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Great "Hi-Fi" speakers, poor studio monitors
I bough this monitors for my home studio and I create mainly country/rock/metal songs. I was picking between these and Yamaha HS 7 in this price range, which I know very well since my friend owns them for a long time. We compared them and they are very different; here is why.
Features:
Points Im about to make are expressed in many online reviews, so Im going to be short. Speakers are kinda bulky in size, compared to Yamaha, but they also have 0,5" bigger speaker. Volume knob is in the back, and 0dB position is on a weird spot (like 2 o`clock) and with NO NOTCH, so its difficult to know where you are. There are HF and LF +/- 2 dB corrections and a power on light IN THE BACK, which is just not practical.
Quality:
Very well build, no problems here.
Sound:
Here we go. A lot of people find this monitors to be more like Hi-Fi than monitors, and I agree. When you compare them to Yamahas and listen to some produced music, they sound lively and not dull in comparison. But when you mix music and compare to Yamahas or different speakers (car, headphones,...), you see that Adams portray mix much nicer than it really is. On them, guitars sound rich and full, bass is just at a right spot, drums are very articulate and so on. But other sources show that guitars are dull, bass is to low because Adams project too much bass, drums get covered up and so on. Yamahas show all that, and those corrections in the mix would be possible listening on them.
So in conclusion, Adams are great for producing to give you a nice feeling when composing. For mixing, I wouldnt pick them over Yamaha HS7 in this price range. Feature flaws are kind of embarrassing for company like Adam, but the build quality is very nice. Maybe EDM and hardbass guys find these monitors usefull due to extended bass range, but for a guitar/drums/bass/vocals music I dont reccomend them.
Features:
Points Im about to make are expressed in many online reviews, so Im going to be short. Speakers are kinda bulky in size, compared to Yamaha, but they also have 0,5" bigger speaker. Volume knob is in the back, and 0dB position is on a weird spot (like 2 o`clock) and with NO NOTCH, so its difficult to know where you are. There are HF and LF +/- 2 dB corrections and a power on light IN THE BACK, which is just not practical.
Quality:
Very well build, no problems here.
Sound:
Here we go. A lot of people find this monitors to be more like Hi-Fi than monitors, and I agree. When you compare them to Yamahas and listen to some produced music, they sound lively and not dull in comparison. But when you mix music and compare to Yamahas or different speakers (car, headphones,...), you see that Adams portray mix much nicer than it really is. On them, guitars sound rich and full, bass is just at a right spot, drums are very articulate and so on. But other sources show that guitars are dull, bass is to low because Adams project too much bass, drums get covered up and so on. Yamahas show all that, and those corrections in the mix would be possible listening on them.
So in conclusion, Adams are great for producing to give you a nice feeling when composing. For mixing, I wouldnt pick them over Yamaha HS7 in this price range. Feature flaws are kind of embarrassing for company like Adam, but the build quality is very nice. Maybe EDM and hardbass guys find these monitors usefull due to extended bass range, but for a guitar/drums/bass/vocals music I dont reccomend them.
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They are close to HI-FI instead of Monitor
Compared to my Genelec 8020D , and friend ' s Yamaha HS 8 , T7V sounds like hifi , mid sounds a bit weak as well.
But the low end and bass are quite good, and the hi are smooth but it changed the original sound of some hi freq instrument such as crash ... however, it provides a comfortable sound pressure that makes me feel good.
But the low end and bass are quite good, and the hi are smooth but it changed the original sound of some hi freq instrument such as crash ... however, it provides a comfortable sound pressure that makes me feel good.
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Good speakers but not for my room
My use DJ house and techno music, the most and also casual listening. My room 3.5m x 3m.
I send them back due to 2 reasons:
1. Boomy bass and the mids disappear a a little bit. Too much bass for my room. I have acoustic treatment (no bass traps) but anyway they overpower my room, too much energy, these speakers need a bigger space. They could go very low (39 kHz) which for house is perfect, unfortunately not for my room.
2. One of the speakers came with a small damage in the edge of the box. No a big deal and they worked perfectly but anyway it is not acceptable for me.
Great speakers for that price range but unfortunately not for my small room.
I send them back due to 2 reasons:
1. Boomy bass and the mids disappear a a little bit. Too much bass for my room. I have acoustic treatment (no bass traps) but anyway they overpower my room, too much energy, these speakers need a bigger space. They could go very low (39 kHz) which for house is perfect, unfortunately not for my room.
2. One of the speakers came with a small damage in the edge of the box. No a big deal and they worked perfectly but anyway it is not acceptable for me.
Great speakers for that price range but unfortunately not for my small room.
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Nice
For this price best choice
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