I've been wondering for a while now why the NS-10s are so widely revered accross the industry. I've had a few chances in recent times to do some mixes on them and all I find is an over-abundance of mid-range... hardly the ideal mixing environment for me.
Is it the fact that they are so flat that our ears' unequal response in itself makes it seem wrong? Are they just designed to sound bad?
Don't get me wrong here, I know MANY great albums were done on these speakers, and all things can be useful once you 'learn' them. But my question is, why would you spend time learning these monitors, when they are so far displaced from the normal speaker sound, which a great majority of people will listen back on?
Is it the fact that they are so flat that our ears' unequal response in itself makes it seem wrong? Are they just designed to sound bad?
Don't get me wrong here, I know MANY great albums were done on these speakers, and all things can be useful once you 'learn' them. But my question is, why would you spend time learning these monitors, when they are so far displaced from the normal speaker sound, which a great majority of people will listen back on?