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enc · March 2016

i use a set of budget (cheap) reference monitors... Behringer MS40's ... had them around 4 years, Ill be honest i struggled with them at first ... i didnt like the tone at all but stuck with them.
i got to thinking the other day how nice they now sounded. do speakers improve with age or have my ears just tuned in to the sound they produce?

anickt · March 2016

You've probably grown accustomed to them. The question is, do the mixes you make on them sound the way you want when played back elsewhere?

I used to do everything primarily with a good set of headphones (so as not to bother the neighbors) and then do final mixing on a known set of speakers, balancing what I heard between the two. Then check it on a boom box, in the car etc. Most of those mixes ended up sounding good wherever I listened to them.

JeffChasteen · March 2016

@anickt said:
You've probably grown accustomed to them. The question is, do the mixes you make on them sound the way you want when played back elsewhere?

I used to do everything primarily with a good set of headphones (so as not to bother the neighbors) and then do final mixing on a known set of speakers, balancing what I heard between the two. Then check it on a boom box, in the car etc. Most of those mixes ended up sounding good wherever I listened to them.

I use the same approach as you, and am also generally pleased with the final results.

supanorton · March 2016

I agree that time does help one get to know his/her speakers. I have an affordable pair of M-Audio Bx5a deluxe monitors, which I've gotten to know pretty well. Interestingly, they still sound too bright to me and I have to compensate for that and listen in as many other places as I can. Maybe the Behringers do mellow or sound better with age. It's great that you're happy with them.

enc · March 2016

@anickt said:
The question is, do the mixes you make on them sound the way you want when played back elsewhere?
o them.

On the rare occasion i actually get something to a finished state then to "master" then generally yes :-)

crony · March 2016

@JeffChasteen said:

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@anickt said:
You've probably grown accustomed to them. The question is, do the mixes you make on them sound the way you want when played back elsewhere?

I used to do everything primarily with a good set of headphones (so as not to bother the neighbors) and then do final mixing on a known set of speakers, balancing what I heard between the two. Then check it on a boom box, in the car etc. Most of those mixes ended up sounding good wherever I listened to them.

I use the same approach as you, and am also generally pleased with the final results.

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