The facility I work at, where I am Chf Audio Engineer, has all Genelec monitors. A lot of people like them, and just as many don't, which proves your point Cliveb. You have to find something you're VERY comfortable with, and spend a LOT of time tuning your ear/brain combination. This can virtually be done with ANY style of "professional" studio monitor... look at how well the Yamaha NS10s or Auratone 5Cs have done!!
We chose Genelec S30Ds in three of our main rooms. They have a ribbon tweeter, are tri-amped and are very easy to listen to for LONG periods of time without too much ear fatigue. Studios and Edit bays all have 1030As. Our mixes from the S30Ds translate very well to these 6.5" bi-amped monitors. Our main video post suite has 1037Bs. Tri-amped and VERY LOUD, but still not a lot of fatigue after long listening periods. We're currently building an HDTV Remote Truck, as well as converting our 4-video edit suites to HD w/ 5.1 monitoring. They will all have Genelec systems, as well as Genelecs in the truck, because that's what our brain is used to. I know for a fact that a mix I do in the truck will feel exactly right in any one of the video suites because all Genelecs 'feel' the same to me. I do a lot of location recording on my own, and also have Genelecs for that (1030As and 8020s). Again, it's what I'm used to when I'm working. However, the 5.1 listening/entertainment room in our home has Tannoy surrounds and sub. This gives me an 'alternate' listening experience when I bring work home to 'verify'. All-in-all, do NOT buy speakers JUST BECAUSE A SALESMAN TOLD YOU THEY'RE GREAT!! Make up your own mind based on what feels right to you. BTW, a GREAT test for listening to speakers when shopping is to play a dry (no effects), speaking human voice. Your brain KNOWS what the human voice is supposed to sound like and, when you turn the volume DOWN, i.e. 75-80dB SPL, you will hear flaws in the mids and top end if there. Pick a speaker that sounds like the person is standing in front of you speaking. MHO... -- Eric Seaberg Eric Seaberg - San Diego A.E.S., S.M.P.T.E., S.P.A.R.S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Seaberg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7896 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50711 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
