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Can you give me some tips about your niche hobby? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by Tikiporch@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Maybe something you learned the hard way, or something you found out right before making a huge mistake.

E.g., for audiophiles: don't buy subwoofers from speaker companies, and don't buy speakers from subwoofer companies.

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[–] UnwrittenProtagonist@lemmyusa.com 5 points 1 day ago

First, I agree with your comment about the room. It's the most important part of how good a system sounds, neck and neck with speakers.

Second, while I don't have a wide variety of experience with studio gear or a variety of audiophile speakers I can say this: I have been a Magnepan guy for decades and currently have the 1.7i's. But I recently got some Yamaha HS7s for my computer and I have really been enjoying them.

Maggies are legendary for how well they reproduce female vocals (and they deserve that reputation) but I was listening to Cowboy Junkies this morning and just really enjoyed how Margo Timmins voice sounded as well as the imaging (and they aren't set up really well for imaging given I have three monitors on my desk).

So, yeah, try studio monitors if you are looking for powered speakers.