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Mackie MR5 mk3s
ultrabike:
I got lucky on my end. No hum so far with either. But if you happen to have a defective make sure you have a 30-day policy. Guitar Center seems to honor that.
Solderdude:
So I listened to a few candidate speakers for quite a while using all sorts of music that was present.
The only 'cheapies' that sounded decent were indeed the LSR305 and MR5mk3
For most music my preference was for the JBL as it just sounded more clear/open especially with acoustic music.
Only when I heard music that I know well (was Sting in this case) it became obvious the Mackie sounded more pleasant and the JBL too midrangy.
If only there was a speaker right inbetween the JBL and Mackie at that price point ....
Then I (accidentally) switched to the Dynaudio BM12A (3x more expensive) and was temporarily reminded what was missing from the cheapies.
Switched back to the speakers I went for and switched of the demo and went home.
Had also tried lots of other speakers, big and small... Neuman, Focal, Genelec M-Audio, KRK, Yamaha the usual suspects ...
The smaller Dynaudios weren't bad but the difference with the JBL was small.
Nothing touched that big Dynaudio so I left .... a bit disappointed.
Still... both the JBL and Mackie were the best of the bunch in their price class.
I almost bought the JBL's as to me they sounded the most dynamic and clean.
ultrabike:
Yes the JBLs were moreopen and maybe more dynamic. You should have gone for those mang.
Solderdude:
Maybe I will after all ... those darn Dynaudios ruined the audition though.
Maybe I will make something myself from the small Dali's Lektor 1's I have lying around somewhere.
Of course the easy way would be to simply buy the 305's ... or the MR5's
ultrabike:
Buy one speaker. Buy one of these or the such:
http://www.amazon.com/HomeSpot-NFC-Enabled-Bluetooth-Receiver-System/dp/B009OBCAW2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432936750&sr=8-1&keywords=bluetooth+receiver
Put it in the kitchen and call it your phone-boombox.
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