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So what do you actually suggest?

Two quibbles, NS-10 are commonly used but are not commonly liked. They are also not commonly used in audio post at least not in features. They are very bright and harsh and hard to listen to for any length of time. They are used in the music industry, though not so much any more, because they were considered a common denominator with many playback systems. Audio post is a bit of a different beast. It can be very misleading to judge a speaker by just listening to it. People like extra bass and treble, what that loudness switch does on many home stereos. In post monitors you don't want speakers that "sound good" you want speakers that give you an unbiased playback, and that translate well to your end destination. So for instance you can get away with smaller speakers by and large if you end destination is video, though that is less true today than it was. Also in a strictly to video market NS-10's might work OK. The Yorkville translate very well to the big screen, the expensive speakers are generally tune able, and the really nice expensive speakers mostly need a pretty big room. Meyers makes some fantastic speakers but they need a bigger room than I have. The Mackie speakers are also supposed to be pretty good but they are really more mid field monitors than near field. If your too close to big speakers all kinds of strange things happen with the image because. I don't know the speakers your talking about and they may be excellent, and I agree that buying speaker with out listening to them is not a great idea but if you go to a stereo store and listen to speakers you going to hear a lot of speakers with hyped low end and probably a hyped top end. They will sound good but they make lousy monitors for post.
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Spartacus said:
So what do you actually suggest?
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I think if you read the posts you will see I made a number of suggestions. THe NS-10 is not one of them. Better yet go to the post section of the Digi User Conference and you can find a lot of discussions about speakers for post. There is also a very long and often updated thread on room calibration.
 
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So what do you actually suggest?
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I personally use the Krk V6 Series 2 speakers...you may find a deal on these now days..since they are now discontinued by KRK..but you find these speakers in many recording studios along with the NS-10's. They are also powered speakers and have very good reviews.
 
I don't have much money since I will be buying the new imac w/upgrades and FCP, etc. What about theM-Audio Studiophile AV 40 or the M-Audio Studiophile DX4 ($149 at the apple store). And what is the difference between them? This is only for editing not doing sound engineer.

Thanks, Jimmy
 
Personally, I would look for something better. In addition you may try to cut back on the frills on your Imac since many items may not be used in a DAW or for Video Editing. Getting a decent soundcard will help also even though you are not creating music it is still important to be able to hear what you recorded. I use Krk V6's and Yamaha NS-10m as a cross monitor. Here is a page that talks about the importance of sound...you could pick any monitor but this might give you a good idea what to look for.

http://www.indiefilmer.com/nuke/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=20
 
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Just a thought. Is your room somewhat acoustically treated? It wouldn't make sense to get some mid-range ($500-$800) monitors if your room is not that great.
 
Thanks for all the imput. I just checked out the KRK Rp5 ($299 for 2 speakers) and I thought they sounded pretty good. And I would like to check out the Alesis M1 Active Mk2 I just can't find a place to hear them. If anyone lives in Los Angeles and knows where to see them, please let me know.
 
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I was reading this thread a while ago and found it very helpful. My original audio setup for my edit system was a Behringer 500w reference amp thru Bose 201 series three. Not good...The Bose are decent stereo speaker for home audio...not good for monitoring the mix...Hey, I went with what I had. I recently bought a pair of Alesis Prolinear 720's. They are great! Plenty of punch, flat response, and very present. I needed shielded monitors as I have too much magnetic field sensitive gear and tapes nearby. The Alesis are a great nearfield powered monitor. I got a helluvadeal from B&H from their scratch and dent department (I couldn't find a scratch or dent on them) - about usd$250.00 for the pair. They do retail for around $600.00 per pair. I believe they are discontinued..hmmm

Be well all...Jeffro
 
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