Sometimes the truth can suck...
I had one of my near-field studio speakers in the studio die on me yesterday (Behringer Truth B2031A series). I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. They are surprisingly great sounding monitors (quite honestly kill the Genelec 1032A and Event 20/20, speakers that cost several times more). But the build quality is cheap (hence the price). And when they go, the repair cost is more than buying new ones (assuming they are out of warranty, which mine are). I guess I won't be recommending them anymore.
I can't really get much done with one speaker (well, I CAN work in mono, but most kids these days aren't purists). So, I had to plunk down dough I don't have for a pair of near-fields. I decided on a major upgrade to the ADAM ANF10:
They are the more affordable passive models that ADAM makes (meaning they need an amp to power them). If you hit them with a really good, high-power amp though, they can sound better than the pricer models. I've heard them before matched with the same amp I also just picked up (a Yamaha P2700) and they sound amazing. They have ribbon tweeters (which is pretty much what makes them sound so good), so they'll be a great match to my Magnepans I'm planning to get later this year (which are quasi-ribbon planars). The ADAMs, like all near-fields, need some support in the low frequencies, so I'll still be using my TRUTH sub with them for now. Eventually I may upgrade that to a REL Studio III that I can rig to use with the Magnepans as well.
So, that's cool. Better sound is always a good thing.
I can't really get much done with one speaker (well, I CAN work in mono, but most kids these days aren't purists). So, I had to plunk down dough I don't have for a pair of near-fields. I decided on a major upgrade to the ADAM ANF10:
They are the more affordable passive models that ADAM makes (meaning they need an amp to power them). If you hit them with a really good, high-power amp though, they can sound better than the pricer models. I've heard them before matched with the same amp I also just picked up (a Yamaha P2700) and they sound amazing. They have ribbon tweeters (which is pretty much what makes them sound so good), so they'll be a great match to my Magnepans I'm planning to get later this year (which are quasi-ribbon planars). The ADAMs, like all near-fields, need some support in the low frequencies, so I'll still be using my TRUTH sub with them for now. Eventually I may upgrade that to a REL Studio III that I can rig to use with the Magnepans as well.
So, that's cool. Better sound is always a good thing.