Does anyone have experience with active monitors? What are the best brands? What are the pros and cons of having the amp inside the speaker? I heard that Genelec is excellent. Any other suggestions? Looking in the $2000-$5000 range. Thx, Russ
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Genelec was going to be my suggestion :TJason -
Dynaudio have some offerings too... Their BM15A is spectacular. My brother uses them in his studio. They cost about €2k each so could be in budget. There are cheaper and more expensive in their lineup so there are options too...Vincent.
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Domestic or professional environment?
ATC support both - from all budgets
Don't think theres much better out there than ATC... or you could look at PMCs active rangeB&W 683. Advantage S-101. Mac Mini. 53,000 tunes.Comment
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From preliminary investigations looks like you guys have come up with the top 4 companies that provide active monitors for the recording/broadcast biz. Thx for the quality suggestions, thats what I needed.
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Also have a listen to KRK I find that they are the most pleasing to listen to.Comment
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Also, depending on your definition of "monitor", other high quality choices for active speakers would include Linn and Meridian, although most configurations would be out of your stated price range when new.
Another possibility would be to mate a mini-monoblock such as the Bryston PowerPac 300 SST (which could be mounted on the back of a speaker or placed very close to it)
http://www.bryston.ca/pp300sst_m.html with an excellent passive monitor of your choosing. Of course, that option would require one mini-monoblock per monitor speaker. You would pretty much achieve the objectives of active speakers which retaining the flexibility to upgrade the speakers at some later date without having to give up / replace the superlative electronics.
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Does anyone know of a DIY kit with active crossover that might compare to or beat a pair of Studio Precision 8 monitors? I would like to build soimething in the below 1k range for price but any examples would be appreciated. Check out the link below:
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I upgraded my hifi gears to Rotels in June. The RSP-1068 was an obvious choice and tested it with RMB-1075 amp too. However the RMB-1075 and my speaker setup (Amphion Argon 2) didn't bring the same feel of sensation as Genelec active speakers, so my RSP-1068 is now connected to a nice set of Genelec...03 August 2004, 13:14 Tuesday -
Soooo..... I know this may ruffle some feathers, especially since this is my first post (hi all!) and especially since I know next to nothing about speaker design or electronics.
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Does anyone have any experience with Monitor Audio speakers? I just purchased a pair of BR-1's for cheap (floor model but never used supposedly) and I'm curious to hear if anyone else has any opinions on the BR-1's or any other Monitor Audio models. I'm in love with the BR-1's so far. They're one... -
OK today we bit the bullet and ordered a pair of 802Ds to be our front speakers. Our preamp is a Linn Unidisk SC with Synergistic Research active Sig 10 speaker cables and the X2 active interconnects. Our current fronts were 804s which will become our rear speakers.
But we need to replace...
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