nearfield monitors

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Hi all! I would like some input on some nearfield monitors. I don't wanna start a 'my brand is better than your brand' war, but I'm just looking for something in the $200-$350 price range that I can go check out and evaluate myself. Also, I'm looking for the monitors to be UNpowered!! Which brings me to another question. I have a Crown Power Base 3 from when I played out live. I know this amp has a large amount of power, but would it be ok to use it for whatever monitors I purchase? Keeping in mind not to crank them TOO hard!! Thanx all!
 
Yorkville YSM-1. I got em, they are sweet. Very flat, very good sound. Right in your price range at around $220 with shipping and tax. I will be seconded here in saying that they are the best you can find in that price range.
Feel free to do a search on them.
-H2H

OH- and I am currently using a Mackie 1400i to power them.
 
What's the wattage on that amp? You might want to do a search for Yorkville or NS10(oops I could get killed for telling you that!!!)
 
I checked out the Yorkville, and I have a question....and keep in mind that I am just a bass/guitar player...I really don't know crappola about power ratings and such. You are running the yorkville with the Mackie 1400i....the speakers are rated at 70 watts program handling, and the amp is rated MUCH higher than that. Do you just have to be careful how much ya crank them, or is that just some technical mumbo jumbo that is just more for the information-technical type people. It would sound to me (just using common sense....which may not apply here!) that running a high-powered amp thru a pair of 70 watt speakers would blow the speakers. Any insight on this subject is mucho appeciado!!
 
A higher power amp driving a low-power (rated) monitor is LESS LIKELY to damage the speaker than a low-power connected to a speaker capable of handling very high-power.

The reason is simple - most speaker damage occurs due to distortion caused by overdriving an under-powered amp. When you push an amp into clipping, you get a nice square-wave output which easily damages delicate tweeters. However, with a high-power amp, you have ample power to provide a nice clean (square-wave free) signal, even if you push it (to a point, obviously). Of course, there is a point where you will send the driver across the room, but your ears will likely pop before that happens.

Bruce Valeriani
Blue Bear Sound
 
yes, lots of watts. :)heh heh heh this sound is SO clean. ohmygosh, why didn't I listen to bruce's whalings about "USE MONITORS" earlier. This setup rocks so hard! I am just blown away by these speakers.
Oh, I only keep the amp cranked 3/4, to the 2v mark on it. And those monitors are 6 ohm, so they take a lot of juice. But a 1400i is generally overkill I would suppose. I just like it.
-H2H
 
I'm insulted!!!

*SHEESH* "...wailings"???????????????

;)

Bruce
 
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