PAR Daily E-Reviewsletter featuring Bose, JDK Audio, Monkey Banana, Studio Technologies & Yamaha

New Products - September 28, 2012 The 2012 PAR Excellence Awards: Vote Now! » Bose L1 Model 1S Portable Line Array System » JDK Audio V10 Preamp and V12 Compressor for 500 Series Chassis » Monkey Banana Studio Reference Monitors: Now With US Distribution » Studio Technologies Model 742A Audio Mixer » Today's Product Review Yamaha DXR Series Powered Speakers & DXS Series Powered Subwoofers By Strother Bullins, PAR Editor "This past March, I reviewed Yamaha Pro Audio's DSR Series of portable PA components. To oversimplify, they were ideal: great sounding and notably overbuilt in a very good way. Yet, even though reasonably priced, the reality is that Yamaha's premium portable PA is still a budget-buster for many discriminating DIY music professionals; sure — they want it, but it's just beyond their loudspeaker budget. Yamaha then shipped me two DXR8 two-way powered loudspeakers and a DXS12 powered subwoofer. Now I can declare that this tight little kit with an overall 2,000W of continuous power is the best portable PA ‘tool’ I’ve used in some time, even in a market full of worthy loudspeaker options." More » Today's Blog Choosing Monitors By Rob Tavaglione and Rich Tozzoli "Yes, it’s complicated, messy and all subject to personal interpretation — so much so that many engineers don't want to experiment with monitors (or review them either, for that matter). Personally, I've learned to embrace the awkwardness of readjustment when reviewing monitors, as the difficulty has made me better at frequency identification and has forced me to look at my monitoring decisions under a microscope. I'd like to think that, if anything, I can share mistakes and conclusions I’ve made, as well as translate those special moments of insight to the next generation of engineers who are often ‘stuck in their caves,’ too." More »

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