5.1 speaker advise

L25 wrote on 11/17/2004, 10:18 AM

I have a pair of Mackie HR824s and a delta 1010 in a 10'x10' room. I want to try some 5.1 mixes, so need I need a sub, center and 2 surrounds. For cost reasons, I was considering the M-audio LX4 2.1 setup and try to find one extra monitor, or buy the 5.1 setup and sell 2 of the monitors. Any thoughts on mixing this with the 824's?

thanks,

jeff

Comments

Spot|DSE wrote on 11/17/2004, 10:24 AM

I wouldn't mix n' match, not if it's critical work. You're better off with 5 matching cheap speakers than 2 matching good speaks and 3 unmatched cheap speaks.
The LX4 system is excellent for small rooms on projects that are not "blow you away" action films. They manage to crank out a decent range/response, but my bigger concern would be that if you're used to those really sweet 824's, you might hate the change. That's a very hard speaker to top in it's class. that's what we use in our B room.

mjroddy wrote on 11/17/2004, 12:35 PM

I can't WAIT for "Now Hear This"
I mean, I'M WAITING FOR "NOW HEAR THIS!"
I'm wanting to improve/upgrade the audio of my A/V setup and want to "do it right," so I'm very anxioius to get this DVD. I'm looking forward to the info therein.
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Spot|DSE wrote on 11/17/2004, 1:33 PM

It's coming. As you may have heard, we were obligated to change a part of it due to manufacturer's issues. Damn the legal stuff anyway. :-)