ok from the dependable monitors thread i have a good direction now and a little bit bigger budget for monitors. so with that said I was lookin at pmc am1 and Genelec 1031.what would be the best choice and why. I dont know anyone with pmc but from what I have read they are very accurate. new suggestions are good like to have active loudspeakers.

Hi all

I was working with a well known Dutch pianist and he has a pair of IMF speakers in his rehearsal studio. The type is ALS40, these speakers sound very good, well balanced and a very accurate mid plus really nice low end.

Anybody who's familiar with them speakers?

http://imf-electronics.com/ALS40/

Peace, Han

Does any one know what the difference is between the JBL 4311 and the JBL L-100 ? besides the numbers that is. I have empty cabinets for both, and the cabinets look identical. They have the mod & ser plate on both.
I want to replace the speakers, along with the X-over

OK, I have the Mackie 824's. They are the type of speakers which have an amp built in. I sometimes would like a little more volume. Can I hook my Ramsa power amp up to them as if they were regular speakers, as long as I am not sending crazy levels? A close friend said I would blow my stuff up, I really value my speakers and amp, so I dont want to do something foolish.

:) A member just raised another question by trying to find a problem in his amp.

The question is, how can you be sure you have

(1) True electrical balance from the power amp?

(2) True acoustical balance from the speakers for each channel?

This question refers to each side of a system with respect to each other.

--Rick

I am wondering what you all use for listening when mastering, speakers or headphones or both?

While I buy my gear used whenever possible, I've steered clear of used speakers, mainly out of superstition. Am I making a mistake? What am I missing?

This recent thread on near and mid speakers has got me drooling on ebay again. Could someone let me know what I should be looking out for when buying used speakers, especially over the net?

Hi there. I recently heard that many singers record their parts listening to playback through speakers rather than headphones, James Hetfield on the Black Album and Kurt Cobain on Nevermind were used in reference.

Hi moderators!

What is your prefered reproduction system?
what are your experience with different systems?

I've spent most of my life hearing music and learning about diffenrent systems, and very intence the last year because of me starting as mastering engineer.

I can say that what I've come up with now is the best sytem I've ever had, but no system is perfect :)

I have heard different amps drive one brand of speaker. There ofcourse was a difference in sound with each amp. Is it fair to judge a speaker with only one amp? This leads me to another question; if your monitoring situation isn't working for you why assume its the speaker and not the amp? Ofcourse I'm talking about passive speakers.