My monitors BLOW,curious about yours too!

[silvercord]

Stick, Jean...nice!those Focal Twins look as though they are the bomb~Jean..yeah those M-Audio BX8a are an interesting story!m-audio worked along with (arrghh for the life of me i cant remember the name of the company) for some sub contratualdesign..and then m-audio completly took the design from thekorean company...muhaha oops! but they are a good set of speakers...i was going to choose that korean brand of your m audio designor the infrasonic blow 5's...i opted for the 5's because they had a better spectrum on themid- higher end and a bit more juice..my guitarist has your design and he swears by them!

[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.

[mazz]

Stick, you have great taste in speakers!A friend of mine has a pair of Adams and they sound amazing. I haven't heard this particular model yet, but I've had my eye on them for a while, I bet they compare nicely with the Focals:http://www.ceag.com/store/product.php?p ... 22&page=1I love the sound of ribbon tweeters.Mazz

[stick]

Mazz, A buddy up the road from me has the P22s (the single woofer model) and compared to my Focals (and to a degree the Genelec 1031s I had before) the imaging is very loose. I'm always surprised at how fuzzy the picture is to me when I hear those speakers. I don't know if it's the tweeter that contributes to that sound, but I'm not crazy about it. At one point we had my 1031s set up in his room right next to the Ps and when flipping back and forth that focus difference was VERY apparent to me. Now, I've heard that the S-series is a lot more focused, but haven't actually heard them myself. From what I've read, the Focals compare a lot more closely to the Adam S3As, which are quite a lot more expensive than the Focals. BTW, I ended up getting my Focals from AudioLot for less than those P33s you're looking at. You ought to be able to get demo sets of both in your room over there in SF... I didn't have that luxury out here in the boonies! HA!

[jmather]

Stick - impressive studio! One day I'll do it up right like you did - for now, the basement baby!!Silvercord - I use Alesis Superport monitors (2 pairs). Don't know what they went for, they were given to (lucky!) and they are also my first set, so nothing to compare to. Since I moved up from regular pc speakers, they sound friggin awesome!good luck!Justin

[mazz]

Stick,I just bought a computer so I'll be holding off on speakers for a while. When I finally am able to build a "real" room like yours, then I'll probably put some real speakers in there!I'll probably go to Cutting Edge just to listen one of these days. I'll leave my credit card at home, though!Cheers,Mazz

[ernstinen]

Quote:[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!)Man, Stick, that is a NICE studio you've got! (Makes mine look like a guest house --- er, it IS a guest house! ). I like your website, too. Good job! --- Say, if you put me in your will, I'll take your Steinway upon your demise. Ern

[stick]

Quote:Quote:[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!)Man, Stick, that is a NICE studio you've got! (Makes mine look like a guest house --- er, it IS a guest house! ). I like your website, too. Good job! --- Say, if you put me in your will, I'll take your Steinway upon your demise. Ern HA HA! Unfortunately, my 2 sons probably will be slightly higher on the list for the Steinway. It is a pretty cool piano though! Tons of vibe...

[nickfever]

I've got a pair of tannoy reveal actives. They are the powered version of the "red ones."Stick, Kalamazoo!