I have used a number of active monitors over the years. I don't think
there's any reason to avoid them as a product category. One important
benefit is that the amplifier can be matched to the loudspeaker
drivers. They are often biamplified which increases efficiency. The
ability of the amp to control the motion of the woofer (damping
factor) is usually better.
That said, I have no personal experience with the speakers you are
considering.
Cheers,
rudy
>
> 5a.Re: Audio Monitors for Editing
> Posted by: "oatcruncher" oatcruncherThu Aug
> 27, 2009 12:42 am (PDT)
>
>
> --- In jan.larsson <>
> wrote:
>
> > We usually avoid any active speakers. A speaker cabinet is just
> about
> > the worst place for an amplifier. Certain electrical components
> (like
> > larger caps and certain types of resistors) can be quite sensitive
> to
> > magnetic fields and then ... the whole cabinet is vibrating of
> sound.
> > And most electrical components (from IC:s to caps) have a physical
> > construction that make them quite sensitive to this.
> >
> Five years later, does this still hold true please?
> I've just bought a Xonar Essence STX sound card for my computer, and
> was looking to buy an inexpensive pair of ALESIS M1 ACTIVE 520
> speakers for monitoring. These are getting good reviews for their
> price, and I'd more or less decided to go this route until I found
> Jan's post.
> Any advice appreciated
> Max
"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause
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