Pros
- Very Detailed high end
- Fairly loud
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Cons
- Cannot reproduce frequencies lower than 55Hz
- Weak bass response
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| Verdict
A good alternative to the KRK Rokit 5s if you're going to be mixing a lot of acoustic music |
| Street Price
$299/pair |
Introduction
Good reference monitors are essential if you want your music to sound professional on multiple systems. I recently got a chance to listen to a pair of M-Audio bx5as and was impressed but not blown away.
Low End
As I said in my review of the
KRK Rokit 5s, low end is a pain to mix. Getting your kick to play nice with the bass is a skill that takes years of practice. Even just getting your kick to sound right without bass can
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Pros
- Surprisingly full low end
- Detailed high end
- High Frequency level adjustment knob
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Cons
- Because of the size of its subwoofers, cannot reproduce frequencies lower than around 50Hz
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| Verdict
These monitors are the standard when it comes to high-performance entry level monitors |
| Street Price
$150 each |
Introduction
Arguably some of the most important pieces of gear you own are your monitors. There's nothing worse than making a mix sound great on your cheap computer speakers only to listen to it in your car and hear it sound like trash.
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