Chiwalker Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 NOT THE MKII. I'm being offered these studio monitors from a friend, yet since I am new to the whole 'home studio' thing, I am anxious about a few things. First, I've done some research on these and I think I've concluded that they are not magnetically shielded, so if I were to use them how far away should they be kept from computer/monitor/gear etc? Second, I've yet to get, but am on the edge of getting a USB audio interface (thinking about the M-Audio fast track 4x4) but I am not 100% they will work together: something about the Alesis monitor saying not to provide power over 200W, and I can't find anything about that on the M-Audio product. Other than that, I would just connect the monitors to the M-audio interface via monitor--> banana plug-->TRS converter-->M-audio interface--> and then usb to computer. I am audio engineering noob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magellanic Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I'm not sure how far they should be kept away from other stuff but they should be nicely spaced. The monitors (from my brief research) seem to be passive so will require an amp before the signal be fed to an audio interface. You basically got the signal chain in a nut-shell though. It'd be Speakers > Amp > Interface to Usb. How u want to connect the amp to the interface depends on the amps outputs. Hope that helps a bit! Edit: Just for a bit of extra info, whether you get passive or active monitors is opinion, but if you do get passive monitors, the amp is an extra culprit for the altering/colouring of the sound you hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiwalker Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 I'm not sure how far they should be kept away from other stuff but they should be nicely spaced.The monitors (from my brief research) seem to be passive so will require an amp before the signal be fed to an audio interface. You basically got the signal chain in a nut-shell though. It'd be Speakers > Amp > Interface to Usb. How u want to connect the amp to the interface depends on the amps outputs. Hope that helps a bit! Edit: Just for a bit of extra info, whether you get passive or active monitors is opinion, but if you do get passive monitors, the amp is an extra culprit for the altering/colouring of the sound you hear. Thank you very much for your help. You are right, I would need an amp. Considering that, I would end up spending $150 on amp and $200 on interface, so would it be wiser just to look for a pair of active studio monitors and end up spending $300 + $200 for an amp? Obviously this is $150 more expensive but does having an external amp provide $150 (or near that) worth of benefits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magellanic Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 In my opinion, no. You would be better off spending the money for an amp, on good (or new) active monitors or a good audio interface. That is the short answer hehe. If you are interested in reading up about amps, passive/active monitors, I think Zircon has a sticky thread somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaggyfreak Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 You can get a pair of KRK Rokit 6's for $400. I've been using them for about a year and they're great. IMHO, active monitors are much easier to deal with than passive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenPi Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 You can get a pair of KRK Rokit 6's for $400. I've been using them for about a year and they're great. IMHO, active monitors are much easier to deal with than passive. I second this. Very nice monitors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiwalker Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Thx for the rec, but I just got these speakers so I'm gonna stick with'm (so long as they still sound good XD) Thank you for all your help! FYI, I will be using a setup of these studio monitors connected to a RA-100 or RA-150 connected to the Behringer UCA 200 I just found in my behringer MIDI keyboard box... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiwalker Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 **HEY QUESTION** I have done some research on power amps and teachers and friends etc have been telling me to ignore the power rating of the speakers, and get a high powered amp. These monitors say 200W peak, and in the reference manual for them it says "Also, there is no situation where an amplifier rated beyond 200 watts should ever be used because of the danger of damaging" But what these friends teachers etc have been telling me is to get a higher amp (like the RA300 which looks much better than 150) but simply not turn it up as much. So my question is, is this safe to use the RA300, even though in the manual it says NO? RA300 outputs 150watts RMS per channel at 4ohm(which is what the speakers are) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossing Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 You can get a pair of KRK Rokit 6's for $400. I've been using them for about a year and they're great. IMHO, active monitors are much easier to deal with than passive. Or even the KRK Rokit 5's for $300, if he needs to save more money/space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannthr Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Here's a wrench for ya! The guys who built the Alesis One and started Event before they sold it to Rhodes have made their own coaxial monitor series called the Equators. Check out Equator Audio! We use their Q15s in Pinnacle's Studio A. http://www.equatoraudio.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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