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Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93123] Tue, 27 November 2007 12:51 Go to next message
John [1] is currently offline  John [1]
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What's the best buy for a few hundred?

something like this......for example.....but i don't know how they sound.
http://tinyurl.com/3x4uam
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93127 is a reply to message #93123] Tue, 27 November 2007 13:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Chris Ludwig is currently offline  Chris Ludwig   UNITED STATES
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Hi John,
I think the KRK RP5 are the best sound for cheap monitors. Around 289.00/pr.
I would be suspect on really cheap ones just being cheapo gamer speakers
in fancier box.


Chris

John wrote:
> What's the best buy for a few hundred?
>
> something like this......for example.....but i don't know how they sound.
> http://tinyurl.com/3x4uam

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Re: Best cheap dirt near fields? [message #93129 is a reply to message #93127] Tue, 27 November 2007 13:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Carl Amburn is currently offline  Carl Amburn   UNITED STATES
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I would think so. ?
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93130 is a reply to message #93123] Tue, 27 November 2007 14:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Neil is currently offline  Neil
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Blue Sky has a setup now with 30W nearfield satellites plus a
subwoof for $399. Haven't heard 'em myself, but I've seen some
good reviews. Might be worth looking into.

Neil


"John" <no@No.com> wrote:
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>What's the best buy for a few hundred?
>
>something like this......for example.....but i don't know how they sound.
>http://tinyurl.com/3x4uam
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93133 is a reply to message #93127] Tue, 27 November 2007 16:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I just ordered them from you! Thanks !!!!!

John
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93149 is a reply to message #93123] Wed, 28 November 2007 08:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
DJ is currently offline  DJ   FRANCE
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I've been talking to a very experienced/long track record mastering engineer
quite a bit lately and his take is to stay away from the Adams. I've never
even heard them myself, but he says that now that they have become so
popular, he 's getting a lot of mixes in here that were referenced on Adams
and the mixes he's getting in there that were done on Adam monitors have had
consistent issues that have required some pretty major corrections.

I'll see if I can get an elaboration on his findings.

Deej

"John" <no@No.com> wrote in message news:474c7552$1@linux...
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> What's the best buy for a few hundred?
>
> something like this......for example.....but i don't know how they sound.
> http://tinyurl.com/3x4uam
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93153 is a reply to message #93149] Wed, 28 November 2007 10:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I would very much appreciate if you'd follow up on that and report back. I'm
using Adam A7s with the sub as my main monitoring setup and checking on my
cheapo KRKs. So far I'm really impressed, I'd be interested in what your
guy has to say the problems are.

TCB

"DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _ dot _ net> wrote:
>I've been talking to a very experienced/long track record mastering engineer

>quite a bit lately and his take is to stay away from the Adams. I've never

>even heard them myself, but he says that now that they have become so
>popular, he 's getting a lot of mixes in here that were referenced on Adams

>and the mixes he's getting in there that were done on Adam monitors have
had
>consistent issues that have required some pretty major corrections.
>
>I'll see if I can get an elaboration on his findings.
>
>Deej
>
>"John" <no@No.com> wrote in message news:474c7552$1@linux...
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>> What's the best buy for a few hundred?
>>
>> something like this......for example.....but i don't know how they sound.
>> http://tinyurl.com/3x4uam
>
>
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93154 is a reply to message #93153] Wed, 28 November 2007 09:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I'll definitely do this Thad. He's mastering a project for me and I talk to
him daily (errr...well...nightly.......uhhh.....well.....actually,
morningly....as in around 2AM lots of times)

;o)

"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:474da518$1@linux...
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> I would very much appreciate if you'd follow up on that and report back.
> I'm
> using Adam A7s with the sub as my main monitoring setup and checking on my
> cheapo KRKs. So far I'm really impressed, I'd be interested in what your
> guy has to say the problems are.
>
> TCB
>
> "DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _ dot _ net> wrote:
>>I've been talking to a very experienced/long track record mastering
>>engineer
>
>>quite a bit lately and his take is to stay away from the Adams. I've never
>
>>even heard them myself, but he says that now that they have become so
>>popular, he 's getting a lot of mixes in here that were referenced on
>>Adams
>
>>and the mixes he's getting in there that were done on Adam monitors have
> had
>>consistent issues that have required some pretty major corrections.
>>
>>I'll see if I can get an elaboration on his findings.
>>
>>Deej
>>
>>"John" <no@No.com> wrote in message news:474c7552$1@linux...
>>>
>>> What's the best buy for a few hundred?
>>>
>>> something like this......for example.....but i don't know how they
>>> sound.
>>> http://tinyurl.com/3x4uam
>>
>>
>
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93157 is a reply to message #93154] Wed, 28 November 2007 13:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John [1] is currently offline  John [1]
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you need a window so you can tell what time of day it is. :-)
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93173 is a reply to message #93123] Thu, 29 November 2007 05:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Don Nafe is currently offline  Don Nafe   CANADA
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Check around for the Tannoy Red Reveals (square box - passive) on ebay...not
too shabby at all


"John" <no@No.com> wrote in message news:474c7552$1@linux...
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> What's the best buy for a few hundred?
>
> something like this......for example.....but i don't know how they sound.
> http://tinyurl.com/3x4uam
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93175 is a reply to message #93173] Thu, 29 November 2007 07:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John [1] is currently offline  John [1]
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thanks for the great replies, i ordered the KRK rp5's from the amazing Chris
Ludwig and they will be here by dinner tonight. I can't wait. From everything
i'm reading they will be exactly what I need. Considering some amazing records
were produced on NS10's and these rp5's are getting reviews that in some
ways make these an upgrade from NS10's i'm really excited.

John
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93195 is a reply to message #93175] Fri, 30 November 2007 00:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:474ec77e@linux...
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> thanks for the great replies, i ordered the KRK rp5's from the amazing
> Chris
> Ludwig and they will be here by dinner tonight. I can't wait. From
> everything
> i'm reading they will be exactly what I need. Considering some amazing
> records
> were produced on NS10's and these rp5's are getting reviews that in some
> ways make these an upgrade from NS10's i'm really excited.
>
> John

John,

NS10's are popular because they basically equate to everyman's generic cheap
stereo setup. There is nothing HiFi about them.
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93198 is a reply to message #93195] Fri, 30 November 2007 06:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _ dot _ net> wrote:

>NS10's are popular because they basically equate to everyman's >generic
cheap stereo setup.

And because, people like hearing the question: "So, why do you
put tissue paper over the tweeters?"

:D
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93217 is a reply to message #93198] Fri, 30 November 2007 17:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I got the RP5s and think they sound really nice. I'm very happy with them
and think they will totally help me make mixes that translate well.
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93218 is a reply to message #93217] Fri, 30 November 2007 18:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I'd still be curious to hear from Deej as to what his mastering
guy pal had to say negatively about the ADAM's & the problems
he'd enocuntered with mixes done on them.

If anything, I'd have to take a wild guess and say: "too much
high end" - the few times I've heard the ADAM stuff, the high
end was so smooth & clear, & with imaging so preceise, that I'd
be inclined to believe that it might want to make you push more
of it. IOW, it'd still translate well over the ribbons, but
over regular tweets, it might be too much.

Deej, is my wild guess right?

Neil


"John" <no@no.com> wrote:
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>I got the RP5s and think they sound really nice. I'm very happy with them
>and think they will totally help me make mixes that translate well.
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93233 is a reply to message #93218] Sat, 01 December 2007 06:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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you can search for Adam on gearslutz for a lot of posts on them. they seem
to be very well liked and we all know monitors are about as personal as it
gets.
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93285 is a reply to message #93218] Sun, 02 December 2007 19:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"Neil" <OIU@OI.com> wrote in message news:4750b364$1@linux...
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> I'd still be curious to hear from Deej as to what his mastering
> guy pal had to say negatively about the ADAM's & the problems
> he'd enocuntered with mixes done on them.
>=20
> If anything, I'd have to take a wild guess and say: "too much
> high end" - the few times I've heard the ADAM stuff, the high
> end was so smooth & clear, & with imaging so preceise, that I'd
> be inclined to believe that it might want to make you push more
> of it. IOW, it'd still translate well over the ribbons, but
> over regular tweets, it might be too much.
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> Deej, is my wild guess right?
>=20
> Neil
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Neil,

Here's his take on them......

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;o)

Deej
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Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93286 is a reply to message #93198] Sun, 02 December 2007 19:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"Neil" <IO@OI.com> wrote in message news:475016d4@linux...
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> "DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _ dot _ net> wrote:
>
>>NS10's are popular because they basically equate to everyman's >generic
> cheap stereo setup.
>
> And because, people like hearing the question: "So, why do you
> put tissue paper over the tweeters?"
>
> :D

.......and not to be confused with these.......

http://www.yamaha10000.com/nsx10000.htm
Re: Best dirt cheap near fields? [message #93318 is a reply to message #93123] Tue, 04 December 2007 21:19 Go to previous message
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Heard these at a Corner Music a while back and was really surprised, esp.
for the price.

http://www.yorkville.com/products.asp?type=33&cat=20& ;id=332
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