--- In "Greg Simmons" <> wr=
ote:
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> --- In "jasonpudd" <jasonpudd@> wrote:
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> > I need some advice on a good pair of speakers for doing editing of my r=
ecordings.
>
> You've given no indication of your budget, so perhaps the following is ou=
t of your price range. Nonetheless, as an open-ended recommendation I sugge=
st a pair of Dynaudio BM5As:
>
> http://www.dynaudioacoustics.com/Default.asp?Id=3D3680
>
> http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun05/articles/dynaudiobm5.htm
>
> http://emusician.com/mag/emusic_dynaudio_acousticsbma/
>
> (Don't confuse them with the BM5A Compact, which are not much good IMHO.)
>
> I have a pair of these that live permanently in Kathmandu. They were the =
best small and affordable speakers I was able to find a couple of years ago=
. I like them very much, and they were cheap enough to leave in Kathmandu w=
hen I'm not there - it won't be a *major* disaster if something happens to =
them.
>
> I have recorded, edited, mixed and mastered whole albums on those monitor=
s, in conjunction with a pair of good headphones, and they have been releas=
ed with no surprises when played on different audio systems. That's a good =
sign, IMHO.
>
> Editing itself has a couple of interpretations. I find that speakers are =
good for relaxed editing within files to extract interesting parts, and for=
editing between files (crossfading, etc.) to make collages or similar. But=
for precise editing tasks I use a pair of AudioTechnica ANC7 active noise =
canceling headphones. They remove the background hum and rumble of the outs=
ide world, preventing me from cutting the start or end of a file prematurel=
y. The noise canceling circuitry adds a bit of hiss, but it is definitely t=
he lesser of two evils.
Thanks for the advice! I really consider this almost a one time purchase (=
within reason!) as I expect to use these for years and years. My main prob=
lem is being able to listen to some of these speakers before I buy. The ch=
oice here in Canada is more limited so I can't go down to a store and try m=
any of these brands out. I will try and find some of these you recommend a=
bove.
I edit in a very similar way. For the more precise editing I use headphone=
s and for the less important tasks I like to use speakers. It would be nic=
e to have the option to edit both ways in the future.
Jason
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