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Really?? Freo, would you mind citing the evidence supporting the most likelihood of ATCs being used to master classical? TIA.cheers,AJ
I dare say those ATC speakers don't come anywhere near the budget posted by rotarius. Why even bring them up? A quick question for you guys. Why do you feel the need to monitor in the near field when the monitoring has already been done for you? Wouldn't you rather just sit back and enjoy the recording?
Regarding you first question: Not exactly. These were recently available for 900.00.
I am looking at NHT classic Three for a nearfield set-up. These had great reviews a while back but don't know how they would do with orchestral music. Anyone here use these or have heard them? I would like your opinion. Another bookshelf (under $1K) perhaps? I am not looking for hyper detail, just clean grain free mids and lower treble. I posted this on audiogon as well but this may be a more appropriate forum.
Great suggestion Rajacat! I've been wondering about the Bagby waveguide speaker kit. Does anyone have any actual experience using these SEOS waveguide speakers primarily for classical music?
Here a list for you:http://www.atcloudspeakers.co.uk/client-list/studios-soundstages/
I dare say no one else comes in anywhere near a close second.
Actually I don't think you'll find JBL or Genelec used much in serious mastering rooms.
Things have been changing at JBL of late, and if I were in the market for a mastering grade speaker and could afford 20 grand, which I can't, I'd be all over these new JBL M2s:http://jblpro.com/www/products/recording-broadcast/m2-series/m2-master-reference-monitor#.Uu7M6Paf5iU
Kindly produce some data to back up your assertions.Why not get the speakers that were more than likely used to master your favorite classical recording
That's your goal post. Shift all you want, but it's still yours.
Not to be a dead horse again, but I personally believe that the average home enthusiast does not need a "mastering" grade speaker to enjoy already mastered music in his home.
I will be receiving a new model from the Fritz Speaker design stable this week. It is a higher performance version of the Carbon 7. The "SE" design has a updated Scan speak 7" carbon woofer mated with an Illuminator soft dome aircirc tweeter, over your target but the other speaker using these drivers is a Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution ($20K). So, They are an extremely good bargain comparatively. My recent research prior to choosing the Fritz identified the following list that are extremely good for the cost:1. Warfdale 10.1 $350 - believed to be the best at <$500.002. Pioneer SP-BS41-LR $129 - $89 after rebate (newegg.com) I listened to them as a comparison with a couple of more expensive stand mounts and bought them. Shockingly good3. Pioneer SP-BS21-LR $129 Shockingly goodAs a couple of folks have commented, symphony concert music needs the lower couple of octaves to give the force and ambience of a concert hall. The above speakers will need a subwoofer to achieve this performance. Vocal, Acoustic, Jazz, and chamber music are excellent with the small two-way speakers. I also had a B&W 805 diamond with a REL 328 sub a couple of years ago. This setup could do full-scale symphony reproduction.