azinck3 wrote: > I, too, am a bit skeptical of speakers marketed to the Ipod crowd, but > I've heard too many good things about these speakers to dismiss them > out of hand. Historically, you're right that pro connections tend to > indicate better equipment, but there's no reason to jump to the > conclusion that "because it has consumer-grade connections it's crap". > Why couldn't a company build a great, pro-grade monitor then stick a > mini-stereo connector on it for convenience and to sell more units? >
I agree with the scepticism. People have been making excellent speakers for decades and the models made for iPods and PC's are not the greatest. I started out using active PC speakers in my bedroom and they hissed and hummed too. Quite unacceptable in a bedroom, not a huge problem next to a PC. > In the same price range I'm probably more prone to pick up a pair of > Behringer Truth B2031A's (a LOT of speaker for the money) or perhaps > some Yorkville YSM1P's but these don't fit into every decor or > situation. > I have a pair of B2031A's in my living room and they work very well IMHO. Minor gripes: - Automatic power on is unfortunately useless, I've used AmpSwitch to fix that. - Noticable pop when switching on > And besides, I've heard plenty of "pro" powered monitors that sounded > lousy (low-end stuff from edirol, tannoy and roland, for instance). > You start looking at the good pro stuff and you're easily double the > price of the audioengines. > I've also got a pair of B2030P (the smaller passive version) powered by a T-Amp in my bedroom and kitchen. They sound wonderful in the bedroom but not so great in the kitchen (due to room acoustics). At 180 EUR per set (150 for the Behringers and 30 for the amp) that's a great solution. The T-Amps are always on and produce no hiss or hum. Regards, Peter _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
