Hello,
I have just discovered this forum and am in absolute awe of all the knowledge here- I look forward to exploring it more deeply over the years to come.
Currently, I'm only able to work with a small setup inside my small music room. I am a musician who does his own recording at home, but also listen to hours of music a day.
The source is my iMac (FLAC files and Spotify), but eventually I plan to get a turntable. My current speakers are Neumann KH120's, but tomorrow I will be ordering a pair of Geithain RL906's, for which I'm very excited.
This got me to wondering what people generally think about using powered/active monitors for hifi pleasure listening? I can appreciate that it might not be for everyone given the level of neutrality, but I personally quite like that. I'm also curious what other components you guys could suggest for me to buy. My interface has a DAC, but I think I would do better with an separate DAC- would love some recommendations up to the $2k mark. Additionally, seeing as I'm using powered monitors, I'm assuming there's no need for a separate amp since the speakers are already powered, but would a preamp be of any benefit?
I would like to eventually get a pair of the Geithain RL901K's and build a proper dedicated listening system around them, but that's at least a year out.
Anyways, just wanted to know how active monitors are viewed in hifiland, and if there's any difference between active monitors made for recording/mixing and those made for "pleasure listening"?
Thanks, nice to be here.
I have just discovered this forum and am in absolute awe of all the knowledge here- I look forward to exploring it more deeply over the years to come.
Currently, I'm only able to work with a small setup inside my small music room. I am a musician who does his own recording at home, but also listen to hours of music a day.
The source is my iMac (FLAC files and Spotify), but eventually I plan to get a turntable. My current speakers are Neumann KH120's, but tomorrow I will be ordering a pair of Geithain RL906's, for which I'm very excited.
This got me to wondering what people generally think about using powered/active monitors for hifi pleasure listening? I can appreciate that it might not be for everyone given the level of neutrality, but I personally quite like that. I'm also curious what other components you guys could suggest for me to buy. My interface has a DAC, but I think I would do better with an separate DAC- would love some recommendations up to the $2k mark. Additionally, seeing as I'm using powered monitors, I'm assuming there's no need for a separate amp since the speakers are already powered, but would a preamp be of any benefit?
I would like to eventually get a pair of the Geithain RL901K's and build a proper dedicated listening system around them, but that's at least a year out.
Anyways, just wanted to know how active monitors are viewed in hifiland, and if there's any difference between active monitors made for recording/mixing and those made for "pleasure listening"?
Thanks, nice to be here.