Turtlerock Forum

Hi all,

I wonder about this often - sticking with monitors you know / changing to something new .... what are your thoughts / reasons?

My mains (midfield) are a pair of prototype monitors made by Plessey at Villawood that I purchased in 1978 - custom made Plessey crossovers / cabinets with Fostex edgeless woofers / soft-dome mid / soft-dome tweet. Needless to say I love 'em / know 'em / have no plans to change 'em.

My 5.1 setup is C-V and not in the same league...... but they'll do for a while....


What's your stance on your spkrs?

Find good ones that you like and learn them inside out.

I have had meyer hd-1 since they were released which is like 1989-90 something like that
I have dreams of other moniters i have tried , i am still trying .. I want much bigger speakers much louder
but really how often do i change studio monitors .. every time i find something better

I have had my B&W 602's since 98 and I still feel most comfortable recording and mixing on them. I have tried 15 inch Tanoy Golds....not used to them.... and my Duntech PCL 10's I love and have mixed a few projects on but I just know the B&W's better.
I have just got some Duntech Esquire's, in transit, so I suppose I will let you know after I have had some time with them.

thanks gents - as I suspected, knowing your spkrs well being more important than keeping up with the latest molypolyunobtainum cones etc.

I remember aurotones being a defacto standard for home reference spkrs, but they seem to have been replaced with various brands nowadays - perhaps this is one area where keeping up with the average home listener's kit means change?

Hey Rick, out of interest, have you ever or how often do you send the HD1's back for a service?