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RE: Recorded-Music Listening Room for Liberal-Arts College: Speaker Choices

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In Reply to: RE: Recorded-Music Listening Room for Liberal-Arts College: Speaker Choices posted by John Marks on October 04, 2007 at 15:41:42

I've only looked into the ATCs you mention, so here's prompted by that:
Some of the bigger ME-Geithain studio monitors like RL901K or 903K would have no trouble filling the room. They are some of the most accurate & dynamic speakers in existence and much beloved by recording & broadcasting studios and music pros working in larger spaces (and people like Sony & EMM Labs MC/SACD demo crews traversing the audio fair circuit in Europe). Not sure what the availability in the U.S. markets might be, but you can always ask if intrigued (see link). The bigger MEGs are not cheap but you won't need to worry about amps & speaker cables, either (these are active monitors).
At least with the RL901Ks there is no need for subwoofers, either, and also the bass range has a cardioid radiation pattern that seems to work really well (I have a pair of these in my own room). With the sonically matching smaller MEG models you can go on to build one of the best MC systems available if cravings appear later. OK, the esthetics aren't a clear winner.
My 2 cents!
TL

ME-Geithain ENG pages (Open in New Window)

Edits: 10/05/07 10/05/07

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Thanks--any idea of the cost in dollars? - John Marks 11:42:22 10/05/07 (2)
Hi-

Any idea what a pair of the big active monitors would cost in dollars? Just converted from Euros, not considering customs, insurance, freight, or markup.

Thanks,

JM
- RE: Thanks--any idea of the cost in dollars? - tlyyra 12:18:26 10/05/07 (1)
  Last I checked the prices varied quite a bit, depending on the country/seller, so the best thing would be to contact them and ask, info@me-geithain.de also because I think they still do direct sales, their reasoning being that they hate making people pay an extra 30% for the dealer markup (a nice attitude by a manufacturer btw). The best dealer prices I saw last I looked were at about $14,000/pair for the RL901K, so if they still do direct, you could probably take that and maybe add a thousand or two to get a comparison point. Sales tax (VAT) went up a little in Germany not long ago.
  
  TL
  - MEG client list. - tlyyra 13:24:04 10/05/07 (0)
    Fears of going under or loss of support would likely be unfounded. Chances are that the Berlin Phil, all of the opera houses of that city, Staatskapelle Dresden, Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, Bavarian Radio, Northwest German Radio, Southwest German Radio, NHK Japan, RAI Italy, ORF Austria, Sony Classical Germany, Polygram Europe, and even His Excellency the former Cardinal Ratzinger are busy listening through the MEGs as we speak.
    And it looks like they are already exporting to the U.S.
    And, as emphasized by a couple of posters here, I would myself at least make sure I'm future-proof if nothing else in terms of the multichannel option.
    TL
    - ME-Geithain partial client list (Open in New Window)
    Edits: 10/05/07 10/05/07 10/05/07 10/05/07

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