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MONITORS
I have used and owned many monitor systems over the past 12 years in search of the perfect speaker and have finally given up. No speaker will tell you everything you want to know, and no speaker wil sound like what every person listening to the record at home is hearing... it's just not possible. My solution is to have a few trusted friends that give me enough information to know how the rest of the world will hear the choices made in the control room. I have built a custom three input six output passive (and fully balanced) attenuator to control the various monitors. It's the little red panel in the pictures to the right. Currently the batting order is this: Dynaudio M2 mains with a HotHouse S400 amp and Anti cables. Three way mains, 70% of my work done on these. The best tracking and mixing monitors I've ever heard in this room (and I've heard lots and lots). I love these things. Configured vertically on Sound Anchor stands.
JBL LSR6328, self powered two-way monitors. There's something very pleasant about these. I sold the first pair that I owned and missed them so much I bought another pair. Most mixes start here and then move to the M2s.
Apple Powered monitors, great for checking top end brashness and relative levels. These sit on the gear rack to my left.
Yamaha NS10s. I love them, 20% of my listening on these, they sit on the rack to my right. Had them since 1992 or so... Radio Shack 3" Optimus speakers. Perfect for midrange clarity checks and vanishing bass drums. Seen above right on meterbridge.
Dunlavy SCIVa mastering monitors. 6 foot tall three-way monsters. Brutally honest. And, there's a QSC amp devoted to powering multiple sets of Sennheiser HD600 headphones. Levels are matched for each set of monitors so dialing across the speakers gives you changes in tonal balance but not output level. I've finally gotten used to using ALL the speakers while mixing and using each for the particular details it is good at revealing.
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