What Monitors You Got ?

**module** · 02-07-2006, 01:55 AM

jus wondering.. as i reckon it would make a difference to hearing music. therefore, productions..

kinda follow on from that other thread.. like a side thought when considering things...

**dan the acid man** · 02-07-2006, 01:59 AM

monitors i've got a pair of fostex pm0.5's, speakers i've got a pair of wharfedale's

**dirty_bass** · 02-07-2006, 02:03 AM

Soundcraft Absolute 2`s.
Use to use events, and before that, those white coned grot boxes.

**module** · 02-07-2006, 02:53 AM

i was using those for a while, but jus couldnt get my bass right with them. didnt like them compared to Absolute 1s or Tannoys. much happeier with the Truths now. they really show up a lot of bad work from older trax. i have everything in files on data discs so i can go back which is cool.. but yeah, was never happy with the 2s.

**module** · 02-07-2006, 02:54 AM

at the same time, cheers to phil for letting me use them for about 2 years :)

**dirty_bass** · 02-07-2006, 02:55 AM

They are very much in the old skool style of monitor in temrs of sound.

but like any monitor, it`s a case of knowing them really really well.

**dirty_bass** · 02-07-2006, 02:56 AM

behringer truths

**module** · 02-07-2006, 02:59 AM

yep.. i was witing for that lol

and they were actually a wedding gift from a few pals who knew the 2s had to go back when i moved out.

but yeah.. Truths. i know your gonna disagree, but i find them way better. jus me though.. and i think for the money, its a helluva lot of monitor.

**dirty_bass** · 02-07-2006, 03:03 AM

Well, really, to me, nearfield monitors, as long as they are`nt total shite, are really much of a muchness.
For the most part you won`t have a clue how they work until about 3 or 4 months down the line when your ears are used to them, and you know how they work.
so really any half decent nearfields will do.

The truths are ok, but I just don`t trust any behringer audio gear. their midi stuff is ok, but their audio never seems right.

Maybe it`s a psychological snobby thing?

**dirty_bass** · 02-07-2006, 03:06 AM

anyway, what the **** are we doing in at this time on a saturday night?
My missus wimped out, so that`s my excuse.

Stting here drinking beer, contemplating whether to bang on a chop sockey movie.

**module** · 02-07-2006, 03:10 AM

lol @ snobby thing

yeah, been listenign to a lot old cds to try & get the ear for them.. sooo different from 2s. and i aint been makin much at all, mostly listening. going thru a lot of my old trax as well, even from the very first hardware days, sound totally different.. some of them arent as bad as i expected.. given what i was using.

as for the Behringer thing.. yeah its well cheap. and a lot of it sounds cheap. ive used the dj mixers, desks, outboard, guitar effects.. and some of them are lacking. the mixers arent very nice at all, but the truths seem warmer than any Behringer stuff ive used.. if that makes sense ? but, always been a fan of Behringer.. yeah, its cheap as chips but its ethere for entry level.. and if your starting out its no bad really.. i'd would have loveed a load of avalon or tlaudio stuff, but i jus couldnt afford it.. but the Behringer stuff was there, so i could get it & do the shows.. and it worked fine :)

in saying that, it was all for live sets. i was never under the impression Behringer £75 exciters could make or break a track for realease.

**module** · 02-07-2006, 03:11 AM

i been working til 11.. then some Guinness, a cigar & some other 'smokes'

Penn & Teller - Bulls**t for me very soon :)

that clubbing thing ? nah... not tonight ;)

**machina** · 02-07-2006, 08:01 AM

pmc tb2's and tannoy reveals

machina

**loopdon** · 02-07-2006, 11:02 AM

Tapco S8s

**Bas Mooy** · 02-07-2006, 12:19 PM

Genelec 8040

**Jay Pace** · 02-07-2006, 01:33 PM

mackie 824s (gorgeous)

alesis mk2s (slightly broken)

Ancient amp & speakers my dad's had since the 80s (fun)

**RDR** · 02-07-2006, 05:11 PM

Right then... how about this..

My mate went and spent 350 squids on the smallest pair of genelecs i have EVER seen.

She says she really likes them, but i have my doubts... this is them... TBH i told her to take em back... but what do you lot think...

I must stress that these are tiny i mean REALLY tiny. 22.6cm high.

the main problem i have with them.. (bear in mind i havnt heard them) is they have 4" cones..

She swears the guy in soundcontrol WASNT trying to sell them to her, but i know how these people operate and i bet he was buttering her up... she writes detroit techno and isnt doing to bad for herself.

They use a bass boost function to get over the problems with having a 4inch cone, but as with most things :lol: i reckon its better to have a 6.5incher :lol:

What do you folks think? She has 6days to take em back.. personally i think she should..

**RDR** · 02-07-2006, 05:12 PM

Here are the specs..
SPL

Short term RMS @ 1 m 95 dB SPL
Peak per pair with music material 105 dB SPL @ 1m
Drivers

Bass 105 mm (4")
Midrange - Treble 19 mm (3/4") metal dome
Crossover frequencies 3 kHz
Free field frequency response 66 - 20 kHz (± 2.5 dB)
Amplifier power /ch

Bass 20 W
Midrange/Treble 20 W
Speaker dimensions (H x W x D)

mm 226 x 151 x 142 mm (Height with Iso-Pod™ 242 mm)
inches 8 7/8 x 6 x 5 5/8" (Height with Iso-Pod™ 9 1/2")

**RDR** · 02-07-2006, 05:13 PM

nothing below 66hz???

for dance music... oh dear.. IMO.

**stjohn** · 02-07-2006, 05:40 PM

i was using my mates Truths when we were doing some work together for college a while back. and tbh i couldnt use them... id mix a track down and then when i would put it on my mates 5.1 tannoy system, or my alesis mk2's then the mix would be all over the place

module: do ever get that the truths add beef to a sound, a kinda false power? it might be just a setting on my mates coz another lad i know who releases alot of breakbeat uses them.

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