richpjr
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I have a pair of Yamaha HS80M's in my home office/music room that I am using as the output of S-Gear when I am not using my amp and pedal board. While I like the sound out of the Yamahas, they just have a very narrow sweet spot, as you'd expect from a pair of studio monitors. This is kind of limiting as I like to stand and move around a bit while playing. Since I am doing very little recording and mixing these days, I am toying with the idea of replacing the Yamahas with something with a much wider dispersion (an added bonus would be reclaiming the desk space the Yamahas take - they aren't exactly desktop friendly).
There are a lot of threads discussing various PA speakers and while I'd love a CLR, I just can't justify it for practicing at home, so I'm looking down the food chain a bit. I have read a lot of threads, but honestly know little about PA speakers. My room is about 11x14 and whatever I get will strictly be used in this room and never moved around. I can play loud for a home, but not gigging volume loud. Is a 12" speaker overkill for that size room and volume? I'm sure a smaller speaker would do just fine volume-wise, but how much low end would I lose out on with a 10" or even 8" speaker (I use a 2x12 cabinet with my amp)? While I can't justify a CLR, I don't really want a piece of junk either. How would something like an Alto TS112A or a Mackie Thump 12A compare sound-wise with the HS80Ms? Would I need to move a little further up to something like EV ZLX12 or something else? What about stereo vs mono - would it be better to pick up one nicer speaker or two cheaper speakers if I want to keep this somewhat reasonably priced. Any recommendations?
There are a lot of threads discussing various PA speakers and while I'd love a CLR, I just can't justify it for practicing at home, so I'm looking down the food chain a bit. I have read a lot of threads, but honestly know little about PA speakers. My room is about 11x14 and whatever I get will strictly be used in this room and never moved around. I can play loud for a home, but not gigging volume loud. Is a 12" speaker overkill for that size room and volume? I'm sure a smaller speaker would do just fine volume-wise, but how much low end would I lose out on with a 10" or even 8" speaker (I use a 2x12 cabinet with my amp)? While I can't justify a CLR, I don't really want a piece of junk either. How would something like an Alto TS112A or a Mackie Thump 12A compare sound-wise with the HS80Ms? Would I need to move a little further up to something like EV ZLX12 or something else? What about stereo vs mono - would it be better to pick up one nicer speaker or two cheaper speakers if I want to keep this somewhat reasonably priced. Any recommendations?