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From: Romeo Rondeau on 18 Jun 2008 01:40 Mike Dobony wrote: > On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:11:22 -0700, Richard Crowley wrote: > >> "Terry" wrote ... >>> I'm still confused. >>> I have a set of speakers already on my PC so why would I want >>> to buy a pair that are called MONITOR SPEAKERS? >> You seem to be hung up on the word "monitor". >> The only reason for buying ANY speakers (or headphones) >> is to hear the audio signal through your ears. "Monitor" is a >> way of using speakers, it is NOT a type of speaker. >> > > Almost true. Dedicated monitor speakers are shaped so that they can sit on > the floor and point toward the musician(s). > > Mike D. I call them "wedges"
From: Laurence Payne on 18 Jun 2008 06:13 On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:44:50 -0500, Mike Dobony <sword(a)notasarian-host.net> wrote: >> You seem to be hung up on the word "monitor". >> The only reason for buying ANY speakers (or headphones) >> is to hear the audio signal through your ears. "Monitor" is a >> way of using speakers, it is NOT a type of speaker. >> > >Almost true. Dedicated monitor speakers are shaped so that they can sit on >the floor and point toward the musician(s). Not necessarily. My monitor is sometimes a small stand-mounted powered unit. Typically a Yamaha MS10. Nice and close, not too loud, volume under my control. Ideal.
From: Scott Dorsey on 18 Jun 2008 09:14 In article <ubig54dhe5vrld0uqkopf255s54v6no9kl(a)4ax.com>, Laurence Payne <lp(a)laurencepayne.co.uk> wrote: >On 17 Jun 2008 18:41:59 -0400, kludge(a)panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote: > >>>>You must mean those horrid things with a mini TRS plug connected to a sound card >>>>with itty-bitty on-board poweramps... >>> >>>Have those been made in the last 10 years? >> >>Millions of 'em. They are everywhere, and they are probably the third >>most popular way people listen to music today, behind iPods and car stereos. > >Funny. I haven't seen a soundcard or onboard system that provided an >amplified output on mini-jack for years. They all seem to require >powered speakers. I think "on-board power amps" is referring to the speaker and not the soundcard. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
From: Scott Dorsey on 18 Jun 2008 09:18 Mike Dobony <sword(a)notasarian-host.net> wrote: >On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:11:22 -0700, Richard Crowley wrote: > >> "Terry" wrote ... >>> I'm still confused. >>> I have a set of speakers already on my PC so why would I want >>> to buy a pair that are called MONITOR SPEAKERS? >> >> You seem to be hung up on the word "monitor". >> The only reason for buying ANY speakers (or headphones) >> is to hear the audio signal through your ears. "Monitor" is a >> way of using speakers, it is NOT a type of speaker. >> > >Almost true. Dedicated monitor speakers are shaped so that they can sit on >the floor and point toward the musician(s). You guys are talking about two totally different things. Studio monitors are speakers designed to be more or less tonally accurate, for mix down in the studio. Stage monitors are speakers designed to have a narrow dispersion and often designed in wedge shapes to sit on the floor, to provide a sonic environment for performers on stage. They are live performance things, usually not studio things. Not even related, but they are both called "monitors." A "monitor" could also mean a video display or a big lizard. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
From: Richard Crowley on 18 Jun 2008 12:03
"Arny Krueger" wrote ... > "William Sommerwerck" wrote >>"Richard Crowley" wrote > >>> There are NO "computer speakers" that are worth a >>> steaming pile of fresh garbage. > > Simply not true. Computer speakers can be an opportunity to provide > improved price/performance due to the huge market that they address and > the possible economies of scale. > > I'm under the impression that 100,000's of the largest Monsoon computer > speaker set were sold. This relatively huge market enabled a number of > economies of scale which resulted in excellent performance at the price > point. Since the OP is proposing to buy a new pair of speakers at this time, discusion of some historic icon, long out of circuilation seems hardly relevant. Next time I will remember to qualify my statements as refering to the present time. I had hoped that my use of the present tense would convey that intent. |