Sly, you've very enthusiastic and that's great. You also sound like a very nice guy and that's also great!

But...you're doing this bassackwards. Computer speakers?! Are you kidding? This is the bare minimum:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/B...CFU7ZQgodABYAgA

This is better:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LSR308/

Note this price is EACH while the M Audios are for a pair.

This is getting there as far as high end is concerned:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Solo6Be/

$1,350 EACH.

If you can't explain to me why these Focals are worth the money and how you have a very good acoustically treated room to put them in then you have absolutely NO business at all discussing the Audiophile Real Tracks because you'll never, ever notice any difference at all.

One last thing, this is what I have and these are still in lots studios to this day except they have the industrial matte grey finish not the nice walnut veneer mine have:

http://www.lansingheritage.org/html/altec/specs/home-speakers/model-14.htm

These were $2,850 each in 1984 but I bought mine used at a great price about 8 years ago. These are old school passive speakers and I'm driving them with a nice old SAE amp but studios will use ten grand worth of amps, preamps and other stuff with speakers like these. This is the quality of speakers Mac is talking about. You have to HEAR what is on the tracks in order to mix them properly so they sound good on your customers various setups.

Bob

Last edited by jazzmammal; 11/14/13 04:41 PM.
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