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Posted by: Synthetik Thu 27 Jan 2005, 11:47

I am looking at getting a new set of monitors.
Right now I have a pair of Alesis monitor ones. These things are crap and the tweeters need work and I don't want to deal with it.

I have listened to the KRK V6 monitors at a local store. I liked them but listening to them in the store is different from my studio.

I read a monitor review in Future Music that stated they were good for "Ronck Muic".

I am doing electronic music and do not need monitors that are good for rock music.

I have been happy with the price of the V6s.

I was wonderig if any one had any experence with theses monitors on an electronic music level. especiacally analog.

Thanks in advance

Synth3tik

Posted by: editbrain Fri 28 Jan 2005, 15:38

I almost got these instead of my mackie hr824's. i like the v6. i think they would sound good in a room with plaster walls (i.e. a home/bedroom/sheet rock walls). they have this nice punch to them. bass seems a little dry in my opinion, but def worth the cost.

editbrain

Posted by: lepetitmartien Fri 28 Jan 2005, 18:37

How much do you want to push on the bill ?

Dat's da main question

Posted by: Presto Thu 17 Feb 2005, 19:38

Yep! What sort of acoustics in the room you're intending to use them.
I've got some very nice active monitors that I use in my barn-loft workshop. However, in winter when it gets very cold I bring them in the house - plaster walls and ceiling, plus floorboards half covered by a carpet - and I find it difficult to accept the 'echo'. They are still clearly better than my hifi amp/speakers.

So, if you want to get better monitors, also think of improving the acoustics of your room. There may be an article on room acoustics somewhere on macmusic (oops perhaps in French).

lepetitmartien has a point In my opinion, people whose special pleasure is listening to sound should budget more for their monitors and room acoustics than for the computer.

Posted by: lepetitmartien Thu 17 Feb 2005, 20:49

Hi Presto, nice to see you around

My concern was also it's easier to tell with a budget in mind. There's a lot of monitors out there. A lot are worthy too so it helps clean the perspective a little

Posted by: Presto Fri 18 Feb 2005, 13:39

Hi lpm Nice to be back.

One thing I've noticed about good monitors is that you don't need to push the volume. The sound is so clear that it seems more "present" at a lower volume. This also seems to diminish problems caused by bad room acoustics. It also diminishes problems related to building acoustics so if you have neighbours this is important too.

I feel like pinning a big cotton sheet to the ceiling of the room I use in winter, but I don't think the missus would appreciate it. Where I live there's only 4 or 5 weeks of winter so I don't think I'll risk it.

Synthetik - what do you mean by analog? Even 'digital' speakers end up providing an analog signal, don't they?

Posted by: td3k Fri 18 Feb 2005, 14:30

This month's (March) http://nav.440network.com/out.php?mmsc=forums&url=http://emusician.com/ has a review of 6 different mid-sized 8" monitors, it's a pretty good article.

Cheers

Posted by: lgpist11 Sat 19 Feb 2005, 06:22

If you really want good monitors go for the self powered Tannoy reveal, do not waste your time.

Posted by: Presto Sat 19 Feb 2005, 17:30

Synthetik hasn't been back since 27 Jan so I've a feeling we're pissing into the wind

Posted by: Bogdan Thu 24 Mar 2005, 00:19

I believe genelec are the best (I have in the studio 1031A). But also I guess there are expensive. So I wanna buy some cheaper monitors for home too and I do not know what to do.

Posted by: editbrain Thu 24 Mar 2005, 18:47

I believe genelec have a dip around 250. i mixed on these a couple times and have over compensated in the 200/250 range. mix came out souding like a mud wash upon field testing.

Posted by: chris777 Tue 29 Mar 2005, 21:33

Hi:

Try the Event Tr-6 powered monitors. They sound great and run around $400 (pair) I will be upgrading to genelecs soon but for the tr-6's rock. Check out this link to here a few of my mixes.

www.groundfloorpeople.com

Posted by: gogmagog Wed 30 Mar 2005, 06:03

keep your eyes out for two guys in a white van.....apparently they do some great deals