs? What is your set-up=gear?
How much wax do you have in your ears? Some folks have a keen sense of hearing -- good monitors enhance this gift.
So, trot on down to one of your vendors and sit and listen. Bring a CD or tape of your stuff and listen. Listen, listen, and listen.
Then, decide how many pezzutos you want to spend.
Green Hornet
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The Ghost of FM
Banned
Everything the Green One said plus;
Check out the "Tanoy - Reveal" which I think are available in both passive or powered.
They sound "true" and that's important in trusting your monitors.
Room acoustics are MASSIVELY important and an equal or greater amount of attention to placing the speakers correctly in the room and treating the acoustics of the room are crucial to getting the most out of your monitoring set up.
Cheers!
Check out the "Tanoy - Reveal" which I think are available in both passive or powered.
They sound "true" and that's important in trusting your monitors.
Room acoustics are MASSIVELY important and an equal or greater amount of attention to placing the speakers correctly in the room and treating the acoustics of the room are crucial to getting the most out of your monitoring set up.
Cheers!
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Beserker70
New member
Thanks!
The choices you gave I have been looking at,The Tannoy Reveals are the ones I've ben leaning towards though because of the overall spec I've been reading.The room I'm recording in is fairly small but it isnt square so I just have to work on finding the dead spots in the room.It's all an adventure!
Thanks again!
Brent.
The choices you gave I have been looking at,The Tannoy Reveals are the ones I've ben leaning towards though because of the overall spec I've been reading.The room I'm recording in is fairly small but it isnt square so I just have to work on finding the dead spots in the room.It's all an adventure!
Thanks again!
Brent.
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Beck
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Yorkville/ART
Not much can beat the Yorkville YSM1i monitors for the money -- about $239.00 a pair. And here's a little secret to save you even more money -- the ART SLM-1 are the exact same monitors. You can get them at Hytech Gear for $179.00. Don't let the price fool you. They outperform monitors many times their cost.
http://www.hytechgear.com/catalog.asp?category=101&product=716
Yorkville bought ART in 1999. I noticed the two brands looked alike, so I called tech support at Yorkville and they confirmed my suspicions -- the Yorkville's and the ART's are the same inside and out except for the name-plate.
I ended up with a pair of the ARTs and they are fantastic -- best monitors I've ever owned.
I'm a believer in keeping separate amp and monitor combos, so I'm not much for powered monitors. I favor Yamaha power amps -- the older P2050 or P2075 in particular for nearfield monitoring.
Not much can beat the Yorkville YSM1i monitors for the money -- about $239.00 a pair. And here's a little secret to save you even more money -- the ART SLM-1 are the exact same monitors. You can get them at Hytech Gear for $179.00. Don't let the price fool you. They outperform monitors many times their cost.
http://www.hytechgear.com/catalog.asp?category=101&product=716
Yorkville bought ART in 1999. I noticed the two brands looked alike, so I called tech support at Yorkville and they confirmed my suspicions -- the Yorkville's and the ART's are the same inside and out except for the name-plate.
I ended up with a pair of the ARTs and they are fantastic -- best monitors I've ever owned.
I'm a believer in keeping separate amp and monitor combos, so I'm not much for powered monitors. I favor Yamaha power amps -- the older P2050 or P2075 in particular for nearfield monitoring.
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The Green Hornet
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Yo Beck, et. al.:]The Yorkville monitors have a 6.5" woofer; the KRK ST8s have an 8" woofer.
Woof, woof, and pow pow. Much better response for the KRKs.
Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed my Yorkville passives; however, the KRK ST8s
blow them away.
Green Hornet
And, they cost less money!!!
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Beck
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The Green Hornet said:
The Yorkville monitors have a 6.5" woofer; the KRK ST8s have an 8" woofer.
Woof, woof, and pow pow. Much better response for the KRKs.
Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed my Yorkville passives; however, the KRK ST8s
blow them away.
Green Hornet
Sounds like the KRKs are real nice, but I haven't heard them yet.
What I like about the Yorkville's in particular is the unusually good bass response compared to other 6.5" speakers, yet they're not bass-heavy. One thing for monitor hunters to keep in mind is that if they get a speaker that everything sounds good on, their mixes will sound like shit on everything else.
In many respects the Yorkville's remind me of the Yamaha NS-10s, which were terribly misunderstood, but were/are absolute gold in the hands of the engineer who figured it out.
Though bright, the high end of the Yorkville's is not hash and fatiguing like the NS-10s.
The bottom line is that if there's too much woof, woof, and pow, pow in the monitors some will have a tendency to back those frequencies down in the mix so they won't be overwhelming. That can translate into wimp, wimp on the end-users system. Similarly, if the monitor's high end is not bright enough you will find yourself increasing those frequencies, resulting in mixes that fatigue the listener.
The uninitiated should understand that what is good for recreational listening can be really bad for mixing.
Therein lies the secret of monitors like the Yamaha NS-10s and the Yorkville YSM1s.
I don't mean to criticize the KRKs because I'm not familiar with them, but rather to elaborate on the benefits of the Yorkville's.
philboyd studge
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Beck said:Sounds like the KRKs are real nice, but I haven't heard them yet.
What I like about the Yorkville's in particular is the unusually good bass response compared to other 6.5" speakers, yet they're not bass-heavy. One thing for monitor hunters to keep in mind is that if they get a speaker that everything sounds good on, their mixes will sound like shit on everything else.
In many respects the Yorkville's remind me of the Yamaha NS-10s, which were terribly misunderstood, but were/are absolute gold in the hands of the engineer who figured it out.
Though bright, the high end of the Yorkville's is not hash and fatiguing like the NS-10s.
The bottom line is that if there's too much woof, woof, and pow, pow in the monitors some will have a tendency to back those frequencies down in the mix so they won't be overwhelming. That can translate into wimp, wimp on the end-users system. Similarly, if the monitor's high end is not bright enough you will find yourself increasing those frequencies, resulting in mixes that fatigue the listener.
The uninitiated should understand that what is good for recreational listening can be really bad for mixing.
Therein lies the secret of monitors like the Yamaha NS-10s and the Yorkville YSM1s.
I don't mean to criticize the KRKs because I'm not familiar with them, but rather to elaborate on the benefits of the Yorkville's.
Exactly, more bass in the monitors translates to less bass in the mix.
In addition to the Yorkvilles I'll the mix through some Advent indoor/outdoor speakers to see how it's doing there. Then I'll take a test cd for drive and play it at a fairly low volume at highway speeds and if I can pick out the elements of the song as well as and at the same volume as the radio (slightly less, actually) then I know my mix is good.
