Recommendations for Studio Monitors.

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what do you think of the jbl`s control 5 ?

http://www.jblpro.com/pages/recording/control.htm


i need monitors and i just saw today those for about 330 dlls a pair, i think the lsr´s may be better but i cant find them here, and ordering them will add a huge tax...
i also so the jbl´s S26 (about 300 dlls the pair,

http://www.jbl.com/home/products/product_detail.asp?ProdId=S26BE&SerId=STU


they are supposed to be made the same way their studio monitors but are in the top of their consumer products, kind of using a studio monitor to watch movies, and its specs where similar to the ones of the lsr 25, the eos thing and the freq etc,, do you guys think they´ll do the mixing job fine????
has anyone used them...

both control 5 and S26 are shielded and passive...
 
Yeah, I've never heard these, but the specs don't look bad, and the price is more than excellent for 70w biamped speakers!

Tom Kemp
 
I am currently waiting for new stock on the Yorkville YSM1P's, from Wheatons Music at $418 a pair. They and Musician's buy at $449 are both sold out, which in itself may be a ringing endorsement. Also I believe one or the other has the non powered YSM1's for $195 a pair. Brian Knave contributing editor at Electronic Musician likes the 1's and I spoke to him recently and he hadn't tried the 1p's yet but he has written about the 1's favorably on two other occassions, including a full review back in '96.. Mix magazine also has a positive evaluation of the 1p's in a recent review.

I listened to many monitors in the price range and found for example on the Behringer Truths, they had a large sweet spot but I really had trouble picking out words in a Dave Matthews CD that were much easier understood on the Yorkvilles and the JBL's. To me they seemed hyped. I could hear real separation and clarity on the Yorkvilles which is what I'm after and apparently they translate well onto other systems according to users whose evaluations I've read.
Also I really like the switches on the back of the Yorkvilles to dial in a particular room, to get the flattest sound.

Something interesting for you Tannoy Reveals endorsers. A guy a Musicians Buy.com told me the head designer at Tannoy actually designed the Yorkvilles, which I wasn't aware of but for about $250 less than the Tannoys I'll go with the Yorkvilles. Also I've personally avoided monitors that have less than a 6" bass speaker because I don't want to end up having to buy a sub woofer later. For more information check out Yorkville.com
 
I'm curious about these JBL S26 monitors... there wasn't much of an answer on them earlier, perhaps now someone has one?
 
Fangar said:
I listened to the Event PS-6 Today and the M Audio Studiophile SP-5B . I like them both for the price. Anyone know of a good online vendor for the M audio stuff? Can't seem to find any. Also the Event.

Fangar
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fangar -

I was looking at the SP-5Bs for awhile (but ended up just buying a pair of Event PS6s).....anyway - here's the absolute BEST price that I could find (better thann 8th street!!) - $279 + free shipping!

http://www.cdbm.com/shop/detail.cgi?id=117620


enjoy!
 
pratt said:



fangar -

I was looking at the SP-5Bs for awhile (but ended up just buying a pair of Event PS6s).....anyway - here's the absolute BEST price that I could find (better thann 8th street!!) - $279 + free shipping!

http://www.cdbm.com/shop/detail.cgi?id=117620


enjoy!
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Pratt,

Holy moly, I posted that thread so long agao that I forgot that I had posted to it. Thanks for the info though. I paid 279.00 plus tax for mine when I bought them from GC about 8 months ago. That should help someone out though.

Fangar
 
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