Re: [LAU] monitor specifications

On 01/07/2012 03:47 PM, Guido Piazzi wrote:
> Il 06/01/2012 18:17, Brendan Jones ha scritto:
>
>> Has anyone here done this and is it possible to do this oneself? Some
>> plans/specifications would go a long way (or should I not bother)
>>
>> What I'm looking at is something similar to the yamaha HSM80's or the
>> Adam A7's
>
> I'm no expert, but after reading Mike Senior's "Mixing Secrets", I would
> like to share a couple of suggestions:
>
> - Avoid ported designs. They're always affected by some amount of
> ringing ad unevenness in the bass response. Only the most expensive
> commercial models manage to minimize such problems. So, that's my guess,
> a closed box design should be safer for a DIY project.
>
> - Google for "Auratone 5C": they should be the easiest studio monitors
> to clone (single driver, no hi-fi at all), and a very useful tool in
> your studio even when you already have "real", good monitors.

Thanks for the tip - I think your right, a simpler design is going to be
more rewarding given the sheer time and effort involved.

Cheers,

Brendan
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Received on Sun Jan 8 16:15:02 2012