stanton119 Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Would I be better of using studio monitors like these: [url="http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/10399"]http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/fl...roduct_id/10399[/url] rather than powerful normal speakers like these for playing bass through: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006FFO9G/ref=ord_cart_shr/203-1746195-0203126?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE[/url] Price is a big factor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Are you just talking about normal home practice? If you are, then either will be fine. Those PC speakers are designed to handle lows, that's what the sub is for, so you should be fine. The studio monitors will definitely give you a better sound but I wouldn't spend any more than I had to on them if you are just using them for bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanton119 Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 I would be using them as all purpose speakers as well, for music, tv etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Same applies really, you'll get a better sound quality from the monitors, however things such as TV are often only mono or stereo as far as sound output goes, and the PC speakers should be able to do the job for what you need them for! Hope this helps, Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanton119 Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 Thanks a lot! That will help me save some money as well. Im currently using these, they sound fine, but are not powerful at 32 watts...: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-X-230-multimedia-speaker-system/dp/B00069ZEA6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/203-1746195-0203126?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1179527047&sr=8-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-X-230-mul...7047&sr=8-1[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976fenderhead Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I had some experience with a similar question recently, I bought monitors and returned them sticking to my 2.1 Creative speakers. Here's the thing: near-field monitors (as I presume those are) are great ONLY in some very specific conditions: They have to be pointing straight at your ears, and there's a certain sweet spot where they focus and will sound great but if you move your head slightly up or down or to the sides it will be completely innacurate and boomy as they'll create reflections everywhere. For example, if you place them on your desk, pointing to ur chest, the sound will reflect on the desktop and it will sound too bassy, to an unpleasant level. If you raise them so they point to your ears they'll sound perfect, more transparent, neutral and with a better stereo image than normal 2.1 speakers. But then if you get up and walk around the room or sit somewhere to watch a movie, it will sound a bit rubish again... If I only wanted them for mixing, I'd put some shelf on the wall at head height and it would be ok, as I'd only use them sitting down, but since I want them to also play along to songs while standing and to watch DVDs from bed, they're a bit useless... 2.1 speakers are designed to fill the room, so you hear pretty much the same regardless of where you are. Monitors are designed to focus on 1 small point (where the "producer" will sit) and can't be trusted if heard outside of that spot... And if your room is not acoustically treated (naked walls, lots of hard edges, no carpet, windows) it will make monitors sound like a complete mess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanton119 Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 Thanks a lot, for some reason those logitechs have just gone up in price in the last day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 i used to use my various line 6 gear through a good hifi set up and to be honest at low volumes it sounded better than most practice amps...as a bonus it keeps the neighbours happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikyhedgehog Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 If you're willing to spend £200 or so, why not go with seperates? [url="http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=CAMB-A5-SIL"]http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.ph...pid=CAMB-A5-SIL[/url] [url="http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=CAMB-S30"]http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.ph...mp;pid=CAMB-S30[/url] And then I would reccomend buying a dedicated subwoofer as soon as you can, makes a huge difference to the sound. Something like this would do: [url="http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=TANN-EFX"]http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.ph...mp;pid=TANN-EFX[/url] You can have a look on ebay as well, there will probably something interesting in your local area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanton119 Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 That seems a bit too expensive. Will the difference be worth the extra over the £100 z2300s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 [quote name='stanton119' post='2130' date='May 19 2007, 12:13 PM']Thanks a lot, for some reason those logitechs have just gone up in price in the last day!![/quote] Definitely acidbass' recommendation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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