I’ve used Genelec 1029A’s since 2001 but last year one of them blew an internal fuse & a replacement fuse immediately, so it needs repairing.
I also have a pair of Adam T7V’s that I got a few years back because I’ve found as my hearing has degraded I’m overcompensating for bass a bit. Since the Genelec packed up these are my main monitors now & whilst they’re OK, I really miss the Genelecs, I’m just so used to them & they’re a good size.
I’ll see if I can track down somewhere in the UK to get it repaired, apparently it tends to be the transformers that go eventually. It did do 20 years of continuous daily use though, I definitely got my moneys worth. I never felt I needed the sub bass unit, it cost more than the pair of 1029s, but I suppose that should be the solution to my bass issue when I get it repaired.
I actually had some issues with neighbors when I lived in an apartment. I tried a few different things, and was quite accommodating, but ended up realizing that my neighbors were just obnoxious on the one side.
I tried going from HR824s to Tapco S5s. I tried smaller sealed pairs instead of rear ports, tried different aiming, tried adding more solid platforms to reduce resonance, etc. I was constantly reducing my general monitoring levels over time, until I could no longer hear things clearly. They just kept complaining. I’d do a lot of mixing on headphones for a while, then just check the mixes during reasonable hours at reasonable volumes (queue Milton picture) but they’d complain if they could even slightly hear it. I could hear them talk more than they could probably hear my monitoring at that point. Humans…
Luckily we moved out shortly after. Obviously not an option for everyone.
The nice thing about living in the midwest is that our towers seem to be mostly concrete instead of the mostly steel Pacific towers that need to be able to bend and flex during earthquakes. At comfortable listening volumes, my wife can nap in the room next to my studio while I’m listening. An 8" sub would be fun, but might be enough to punch through these walls.
I like using my Teenage Engineering OB-4 for a portable quick and dirty monitoring solution. No need to worry about dragging long cables around and convenient!
Went from entry level Swissonic ASM5 over a pair of Adams which I forgot the name off.
I now have a pair of Neumann KH120 that I use in semi-treated room (realy reflections and bit of bass treatment) through the sonarworks correction system.
Since I got used to this combination I never had a situation again where I found a mix sounding totally different on another system.
The Neumanns are very precise and and acurate. One effect I sometimes have is that I get the impression the sound is leaving the speaker.
For the music I make (and for what I can afford) this is a perfect system.
I thought about buying a sub but did not pull the trigger yet and probably never will.
The Neumanns go down to about 50Hz almost linear. The correction system does the rest.
IMO there is more that you feel than what your hear in the range between 30-50 Hz.
I mixed my bands album (electronica) and gave the master to the label for vinyl production without any complaints. That made me quite confident.
Just my thoughts
Funny coincidence, I’m trying to decide between those exact 3 monitors, as they seem like some of the most compact nice monitors that would fit on my desk. They’d be my first monitors (I’d played on a small PA, Roland KC-300, I recently gave to my daughter), and I’d like to be able first to listen out loud to my synths, and second, be able to do some amateur/beginner mixing (longtime musician but beginner since 2022 to synths and production, in an untreated smallish space, prefer quiet listening).
I saw you’ve written up your GoAux experience on gearspace, and thanks for that, it’s one of the only reviews on the web. And I like the connectivity options and am attracted to the ARC on the GoAux 4 but otherwise I feel like it’s a blind tossup between the GoAux 4 and iLoud micro, and then I wonder (as I’ve seen others doing on a thread about it) about the MTMs as a splurge.
Would you have any advice or quick comparison thoughts about the KRK GoAux 4s vs the iLoud Micros? Is there a noticeable difference in low frequency response between them? Does ARC vault the GoAux’s above and beyond the Micros?
I use a pair of ESI nEar 05 monitors I bought in 2004. They are still going strong, which I think is an incredible endorsement/advertisement for a piece of gear. They don’t make them anymore (there is a new version) and I guess they’re hard to find used for a reason- whoever bought them is still probably using them. That’s 14 years of reliability- I can’t really say whether this is a long time as far as monitors go but I’ve seen friends go through a few pairs of monitors made by other companies during that time span.
I have a clear opinion on this: I would prefer the GoAux 4 any day. Mainly because of the awesome connectivity and because they produce nearly no background noise. The KRKs are still new, and I had bought the iLouds MTM and Micro some time before. Honestly, today I would probably even buy the GoAux instead of the MTMs. The MTMs sound better, no doubt, but the GoAux are sufficient for my needs.
I briefly described the sound difference between the iLoud Micro and the GoAux 4 at GS - as good as I could, because English is not my native language.
The ARC calibration of the GoAux I have only briefly tested for function, but I don’t need it (yet).
any Focal Alpha Evo users can shed some thoughts on 65 vs 80? I’ll be moving soon to a new apt where I’ll have a room for myself and I want to finally get monitors, getting really tired of using headphones all the time and with the post-corona bullshit ringing in my ears I feel that I have to…
I’ve narrowed down my search to Focal Alpha Evo’s as they seem to have really good reputation and overall user experiences, also the price is pretty good for either of them, my only question is should I go for 6.5" or 8".
I don’t have the exact size of my future room but it will be approx. 12-14 sqm (130-140 sqft), I won’t have a sub probably so hearing low end is pretty important (that’s why I’ve eliminated the Alpha 50) and obviously the 8" are going to be better choice, but since I’m not alone in the apartment and my time with music is usually when other people are present I don’t want to have to bump up the volume too much, so I’m wondering if for lower volumes the 8" will still be a good choice or is it better to get the 6.5" and maybe one day get a sub?
I don’t mind them not being uber flat as I already have Sonarworks for headphones (which I like) and I don’t mind upgrading to the monitors version if they won’t translate well, and of course I can always have the final mix in headphones so that’s not a problem at all.
just wondering what other considerations between 6.5" and 8" there might be that I’m not aware of.
That is a bit much sub. Hehehe.
. Mainly for ergonomic reasons. I can’t work properly if the speakers aren’t in front of me.