Adam S1A vs Dynaudio BM15A vs Quested S8

[SpaceChild]

Heyas,

I'm looking to buy new monitors and I've pretty much narrowed it down to these three contenders:

• Adam S1A
• Dynaudio BM15A
• Quested S8

Do you have experience with all three of these? If you do, it would be interesting to hear what you think are the main differences between them.

Thanks a lot in advance.


Spacey

[matucha]

S1A and BM15A? Very different monitors... maybe S2.5A vs BM15A could be comparable in some ways...

[SpaceChild]

Originally Posted by matucha

S1A and BM15A? Very different monitors...

Thanks for your response.

No doubt they are different. Would you say the main difference is the physical size, and thus more extended bass response for the Dynaudio, or how would you best discribe the sonic difference?

The UK price for these three is about the same for a pair, thus I have them here.


Spacey

[Bryce]

Originally Posted by matucha

S1A and BM15A? Very different monitors... maybe S2.5A vs BM15A could be comparable in some ways...

I'd think the P22A and the BM15A would be closer (spec and price-wise).

dB
ADAM Audio USA

[SpaceChild]

Yes, well. I don't know how they are priced in the states, but here the street prices are (ex. VAT):

• Adam S1A £1153/pair
• Dynaudio BM15A £1298/pair
• Quested S8 £1345/pair

So price-wise they are roughly similar.

The quoted specs don't differ that much either, but of course quoted specs don't mean much.

So, does anyone have any comments regarding the sonics of these monitors, compared to the others? Even just a comparison of two of them.

Thanks again.


Spacey

[SpaceChild]

The Adams seem to throw people off, so nevermind those in this comparison. How about just the Dynaudio and the Quested then? Anybody can share their experience with those two?

Ta muchly.


Spacey

[angerstein]

So,

im in the same scenario now,
1 step from ordering the quested s8..

So come on people share your experiences !!!!!!!1

[suedesound]

Don't know the others mentioned but I love the bm15a's. Been mixing on them for a couple years now, the studio I'm at even has two pairs, one for the main studio and one that floats for the other rooms.

I will say that they're not really nearfields (midfields?), we have them on the meter bridge but you need to roll your chair back a bit to get the full sound. I'm used to how they sound wherever I'm in the room but this might help your choice.