Which is best?

[Velociraptor84]

Which speakers is best for just music listening? JBL S26 or the JBL HLS410 or the JBL Control 1X or the Edirol MA-10D studio monitors.



Heres the links to each of the speakers.


Edirol MA-10D
http://www.edirol.net/products/en/MA-10D/index.html
JBL S26
http://www.jbl.com/home/products/pro...CheckProduct=Y
JBL HLS410
http://www.jbl.com/home/products/pro...CheckProduct=Y
JBL Control 1X
http://www.jbl.com/home/products/pro...at=COS&ser=COS

[Velociraptor84]

I like speakers that sound like pro studio monitors meaning very flat response and precise sounds. I did notice that my Edirol MA-10D says its a pro studio monitor but do you guys think that's the best monitor out of the 4 speakers I talked about.

[louped garouv]

the only real way to know for sure would be to go and check them out with some of your favorite tunes for demo purposes....

good luck!

[Mr. Widget]

Which speakers is best for just music listening? JBL S26 or the JBL HLS410 or the JBL Control 1X or the Edirol MA-10D studio monitors.

I like speakers that sound like pro studio monitors meaning very flat response and precise sounds.

I have never heard any of those speakers so I can't comment. Ignore the hype... if they call it a Studio Monitor or a Baby Monitor, it just doesn't matter. Trust your ears. Listen carefully to very expensive speakers that you like and then find the affordable ones that share the most of their qualities. Ultimately you only need to please yourself, so you can't be wrong if you like it.

OK, you could be wrong if you picked a Bose speaker...


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[Velociraptor84]

But did you guys know that the Edirol MA-10D's freq response is from 45Hz to 35kHz -2db that's more wider response than the S26 and plus the it's only -2db on the Edirol ones. The S26 is from 48hz to 20kHz -3db see the difference?

[Mr. Widget]

But did you guys know that the Edirol MA-10D's freq response is from 45Hz to 35kHz -2db ....

It REALLY doesn't matter... trust me. Have you heard this speaker? If you have heard it and like it more then it is better... you really, really, really, can not use a figure like that or a dispersion figure to determine if a speaker is suitable.


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[Velociraptor84]

Yes I have heard all the 4 speaker I talked about since I own them all. But I can say the only speakers that are studio monitors or that are close to one is my JBL Control 1X and the Edirol MA-10D. I know that the Edirol MA-10D are really studio monitors since they are in the pro audio section on web sites that sell pro audio stuff. But I wanted to know if you guys think that my Edirol ones are better since they are studio monitors. I guess the Control 1X is close too since they did came from Pro JBL.

[boputnam]

Ignore the hype...

You might make it easier for forumites to opine if you help us know your application.

Is this HT, live sound, studio engineering, or in la ducha...? For the latter, I have a pair of Control One's mounted high in the steam...

[Mr. Widget]

Since you have them all, you would be in the best position to tell us which is better. Which do you enjoy listening to the most? That is really all that matters.

On your specification quest you should realize that none of those speakers can reproduce 45Hz at anything approaching a realistic level. What they do at 1 watt or less isn't the same as how they will perform at higher power levels. Once the voicecoil heats up the response will change dramatically. That said... just listen to the speakers to the type of music you like, at the levels you like and decide what you like and enjoy it.


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[louped garouv]

Yes I have heard all the 4 speaker I talked about since I own them all.

then what does any of this all mean, you've already got them all.....

hook them up to a speaker switcher and swap through them all to your heart's content... then decide which speaker that you like the best....


I like my A7s, think they are optimal for music playback in my basement....

[Mr. Widget]

You might make it easier for forumites to opine if you help us know your application.

Which speakers is best for just music listening?

I would infer stereo playback in a bedroom or other small room.


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[Lancer]

Playa...

[morbo!]

whats with these super high frequency systems?
are they just to annoy that dog
because the highest frequency human can hear is 20khz.
but cause im old and damaged 16k is the best i do atm and falling!

[Zilch]

Largely specsmanship, it is alleged that, even though we are effectively deaf to it, we can somehow otherwise perceive the UHF, enhancing the sonic experience.

Perhaps through our eyeballs.

I found my recent reading of the new JBL Pro theater sound publication illuminating on this subject:

http://www.jblpro.com/pub/cinema/cinedsgn.pdf

[Velociraptor84]

I did listen to the JBL S26 alot but I did notice that it has lots of bass and because of that I can't hear lots of the mids or lots of the highs. I didn't like how it sounded so I put the S26 away and got back the Edirol MA-10D since those I was able to hear everything on my recording unlike the S26.