Your Studio Monitors

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A pair of Tannoy System 600 and a pair of old Auratone, both powered by an old Revox A722 power amp (thing has an A/B for switching speaker pairs on/off, very handy). Plus a 500W 12'' class D sub.
 
Focal CMS-65's and a pair of coaxial Fostex 6301BX's for mono and 'alarmclock/workradio' check for mixes.
 
Nigel said:
Sounds like advice you’d get from Gearslutz forums.
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Lol, yeah. They are a bunch of goobers over there, but on this they are absolutely right. I didn't have a treated space for years, and once I finally invested in treating my gear room, it was night/day difference. That money gets you so so much further than spending more on monitors. You have literally never really heard the monitors you have right now, even if they are desktop consumer speakers, until you've heard them in a room that has stable acoustics. I bought my shit from a company called GIK but have seen tons of dudes make their own traps and panels from rock wool/insulation and 2x4s for pennies compared to what I spent. I've even bought bass traps for my band's practice space after finally realizing how huge even just a little absorption in a room maters.
 
Spaceboy said:
Lol, yeah. They are a bunch of goobers over there, but on this they are absolutely right. I didn't have a treated space for years, and once I finally invested in treating my gear room, it was night/day difference. That money gets you so so much further than spending more on monitors. You have literally never really heard the monitors you have right now, even if they are desktop consumer speakers, until you've heard them in a room that has stable acoustics. I bought my shit from a company called GIK but have seen tons of dudes make their own traps and panels from rock wool/insulation and 2x4s for pennies compared to what I spent. I've even bought bass traps for my band's practice space after finally realizing how huge even just a little absorption in a room maters.
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Yeah. I got isoacoustic stands, treated all walls, built book shelves to disperse on the back wall, implemented the 38% distance rule and it was night and day. Sub between the monitors at eye level was a big deal too!
 
Spaceboy said:
I've actually never tried have the sub elevated to eye level
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I ran my Focal Alpha 80’s full range (-3dB@35Hz) and did my sub crossed at 40Hz 24dB/oct. and it was incredible right in between. Just added that extra octave, made it real. Time alignment was perfect, felt like a real live image.
 
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