Cakewalk Announces New Line of Powered Stereo Monitor Speakers

Cakewalk announces a new line of powered stereo monitor speakers. The Cakewalk MA-7A Stereo Micro Monitors and MA-15D Digital Stereo Micro Monitors deliver superior audio in a myriad of settings; the home recording studio, classroom or media lab, college dorm room, even in your living room entertainment system without stressing your budget.

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Powered Stereo Monitor Speakers: http://www.cakewalk.com/products/monitors.asp
 
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Kate

geez...i just ordered some m-audio's...rats!!

Hey There,

The monitors will be on store shelves in September. As for pricing, check with your local distributor; available worldwide: http://www.cakewalk.com/Dealers/International.asp.

Kate

Looks like my set of Edirols. Kate, does this mean the Edirol brand name is going bye bye in favor of the Cakewalk brand name?

 
They look exactly like my  Edirol MA-15D monitors Doc!
 
Well.... with a different 'label' on 'em that is 

the 15D series were my top choice before Roland branded them as Cakewalk monitors and advertised them on their homepage.  "Edirol" or "Cakewalk" they're the same monitors.  they are my top choice for studio monitors because they have a lot of features that other monitors leave out like up to 24-bit/192kHz, DA conversion and S/PDIF, optical connections.  I'm happy to see that they are now being promoted and that they now have their own spot light especially at this forum.

tell you what would be great....a matched sub for my MA-15's   
since the "FAKE BASS" switch kida sucks  this would round out the sound
(great monitors though)


b

I was looking at these after the announcement but they same to have vanished from Cake's product site (well, the link doesn't resolve anymore).

So I found the Edirol MA-15D equivalanet on amazon.co.uk for 139 quid.  Which seems a pretty good deal, and they'd compliment my CW/Edirol SPS-25 interface nicely.

Reviews on amazon are pretty good for these, and I see that Stummy uses them.  If I was buying at that budget level are they are good choice?

foxwolfen


Given how cheap the rebranded products look to me, I am having to scratch my head at CW/Roland. Are they making equipment for serious musicians or not?

We are certainly trying! There's been a shuffling of products between different parts of the Roland family -- specifically from Edirol to Cakewalk, some are obvious, some may make you scratch your head. There are fun things in the works which "serious" musicians will appreciate, so stay tuned.
 
Cheers!

even akai made an 8" monitor set...

quote*There are fun things in the works which "serious" musicians will appreciate, so stay tuned.*

so who were the ma-15d's for?

its too bad that in my opinion, the best DAW on the planet is linked to some hardware that Id rather use logitec computer speakers and get a better freq response

check this out 1/4 bal out on edirol(cakewalk)interfaces(most)---rca in on ma-15's(spdif is good dont get me wrong) oh well 

ben

seth, I agree, although I dont have any other speakers in my setup....
see though this kind of thing makes me wonder 
I love sonar 
I love my mpc (akai)
what do they have in common ....................
joined with other large companies and started to release cheap crap.......with a 
PRO daw why not pro speakers
look I can get speakers anywhere ......no problem , Im just wondering why cake tagged these
instead of edirol
and with all the resources avail why settle for a cheap speaker.....the v studio pic in sweetwater gear catalog shows a roland spreker NOT theese on the page mirroring sp8.5!!!!!

this will be my last post on this subject cause really I dont care for less than 200 dollars 
sure get em people but to me they do not represent cake (well at least not sonar)

Doh!  I figured out the routing issue....