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JJSmithin
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Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:06 am Post subject:
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What makes a near field monitor different or better then a good quality 2 or
3 way home stereo speaker? Would a good quality passive home stereo speaker
provide the same quality of sound as a passive studio monitor that is labled
a near field monitor? This for a home studio.
Are Event 2020 monitors considered good? These are not the version 2 I see
online now but an older model.
thanks
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Scott Dorsey
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Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:07 pm Post subject:
Re: Near Field monitors needed? |
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JJSmithin <JJSmithin@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | What makes a near field monitor different or better then a good quality 2 or
3 way home stereo speaker? Would a good quality passive home stereo speaker
provide the same quality of sound as a passive studio monitor that is labled
a near field monitor? This for a home studio.
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Yes, but you will find that a _good quality_ passive home stereo speaker is
more expensive than you expect.
Also, studio monitors tend to need to take considerable abuse and they tend
to have a lot of protection hardware in them.
| Quote: | Are Event 2020 monitors considered good? These are not the version 2 I see
online now but an older model.
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Personally I can't stand them, but your mileage may vary. Monitors are all
phenomenally inaccurate, especially at this price range, and so it's going to
be a matter of finding monitors with the inaccuracy that you can live with.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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ScotFraser
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Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:08 pm Post subject:
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<< What makes a near field monitor different or better then a good quality 2 or
3 way home stereo speaker? >>
Marketing.
<< Would a good quality passive home stereo speaker
provide the same quality of sound as a passive studio monitor that is labled
a near field monitor? >>
A good speaker is a good speaker. Calling it a studio monitor doesn't make it
sound any better. There is nothing inherent in any "studio monitor" that
distinguishes it from a non-studio monitor other than the targeted end user.
<<Are Event 2020 monitors considered good?>>
I suppose somebody might consider these good speakers. I don't like them. The
low end is preposterously hyped, not much sense of three dimensionality,
lacking midrange definition. Then again, I've had to use them occasionally & I
was able to make reasonable judgements with them, knowing I would be mixing &
mastering somewhere else.
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JJSmithin
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Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:31 pm Post subject:
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Thats a good point. After looking at my workspace, my PC is in a corner and
I dont have that much room for midsize or book shelf size monitors on either
side of it or to place reasonably so I can work and listen without have to
move my listening position. . So I started looking at mini size. M-Audio has
the DX4 (8.5h x 5.75W x 6.25d) which is biamped and small for $150. Also
there is the larger BX5 for $300 which is larger then DX4 but still smaller
then all other bookshelves in that price range. Its 9.85h x 6.5w x 8d. That
is just about the limit is size so fit reasonably on either side of by PC
Display so that I can work and listen without turning my head.
any experience with those monitors?
thx
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| Quote: | What makes a near field monitor different or better then a good quality 2
or 3 way home stereo speaker? Would a good quality passive home stereo
speaker provide the same quality of sound as a passive studio monitor that
is labled a near field monitor? This for a home studio.
Are Event 2020 monitors considered good? These are not the version 2 I
see online now but an older model.
thanks
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