Can i ask about monitors question here?

lovenara · Post by **lovenara** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:10 am

i been mixing with headphones for long time
( fostex )
now i look for monitors that can serve mixing along with listening pleasurement.
Is a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 9.2 suitable for mixing?
i got a marantz 2325 as an amp.
thnx

Post by **garyb** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:12 am

what is your budget?

lovenara · Post by **lovenara** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:12 am

the passive pair of wharfedale is best for my budget,or should i invest more for a pair like KRK?
thnx

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:54 am

For those of us who don't know how much wharfdale's cost, what is your budget (£,$,€ whatever).

Post by **Neil B** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:17 am

I use Spirit Absolute 2 monitors with a Denon Amp and I like the output from them.

They're not too expensive either.

You mention using headphones but not whether you have a mixing desk etc.
Perhaps you will need powered speakers?

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:36 am

I have been mixing with headphones just for a live reference way too long,

I went and heard a pair of A Blue Sky's / the 8" Sub and they sounded really full and " Honest ".

I hope to get a pair soon.

Big difference between a live headphone mix and recording quality.

The honesty in my headphone mixing was from about 320 on up, the lows were all over the place depending on the synth and samples used.

My Upright Bass samples and synth lower Octace stuff was way too hot as those frequencies are somewhat hidden in my 2 " headphone diaphrams.

lovenara · Post by **lovenara** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:10 am

i calculate the currency roughly ,wharf should be around 200 dollars.
KRK that i checked from internet is around 150-200 dolls but buying in my country will be 2times more expensive.

Neil B:
I use mackie 1406 vlz sometthing ( sorry,i'm very bad at specs of things )
and have marantz amp.

thnx guys

nightscope · Post by **nightscope** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:43 am

lovenara wrote:wharf should be around 200 dollars.

To be perfectly honest, 200 dollars is not going to buy you any way near accurate studio monitors. Maybe not even 2000 dollars.

Which monitors to get really depends on your needs. Obviously, dance related music requires precise bass monitoring. Acoustic material less so, etc, etc.

I use Klein & Hummell 0300D's, NS10's and JBL Control 1's at present. The little JBL Control 1's, about 60 dollars, are really very useful. However, I used to employ some very big, very old B&W speakers I found in a relative's shed, no idea what they were, for many years at home and they were simply great. Mixes I did at home just translated well everywhere. So unless you're recording a wide variety of program material some budget hi-fi speakers can serve very well. You don't have to spend a fortune to mix but you do have to be aware of the limitations of whatever monitors are employed.

That said, I could use the wharfs, no problem. They are a really good speaker, no decent bass to speak of tho, and may well suit your needs for general listening and mixing. Personally, I would use a decent passive hi-fi speaker, such as the warf diamond, in that price range over a similarly priced active "monitor". Most of 'em don't deserve the name.

The Blue Sky's, as S4$ said, are excellent, tho I'm not a great fan of subs. The MixCubes/Auratones are other serious options for lo-power nearfield use.

ns