ron thigpen said: > In general, the bulk of these small active speakers seem to be targeted > to the studio monitoring market. That being the case, you may find a > better selection at distributors carrying pro sound equipment.
More precisely, the home studio (or semi-pro) monitoring market. As in record using your computers and outsell The Beatles. > Here's one example, with lots of options: > <http://www.sweetwater.com/store/category/c405/> I think buying speakers without listening to them is very dangerous, but as long as they have a good return policy, you can test them in your house. Another source if you live in any major city is your local Guitar Center. They carry a lot of these. Once you get up towards $1000 a pair, they can sound very nice. But studio monitors are designed for studios, and this means two things in general for audiophiles: 1) they are ugly. While this is subjective, most of them are plain boxes, painted black. You will not find matched wood or even veniers. No grills, etc. 2) they are designed to be flat, not musical. Most audiophile products are not designed to be flat, they are designed to be musical. Or colored if you want to look at it that way. I've got a pair of Mackie HR824 in my studio, and they are great sounding. Pat http://www.pfarrell.com _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
