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Originally Posted by
onefnwiseguy
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Pablo,
I actually looked for the Emotiva Monitors, but found only a select handful of stores carry them, but none in my area. I would like to hear these though. I hear good things about them!
Has anyone else listened to these?
The one thing that I would point out is that the Airmotive 4 is a "4" hi-fi speaker as explained on many websites. It is more of an audiophile enjoyment type of speaker rather than labeled a reference monitor. On top of that, we are talking about 5" reference monitor, in which Emotiva 5s are 499 a pair, the 4s $300 a pair.....Not exactly an apples to apples comparasin.
Even if you google these, it comes up as "Desktop speaker". Not to take anything away from the Emotiva, as it looks like they compare favorably, but I was looking for a reference monitor to mix with, not listen to Led Zeppelin with. But some may find the Emotiva 4 a good purchase......I say that this price point has become ultra competitive, and should benefit us.....the consumer that there are a few excellent choices!
That also worries me a bit. If you really can use those speakers as reference monitors and not just for music. I guess I'll have to skip the Airmotiv and consider JBL speakers or the Equator. I just want to improve the KRK RP 5.