Switching monitors - help with top end

Groove Dog · 9th January 2007

Hi all -

I've got a pair of Mackie HR824s, and I'm tired of their top end. Budget-wise they seemed great, but the fake-ness and brittleness of their top end is a hard work-around and isn't translating for me. I find I'm not getting anything near the whole picture, or rather an accurate picture, above 12k.

Around $1k or less, any suggestions for replacements? I've been looking at the Adam A7's, but I'm sure there are folks here who can throw out some ideas I've never heard of.

If it helps - I mostly do experimental rock and pop, singer-songwriter stuff and some country.

Thanks so much!

**Reptil** · 9th January 2007

I like Emes, they got a lovely sweet top end
the Dynaudio are great allround monitors
also take a look at PMCs the small passive ones don't cost an arm and a leg.
(in that price range)

JonCraig · 9th January 2007

dynaudio bm5a's

--jon

Don S · 9th January 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groove Dog

Hi all -

I've got a pair of Mackie HR824s, and I'm tired of their top end. Budget-wise they seemed great, but the fake-ness and brittleness of their top end is a hard work-around and isn't translating for me. I find I'm not getting anything near the whole picture, or rather an accurate picture, above 12k.

Around $1k or less, any suggestions for replacements? I've been looking at the Adam A7's, but I'm sure there are folks here who can throw out some ideas I've never heard of.

If it helps - I mostly do experimental rock and pop, singer-songwriter stuff and some country.

Thanks so much!

I made the switch to a pair of Dynaudio BM6a. I didn't have a problem with the Mackie top end as much as the mids. I saw a pair in the classified section for only 1400. A steel! I paid 1700 for mine and thought they were worth every penny.
Excellent image, very acurate highs. They apparently are not as loud as the mackies. This is not a factor for me.
You're also going to be hard pressed to find a better monitor at only 1K a pair.

Improv · 9th January 2007

We had Mackies in our B room, and have recently been trying out new monitors. The BM5A's didn't have near enough low end for us... perhaps the 6's would have been better, but...

... we tried these SLS models and I've fallen in love. They have a very narrow sweet spot compared to the Mackies (especially vertically), but I can't tell you how much better my mixes are translating. The proverbial "veil lifted".... I can now hear what I'm doing. I'd never heard of them before, and apparently they're not too pricey. Check em out.

And as others have said, where the Mackies are really cheating you are in the mids.

9th January 2007	#1
Groove Dog Gear maniac Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 163 Thread Starter	Switching monitors - help with top end Hi all - I've got a pair of Mackie HR824s, and I'm tired of their top end. Budget-wise they seemed great, but the fake-ness and brittleness of their top end is a hard work-around and isn't translating for me. I find I'm not getting anything near the whole picture, or rather an accurate picture, above 12k. Around $1k or less, any suggestions for replacements? I've been looking at the Adam A7's, but I'm sure there are folks here who can throw out some ideas I've never heard of. If it helps - I mostly do experimental rock and pop, singer-songwriter stuff and some country. Thanks so much!

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Reptil Moderator Joined: Dec 2004 Location: in a low orbit Posts: 19,390 1 Review written	I like Emes, they got a lovely sweet top end the Dynaudio are great allround monitors also take a look at PMCs the small passive ones don't cost an arm and a leg. (in that price range) __________________ CONVERTERS FOR SALE HERE: link

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Improv Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,365	We had Mackies in our B room, and have recently been trying out new monitors. The BM5A's didn't have near enough low end for us... perhaps the 6's would have been better, but... ... we tried these SLS models and I've fallen in love. They have a very narrow sweet spot compared to the Mackies (especially vertically), but I can't tell you how much better my mixes are translating. The proverbial "veil lifted".... I can now hear what I'm doing. I'd never heard of them before, and apparently they're not too pricey. Check em out. And as others have said, where the Mackies are really cheating you are in the mids.