I've worked with studio monitors in the past, but this is the first time I've been able to take a pair home and use them in my own setup (Alesis Monitor One's).
Man...
I can hear all sorts of things that I never heard before in recordings
but...
it sounds like shit.
Reminds me of the time when I was given the wrong perscription for my glasses (it was too strong), I could see everyone's zits and oily faces! It was gross. (BUT it was really awesome when I looked up at the moon or the clouds...)
My brother-in-law (who isn't a musician or engineer) bought the speakers used a long time ago and isn't using them at the moment, so he offered to let me borrow them.
Everything is so mid-rangey and muffled sounding, no wonder he wanted to get rid of them!
I know that Alesis monitors aren't regarded very highly and I know my amp sucks (Sony compact component system). A better speaker/amp combination hopefully sounds much better. I've worked in studio's before and their monitoring systems never sounded THIS bad, so I'm sure things are better when you've got better stuff.
Oh well, beggars can't be choosers!
Just wanted to share my experience.
Man...
I can hear all sorts of things that I never heard before in recordings
but...
it sounds like shit.
Reminds me of the time when I was given the wrong perscription for my glasses (it was too strong), I could see everyone's zits and oily faces! It was gross. (BUT it was really awesome when I looked up at the moon or the clouds...)
My brother-in-law (who isn't a musician or engineer) bought the speakers used a long time ago and isn't using them at the moment, so he offered to let me borrow them.
Everything is so mid-rangey and muffled sounding, no wonder he wanted to get rid of them!
I know that Alesis monitors aren't regarded very highly and I know my amp sucks (Sony compact component system). A better speaker/amp combination hopefully sounds much better. I've worked in studio's before and their monitoring systems never sounded THIS bad, so I'm sure things are better when you've got better stuff.
Oh well, beggars can't be choosers!
Just wanted to share my experience.