Keffmusiker
Location: Sweden
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This humble soul is wondering if any kindhearted person out there would be willing to share their opinions about these monitors with me.
Alesis Monitor One Active
Tannoy Reveal Active
Yamaha MSP5 (active?)
Dynaudio BM5 (active?)
KRK K-ROK studio monitor
KRK V4, Active Powered Monitor
Yorkville YSM1P
Behringer Truth
Swan M200
KRK RoKit (?)
StudiophileSP8B
Mackie HR624
Are all these active?.. I feel dizzy.
PLEASE HELP ME!
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jonrose
Location: USA
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| Posted - Wed Oct 30, 2002 4:45 pm |
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Oh man, here we go again....
I have a bit of trouble with "comparison lists", especially when there are monetary criteria involved, as is the case here....
Oh well, I guess I might as well throw some opinions out.
But don't take my word for it. GO LISTEN.
Alesis One - not exactly my favorite. They're workable, and I suppose they're probably okay.
Tannoy Reveal - this model doesn't live up to the hype. You can do better, but you could also do MUCH worse. They're probably okay for some people.
Yamaha MSP series - I'm not sure I like this series very much, for various reasons... don't get me wrong, they're not bad monitors. One could probably get decent mixes out of them after some adjustment to their sonic signature. One thing I didn't like was the port chuff (a lot of air being pushed at you at higher levels) and the (seemingly excessive) woofer cone excursion - but this was on the MSP 10.
Dynaudio - I love Dynaudio's active stuff. However, they usually command a premium price. I'm not sure I would buy this passive unit, however, as I've never had a chance to hear it. As I alluded, their active monitors are stellar, however, so if the price point was right, and a 6.5" driver is adequate for your needs, then....
KRK, all models - Unless you are solely working for a rock band, I really wouldn't go there, either. It's probably just personal taste, here, but I'm not sure I like their signature - it's harder for me to pick things out on these. The best part about these speakers is that they can easily play LOUD, but of course the ear tires of this just as easily. After all, you're trying to mix, not tear the house down...
Yorkville - no opinion, as I haven't had a chance to hear them recently. Older models seemed to be very good, however.
Behringer Truth - boxy. You could get decent mixes out of these with some ear adjustment, and they certainly are attractive, price-wise. I think you can do much better, though.
Swan - no opinion - unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to audition these either.
Studiophile - these are certainly inexpensive, but they don't seem to translate mixes to the real world very well. Someone here on the forum has been having exactly this problem with these speakers, within the last few days, in fact. You can do much better.
Mackie - I like these monitors, though I prefer the 8" actives. They're not hard to listen to, and when you're at it all day, this makes a big difference. Because of their damping, they don't have quite the transient response of ported cabinets (they use a passive radiator on the rear panel), but I haven't ever found that to be a real problem. These can play loud, too, but the imaging is really quite good!
So, in conclusion:
My picks, based solely upon your list, and excluding those which I haven't been able to audition, I'd probably pick the Mackies, and perhaps the Dynaudio passive BM5s. Although I kind of got the idea that you wanted active monitors... (?)
If you had more to spend, I'd be looking at a larger, active Dynaudio model (warning - these are pricey!) or for less money than those, the 8" Mackies are an excellent choice.
Once again, this is based solely upon your list!
Moreover, I will repeat:
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT -
GO LISTEN!
All the best... -Jon
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SteveG
Location: United Kingdom
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| Posted - Wed Oct 30, 2002 5:20 pm |
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The Mackies are certainly getting quite a reputation. I haven't heard the HR624s, but I have heard HR824s, and they are pretty impressive, although they should be at the price. Word is that you are talking about the same quality without quite the bass extension. I can't really add to what Jon has said, apart from that. He has listened to more of your list than I have! If you want to be able to do some serious damage to your ears with a pair of near-fields, then go for the K-ROKs, but there are speakers around that are more reveaing for similar money, and you won't need a limiter  . I wouldn't touch the Behringers, just from what I've heard about them...
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Craig Jackman
Location: Canada
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| Posted - Fri Nov 01, 2002 6:44 am |
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The only ones I've used on that list are the Tannoys. The Reveal Active's took a while to get used to, but I don't find them that bad actually. I tried the 8" Mackies, and found them dissappointing. I couldn't tune them to the room and found them to be woofy. I would imagine that the newer 6" version would be a better choice for most. Just looking at the spec sheet, I don't think that the Behringers would be any good, but I haven't seen them let alone hear them. If you are looking at the KRK V4's you'd better be looking at a subwoofer too. Solo they'd be interesting as a 2nd or 3rd reference check, but you'd certainly want to extend the bass to hear what's going on if they were your only speaker choice. My favorites are still my Genelec 1029's with a 1091 sub, but that is expensive and not really a fair comparison to others on that list.
The key point too all this must remain WHAT DO YOU AND YOUR EARS LIKE? You're the one that's going to have to use them afterall.
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