Why choose studio speakers over full range?


I need to learn about the pros and cons of studio speakers. I thought they were only for space challenged situations. Should they be considered when this is not the case? It is difficult to comprehend getting punchy base and mid base from the compromised surface area of small drivers. I have a large (25'x30') listening area and would like to feel percussion from moderate level listening (Rock, Motown, jazz/blues) This is a quality that I'm after in my quest to find speakers for a BAT project (see previous thread). Will a monitor choice force the use of a sub, if not, why? Thanks all!
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Showing 1 response by bwcanuck

Most studios use multiple speakers for points of reference, a near field and far field arrangement. There are many reasons; some may be mixing preference, some studio are not as acoustically neutral as they should be, mixers want to know what their music will sound like on smaller and large systems.

Hi-end colored fullrange speakers are usually not used because that is part of what happened to many recordings in the 60's to 1980's. Some monitors were bass reflex and were used near walls, and the bass resulted in many 'engineers' EQing the bass down in their recordings and the warmth of the speaker made them boost the high mids. Typically a good studio wants the most honest reproduction affordable within reason.