Active Monitors vs. Active Hifi, Difference?

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  1. flworius

    flworius Member

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    My initial Question got somewhat lost. Let me rephrase:

    Why is it that People say you get Trash if you buy an integrated Hifi-System, but otherwise it is recommended to buy an integrated System for Monitor Speakers? No Matter which Sound you are going for, neutral or Hifi, shouldn´t active Speakers be the best approach in both cases cause you can design an Amplifier exclusively for the Speakers and therefore reach the desired Sound (easier)?
     
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    m9cao Producer

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    some of the hi-fi products has better quality even the high-end mastering gears cant catch up, however you need many enough knowledge/experience/budget to found a correct product/result.
     
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  3. fiction

    fiction Audiosexual

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    My short answer: The relatively crowded market of active studio monitor speakers has changed a lot recently, so I would say that for the same (low) price, you're most likely better off buying active studio monitors than active Hi-Fi speakers.
    Go and listen for yourself, I'm sure you'll come to the same conclusion.
    The JBL LSR305 that @bluerover mentioned is a good example, but there are many others, also on the second hand market.
     
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    No Avenger Moderator Staff Member

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    Nonsense, hearsay!
    As the famous statistican Dr. Dr. Believemenot once said: "Don't trust any statistic, that you didn't manipulate yourself!" I relied on the only source that is reliable for me, I did it myself. [​IMG]
     
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    No Avenger Moderator Staff Member

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    Mh, I once ruined my HiFi speaker cones by making dancefloor music. I think they couldn't stand the short and hard impulses from bass and bd. Since then I only used studio monitors and haven't ruined any of them.
     
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