Re: Speakers Altec FX6021 any good?

Bella Jones <me9@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jon B <black.hole@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Bella Jones <me9@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> [...]
> > >
> > > If anyone reads - is the quality of the Creatures way way better than
> > > the little round ones that come with the iMac? And are the Soundsticks
> >
> > Yes. In fact I use some old beige Cambridge lab PC things over the round
> > things that come with the iMac on my G4 which are much better and those
> > aren't as good as the Creatures, so yes I'd go for a pair if you want
> > something better.
>
> My main issue here is actually not music, though that as well, but
> voice. Some of what I do is from audio, recorded on a minidisc, and I
> have been priding myself on not using headphones as much as possible
> when playing it back to write up, because working with them on for four
> hours at a stretch is not nice. However, some of it is only really
> do-able with them on, and I have been wondering if better speakers would
> help this.
>
> I guess what I'm saying is that, for this kind of work, more bass would
> not necessarily be a great help, but some other higher quality of sound.

Right, I think you'd probably need to do a bit more testing. I'd expect
the Soundsticks with more speakers for the mids and treble to be better
than the creatures or pro speakers. Think for your needs maybe a bit of
real testing would be in order, any shops nearby with a range of
speakers to test with a bad sample on the minidisc or something....
--
Jon B
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