On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 12:33:16PM -0400, matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > are the event TR8XL speakers. Incredible. They sound comparable to the > Mackies or NS10s. I've done direct comparisons. That's a bit confusing, as the Mackie monitors I've heard (624 and 824) sound nothing at all like the old Yamaha NS10s. The Mackies have good bass extension and a reasonably accurate midrange. The Yamahas had no bass extension and a strongly exaggerated midrange. <rant>It's a good thing Yamaha finally discontinued the NS10 or people would probably still be buying the horrible things.</rant> I did kinda like the older Event 20/20p for the price, I haven't heard the new models but historically they've made some nice bang-for-the-buck systems. The only thing I didn't like about the 20/20 compared to the Mackie 624 was a hint of "plastic"-sounding resonance in the midbass, and a very slightly harsh treble that might be annoying after a long day of mixing. But I could certainly get work done on it, and the price is/was a heck of a lot lower. -- Paul Winkler http://www.slinkp.com
