Studio monitors

DogsInSpace · Post by **DogsInSpace** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:08 am

Hey all,
Just a quick question about setting up some monitors.

At the moment I have a spare set of Sony speakers that are designed for home theatre use. However, the connections are not 1/4"; they are merely bi-wired using speaker wire.

Is there a solution that allows me to connect these up or am I best off getting a set of monitors? There are my only speakers so I'd love to be able to use them.

Oh and these forums have been great reading on my two days off. I've actually got my head around the feature set now.

Thanks!

Andy

timothyallan · Post by **timothyallan** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:23 am

Get monitors.

If those others are designed for home theatre use then they probaby have eq circuitry that ups the bass and treble, which is exactly what you -don't- want.

DogsInSpace · Post by **DogsInSpace** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:26 am

timothyallan wrote:Get monitors.

If those others are designed for home theatre use then they probaby have eq circuitry that ups the bass and treble, which is exactly what you -don't- want.

Cheers bud. Had a fire at my place which has left with $4k worth of speakers [that still work] that my insurance have replaced but I otherwise have no use for.

Thanks for the help.

timothyallan · Post by **timothyallan** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:31 am

Step 1. eBay the HiFi monitors
Step 2. Buy some sweet ass monitors and other gear with the change.
Step 3. Become super famous and rich.

easy!

djmyke · Post by **djmyke** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:32 am

the maudio bx5 n bx8a wud do=)

Bassfrq · Post by **Bassfrq** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:57 am

djmyke wrote:the maudio bx5 n bx8a wud do=)

no they wont....

1. genelec
2. adam
3. mackie hr series

one and two are very close choices and that becomes personal taste.

djmyke · Post by **djmyke** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:08 am

Bassfrq wrote:
djmyke wrote:the maudio bx5 n bx8a wud do=)
no they wont....

1. genelec
2. adam
3. mackie hr series

one and two are very close choices and that becomes personal taste.

yup genelec n mackie are so fine wit me...

but too pricey for me here in my hometown

timothyallan · Post by **timothyallan** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:11 am

bassfrq is right on the money.

DogsInSpace · Post by **DogsInSpace** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:45 am

Thanks for the recommendations. Having a quick look at local vendor sites but the 8000 series by Genelec look pretty cool and the MackieHR look ok too.

Cheers guys

bucket brigadier · Post by **bucket brigadier** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 7:14 am

Event ASP80's are worth a look,i love mine.

did side by side tests with some mackie HR824,genelec 1030's,(i think),Dynaudios BM5,s and ended up buying em....each to their own,just worked for me,still do!!

....check SOS review

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr04/a ... /event.htm

cheers

john