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RE: How to make stereo
2007/01/02 21:31:52
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I had been doing as robo suggested, listening on various systems, actually getting good results most everywhere, but the evidence seems to point to speciallized, powered reference monitors.
I'm sold...but how do I explain to my wife that I need just one more piece of equipment? This is not gonna be easy, Chrismas is over, birthday ain't till october, Easter bunny?
Nothing ever goes the way I plan it.
Later
Albert
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RE: How to make stereo
2007/01/02 21:36:26
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Tax refund? 
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RE: How to make stereo
2007/01/02 21:54:33
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Tax Refund...why didn't I think of that.
Thanks.
Now for some googling...
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RE: How to make stereo
2007/01/02 23:09:15
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ORIGINAL: RobertB
This brings us to Tweak's Law, which says, whatever your monitors are good at is exactly what your mix will be bad at.]
This pretty much sums it up, and thanks for the links Beagle. This has come to be an interesting thread, and we all want to put our best foot forward.
I'm looking into monitors, but just as a possible point of interest, this is the response curve on my home stereo speakers.
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These are Pioneer HPM-100's, pretty decent in their day, and long out of production.
I have listened to various mixes on car stereos, portable stereos, and other computers. Once you get a feel for how your mix translates, you get a very good idea of what is being emphasized on your own system, and you can adjust for Tweak's Law. It will be interesting to see how monitors affect things.
What monitors are you looking at getting, Bob?
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RE: How to make stereo
2007/01/02 23:12:58
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Al - if you can afford them, I'd suggest looking at the KRK series. They're probably what I will upgrade to one of these days.
I just not long ago got some M-audio DX4's - ~$150 per pair, but the KRK 5's are $150 EACH. They sound incredible. Someone else has suggested the Behringer Truth's in this price range. Some reviews I've heard are pretty good for the price.
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RE: How to make stereo
2007/01/02 23:25:05
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There really are a lot to choose from, I get some cataloges from parts supply houses and musicians friends and others, so, this may take a while. Wish I could order up a few and test them out, I hate buying a pig in a poke.
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RE: How to make stereo
2007/01/02 23:28:13
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Beagle,
I have a hard ceiling at $300. I'm not opposed to active monitors, but I would like to keep the reciever/amp in the chain for routing reasons, if possible. KRK, Behringer, etc. I'm still looking for the passive version of the Alesis M1's but I'm beginning to think that was a typo in what I read. I'm certainly open to suggestion, but after 20 years with my HPM's, whatever I get needs to sound great!
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