should i opt for passive or active monitors?
should i opt for passive or active monitors?
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan06/a ... 0106_7.htm
What do you say?
And how do I connect from my computer to the amplifier?
Point is i would like to have tl design speakers. The only active i found were PMC's, but they are too expensive.
There is company (remo electronics) they sell DIY tl loudspeaker building kits. Then I could combine with a Luxman amp. Thats the idea.
Here's an article on (pmc) transmission line speakers.
http://www.pmc-speakers.de/PMC-Transmis ... y%20PT.pdf
What do you say?
And how do I connect from my computer to the amplifier?
Point is i would like to have tl design speakers. The only active i found were PMC's, but they are too expensive.
There is company (remo electronics) they sell DIY tl loudspeaker building kits. Then I could combine with a Luxman amp. Thats the idea.
Here's an article on (pmc) transmission line speakers.
http://www.pmc-speakers.de/PMC-Transmis ... y%20PT.pdf
Last edited by derzai on Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:55 am, edited 2 times in total.
Re: should i opt for passive or active monitors?
I wonder why this seems to be conventional thinking for studio monitors, whereas in the hi-fi world it's all about separate (passive) speakers and amps. Wonder why that is...?soundonsound wrote:In the middle and upper parts of the monitor market there is no doubt that active models offer significant advantages over passive designs, such as optimised power amps for each driver, optimised driver-protection circuitry, short and direct connections between amps and drivers, more complex and precise line-level crossovers, and so on.
Just into line-in or aux inputs of the amp, like any other source like CD, etc...derzai wrote:And how do I connect from my computer to the amplifier?
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Isn't that pretty clear?! In the HiFi world it's not about the most linear response curve, but about what to boost in the frequency range and how. That's why you want different combinations: to give more choice.8O wrote:I wonder why this seems to be conventional thinking for studio monitors, whereas in the hi-fi world it's all about separate (passive) speakers and amps. Wonder why that is...?soundonsound wrote:In the middle and upper parts of the monitor market there is no doubt that active models offer significant advantages over passive designs, such as optimised power amps for each driver, optimised driver-protection circuitry, short and direct connections between amps and drivers, more complex and precise line-level crossovers, and so on.
While in the studio world, you would want the amp to drive your speaker in such a way that it will produce the most linear response with the driver you have. That's best to achieve, if you know exactly which driver you are driving. Hence the fixed combination. No?!
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I think it's more a question of easy of use. Hifi speakers often get installed in weird places, which makes getting access to their controls unpractical for day to day operations like switching them on and off or changing volume.
Re: should i opt for passive or active monitors?
Well, not really - at least the advertising blurb's aims are accuracy, transparency and no colouration - exactly the same as studio monitors. That's what High Fidelity literally means. Though reality and money doesn't necessarily follow marketing slogansTomViolenz wrote:Isn't that pretty clear?! In the HiFi world it's not about the most linear response curve, but about what to boost in the frequency range and how. That's why you want different combinations: to give more choice.8O wrote:I wonder why this seems to be conventional thinking for studio monitors, whereas in the hi-fi world it's all about separate (passive) speakers and amps. Wonder why that is...?soundonsound wrote:In the middle and upper parts of the monitor market there is no doubt that active models offer significant advantages over passive designs, such as optimised power amps for each driver, optimised driver-protection circuitry, short and direct connections between amps and drivers, more complex and precise line-level crossovers, and so on.
While in the studio world, you would want the amp to drive your speaker in such a way that it will produce the most linear response with the driver you have. That's best to achieve, if you know exactly which driver you are driving. Hence the fixed combination. No?!
Moreover, the more you spend on hifi, the fewer controls you get.
I suspect it's closer to the well-named Samuel L. Jizzle's suggestion.
Anyway, let's not derail derzai's thread too much...
Re: should i opt for passive or active monitors?
The same way you connect anything else to an amplifier. Use a cable.derzai wrote:how do I connect from my computer to the amplifier?
Re: should i opt for passive or active monitors?
Oh no. I get myself a pair of entry level active speakers.8O wrote:Anyway, let's not derail derzai's thread too much...
Re: should i opt for passive or active monitors?
Yeh thanks.102455 wrote:The same way you connect anything else to an amplifier. Use a cable.derzai wrote:how do I connect from my computer to the amplifier?
Re: should i opt for passive or active monitors?
I'll put one downstairs and one upstairs.Samuel L. Jizzle wrote:I think it's more a question of easy of use. Hifi speakers often get installed in weird places, which makes getting access to their controls unpractical for day to day operations like switching them on and off or changing volume.
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Re: should i opt for passive or active monitors?
Yeah, should do wonders for the stereo field...
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Speaking of which, when I move to the fatherland, I'll probably be getting new monitors to not use on Sundays.TomViolenz wrote:Yeah, should do wonders for the stereo field...
Thing is, I'm nearly completely deaf on the left (maybe 10% of what I can hear on right). Think I should just sack off the two monitors thing and just buy one really good one?
I can just pick up enough on left to perceive stereo, but it's no use for proper imaging at all.
Seems wrong to just have the one though.
Thoughts?
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Re: should i opt for passive or active monitors?
Wow! Sorry to hear that (no pun intended).
In your case, yes one monitor is plenty, and you shouldn't even attempt to do work on the stereofield. Let someone else do that. Maybe a mastering guy?!
In your case, yes one monitor is plenty, and you shouldn't even attempt to do work on the stereofield. Let someone else do that. Maybe a mastering guy?!
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andydes wrote:Seems wrong to just have the one though.
Thoughts?
Take care you get the one for your right ear.
Re: should i opt for passive or active monitors?
would like to have this one, timeless design.