A look at the I key powerd studio monitors, M Series 606.
March 92010
iKey-Audio M-606
http://www.ikey-audio.com/m606.htm
http://www.ikey-audio.com/ikey.htm
in this video I take a look at the I key powerd monitor speaker, a true studio class powerd speaker that gives a reall studio sound. These speakers com with two amplifiers so no need fo an external amp.
track
Hill st soul , ” Pieces” from the lp, Copasetik & cool.
http://www.djtutor.com/demos/powered
Duration : 0:5:55
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March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
@hareboy101 That …
@hareboy101 That means you have worms
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
lol in ur toilet
lol in ur toilet
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
my itches
my itches
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
this guy is a …
this guy is a wanker!
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
OK…bedroom 555. …
OK…bedroom 555. Not going to safely produce the the booming lows needed for rap and hip hop for under 300. I know the requirements and you are not going to get by that cheaply. Save a few Euro’s then check with the fine folks at Parts Express. They offer pro power amps x-overs, raw drivers and raw subs. Everything you can imagine in DIY loudspeaker building. Their incredible speaker tech. crew will help you achieve your goals affordably, DIY is the answer for young DJ’s on a budget.
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Okay, thanks, what …
Okay, thanks, what monitors
would you recommend for that, something under £300ish??
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
This is a loud …
This is a loud combo for pop and rock. To thump the bottom in a small room …should be ok for these styles… if you are into rap or anything with an artificially enhanced bottom… I would suggest a long throw design in a 15″ or a 12″ in a tuned enclosier with twice the power.
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
I’m planning on …
I’m planning on getting a pair of the M 505’s and a M10s, im a bedroom Dj do you think that would be loud enough, and does anyone know what the 505 and the 10s are like together, is the bass any good???
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
If any of you have …
If any of you have any questions I’ll try and answer them as I have time…post em here and I’ll try to help you out….have fun making music!
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Another quick tip …
Another quick tip as I have some time this morning. Acoustically treat your room with foam tiles. The idea is to damp most of the base and trap for sympathetic echo problems. Put alot of furnature behind your listening position to trap more lows. Midrange trapping tiles directly behind your monitors and on the ceiling. Carpet on the floor. A top tip is to keep your monitors at ear level approx. 4 ft. apart in a triangular config. pointing to the back of your head at more than an armslength away.
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
In conclusion there …
In conclusion there is a tn of hype across the board for $200 sets to $10,000 sets in terms of reference to frequency. This set is targeted at the home studio as a reference system….ooops don’t believe it. Save up and buy a set of Genelics if prestige and accuracy are your goal. Or take it form a pro that has convinced other pros and buy the amped Behringers…your mixes will love you for it. And no I don’t have any affiliation with Behringer I just speak the truth…take or leave it. Thanks
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
..enlightening… …
..enlightening…most KRK monitors are worse than this. The Mackies are a wee bit better in terms of flattness but still down in the mids….and the $1000 Genelics are the flattest set I’ve tested in this range. Get this one folks….some of the most accurate monitors from a tested reference analysis are the Behringer B2031a, paired with the matching sub the response is quite amazing and nearly as flat as monitors 5 times their price…I don’t see how you can go wrong in a home studio with em..
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
In a controlled …
In a controlled environment the ikey near field array does not yeild a flat enough response to use as a reference monitoring system for critical tracking and mixdown. These speakers are no doubt hot for dj’s doing small parties ect..as they pack alot of punch for the dollar. As a monitor in the studio…look out! Your mixes will end up light in the upper frequencies light in the mids and mud in the lows. I’ve tested several nearfield reference sets for flat below $2000 and the results can be….
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
On the sub, the …
On the sub, the x-over setting at 70hz worked best. The m505’s set at -2db. Here in a nutshell were the results in a 10 band freq. sweep…31hz,-5dbr…60hz,+3dbr….140hz,-7dbr…500hz,-2dbr…1khz,+2dbr…2.2khz,+5dbr…4khz,+1dbr…8khz,+5dbr…10khz,+4dbr…16khz-3dbr. From this sweep you can see these monitors are not even remotely close to reference flat in a room that is not symathetic to first or second order echoes. What does this all mean tho the project studio user..read on
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
you’ll have to read …
you’ll have to read these bottoms up because thats the order they post. Anyway the monitors appeared to bright in the high frequecy range right out of the box. My room is tuned accousically to as close to flat in a nearfield array as possible..so as a reference check I whipped out the real time analyser and calibrated mic. Set up test tones white noise, pink ect.. Without getting too deep here…The the best response I could get from the onboard cabinet controls are as follows….
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Since there seem to …
Since there seem to be no known reviews out there for ikey monitors for use in the recording studio as an all round reference system here’s my take on them. I have 27 years in as a recording engineer, so listen up…OK? I have the whole set with the m505’s including the subwoofer. I’ve compared them with several other monitors in their class and they do not fair well with some others in the same price range. ikey’s published frequency sweep specs. are inaccurate. Continue to next comment …
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
I got these a while …
I got these a while now and am using XLR jacks to hook em up to adjm800, but now i wanna hook em direct to my sound card,so i went down to radio shack an got 2 xlr plugs,a small plastic box,a3.5 stereo jack and a bit of cable,so anyway i soldered it al together and i can only sound from both speakers when the balance is the middle or right ,,if its left there both off does any one know how a can fix this?
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Is is just One unit …
Is is just One unit or are there two monitors?
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
what a 30 …
what a 30 minute midnite bust commercial!!!… the woofer doesn’t even move a bit at 4:10″… this gets paid to do this!!!! I almost got busted on getting these for a serious recording studio monitors!!!!
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Guys, can i plug …
Guys, can i plug these into a DJM 600, without any other amp? just plug them directly into the mixer.
thanks in advance
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
who ever has some …
who ever has some of these can you plz make a vid of them this one didnt get to me so well i would thank you so muchh thanks
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Good review. thanks …
Good review. thanks for pointing out to the world about balancing pre-out levels and amp volume..
I’m gonna go give these a listen.
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
this one is better …
this one is better or the KRK??
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
it can =)
it can =)
March 9th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Question can you …
Question can you plug it on the cdj 400 pioneer? thnx