vulc4n
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I'm currently using KRK ST6's and am really happy with them. For 100.00 a speaker, I'm pretty confident they can't be touched. Pairing them with a sub has improved things further. Anyway, I'd qualify all of the above mentioned brands as making monitors that are a pretty good value. Maybe they don't meet your needs for mixing, but for listening they sure do a great job in my opinion.
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Obviously your never going to get a perfect frequency response from a speaker that fits on your desk. That said, my KRK's are as close I have come. They blow my previous Athena speakers out of the water. They sound great to me, and several people have remakred that they think they sound great. On top of that, they are solidly built and can stand up to the rigors of college life.
I mean honestly, what speaker is better for desktop use other than a nearfield monitor? I can't think of anything.
Originally Posted by gregorio /img/forum/go_quote.gif Depending on what you mean by decent, I would agree with you. I've worked professionally with various KRKs, Genelec, Alesis, ATC, Yamaha, PMC, Blue Sky and quite a number of other near-fields over the years. None of them are particularly good and some are truely awful, although they can all be usable tools provided you have a good mental image of how you have to compensate for their weaknesses while mixing. |
I'm currently using KRK ST6's and am really happy with them. For 100.00 a speaker, I'm pretty confident they can't be touched. Pairing them with a sub has improved things further. Anyway, I'd qualify all of the above mentioned brands as making monitors that are a pretty good value. Maybe they don't meet your needs for mixing, but for listening they sure do a great job in my opinion.
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I've never heard near-fields produce any sort of balanced quality across the frequency spectrum. The are normally very mid and top heavy, with good separation and placement. It's that unusable frequency response that's the real killer. |
Obviously your never going to get a perfect frequency response from a speaker that fits on your desk. That said, my KRK's are as close I have come. They blow my previous Athena speakers out of the water. They sound great to me, and several people have remakred that they think they sound great. On top of that, they are solidly built and can stand up to the rigors of college life.
I mean honestly, what speaker is better for desktop use other than a nearfield monitor? I can't think of anything.