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Anonymous
More proper front and back views of speakers.
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>> Anonymous
Audio fag here. Bumping to let you know that M Audio blows. = )
>> Anonymous
>>450038

Real nice audio cards though.
>> Anonymous
>>450081

Not really.
>> Anonymous
>>450144

Best I've owned and miles beyond anything from Creative.
>> Anonymous
>>450147
Keep telling yourself that....
>> The Postman !DeLiVer5Sk
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I've got a pair of these beautiful things on my desk
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>>450038Here... Sorry but I'm going to be a dick.

>>450147
LOL!!!

>>450201
-___-

Please see attached photo for real monitor...
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And for good measure... the rear shot of another Genelec...
>> Anonymous
All my santa Cruz cards tromp Creative too.Are you buying off the shelf Dell crap?
>> Anonymous
Dip switches on a monitor? Impressive but why? If you can afford that speaker your integrated amp should have incremental settings for each speaker.
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>>450351
>>450356
Good luck with those pieces of shit
This here is a REAL monitor
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>> Anonymous
Made in Ireland.. Just like my Sennheisers.. Apparently where good sound comes from.
>> Hondapwns
>>450026
have them and love them
>> Anonymous
hip hop sounds best on Radio Shack speakers
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>>450675

Oh come on now... be Realistic.
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>>450509
Bowers & Wilkins DM603 S3
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>>450147
HAHA!
You cant say something is good because it is better than Creative,
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>>451483
Who the hell uses dust covers? Turn your awesome looking/sounding speakers into a black generic looking speaker, Ruin the sound as well.
>> Anonymous
>>450505

Lol @ you calling Genelecs pieces of shit. Both companies make flat speakers.
>> Anonymous
Are the M Audio pro 40 really better than the Z-2300? CNet is ambiguous and tom's hardware hasn't reviewed the 40s.
>> Anonymous
>>451490

some manufacturers tune them with the cover on and make them sound the best with them on, others tune them with them off
>> Anonymous
if anyone is into good lush sound but is on a tight budget, check out the usher brand, no other speak company can compete with that cost vs finish quality and sound quality imo
>> Anonymous
>>451490

Does protect - to some extent - the surrounds from damage by UV. when they rot away drivers don't work so good any more.

Of course if you're still living in your mama's basement where there is no UV ...

Ruin the sound? I don't think so.
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What? No NS-10M? Is this a studio reference or audiophile debate?
NS10-M = standard reference near field monitor found in every major studio. Either those or the Genelec 1031's or Auratone Soundcubes for mono reference mix.
>> Anonymous
>>450166
M-Audio isn't the best but it's true that creative is fucking horrible.
>> Anonymous
Tuning a speaker with the grill on is the stupidest thing ever. I think they stopped doing it after the fucking 70s.

Always take the grills off.
>> Anonymous
Rule of thumb: anything with a soft dome tweeter is shit. All of your monitors suck.

Exception: the B&Ws but they aren't monitors.
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Oh.
>> Anonymous
OP is M Audio 40s, so this discussion is about PC speakers at reasonable prices.
>> Anonymous
I have Z-2300s. The woofer is good, but the satellites sound puny, compared to music mini-systems. The package is around the weight of a Bose speaker from 15 years ago, but it doesn't sound as good as the Bose. It's as if speakers are going backward.
>> Anonymous
bose are crap.
>> Anonymous
I know. I was referring to the historic time when Bose was synonymous with quality. Admittedly my comparison was unfair since I am comparing speakers that cost a hundred something to speakers that might have cost in the thousands, but isn't technology supposed to be improving? PC speakers sound puny even compared to music mini-systems in the same price range. What gives?
>> The Postman !DeLiVer5Sk
>>451521
Lol @ you calling a KRK RP series "not a real monitor". Enjoy your thousands-of-dollar monitors, I'll enjoy my reasonably priced ones.
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I recently bought a pair of Monitor Audio BR1s as my affordable entry into Hi-Fi. Thoughts?

They're well and above anything I was using previously and I'm quite interested in how they'd sound against other proper speakers now.

http://www.monitoraudio.co.uk/product.php?range=8&product=55&area=2