christopherlowlife's Reviews

This monitor is a mixing game changer

I just purchased these and upon first listen I immediately heard obvious mistakes in some of my mixes. The mid range is so present, vocals are slammed in front of your face (and its a good thing). But it really shines in whether I have enough mid-range presence in my lowend to punch on smaller systems.

In interested in how these will sound after burn in, but I'm excited because they sound fantastic. I'd like to quickly define what I mean by fantastic because I've just mentioned they lack frequency extension on both ends of the spectrum. These guys have a very strong midrange. It's the same range as a phone or laptop but I wouldn't mix on my laptop speakers because they lack clarity and depth. These are like a reliable set of laptop speakers that have all the clarity and depth of small system speakers. In this regard they sound fantastic and can be coupled perfectly with a full range main monitor system.

Side note, these monitors are a high end set of SECONDARY monitors. I wouldn't want to mix exclusively on these guys but like emlynwakg said, they are a fantastic set of A B monitors. Make sure your main set is solid before you purchase these, specifically something that can produce the low end that these lack.

Low-on-the-go

Away from your studio and need to judge your low end? Look no further. These cans can reveal all your low end sloppiness (or gold). Unfortunately, that's all these guys can do. That and look really cool.

HONESTY

You know when you get arrested for hooligan activity and you go to court and you place your hand over the bible and promise to speak the truth and nothing but the truth?

No need for that with these cans. They will speak the truth to you on every occasion. I recommend the cardas audiophile cable with this headphone. Helps with ear fatigue on long sessions due to tamed highs and more defined lows.

The Industry Standard Tube Tech

It is the industry standard. It is the real deal. It is a Tube Tech. What more is there to say?

Helps to have a midi keyboard lying around for piano performances and getting natural sounding midi velocities.

Mid field monitors with deep bass and stunning stereo imaging

These mid field monitors reach all the way down to 32hz. No need for a sub here. Also the stereo imaging is unreal. Absolutely stunning pair of monitors.

Solid State Sweetness

Lightyears ahead for its price range. I'm able to sum 16 mono channels from this 1U unit and it sounds great.

Analog Summing, Monitor Control, and Headphone amp