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  • Digital Monitoring Systems.

    V
    V
    I was just wondering what people's thoguhts were about Digital Monitors?

    Anyone has any experience or theories or comments/suggestions etc?

    Do Digital Speakers have a 'Clear' advantage over Analogue speakers?

    Or is this just fancy equipment?

    Any thoughts?


    Best,
    Tanuj.
  • M
    M
    very expensive. Would love to hear what they sound like though.
  • DietzD
    VSL Team
    DietzD
    This article is from a time before the Vienna Symphonic Library appeared on the market (2002), but the central parts regarding the benefits of the Air-system is still true:

    http://www.dynaudioacoustics.com/Default.asp?Id=296&AjrNws=469&AjrNwsPg=6

    ... there are many pro's and con's when it comes to monitors with digital inputs, but on the long run, it will be the future.
    /Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library
  • C
    C
    Please forgive my lack of experience in this subject, but assuming the A/D convertor built into the speaker is of equal quality to one placed elsewhere, surely the only advantage of a speaker with a digital input is that the analogue signal now travels down a very short cable??
  • C
    C
    The vital issue here is surely the quality of the speakers - that seems to me much more important than the way the signal is delivered. If a speaker costs a lot more than the competition we must expect it to sound a lot better, and to make that judgement I've found it's best to take the technical specs with a pinch of salt and rely on one's ears!
  • J
    J
    If you are working completely ITB (in the box) without eny external processing, and if your only D-to-A conversion is going to the speakers, then I could understand how/why such monitors might be attractive.

    Where price comes into play, I think the money is better spent elsewhere: on a better interface with great converters and/or on great speakers that "speak" and don't "convert"

    Just my 2dB.