I just read some reviews about Focal Twin 6Be. I dream about i think they sound perfect.
Are they recommend for listening music or they are only for music mix, recording, etc ?
You said "yes" Bruce. But how do i switch from headphones to speakers and vice versa, from the external card M-Audio Fast Track Pro buttons ?If i use this external soundcard, could i plug in the headphones and leave them there, without to unplug them everytime when i want to use the speakers ?
I didnt find a video about this soundcard + headphones.
I would do it this way, but how do i connect the speakers if the green slot ( speaker slot ) on the Creative SB X-FI Xtreme is occupied by the headphones ?I only see a TRS and a XLR input on the BX5 D2
I would simply connect the headphones to the Creative SB X-FI Xtreme
http://thewelltemperedcomputer.com/HW/ActiveSpeakers.htm
You said "yes" Bruce. But how do i switch from headphones to speakers and vice versa, from the external card M-Audio Fast Track Pro buttons ?
Thank you, again
Bruce, maybe im offtopic now but, please tell me why so many people say ¨ stop, dont buy active monitors, go for passive + amp ¨
For example ?There are a few speaker companies now that put out actives with no compromises.
For example ?
Focal ? Genelec ? Adam ?
And one more thing : i'm a beginner, and i think, it's better with an external amp because of the posibilty to adjust the treble / bass / balance / from the buttons.
With the active speakers that's impossible.
Yes, Focal, Adam and PTE
I didn't know you could adjust the treble/bass/balance from and external amp.... maybe a preamp, but you would need one of these to run actives anyway. Most active speakers that I've seen have a full array of treble/bass/balance adjustments.
Could you, please, show me some of active speakers with treble/bass/balance adjustments ?
As an example : Monitor Audio Bronze BX2
M Audio BX8 D2
Wharfedale Diamond 10.1
They are pretty good speakers, but i couldnt see adjusment for treble/ bass /balance
Only for the volume.
I didnt' understand what do you mean with "but you would need one of these to run actives anyway"
Tha means, i do need a amp or preamp, even if i use active speakers ?
Higher priced active speakers do not have a volume knob. My Yamaha's do, but my Focal's don't. This means I need a way to control the volume, either by using a pre-amp or DAC volume control, or just by using the computer, which I do not recommend.
Speakers such as the Adam's, have adjustments for input sensitivity, low-shelf, high-shelf, tweeter gain and EQ gain at a fixed freq.
How about using a high quality passive linestage..like from Luminous Audio etc...
Any active or passive should work. I've used an EMM Labs Switchman 3, Crane Song Avocet, Dangerous Music ST/SR or you could use any of the thousands of consumer preamps available.
A great streamlined system would be to get active speakers and a Mytek Stereo 192/DSD and use its own volume.
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