[LAU] OT: Small studio monitors, or what are you using?

[sonofzev at iinet.net.au]

On Wed Jun 22 16:27 , Aurelien  sent:

>On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 05:30:52PM -0400, S. Massy wrote :
>> Hello, all,
>> 
>> Didn't have much time to dedicate to this until this weekend. I
>> auditioned Genelec 8020As, Adam A5X, and M-audio CX5. The M-audios
>> turned out a surprisingly good performance for monitors a few hundred
>> dollars cheaper than the other two. The Genelecs turned out a wonderful
>> performance for monitors one inch smaller, but I found them a little
>> harsh for my taste. So the A5Xs won. Frequency response is very good,
>> and stereo imaging is just superb. I'm getting to know them and am
>> looking forward to mixing on them.
>
>I'm using Genelec 8020As, and they're great but really not transparent.
>They clearly miss some basses (and subs, of course), and they're a bit
>too bright (which, in some way, allows to work on details on those
>frequencey ranges).
>By the way, knowing this, you can work with them, but it's better to
>have some other kits to compare.
>I think your choice is cool.
>
>
>-- 
>Aurélien


While it's a bit late .. The Yamaha MSP-5's are good in that range too.. Watch
out for the M-Audios.. the bass tends to be over inflated and kills out some of
the mids. ....