Desolator121
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Hey all,
I've been looking at getting some studio reference monitors for a while now but soon I'll actually have the space for a pair for mixing my music.
I was considering the Adam T5V's, but they're simply too expensive for me at £288 for a pair (I'm soon to be 6 figures in debt with a mortgage...).
The JBL LSR 305P MkII's seem great from amirm's review on this site, and are a bit more affordable at £210 a pair, but they look pretty crap and are rear-ported (though so are the Adam's). The room I'll be using for recording/mixing in is very small, maybe 3m x 3m ish, possibly slightly smaller, so the speakers will have to be quite close to a wall, no way around it really...
The Tannoy Reveal 502's however are front-ported, so this would be less of an issue. The reviews are almost entirely stellar regarding use as mixing monitors and are both cheaper (£176 a pair) and way better looking (imo) than the JBL LSR's.
But, I'm concerned that the amplifier class is nowhere to be found anywhere except one random retailer in Australia that says "class A-B". Not even the online manual or Tannoy's website states it so I don't know where they got that info. Also there is no ground pin for the kettle-lead plug. Is this an issue? It seems like it should be. Also, people complain that they hiss, which is common in speakers at this price range, but they are a particularly bad offender it seems. Though some say that Tannoy said they have addressed this issue within the first year of their initial release in 2014 so this shouldn't be a problem with newer models.
Any thoughts on this regarding these Tannoys?
I've been looking at getting some studio reference monitors for a while now but soon I'll actually have the space for a pair for mixing my music.
I was considering the Adam T5V's, but they're simply too expensive for me at £288 for a pair (I'm soon to be 6 figures in debt with a mortgage...).
The JBL LSR 305P MkII's seem great from amirm's review on this site, and are a bit more affordable at £210 a pair, but they look pretty crap and are rear-ported (though so are the Adam's). The room I'll be using for recording/mixing in is very small, maybe 3m x 3m ish, possibly slightly smaller, so the speakers will have to be quite close to a wall, no way around it really...
The Tannoy Reveal 502's however are front-ported, so this would be less of an issue. The reviews are almost entirely stellar regarding use as mixing monitors and are both cheaper (£176 a pair) and way better looking (imo) than the JBL LSR's.
But, I'm concerned that the amplifier class is nowhere to be found anywhere except one random retailer in Australia that says "class A-B". Not even the online manual or Tannoy's website states it so I don't know where they got that info. Also there is no ground pin for the kettle-lead plug. Is this an issue? It seems like it should be. Also, people complain that they hiss, which is common in speakers at this price range, but they are a particularly bad offender it seems. Though some say that Tannoy said they have addressed this issue within the first year of their initial release in 2014 so this shouldn't be a problem with newer models.
Any thoughts on this regarding these Tannoys?
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