Jonathan JACOBS
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Hi,
here is my question, I would like to buy some speakers to test spat in real (and not binaural) in my studio, but here it is… my budget is a bit limited!
I do have a fireface RME 800, so I have 8 output, my questions are:
Do I have to buy 8 active speakers, or can I buy passives speakers?
If I buy a couple active-passive, can I split them as 2 different speakers? so it will be as I head 16 speakers?
Thank you for your responses,
sincerely,
Jonathan
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aleonard
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Hi Jonathan,
I’m not sure to understand precisely your expectations about the sound system you’d like. There are 2 different questions in your message:
First, I would advise you to buy a set of active speakers since you will use them as a monitoring system. An active speaker provides more precision, more neutral sound, etc…
Concerning your studio architecture, you only have 8 discrete analog outputs on your RME. That means that you will never be able to get 16 discrete channels on your sound system, so I don’t really understand why you want to use a “coupled » system in which each speaker is doubled, and each active/passive couple fed with the same signal. Moreover, in case you use a coupled setup (1 with an included 1 channel amp, the other with a 2 channels external amp able to feed 2 passive speakers), you will have big differences in the sound quality between the 2 kinds of speakers, and thus a non-homogeneous sound space.
My advice would be to buy a 8 active speakers system.
Kind regards.
Julien ALEONARD. Ircam Sound Engineer.
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Jonathan JACOBS
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Thank you Julien for your answers,
so what would you think of those active speakers: http://www.thomann.de/fr/kustom_ksc10mp.htm
As I said it’s for me to work on my composition studio, not to use in concert.
Or do you have any speakers to recommend?
Thank you,
Jonathan
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aleonard
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Hi Jonathan,
Be careful, these are NOT studio monitoring speakers but small speakers for PA (conference, bars, etc…).
What I would advise you is to buy Genelec, TC, Dynaudio speakers or cheaper KRK, Fostex….
Kind regards.
Julien
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Jonathan JACOBS
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Thank you very much for your answers, you’re helping me a lot,
So what do you think of those?
http://www.thomann.de/fr/esi_aktiv_05_b_stock.htm
And do you think I can use them for small concerts? (30 peoples)
Jonathan
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aleonard
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Hi,
The 5″ ESI speakers can be interesting in their price range (I must admit that I always use high end models…). But in case you need to se them for small concerts, I would advise you to get the 8″ model. Of course, it’s 50% more expensive but it will be a lot more polyvalent with a broader frequency response.
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Jonathan JACOBS
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Thank you,
you really helped me a lot
Jonathan
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