Are Infinity 120 "Studio Monitors" Really "Monitors"?
Infrasupra
went to various stores checking out the wares. Then, a few days ago one of my
young kids asked me about the speakers in my family room, large Infinity
speakers. So, I did the Dad thing, explained as best I could to a 7 and 4 year
old (the speaker makes sound; response: COOL!). Anyway, I then noticed that
when the grill was removed there is a plaque/sign that says Infinity 120
"Studio Monitors." Hmmmm, I thought, this can't be quite right. I mean,
these are 3-feet high speakers (which I bought about 5-7 years ago); what does
this mean?
Any insights? I assume these are the kind of tall speakers control rooms used
to have (and perhaps still do) for listening as a consumer might. But they are
not near fields by any stretch, I also assume.
You can e-mail me privately at infra...@aol.com.
Thanks in advance for any responses.
Steve
Carla Fong
'studio' (room) for 'monitoring' (listening to) sound, is a 'studio
monitor'....
'near field' seems to be an excuse for wimpy speakers in a small listening
room..... (ya sure folks... flame away) The control room is usually tiny
and you mount the speakers right on top of the console, so you have to be
'near them' and therefore you're in their 'near field' ...
We usually have 4 sets of speakers switchable in the control room...
simulating 'car audio', 'boom box', 'normal home' and 'audiophile home'...
The client makes the call as to which environment we optimize the track for,
and we try to get it playable on the rest... some days are easier than
others..
my Altec A5's won't fit into my present control room btw... but they sound
pretty good in a bigger room.....
Carla
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Rick Clark
> I then noticed that
>when the grill was removed there is a plaque/sign that says Infinity 120
>"Studio Monitors." Hmmmm, I thought, this can't be quite right. I mean,
>these are 3-feet high speakers (which I bought about 5-7 years ago); what does
>this mean?
I think it means they copied a marketing gimmick that I have seen
many, many times before. The comic aspect is that they call them
studio monitors, but only market them to consumers, not pros. So by
and large you won't find them in studios except for the fluke. OTOH,
it says nothing at all as to whether or not they might not be good in
the studio. They might be.
Incidentally, I seem to recall Ken Pohlmann having a design
affiliation with Infinity.
One little irony: For years I used B&W 805s as console top monitors.
In the U.S. they are never marketed or advertised as studio monitors,
but rather market to the audiophile crowd. Few U.S. pros are even
aware of their existence, and NO U.S. pro mag reviews them. However,
in the U.K. they are quite well accepted (if not expected) in studios,
and I even saw where R. Neve stuck them on his console in adverts.
Second irony, I find the Mackie monitors "out-audiophile" the majority
of "audiophile" monitor systems at anywhere close to the price, yet
they are marketed only to pros- and the audiophiles will never even
know.....
Rick Clark
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Scott Dorsey
>my Altec A5's won't fit into my present control room btw... but they sound
>pretty good in a bigger room.....
AARG! AARGH! SHE MENTIONED A-5s! I'm gonna have another Altec flashback
again! Make it stop!
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
2DJVengac
's ok Scott.. it coulda been A1's...
Jim Kuzman
could perch them atop the console for nearfield use?
Jim
m. manthei
2DJVengac wrote in message <3735CE...@message.com>...
I thought it was A7... [oops, sorry]
So... how are the sessions going?
brownbag
time. (lo/mid-fi brand "Fisher" says "Studio Standard???") Funny thing is,
some consumer products are really up to the task! (witness Paradigm's Mini
Monitor)
--
"All I live for is a good eulogy"
Tony Chamberlist
Infrasupra <infra...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> How's this one? A week or so ago I was considering buying studio monitors
and
> went to various stores checking out the wares. Then, a few days ago one
of my
> young kids asked me about the speakers in my family room, large Infinity
> speakers. So, I did the Dad thing, explained as best I could to a 7 and 4
year
> old (the speaker makes sound; response: COOL!). Anyway, I then noticed
that
> when the grill was removed there is a plaque/sign that says Infinity 120
> "Studio Monitors." Hmmmm, I thought, this can't be quite right. I mean,
> these are 3-feet high speakers (which I bought about 5-7 years ago); what
does
> this mean?
>