11 Jun
2003
11 Jun
'03
10:09 a.m.
--- Daniel James <daniel(a)mondodesigno.com> wrote:
That's them.
Incidentally, while I hated the NS-10's one of my
partners was dismayed when I bought the M1Active
monitors. At the time he was a better engineer than
me--I've since hidden a suck button under the desk and
turn it on whenever I leave the room. I think he was
so accustomed to NS-10 monitors that he didn't want to
deal with learning anything new.
When we got the Mackie monitors, my partner insisted
the M1's stay in the control room and the Mackies go
into the mastering room. I wanted to print and
engineer with the Mackies.
Steve mentioned flat response, I don't know where the
Mackies land in that department. The transition from
bass to mid to high is like silk and everything is
crystal clear. At the same time the sound is very full
which causes me to really listen twice. I'm fairly
comfortable with the Mackie's now but there was a
learning period where I was nervous.
I've never listened to a pair of JR-149's. They sound
interesting, I'll have to keep an ear tuned for them.
I like having many monitors. They all tell different
and useful stories.
ron
For years we
ran those little N1 or whatever it
was
that every studio in the world used.
Yamaha NS-10? We use a pair of JR-149's. They are 1970's
monitors
in cylindrical
aluminium housings, designed by Jim Rogers after he
left the Rogers
company (shades of Leo Fender...). Apart from the
housings, which are
designed to reduce the out of phase internal
reflections found in
square speakers, they are identical to the Rogers
LS3/5a, the 'BBC
monitor'.
Why am I bothering to tell you all this? Because
they are old and they
get mistaken for novelty speakers, they are really
cheap. We got ours
from a car boot sale (flea market) but you can find
plenty on eBay.
The only caveat I would add is to make sure you get
a matching pair
with working drivers. Because the drivers are the
same as as the
ultra-collectable LS3/5a and are no longer made,
spare drivers go for
very high prices.
Cheers
Daniel
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