|   a stupid question.... | cleatus
Jun 5, 2001 5:31 PM | | what is the difference between a reference speaker, and a monitor, etc..? |
| come on i wanna know this too! | cojax
Jun 5, 2001 6:43 PM | | |
| About $300 bucks.....?! | elshagon
Jun 5, 2001 11:10 PM | | |
| A guess | Azuth
Jun 6, 2001 3:07 PM | | A reference speaker would be exactly what its name implies. It is used as a reference for what other speakers should sound like. It should reflect the original sound that was recorded as closely as possible.
A monitor speaker that a musician uses points at the musician. When playing in a band with multiple instruments going on at once it can be difficult to discern your own instrument. The monitor will only be playing what you are playing on your instrument. It helps you hear what you are playing.
How all this applies to how a manufacturer names their speakers is beyond me. I think most speaker names have nothing to do with any characteristic about the speaker itself. |
| I think the difference is... | DustyChalk
Jun 6, 2001 5:51 PM | | I think the difference is that a monitor is intended for near-field listening. A reference speaker is a speaker with which a reviewer is extremely familiar, and only has minor coloration to the sound. It is still intended to be used in a "real world" listening environment.
The difference is in the sweet spot. Although monitors are still reviewed for their accuracy outside the sweet spot, the most important thing is their accuracy within the sweet spot. Whereas a speaker is judged on its ability to reproduce sound in a wider and more distant field.
A reference monitor is an extremely accurate monitor with a very flat response.
No stupid question, just stupid people asking questions (and you're not one of them). |
| I think the difference is... | cleatus
Jun 6, 2001 11:46 PM | | thanks for your guys' help, much appreciated |
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