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Post by Hexspa on Feb 15, 2017 19:34:50 GMT
Are there any price/performance categories anyone can suggest for near-midfield monitors?
I would consider the $250 LSR 308 and $350 HS 8 to be essentially at the bottom or second bottom price bracket.
I have the HS50 which is the first gen 5" from Yamaha.
With guitars there is the $1000 mark - at least for me. Similarly with microphones, it seems, or perhaps a little less.
Of course there are exceptions. For instance, I got an american diamond anniversary strat for $300 for some reason that had tex mex pickups in it.
Used gear can be a bargain too.
Besides all that, is there a "breaking point" between something fully featured and made with less compromise along with the price tag as compared with budget/poorer quality for studio monitors?
Thanks,
-m
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Post by arnyk on Feb 17, 2017 17:39:05 GMT
Are there any price/performance categories anyone can suggest for near-midfield monitors? I would consider the $250 LSR 308 and $350 HS 8 to be essentially at the bottom or second bottom price bracket. I have the HS50 which is the first gen 5" from Yamaha. They retail in the US in the $140-200 (each range) in the US. Price wise competitive with the LSR 305. Interestingly enough a lot of details about the HS50M is available: HS50M service manual - block diagram page
Analyzing that, I find that they are of inferior technology to the HR824, the B2031, and the LSR305. Technologically they are of the same basic design as the HR824 and the B2031 with linear electronics, active amplification and crossovers; but they lack the sophistication of their tweeters in that they don't have controlled directivity waveguides. The LSR 30x series has all of the above but with tweeter wavegudes that have improved later generation designs, switchmode power supplies and ampliifers, and the use of DSPs for crossovers and loudspeaker driver matching. You might find this paper helpful: Marketing Techniques |
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Post by Hexspa on Feb 17, 2017 19:24:53 GMT
Are there any price/performance categories anyone can suggest for near-midfield monitors? I would consider the $250 LSR 308 and $350 HS 8 to be essentially at the bottom or second bottom price bracket. I have the HS50 which is the first gen 5" from Yamaha. They retail in the US in the $140-200 (each range) in the US. Price wise competitive with the LSR 305. Interestingly enough a lot of details about the HS50M is available: HS50M service manual - block diagram page
Analyzing that, I find that they are of inferior technology to the HR824, the B2031, and the LSR305. Technologically they are of the same basic design as the HR824 and the B2031 with linear electronics, active amplification and crossovers; but they lack the sophistication of their tweeters in that they don't have controlled directivity waveguides. The LSR 30x series has all of the above but with tweeter wavegudes that have improved later generation designs, switchmode power supplies and ampliifers, and the use of DSPs for crossovers and loudspeaker driver matching. You might find this paper helpful: Marketing TechniquesOk. Thanks. I'll look into those features of the JBLs. I feel like what you're saying by linking me to "Marketing Techniques" is that everything is the same and the only difference is presentation. That's false. Now whether actual cost-to-make is different (and I'm sure it is) I've found there to be definite differences in, say, a MIM strat and and American one. And then there are products which have similar, if not identical, performance specs but have different features. And then there are packages with added value; not unlike in the link you posted. Regardless, thanks for the link. Internet business is an interest of mine. -m |
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Post by arnyk on Feb 20, 2017 18:25:01 GMT
Of course, it is. You have to get into the context of writing a paper about marketing - from the standpoint of differences in marketing, it is best to hold the value of the product as being constant. Value is a different discussion.
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