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Fight the Power!

And it's those of us who fight tooth and nail against these kinds of attitudes that sometimes spark little revolutions. :D
 
Ahh, that's a good example right there. Nothing else quite sounds like the mix that Hank and Keith Shocklee got on Public Enemy's "Fear of a Black Planet." That's still an album that makes my head swim every time I hear it.

However, I can verify that it sounds excellent on NS10s.

I'd love to hear some examples of revolutionary mixing, if you've got 'em!
 
There is a reason that 95% of all recorded music is monitored through them at some stage in the mix.
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Gee, could that be because Yamaha GAVE nearly every commercial studio they could find a pair of these? :D :D :D :D

...just yankin' your chain. :D
 
Out of interest, did Yamaha ever upgrade their NS10's to a newer model and if so, was the newer model superior?

Interestingly, to this day, the finest hi-fi speakers I've personally heard remain this ungodly huge pair of 7 foot tall Quad electro-static speakers. They were only 4 inches deep, but they were about 2.5 ft wide and 7ft tall and each speaker had at it's base this remarkable valve driven dedicated power amp. (Apparently electrostatic speakers require much amperage I'm told due to the huge surface area involved...) The guy who owned them said they were very old - as in from the 60's I think.

Has anyone here any opinions on electrostatic speakers?
 
Boo - Electros can be very nice. I have listened to Martin Logan systems quite a few times...and i like the sound.

They are very "fast". Like transients and such. Very smoothe speakers...

The one place they lack is bass. Match a sub with it carefully and you have a nice system. I personally wouldn't get into electros for less than about 10 grand a pair for the speakers.
 
As far as the Mackies go...

I don't know *that* much about recording...but, I do know quite a bit about playback.

And the HR824s are a great pair of speakers...should be able to make great mixes on them in time. Mine are arriving this week.

-Wes
 
Boo Boo Foo said:
Has anyone here any opinions on electrostatic speakers?
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Electrostats are extremely linear at low amplitudes, but mainly due to impedence issues they have poor dynamic range. Also, the room reflections associated with their dipolar (figure eight) radiation pattern makes for a deep sexy sound stage effect, but it’s not well representative of the input signal.

These are, and always have been, the two major failings of any electrostatic design.

barefoot
 
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