FGM wrote:
Deep knowledge to the ultimate detail is exactly what
I need as I go asking for a replacement to my beloved
aging Mythos ST...
Buchardt A700 ot Golden Ear T66?
Thank you.
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Your Mythos are very high end home entertainment speakers, and I'm sure they sound awesome. However, given how you're embracing Reaper and the world of DAW music production, I would highly recommend that instead of looking at more home entertainment products that you instead check out some quality studio reference monitors. Home entertainment systems are optimized for listening pleasure, so they often enhance / deemphasize certain frequencies. Studio monitors are there to tell you the truth.
This becomes important when you start sharing your music with people who listen in environments other than your own. Or for when you listen in the car, on your phone, etc. If your speakers don't tell you the truth, you'll make mix decisions based on what you hear that won't translate to other listening environments. For example, if your system enhances the bass because that feels good when listening to the record, you'll reduce the bass in your mix so that it sounds good in the room. Then a friend who doesn't have high end entertainment speakers plays it on their system and wonders why they can't hear the bass. Just an example, of course, but should serve to illustrate the issue.
Once upon a time, studio reference monitors sounded like absolute crap. The Yamaha NS-10s were a gotta have standard in every professional recording studio in the world. They sounded very, very bad, because they were trying to help you mix so that it would still sound good on a cheap AM radio, or $20 boom box. I had NS-10s, and they weren't fun to work with.
Fast forward to modern times, and there is a wealth of companies who make studio reference monitors that a) tell you the truth and b) sound absolutely fantastic. I sold my NS-10s in the 90s and replaced them with Mackie HDRs. They told me the truth, allowed me to keep my mixes portable (i.e. they sound good in all environments), but they were actually enjoyable to listen to.
I still have them, but in the decades since there are many other companies, at many different price points, who offer modern reference monitors with these characteristics - a truthful sound so that you can make accurate mix decisions, but also enjoyable to listen to. Prices range from a few hundred bucks to thousands, so there's something for everyone. Check out brands like Adam, Barefoot, Focal and Genelec for the higher quality monitors. Since you have the Mythos, you should be able to find something in each of these brands for a comparable price. If at all possible, go to a local retailer so you can hear the difference, or at least buy from an online store with a no questions asked return policy.
Also, modern reference monitors tend to be active (self powered), so you would connect them to the output of your audio interface and be done with it. This is also an advantage for mixing. If you're running your audio from Reaper into your home stereo system which then goes to the Mythos, then your stereo system would be another link in the chain that could color your sound and not give you a truthful representation of your mix.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not disrespecting the Mythos or any of the home entertainment oriented gear. But you're becoming a serious studio geek now, and there's a reason people buy studio reference monitors.
Hope this helps!
