PJ03029174 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Hi I'm thinking of purchasing a HD500.i am a bedroom guitarist and would like to use a small amplifier for times when i dont want to use headphones. Im thinking of using a single studio monitor (Maybe a HS80M?) and place it on the floor angled up. This is my kit Tele HD500 Scarlett 2i2 Dell i7 Laptop Studio Monitor (via Left Line Out on 2i2) What do you guys think, will this sound ok? the only other option is a FRFR PA Speaker which might be abit too powerful. Id really appreciate any feedback, i havnt seen many people try this, i assume because they use studio monitors already setup to PC but i would quite like to treat the speaker as a practice amp i can move around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 A single studio monitor is fine for your purposes. Make sure you feed it with a summed mono signal from the HD500 output; that means the L/MONO 1/4" output rather than one of the XLR outputs. Also, placing it on the floor will add a 'boomy' sound emphasizing the low end. If you don't like that you can raise it off the floor somehow. Also be aware that you will hear a different sound from the monitor than you do from your headphones. This is normal, and due to the different characteristics of the devices. You may find you want to maintain two sets of differently EQ'd presets; one for headphones and one for the monitor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarno Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I agree with the comments from Silverhead. I used a pair of Presonus Eris 8's, and that worked pretty well. For me that set up sounded very good on acoustic (JTV) and clean patches. The high gain sounds were a little brittle and forced some adjustments to my patches when running this way. Also due to the exposed cones on studio monitors, they're really not practical for gigging, but in your home it won't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ03029174 Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 thanks for the great advice guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ03029174 Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Also thinking about a keyboard speaker, i imagine the studio would have a flatter response so better for modelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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