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

[Charles Zwicky <cazwicky@earthlink.net>]

+1 on the Adam A7 (and the A5)  I've heard them both and they are 
quite good....  the Event Opals are getting a bit of a buzz these 
days, too...

>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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>>


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