- Feb 4, 2014
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Up until now I've been primarily mixing with headphones, mostly because I couldn't treat my room properly. But I want to take the next step.
I've checked the Yamaha HS5, JBL LSR305, and the Genelec 8030B, all 5" (the first two had particularly glowing reviews). I was very disappointed by what I heard, because they didn't sound flat or neutral at all - the Yamaha had an ear-splitting amount of high-end, the JBL had almost no high-end and sounded very boxy, and the Genelec were very muddy. All of them didn't seem to have much depth.
I was wondering whether it was simply because I'm not used to hearing studio monitors, or because my budget was too low (though JBL reviews said that it sounded much better than more expensive monitors). Do you think that this is an inherent part of 5" monitors, and that maybe I should aim for bigger ones?
Anyway, what monitors are you guys using? are you happy with them? do you put them on floor stands or on desk stands? what monitors do you recommend?
I've checked the Yamaha HS5, JBL LSR305, and the Genelec 8030B, all 5" (the first two had particularly glowing reviews). I was very disappointed by what I heard, because they didn't sound flat or neutral at all - the Yamaha had an ear-splitting amount of high-end, the JBL had almost no high-end and sounded very boxy, and the Genelec were very muddy. All of them didn't seem to have much depth.
I was wondering whether it was simply because I'm not used to hearing studio monitors, or because my budget was too low (though JBL reviews said that it sounded much better than more expensive monitors). Do you think that this is an inherent part of 5" monitors, and that maybe I should aim for bigger ones?
Anyway, what monitors are you guys using? are you happy with them? do you put them on floor stands or on desk stands? what monitors do you recommend?