tr27
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I have m-audio av42 studio monitors pair, they are quite old now, do you think I should upgrade to any of these? The price is good but are these upgrade or i should keep mine?
M-Audio AV42 studio monitor upgrade ?
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I don't think you need to upgrade.
You ready have very good one.
These are good for the price and can be considered for someone who have very normal basic monitor speakers.
But someone who already owns a great pair. No need to upgrade.
As an owner of maudio av40, I agree with this for the 305p linked at 8k. However the 308p at 10k is an amazing deal and will likely have significantly better bass response than the maudios with an 8 inch driver
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tr27
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This sounds convincing, 308p looks like the upgrade
Also brought this for 8k today to add bass : Take a look at this JBL Professional LSR310S 10" Powered Subwoofer 200 W Studio Monitor on Flipkart
It looks like 308p is not going to go oos anytime soon, so I have some time to decide on this.
Also if I get this, any rough idea about how much the m-audio av42 might be able to fetch?
dazzwilliams
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Isn't it true?
These 308s don't have RCA inputs. Any vfm workaround do use these speakers without investing in audio interface?
TBH I'm super confused wether quarter inch TRS is balanced or unbalanced.
@tr27, heads up, I'm not sure if the flipkart listing for the 8 inch is for a single piece or a pair. Even though it says 2.0 channel, it doesn't explicitly say 'pair' like it does for the 5 inch listing.
tr27
Explorer
It's balanced, i have scarlet solo with balanced trs out but both of these can be used with unbalanced out as well.
And thanks for the heads up, i will check reviews just in case these are single
It is mentioned in 305P listing on Flipkart that they are in pair. In 308p, "pair" is not mentioned. Although 2.0 is mentioned in both the listings.
There are multiple review images for both 305p and 308p and atleast one image shows 2 units for both the models.
I couldn't find any mention of single unit in the reviews.
That's what is causing the confusion.
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Multiple Q&A on the Flipkart page mentions that it is single unit. The price, too, is more in line with single unit. But why have they specifically mentioned "Pair" in the title of 305p. -_-
There are multiple review images for both 305p and 308p and atleast one image shows 2 units for both the models.
I couldn't find any mention of single unit in the reviews.
That's what is causing the confusion.
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Multiple Q&A on the Flipkart page mentions that it is single unit. The price, too, is more in line with single unit. But why have they specifically mentioned "Pair" in the title of 305p. -_-
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Looks like we can use an unbalanced source with these speakers since it lets you switch input sensitivity to -10dbV. So you just need to source an RCA-TRS or 3.5mm stereo jack to TRS cable.
Even at that price for the single it's still nearly less than half the market price. The 308p is a steal deal, they retail for 250$ a piece elsewhere!
When in doubt always check the description - what's in the box section, they don't usually mess up there.
tr27
Explorer
Yeah these are expensive. Especially the 308.
But if it's a pair of 305, as mentioned in the listing, the smaller ones would be steal deal.
I checked raj musical and they have listed the same model as "single" and another more expensive as "pair" , the images in the pair are also different.
It's 6k with cards , anyone willing to test this with Flipkart delivery? Maybe just ask the delivery boy to open box it despite this item not being ob.. or reject the delivery based on weight and size
I would have done this but they are not giving me cod
Not 100% useful for you, but my brother ordered the 308's last night. Received them just now. As expected these are sold as singles (i.e. he ordered 2 and received 2).
tr27
Explorer
Thanks for clearing that, what's the initial feedback?
All that's left is someone to check the 305 pair
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All he's said so far is, "they're larger than I expected", lol.
He doesnt have a balanced source atm. He also needs to score a 3.5mm stereo to quarter inch dual mono cables to connect an unbalanced source, so I don't expect to hear any feedback from him any time soon.
tr27
Explorer
Oh wow there's 38 page detailed discussion over this, definitely adding this to my bookmark. ThanksJBL LSR305P MKii and Control 1 Pro Monitors Review
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Oh wow there's 38 page detailed discussion over this, definitely adding this to my bookmark. Thanks.JBL LSR305P MKii and Control 1 Pro Monitors Review
This is a review and detailed measurements of the JBL 305P Mark ii powered studio monitor and Control 1 Pro budget passive monitor. I purchased the 305P Pro Mark ii when it first came out and it currently sells for US $147.50 from Amazon including Prime shipping. This is the price for one so...