Whats the best speaker switcher to use diff sets of speaks?

wonder · Post by **wonder** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:16 pm

I have a Tascam Dm24 and it doesnt have the capability to switch between different studio monitors. I'd like to be able to hear mixes on different speakers.

what do you guys use / recommend?

msmith92 · Post by **msmith92** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:02 pm

presonus central station.

Resonant Alien · Post by **Resonant Alien** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:06 pm

msmith92 wrote:presonus central station.

+1......there are others that may be "better", but they are also way more expensive. In the reasonable price range, the PreSonus CS is the best, IMO. See if you can catch one when they run the free remote rebate - they seem to that that often.

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:11 pm

+1 on Central Station.

RA and msmith are right.

Unless you're looking for something like the Crane Song Avocet, The Martinsound MLR or one of the Dangerous Music systems, the PreSonus is brilliant. Great price, and the remote controllers are well thought out and well made.

wonder · Post by **wonder** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:13 pm

i've never been happy or thrilled with the sounds of PRESONUS ... but if there isn't going to be any DA conversions, i guess its just a throughput at this point....

tomeaton · Post by **tomeaton** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:25 pm

I wouldn't use a Presonus piece, either.

http://www.bryston.ca/specsel.html

Bryston makes 4 different speaker switchers, which I assume you are talking about... a switch between an amp and multiple speakers.

If you are switching between amps or powered monitors with or without level control, I'd look at the Colemans or Goldpoints. I love Arn at Goldpoint.

http://www.goldpt.com/sa2x.html

-tom

wonder · Post by **wonder** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:26 pm

IMO, presonus is a MAJOR step down in quality in regards to the steps I'm trying to take to get a more REAL sound in the mixes I'm hearing.

homebilly · Post by **homebilly** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:27 pm

big knob

wonder · Post by **wonder** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:29 pm

homebilly wrote:big knob

thanks for noticing

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:32 pm

wonder wrote:IMO, presonus is a MAJOR step down in quality in regards to the steps I'm trying to take to get a more REAL sound in the mixes I'm hearing.

The sound you're getting out of the DM24 is better than the PreSonus stuff?

wonder · Post by **wonder** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:34 pm

from what i've heard, si senor

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:39 pm

wonder wrote:from what i've heard, si senor

k.

Is the Dangerous Music gear too over the top or do the Bryston boxes have any appeal to you?

I'm just trying to get a fix on which way you want to go, what you've tried, what you might be working with now. Dangerous and Crane Song are clear steps up, but the altitude (financially speaking) doesn't appeal to everyone.

wonder · Post by **wonder** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:42 pm

well .. eventually I'd like to get outta the DM24 and go with an analog board and APOGEE converters (or Lynx) ... but I'm using the DM24 for the onboard verb and ease of the TDIF cabling and things. Although, my screen is almost COMPLETELY unreadable now!

Resonant Alien · Post by **Resonant Alien** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:42 pm

wonder wrote:IMO, presonus is a MAJOR step down in quality in regards to the steps I'm trying to take to get a more REAL sound in the mixes I'm hearing.

I think it depends on what Presonus pieces you are comparing. Their mic pres and ADA converters, I would agree, but the Central Station is a completely passive unit - no opamps or converters in the path (unless you are specifically using the onboard DA). It's basically a straight, clean path.

That said, then certainly Coleman, Crane Song, Dangerous are certainly going to be better, no question - just depends on how much you want to spend on a solution.

wonder · Post by **wonder** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:43 pm

really?

but cant it degrade the signal quality even if its just analog pass thru?