Very nice, Scott. Sounds like fun!

I agree with the adage, but I think that applies to home studio recordings. In other words, your new monitors allow you to hear how your favorite recordings were properly mixed and mastered.

My Adam monitors and sobwoofer are such a pleasure but it’s a one-person solution. If I want to play music for others, I use my hi-fi setup from the early 70s, including the 12” Pioneer unpowered speakers. Do they sound ‘perfect’? No. But they sound ‘right’ for the purpose.

As for “new” monitors, I’m not able to experience that. I’ve been in recording studios for too many decades, and they were among the first to adopt nearfield monitors for mixing. It didn’t start to become the norm for home studios until, maybe, 2000 or so. But it does make a considerable difference in what you hear! Enjoy.


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