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B.B. Koning, post: 41367, member: 1638 wrote: … The 6000 would be one more piece to the puzzle that would always have to be present, but I suppose it usually is on my desk anyways.

Thanks again.

You are welcome. I figured you’d have the 6000 around, in which case you might as well use it :).

Seriously though, I mentioned the monitor level volume control as a bonus of that set-up, because I don’t think many people understand (beforehand) that controlling your monitor volume WITHOUT messing with your windows sound level and or your DAW/Production software master level, is not an easy thing (the Rokits have a knob on the back, but that is no way to go, my arms are too short for that to begin with :)). There are actually special little boxes for it, that allow you to control volume and switch between speaker pairs. And I can tell you those don’t come cheap. Some cost quite a bit more than your intended speakers!

Oh well, there is a thread “show us your setup” or something, so when you have it all up and running drop us a picture here or there.

Greetinx,
C.

Actually not a bad idea at all. The MC6000 has balanced xlr out and it can function as your monitor volume control knob too. 16 bit sound card, but a very good one.

Obviously with the distances we are talking about, a set of good RCA cables (you’d need mono ones though) will do you just fine. I am guessing you don’t have dimmer packs on your desk, right?

I can see how you’d want the best quality for the available budget, but why not back breaking? Or is that your financial back you are worried about?

I have a set of KRK Rokit 5’s. They are pretty good (I use them for home studio work), but a tad lacking in the low’s. The 6’s are already better in that respect, or you could get the matching KRK sub.
At the end of the day it’s a personal choice, so try to do some A/B comparisons with your own music or productions if you can before deciding.

Everybody here will have an opinion and they are all right. The good news is though that for that kind of budget it’s not a really big pond to fish in.

One thing I’d like to stress here is that you need to set up your monitor speakers so the high end drivers are aimed directly at your ears, preferably from slightly higher. You should be one of the three corners of the triangle made up of you and the two speakers. Everything should be equidistant, i.e. the distance between the two speakers and between of the speakers and the middle of your head should be equal. Since the distance from your screen will be a determining factor, you’ll probably end up with a distance of 4 to 5 feet between the speakers and your head.

Also you don’t want the speakers to produce any sounds that are not supposed to be there. So get good, freestanding, pedestals (made for monitor speakers) that are heavy/solid enough not to add any vibrations. Finally stick some auralex or other acoustic foam under them to decouple the bass somewhat.

Greetinx,
C.

Yeah, great re-read. Quite frankly what I do is pay them!

It sure helps to have a good daytime job though :-).

Greetinx,
C.

“Well doctor, you see it’s like this. One day I was …”

I’ll be checking out the RoadReady stand that clamps on the back or side of your flightcase. No footprint whatsoever, totally fixed to your case and it keeps your laptop “inside” your setup.

You can place it anywhere you like and it is foldable as well.

Greetinx,
C.

Better yet … you can even have some clever software help you discover new music based on the music you already know and like … DUDE!

Greetinx,
C.