is this the same as the "ns10 trick"

sheltersoton · 12th January 2006

been reading old threads about using a speaker as a kick mic.. v.interesting,

went to the studios all ready to wire up an eminence speaker when my friend said why not jst plug the out put of a monitor wedge into the pre instead?

i did, it worked.. low end subby kind of sound..little detail..

is this the same as the NS10 trick... as far as my wiring brain goes i guess it should be but will the inferior cheap monitor speaker sound "worse" than a decent speaker ?

who knows? any one out there??

picksail · 12th January 2006

Well, you'd be hard pressed to find a woofer worse than those found in the NS10s.

djui5 · 12th January 2006

essentially the same...using a speaker as a microphone.

Probably sounds a lot different.

"whatever works"

MJGreene Audio · 12th January 2006

I used to do the same thing with a Tannoy DMT-10. It works great and it seems the bigger the speaker the lower the frequency of the sub track.

Anyone compare the Yamaha Sub-Kick against an NS-10 in the cabinet and notice that the NS-10 still sounds deeper and better? Made me relegate the sub kick to floor tom use.........

I agree though with Picksail. You can find a better woofer for this "trick" than the NS-10.

And to actually answer your question. Yes its the same gimmick.....

Michael Greene

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sheltersoton Gear addict Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 438 Thread Starter	is this the same as the "ns10 trick" been reading old threads about using a speaker as a kick mic.. v.interesting, went to the studios all ready to wire up an eminence speaker when my friend said why not jst plug the out put of a monitor wedge into the pre instead? i did, it worked.. low end subby kind of sound..little detail.. is this the same as the NS10 trick... as far as my wiring brain goes i guess it should be but will the inferior cheap monitor speaker sound "worse" than a decent speaker ? who knows? any one out there??

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picksail Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Hollywood Posts: 3,632	Well, you'd be hard pressed to find a woofer worse than those found in the NS10s. __________________ Stewart Cararas IMDB Discogs Myspace Facebook Studio Twitter _________________________________ The new is necessarily abstract - Rudolf Borchadt

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djui5 Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Phoenix Posts: 6,664	essentially the same...using a speaker as a microphone. Probably sounds a lot different. "whatever works" __________________ _________________ "What is a crossfire hurricane & why wasn't I born in one?" Randy Wright

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MJGreene Audio Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: The Land Behind The Zion Curtain Posts: 1,119	I used to do the same thing with a Tannoy DMT-10. It works great and it seems the bigger the speaker the lower the frequency of the sub track. Anyone compare the Yamaha Sub-Kick against an NS-10 in the cabinet and notice that the NS-10 still sounds deeper and better? Made me relegate the sub kick to floor tom use......... I agree though with Picksail. You can find a better woofer for this "trick" than the NS-10. And to actually answer your question. Yes its the same gimmick..... Michael Greene