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Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
That is not a symphony concert, it's scoring session.  You can tell from the Decca Tree mic arrangement up high behind the conductor.   There were several major scoring engineers who used to use B+W for monitoring in the past.  They two best know... 
Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
It’s a shame people cannot see music in the different realms they are created and envisioned in. Pop music is completely different from something like Lenny Kravitz or Tom Petty or John Williams or James Newton Howard. If audiophiles throw everyon... 
Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
Ghdprentice i don’t think you have the purpose of studio monitors right at all, no matter your friends have inferred by sales to their clients. A studio record is a sonic painting, from the mind of the artist working side by side with a skilled ... 
Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
I find this thread funny, people say "class D" as though anything Class D sounds like everthing else Class D. Years back we tried building a CLass D amp at my shop, I wanted a low cost decent studio (no fan) amp. We started with off the shelf hype... 
Are measurements the end all, be all?
Which speaker sounds better 1) 89dB 1 watt/1 meter sensitivity  OR 2) 95dB 1 watt/1 meter sensitivity ?   Which speaker has more bass at 20Hz: 80Hz-20KHz +/-2 dB SPL in a sealed box OR 40Hz- 20KHz  in a ported box?    
Are measurements the end all, be all?
The issue i have with specs is where they were taken (room) and how they were taken (mics, software etc) and then the operator (who did it) has an enormous effect on the result. They are not a universal constant that is dependable when applied... 
Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home
Not being a hi fi dealer but a wholesaler to them, I can tell you that every single time I loan pair of speakers to anyone, no matter how skilled, the speakers come back with some form of damage.  Especially if they are shipped.   Enough damage th... 
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Paula is now working for UMG where they have built a new studio in Santa Monica (mostly for Def Jam records and Dr Dre) and every room is equipped for ATMOS. Many of these early ATMOS rooms are still feeling their way. Some of them don’t sound tha... 
Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
One last time kenjit These far field monitors you see in photos are used to impress the talent, not to mix or track.  They were usually built in with the studio, which was often built 30-40 years ago.  In the rare case when the farfields are good... 
Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
All this stuff you write above is completely wrong- I work in the industry and none of it is true. 18 inch woofers and 10 inch midranges with massive horn tweeters-what a dumb thing to say. NO ONE uses anything like that to track or mix anymore an... 
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Thank God for the objectivists, otherwise we would not have ANY of the technology we now have in the world of audio.    
Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
Kenjit NO.   A Designer knows what he wants before he ever puts pen to paper.  He doesn't need to try caps in crossover, he knows what values equal a given result.  You really believe speakers are designed in a hunt and peck fashion?  A designer ... 
Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
There is no "tuning" of loudspeakers in any factory I have ever seen or been aware of.  There is some engineering that happens long before the speaker is built, and the choices the design engineer makes could possibly be considered "tuning"- how w... 
Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
Wow, no idea we's start off with a complete lack of understanding of an entire industry.  
Review ATC SCM20PSL monitors 50 hours listening
Pro models sonically behave the same as consumer models.  However, pro models are in a different cabinet- an MDF cabinet painted black.  This usually leaves consumers unhappy as it will have multiple visible flaws.   We've had an audiophile try to...