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In Reply to: RE: Why not studio monitors? posted by Bob Neill on June 29, 2014 at 04:19:56
@bob neill, It is responses like this why I don't frequent audio asylum much anymore. Honestly, why did you bother responding? To prove your self worth or some other pathetic reason? (Most) People come on the forum to learn from other's experiences. All you do is deter people from asking.
To everyone else, thanks a bunch for the responses. I've learned a few things and you've given me some things to think about with my current setup and how to move forward. I'm going to do some shifting around of my speakers and equipment to see what works.
My room is very small and I do everything in there: listen to music, watch movies, game online, and computing. For reference, here is what I'm working with.
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That room looks like a lot of fun!
I meant it as a serious response. Most people's listening rooms are not much like studios so studio monitors don't tend to sound good in them. Studio monitors tend to have a very flat response which can raise hell in rooms where undamped walls are close by, where there is insufficient absorbent material to pick up the first wave. They are designed for a professional not a domestic environment.
Two models of JMR Offrandes ago, the Signature, was designed pretty much as a studio monitor and intended for that kind of use...in Cookie Marenko's and Jean Claude Reynaud's recording studio in San Francisco. When we had it in our 11 x 19 pretty much unpadded hotel room at RMAF the year that speaker came out, it sounded wonderful when the room was full of people, especially grouped along the side walls. A recording engineer present said the CD we were playing at the time sounded exactly like the master tape to him. Then as people left the room and before it filled again, the Offie Signatures became overwhelming, nearly unlistenable.
While some domestic monitors are descended from studio originals, the Harbeth 30's and 40's for example, they are not flat through the upper mids, their altered design taking into account domestic listening environments.
To be fair, the term monitor is used pretty loosely, but studio monitors are fairly specific animals. All I was saying if you don't have a studio or something a lot like one, be wary.
Okay, I apologize for misinterpreting your response Bob. PS...good info. Thanks.
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