Ideal Amp For Electribe

rr4 · Post by **rr4** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:33 pm

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone had a good recommendation for an ideal amplifier / monitor for an Electribe.

I plan to get an EMX-1 soon, and I'd like to be able to hear everything that the instrument is doing in my home studio.

Thank you!

pSyDeViAnT · Post by **pSyDeViAnT** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:05 pm

i use a NAD c350 and some mission 782se's. the EMX and ESX are plugged into a pioneer DJ300 mixer then off to the amp, the nad is warm and very detailed and i think it complements the valves in the tribes plus the missions are crystal clear and pack a serious punch and love all the frequencies the tribes can throw at them

Wavemaker · Post by **Wavemaker** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:18 pm

I think u should get a pair of powered monitors, a mixer and speaker stands and operate at 3-6 m distance positioned in the middle with the speakers towards you for best stereo image results.

I use Behringer B2031A and Eurorack FX1622 Pro and they rock! Its importand not to have any colour in your sound when mixing.

All integrated amplifiers will at some point colour your sound and thats not ideal for mixing.

chad9477 · Post by **chad9477** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:17 pm

I take it you're you trying to monitor while you record primarily, not use them to play out?

For recording I'm using Yamaha HS80M's, which came very highly recommended, and I've had nothing but good experiences with them in terms of flat response across the frequency range (i.e., what you hear is what you're actually recording) and solid enough bass that you can live without a subwoofer. All this is tough to come by for less than a good 4-figure sum, but you can find HS80M's for $650 on sale if you look. If that's still too steep, their HS50M's are only slightly inferior from what I understand.

(If you're looking to play out, though, all these will be way too small.)