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Iloud Precision Monitors

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There are three new iloud monitors (5 inch, 6.5 inch, 5 inch MTM) . When you google for it you'll find some entries. Most of them, however, got deleted again during the last 4 days.
 

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The iLoud Precision monitors leaked pricing:

  • iLoud Precison 5 * costs EUR 999
  • iLoud Precison 6 * costs EUR 1199
  • iLoud Precison MTM * costs EUR 1399
 

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The iLoud Precision monitors leaked pricing:

  • iLoud Precison 5 * costs EUR 999
  • iLoud Precison 6 * costs EUR 1199
  • iLoud Precison MTM * costs EUR 1399

Are these the monitors in the background of Erin’s latest video? :O
 
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I looked it up in Google cache. Is this pair price btw.?
 
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I have the KH120 already. But if the technical problems of the old MTM are really gone I would consider them as a second pair for the ultra near field.

Edit: Wonder why they got rid of the protecting grills.
 

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I have the KH120 already. But if the technical problems of the old MTM are really gone I would consider them as a second pair for the ultra near field.

Edit: Wonder why they got rid of the protecting grills.
Hopefully they get the amp hiss under control, it's still gonna lobe a fair bit in the vertical direction in the mids though, being an MTM and all.
 
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My KH120 also is hiss a bit. Have them at 100 cm distance. I thought one is hissing more, but wenn holding a mic directly at the tweeter I can't hear any difference. Must be some psychoacoustic thing.
 

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My KH120 also is hiss a bit. Have them at 100 cm distance. I thought one is hissing more, but wenn holding a mic directly at the tweeter I can't hear any difference. Must be some psychoacoustic thing.
Check your gain staging. You may have them cranked up a bit too much in order to compensate for low interface output levels. How much headroom does the interface volume control provide, and how are input sensitivity and input gain set? I can't hear my K+H O110s at all past half a meter.
 
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Check your gain staging. You may have them cranked up a bit too much in order to compensate for low interface output levels. How much headroom does the interface volume control provide, and how are input sensitivity and input gain set? I can't hear my K+H O110s at all past half a meter.
I think I have them set to 108 dB (will check). Interface is a Behringer UMC 204 which is set to the loudest volume (almost because there's some distortion if I put it to 100%). Then I'm going into the passive Mackie Big Knob, which is at ~50-75 % typically. Maybe I can live with 100dB.

They are set to 100 dB already
 

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I think I have them set to 108 dB (will check). Interface is a Behringer UMC 204 which is set to the loudest volume (almost because there's some distortion if I put it to 100%). Then I'm going into the passive Mackie Big Knob, which is at ~50-75 % typically. Maybe I can live with 100dB.

They are set to 100 dB already
I'm pretty sure its the gain settings, I use ADAM T5V's and at the recommended gain level I can't hear (or just about...my room isn't very quiet) them at about 80cm, but if I turn up the gain to max I clearly hear them. I use a Topping E30 as source/preamp so I know it the speakers causing the hiss. I'd expect the KH120 to be similar.
 

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Bit of a price upgrade from my iLoud Micros.:oops:

I look forward to seeing how they measure.
 

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I think I have them set to 108 dB (will check). Interface is a Behringer UMC 204 which is set to the loudest volume (almost because there's some distortion if I put it to 100%). Then I'm going into the passive Mackie Big Knob, which is at ~50-75 % typically. Maybe I can live with 100dB.

They are set to 100 dB already
The UMC204 has very wimpy output, if memory serves it barely makes it to 0 dBu. (Which, mind you, is par for the course in its class.) The KH120s would be deserving of something a little better. If Big Knobs are your thing (I suppose that's for convenience during desk use?), perhaps an (Audient) EVO 4, M-Audio AIR 192|6, Mackie Big Knob Studio or SSL 2+. Or plan B, replace the passive Big Knob by a portable mixer that can provide some gain of its own.
 
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The UMC204 has very wimpy output, if memory serves it barely makes it to 0 dBu. (Which, mind you, is par for the course in its class.) The KH120s would be deserving of something a little better. If Big Knobs are your thing (I suppose that's for convenience during desk use?), perhaps an (Audient) EVO 4, M-Audio AIR 192|6, Mackie Big Knob Studio or SSL 2+. Or plan B, replace the passive Big Knob by a portable mixer that can provide some gain of its own.
I had a Rubix before, which was louder. A active Big Knob I avoided cause the pot starts crackling after some while and it's cheaper to replace a passive one. As I'm on Linux it must be class compliant. I guess the Audient is the best from that list, right?
 

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Bit of a price upgrade from my iLoud Micros.:oops:

I look forward to seeing how they measure.
I have iLoud Micros which are ok but would be interested in these. Looks like they leaked them deliberately by mistake!
I would imagine that the price is each if they are including their room correction.
 

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I like the 5-inch MTMs. Hopefully, the price of EUR 1399 is per pair, otherwise that's quite expensive.

Edit: I checked the cached product page from Thomann and the price is for a single unit.
 
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As I'm on Linux it must be class compliant. I guess the Audient is the best from that list, right?
These were sorted by price, ascending. EVO 4 does not have inserts but is fully usable in Linux, not sure whether it still requires a firmware update first (EVO 8 is troublesome IIRC). SSL 2+ looks good, too. People also seem to be happy with their AIR 192 | 4 and 14 on Linux (while Windows seems to pose some driver issues, actually).
 
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These were sorted by price, ascending. EVO 4 does not have inserts but is fully usable in Linux, not sure whether it still requires a firmware update first (EVO 8 is troublesome IIRC). SSL 2+ looks good, too. People also seem to be happy with their AIR 192 | 4 and 14 on Linux (while Windows seems to pose some driver issues, actually).
The UMC 204 has an output level of 3 dBu.


My former Rubix has 8dBU. I think the Behringer should be fine. I'm also loosing some dB due to room correction
 

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Announced today. they seem promising, although they are tailored for studios and sound engineers. If they really achieved that flat response as they claim with that X-monitor software they will be getting lot of attention.

Hope Amir can review one of them to see how they compare against their claims.

 
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