Portable Speakers for Mixing, small options?

[andersmv]

I'm going to be doing a lot of flying around and going out of the country in the next few months and I want to be able to do some mixing. I need some suggestions for a great pair of speakers that are small enough to throw in a suite case and carry with me to mix. I know headphones are an obvious answer, but I would like to consider the idea of some speakers.

I'm seriously considering a pair of Adam A3x's since I know the A7's pretty well. They are still a tad bulky and would like to hear some suggestions for anything else out there that's smaller and/or lighter...

[andersmv]

I saw a pair of Tascam VL-M3's when I went to listen to the A3x's today, they were TINY! Something that size would be great, but I know I can't expect too much from something that size.

[andersmv]

Anyone have experience with the Roland MA-15d's?

[Enlightened Hand]

The smaller they get the more difficult it is for you to find a useful reference tool. But if you're interested I can recommend the KRK vxt4. I own a pair. I use them for traveling about and having a reference set of nearfields. They're good. For the money they are excellent. They have a good balance of low, mid and highs, an exceptionally clear midrange. The stereo field is well defined. They don't sound boxy. They translate well with a relatively short learning curve and they have plenty output for nearfield work. I like them a lot.

I also like the PMC db1sa. They are excellent. They have a great balance of low, mid and highs. They are exceptionally clear and defined throughout. They have excellent lows for their size and they translate well with a minimal learning curve. They also have plenty of output. They also sound quite tight in the bass frequencies.

[beezwax901]

have you checked out the Avantone MixCubes?

[Julian J. Ludwig]

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[Surbitone]

Originally Posted by beezwax901

have you checked out the Avantone MixCubes?

+100.

[andersmv]

Thanks for the suggestions, the avantones look pretty sweet. I have a pair of KRK's and love them, the only issue is they are SO heavy...

I'll also check out the dynaudio's, thanks.

[andersmv]

Oh, I should add that they need to be active and NOT passive. Having to carry around and amp is too annoying...

[RiF]

If "light" is what you want, you should strike out M-Audio AV40's from your list. They aren't that bad regarding their size (not as good as my A7X's for sure), small but rather heavy.

[AlexK]

A3Xs are great, they do all the things I love about my A7s, but without the extension/power and there is maybe a bit of that whole 'small speaker/upper-bass-hump' thing going on, but it's not all that bad in comparison to other similar-sized speakers I've used (such as the Genelec 8020A).

[MJL]

If it were me I'd pack my ns10s and one of those digital amps like a flying mole or something. No idea what that combo would be like though.

[andersmv]

I'm seeing some good stuff for the Fostex 6301b. I REALLY want to get the Adam's a3x's but I don't know if I can spend that much right now.... The Fostex's are really cheap and look like they are rugged enough to throw in a suit case and not have to worry about them.

[Arthur Stone]

Focal CMS40's are a great monitor (that I own and use in a smallish room) The weight is 11lb/5.5kg per unit; the cabinet is aluminium...it looks pretty tough but I'm not sure about a fall from height.

[loopy]

Originally Posted by Arthur Stone

Focal CMS40's are a great monitor (that I own and use in a smallish room) The weight is 11lb/5.5kg per unit; the cabinet is aluminium...it looks pretty tough but I'm not sure about a fall from height.

+1
Great little monitor.