Re: OT best powered nearfield monitors sub $500 and sub $1,000

[Mark McGlinchey <markmcglinchey@gmail.com>]

I really like my Adam A7s.

On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Rainer Straschill
<moinsound@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Rick Walker schrieb:
>>
>> I'm curious if there are any killer choices for powered near field
>> monitors in the
>> sub $500 range  (that is, a piece)  for serious album mixing in a home
>> studio.
>>
>> How about in the sub $1000 range?
>
> Speakers are always a somewhat subjective choice. My personal killer 
>choice
> would be the Dynaudio BM5A (which musiciansfriend lists at $499).
>
> Their biggest disadvantage may be that for very long listening sessions 
>at
> elevated volume levels (say, the AES-specified 83db SPL), several people
> claim that listening fatigue is a bigger problem than with the direct
> competitors, the Genelecs (don't know the exact model #).
>
> Interestingly, to me (and I've confirmed that in discussion with several
> other people), the BM5A sounds better than the more expensive BM6A.
>
> Note that they rollof below 50Hz (as all nearfields do), so for proper
> mixing/mastering with material with lots of very low frequency content, a
> subwoofer is advisable (Dynaudio makes one that is matched to that pair).
>
> Are you contemplating that for your personal use, or for another client?
>
> Yours,
>
>         Rainer
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