best active monitors £500 ?

hi all
just sold my tannoy reveals and power amp, and need some active monitors
with good bass response
been looking at genelec 1029a monitors... any others to consider?
thanks
pete

p s wrote:
just sold my tannoy reveals and power amp, and need some active monitors
with good bass response
been looking at genelec 1029a monitors... any others to consider?

The 1029 has no bottom end at all, and sounds very honky too. I'd suggest
buying your Reveals back again.

You might look at the Spendors too, if they are any cheaper in the UK
than they were here. But most of what you'll find in that price range
is going to be a downgrade from the Reveals.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

i have heard both, and like the 1029s a lot
my reveals were good, but i want some active speakers so i can move them
around with me easily
surprised a lot of people dont like the 1029s - they sound crystal clear to
me

"Justin Ulysses Morse" wrote in message
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Rob Adelman wrote:

p s wrote:
hi all
just sold my tannoy reveals and power amp, and need some active
monitors
with good bass response
been looking at genelec 1029a monitors... any others to consider?
thanks

Just curious. Why did you sell the system before deciding on a
replacement?

I was gonna say. How will you know if your new speakers are an
"upgrade" if you can't compare them directly? Are you going to assume
that since Genelecs cost more and some people love them, that they must
be better for you? I personally can't stand those things, and although
the Reveals wouldn't be my first choice, I sure as hell wouldn't pay
money to trade them for some 1029a's. Of course, you can't figure this
stuff out unless you listen to both speakers in the same room at nearly
the same time.

ulysses

thanks all

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"p s" wrote in message
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hi all
just sold my tannoy reveals and power amp, and need some active monitors
with good bass response
been looking at genelec 1029a monitors... any others to consider?
thanks
pete

p s wrote:

surprised a lot of people dont like the 1029s - they sound crystal
clear to me

See, to me they sound like some kid jacked up the smiley-face graphic
EQ on his faux-modular chromed plastic bookshelf system.

ulysses

"Justin Ulysses Morse" wrote in message

p s wrote:

surprised a lot of people dont like the 1029s - they sound crystal
clear to me

See, to me they sound like some kid jacked up the smiley-face graphic
EQ on his faux-modular chromed plastic bookshelf system.

Genelecs seem to have a reputation for "smiling" response curves in actual
use. If it floats someone's boat...