My monitors BLOW,curious about yours too!

[silvercord]

BLOW 5s, by Infrasonic, a subdivision of Sammick in KoreaFunny name eh? Sammick should have had a westerner advise with the naming of their products I got these puppies before any pro magizine, or online site hasreviewed them. They were not expensive since i bought themhere in Koreahere's the link for specs. http://www.infra-sonic.com/page/blow5.htmlAs they are my first monitors, I am not sure how they rate toothers of its class and size..but i dig them allot...the salesmantold me they were better for "classical" mixing,just curious to see if any of you have heard tell of them?and i invite y'all to tell me about your monitors, i would love toknow what you mix yur stuff on, as im a sucker for audio tech nerdyness!

[ernstinen]

Quote:I've got multiple pairs of monitors I'm using.Me too, Ibanez. I've got a pair of powered KRK V6s which I like pretty well, BUT when I really want a mix to translate to the outside world, I still go to my vintage Yamaha NS-10Ms powered by an old Marantz amp. The midrange is so accurate, but their claim that they go down to 50 hz or so is b.s. I turn on some customized 3-ways with 15" woofers to check the bottom end. The two together work really well for me. --- After I get the mix sounding pretty close, I turn on a pair of "home" audiophile Definitive Technology speakers and listen to those; my Sennheiser headphones; the car stereo; and my home system with Polk Monitor 40's (which are REAL nice for the $) with a subwoofer and 4 Bose cubes. Then I might play the mix through my Bose Wave bedroom "clock radio," which has LOTS of bottom end --- don't know how Dr. Bose does it. It does have an "AM radio" setting which rolls off some of the lows. If the bottom is too muddy, I'll go back to the studio and tweak some more. --- Whew! There, ya have all my secrets! Ern

[silvercord]

cool! Hey Ibanez are those Tannoys the red pair?If so my drummer uses the same pair (well..um..used i should sayhis wife threw them across the room and now they are reallycool paperweights! yeah Ibanez, Ern..its cool you guys can mix on multiple monitors..thats great! right now its just the Blow 5s and a pair of AKG 271sfor my stuff..but muhaha i wont even DARE to say what i mixedon before!

[ernstinen]

Quote:I use a pair of Yamaha NS-10M'sYup, they are STILL the classic near-field monitor. Yamaha doesn't make them anymore because they can't find the old wood fiber that makes the woofers sound like they did. (Are the trees EXTINCT? LOL! ).If you want a used pair, they're about $600-700 on eBay. I think I paid about $350 for mine brand new back when I was, er, a teenager. BUT, if you want a brand new pair "In Sealed Factory BOX!," you can have them for only $1,599. http://cgi.ebay.com/Yamaha-NS-10M-NS10- ... QcategoryZ 4And detractors of this monitor said "they sound like CRAP!" --- Others, including me believe "If you can make a mix sound good on NS-10M's, they'll sound good on ANYTHING!" I think that is the purpose of a good monitor. They SHOULDN'T sound "good" like home stereo speakers; they should be starkly, painfully accurate, and the NS-10M's ARE, down to about 80 Hz or so. Below that, you have no idea what's going on! Ern

[ernstinen]

Quote:Blue Sky System One --- really like the Blue Sky systemI've heard Nick's Blue Sky System One, and they DO really sound great! I'd recommend them if you've got the $$ --- they're not cheap, but they're not $6000 either! http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SkySys21/Ern

[mazz]

Event Project Studio 8's. They're not the top of the line by any stretch of the imagination but I'm used to them.I have a pair of Avantone MixCubes for checking midrange EQ for TV work. They're all midrange but they are great for hearing what's sticking out too much. Gotta keep the music out of the way of the famous lady's voice if ya wanna get played! Cheers,Mazz

[ibanez468]

Yeah, that Blue Sky system looks like it puts out some major dbs. I'll bet it's well worth the price! Can't get to THAT level of musical equipment until I start makin' some bank like Nick though. I-468

[bleuciel]

Hi!I use M-Audio BX8a and I liked these monitors since the moment I plugged them. But recently, I've put under those monitors a pair of Primacoustic Recoil Stabilizers to damp the "sound of the wall" and now, what we hear in the control room is the sound of the monitor only and working in my control room is a lot of fun.

[ernstinen]

Quote:I use some OLD (like '94) Alesis Monitor Ones with some whatever amp as my secondary "balance" monitors. My main speaks are the Focal Twin 6 BE... they're pretty great, but not cheap, but they're probably the most important piece of gear in the room, so I figured it was worth it. For a grand less the Focal Solo 6s are GREAT monitors for the money. Wow, Stick ol' bean, those Focal Twins look awesome! You must have a fairly large room to handle those babies. That's some serious hardware you've got there! Made in France!? Oui?http://www.audiolot.com/proaudio/sales/ ... id=181Nick, your Blue Sky's may have been trumped by our buddy Stick! Ern

[stick]

Quote:Quote:I use some OLD (like '94) Alesis Monitor Ones with some whatever amp as my secondary "balance" monitors. My main speaks are the Focal Twin 6 BE... they're pretty great, but not cheap, but they're probably the most important piece of gear in the room, so I figured it was worth it. For a grand less the Focal Solo 6s are GREAT monitors for the money. Wow, Stick ol' bean, those Focal Twins look awesome! You must have a fairly large room to handle those babies. That's some serious hardware you've got there! Made in France!? Oui?http://www.audiolot.com/proaudio/sales/ ... id=181Nick, your Blue Sky's may have been trumped by our buddy Stick! Ern Yeah, my room is nice sized (old pics, before I got the Focals)... roughly 12x17, with soundproofed, angled walls, and bass traps, etc. Think of it like a jacked-up home office... ha ha! (Good tax write-off too!)I went for the Twins over the Solos because I'd read that the mid range clarity was a little better with the second woofer. Otherwise, the two models are pretty similar. They're really nice speakers. Not pretty or flattering at all, but that's not what you want when you're trying to get a mix to translate. And besides, the wood matches my studio very nicely.