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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #60 on: September 11, 2015, 10:53:41 PM »

Went to Guitar Center a week ago to audition the JBL 308 versus the Yamaha HS8. Was surprised I actually found the HS8 having clearer treble (but hollow midrange) than the JBLs and wasn't sure if the 308 was actually better than the 305 except for the bottom end, kinda different. Have to say, compared to those, the comparable Tannoys, Genelecs, Mackies, KRKs, etc., the Adams A7x crushed all of them in almost every way using their setup. Of course their price ended up being crushing too relatively speaking. I didn't really bother with the 5" stuff there other than cursory confirmation I didn't want any of it. The only real drawback was their hard L/R imaging but they were also setup up the furthest apart on the demo shelf as well.

I didn't even think the other speakers were remotely up to par with my HD800 rig tbh. The Adams were and then some. Definitely worth the money to me.

Caveat-I'd need to hear them at home to make sure no weird retailer/demo funny stuff is going on. I really though the JBLs should have sounded better than they did. Definitely not M2s.

Thought the same thing. But I found the Yamaha's kinda bright  but, definitely cleaner than the jbls high end when I i auditioned them out of curiosity when i was at my local guitar checking out some subs and power amps there
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #61 on: September 11, 2015, 11:43:38 PM »

Any stand recommendations from people here? I'm considering Isoacoustics stands at the moment.

I have a pair of Isoacoustics incoming for my Event Opals.  Will report back.  They are supposed to be good stuff, much better then a Auralex mopad or similar.
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #62 on: September 12, 2015, 06:49:31 AM »

Any stand recommendations from people here? I'm considering Isoacoustics stands at the moment.
I've been using Isoacoustics with my LS50s and a speaker set before. They probably don't work anywhere near as well as speaker stands, but they make a significant difference where the bass doesn't reverb through what you set it on, which clears up the mids as well (something about the bass overpowering or canceling things out).
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #63 on: September 12, 2015, 07:03:38 AM »

I use Isoacoustics stands with my Aktimate Minis (although I intend to eventually get Neumann KH 120's). The stands actually helped pretty significantly, imo, with imaging and soundstage clarity. It all tightened up and became much more precise.
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #64 on: September 12, 2015, 10:05:39 AM »

Interesting to read the experiences.

I look at the marketing and blurb for isoacoustics and think, "This is possible."

Hardly a big investment, even ordering from abroad. I like the look of them, and would put my money where my mouth is if I could only decide if I am ever going to upgrade my speakers (and thus what size to buy) or not.
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #65 on: September 12, 2015, 11:58:13 AM »

I highly recommend getting even a cheap set of studio monitor stands, they make a world of difference. Table reflections usually create a nasty mid suckout. Some studio monitors are actually tuned to compensate for mixing desk reflections, too bad they never advertise which ones.
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #66 on: September 12, 2015, 03:10:49 PM »

I really like the Isoacoustics stands as well. I did have to switch to Primacoustic's isolation pads when I got a larger desk with a higher monitor shelf. I had to shave a few inches for better height position. Both products yield a similar audible improvement. For me, better focus / clarity
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #67 on: September 12, 2015, 05:25:28 PM »

I highly recommend getting even a cheap set of studio monitor stands, they make a world of difference. Table reflections usually create a nasty mid suckout. Some studio monitors are actually tuned to compensate for mixing desk reflections, too bad they never advertise which ones.

Yup. I got these:

http://www.amazon.com/DR-Pro-SMS1BK-Studio-Monitor/dp/B004I1FY94
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #68 on: September 12, 2015, 06:12:20 PM »

I have a pair of QuickLok BS336 stands which I think are pretty good for a budget stand.  They were a bit annoying to assemble but once you get past that they are solid.  Would recommend for ~$100USD if you have a large heavy monitor and need a bigger platform.
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #69 on: September 12, 2015, 06:17:52 PM »


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I've been using Isoacoustics with my LS50s and a speaker set before. They probably don't work anywhere near as well as speaker stands ...
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They are speaker stands!

If you mean speaker stands of the hifi sort, then they are mostly bits of furniture with the added requirement of not resonating. The isoacoustics claim to do more than that.

Off the desktop, I always avoided the issue of speaker stands by using floorstanders. On  the desktop... well, my neck is not that long  :)p15

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I highly recommend getting even a cheap set of studio monitor stands, they make a world of difference. Table reflections usually create a nasty mid suckout. Some studio monitors are actually tuned to compensate for mixing desk reflections, too bad they never advertise which ones.
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My speakers are around 12 inches off the desk. First, there is a shelf, about three inches up, on top of which sit things like the pre-amp, monitor, etc, and below which lives various assorted rubbish (yep: some of it probably resonates  :)p6 . It's a good thing most of my listening is on the headphones) and then there's... two piles of books.

It's a long-standing (no pun intended) tradition with me: If speakers need extra hight, I put books under them. My first ever all-my-own hifi had speakers raised off the floor on London phone directories.

Not pretty of course. Definitely doesn't resonate, though. Books are pretty dense. Who hasn't moved house and thought, "This is a nice big box, I can put lots of books in it,"  and then tried to pick it up? The only thing I ever did worse than that was a big box full of LPs.

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