Personally, I'd much rather have the Alesis monitors - I just didn't have that much cash at that time ;-) Using the studiophiles I have to compensate for that lack of bass response. Jan On Sun, 2004-08-22 at 07:44, Levi D. Burton wrote: > On Saturday 2004 August 21 07:39 pm, Jan Depner wrote: > > I have a pair of the older SP-5B studiophiles and I like them a lot. > > You have to remember though that it's a 5" woofer so the low end cuts > > off at somewhere between 56Hz and 80Hz. As long as you take that into > > account they're fine. They're pretty much flat from 80Hz to 20KHz. > > > > Jan > > > > I asked because I am considering getting monitors for under $500, and I think > I've narrowed down my selection to the Studiophile BX5 or the Alesis M1 > Active Mk2. > > Anyone have an opinion on the Alesis M1 Active Mk2? They are about $100 more > than the studiophiles. Judging by what Jan Depner says, it seems like the > studiophiles would be a better bargain, but, the specs on the Alesis monitors > says the frequency range is 38Hz - 23.5kHz -- much wider than the > studiophiles. > > Thanks.
