Monitoring Amplified?

Seuil · Post by **Seuil** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:11 am

What is for you the best Monitoring on the market?

dsat · Post by **dsat** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:26 pm

go to the shop and listen to all of them
compare the sound and decide for yourself

w3t · Post by **w3t** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:05 pm

love the tannoy's however i haven't tested many others

mlexicon · Post by **mlexicon** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:42 pm

shouldnt this be in the producer section?

i bet if you go there, you might find this same topic come up more than once....and maybe more than twice

ganik · Post by **ganik** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:23 pm

moved because mlexicon is right

anyawy....

IMO maybe the best proportion of price and quality are Alesis M1 Active MkII

ganik · Post by **ganik** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:24 pm

Jesse_mtl wrote:apparently m-audio monitors sound like rat piss if ur intentions are professional. save your money. buy some krk rockit powered ones

did you try to compare KRK and Alesis?

I think that Alesis M1 Active MkII is much better choice over KRK [RP-5] Rokit Powered 5 , of course by specification and price of Alesis is much,much better.

Alesis M1 Active MkII

Low Frequency Driver:
_ 6.5" non-woven carbon fiber with Santoprene surround and dual magnet shielded configuration

High Frequency Driver:
_ 1" silk dome with medium viscosity ferrofluid coolant and dual magnet shielded configuration

Crossover:
_ 1500Hz, 8th-order, 48dB/octave filters

Input Impedance:
_ 20k_ balanced, 10k_ unbalanced

LF Filter:
_ 2nd order, "optimal Q" high pass, +1dB boost@50Hz

LF Amplifier:
_ 75 watts, 8_ load

LF Amp Distortion:
_ less than 0.03% thd @ 30w

lf amp slew rate:<>19V/µsec

LF Amp S/N Ratio:
_ >110dB, ref. 60W @ 8_, A-wtg., 1kHz

HF Amplifier:
_25 watts, 4_ load

HF Amp Distortion:
_ less than 0.06% thd @ rated power

lf amp slew rate less than 9V/µsec

HF Amp S/N Ratio:
_ >112dB @ rated output

Frequency Range:
_ 38 Hz - 23.5 kHz (-10dB point)

Connectors:
_ Combination XLR-1/4" jack with input level control

Dimensions:
_ (WxHxD) 8.5"x15"x9.75" (381mm x 216mm x 248mm)

Weight:
_ 19.5 lbs. (8.9kg) each.

KRK [RP-5] Rokit Powered 5

Woofer: 5 " Glass Aramid Composite Woofer
Tweeter: 1" Neodymium Soft Dome Tweeter with Ferro Fluid

Input:XLR (3-pin), RCA & 1/4" TRS - 10k Ohm Balanced / Unbalanced

Amplification:75 Watt Bi-amp Dynamic Power
18 dB Octave Filters

Frequency Response: 53Hz - 20kHz

Video Shielding:Yes

Dimensions:(H x W x D) 10 7/8" x 7 1/4" x 8 7/8" 27.6cm x 18.5cm x 22.5cm
Shipping Weight:
16 lbs (8 Kg)

robert lowell · Post by **robert lowell** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:39 pm

ganik wrote:moved because mlexicon is right

anyawy....

IMO maybe the best proportion of price and quality are Alesis M1 Active MkII

i have a set of these, they do a nice job.

mlexicon · Post by **mlexicon** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:28 pm

since we're comparing penis'
i got these