home speakers vs monitors

[analogkid]

what is the difference between a good home bookshelf speaker and a good small studio monitor? i have a pair of infinity rs2's and i just got a pair of alesis monitor one's. they are both 6.5 mid and 3/4 to 1" tweeter. both have power handling of 120 rms. if the goal is accurate sound reproduction in any sound application why would a studio monitor be needed instead of a cood comparable home speaker?

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Studio monitors, like bookshelf speakers, have the potential to sound like real crap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif The logic being, if you could mix an album to sound good on those, it'll sound good on anything...

That being said, there are a lot of studio monitors that sound very good.

If you have them and they sound good to you, why not use 'em? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[analogkid]

i just stuck them in the back of the pickup i just finished building....lol i need some tunes while i redo the interior and get set up for a complete stereo.

 

[boister77 10+ year member]

the goal of studio monitor is to produce a flat response which will sound dull to most people. a good home bookshelf speaker will most likely have a response that a majority of people prefer, which is a boost in the high and low end.

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

home speakers vs monitor

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[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

no, not funny

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

home speakers vs monitor

One is a speaker, the other is a view screen for computers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif :swordfigh //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/awesome.gif.4430a219d9aaaa6cadc75e9290979dfb.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/toast.gif.bc0657bf54b9ee653b6438524461341e.gif

 

[analogkid]

asshat? im sorry thats all i heard.....

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

carnivorous lizards of the family Varanidae

Varanidae, a cool name for a green bookshelf DIY speaker //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif