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

[Antony Hequet <antonyhequet@yahoo.com>]

I will second that, the BM5A are great and I disagree about fatigue.  I 
find the Genelec fatigue enducing because the sound is processed. 
Another choice is PMC but they are expensive.
Antony Hequet

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On Feb 13, 2010, at 3:23 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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