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Old 09-11-2020, 12:01 AM   #1
Tommy V
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Default Advent Baby II speakers as NS-10 alternative

Advent Baby II speakers as NS-10 alternative

The venerable Yamaha NS-10 has achieved near legendary status in mix/mastering studios due to its (supposedly) crummy frequency response which highlights the mids and which emphasizes mixing errors in said range.

Since the prices for an original set of NS-10's is a bit high, as well as its current repros, I'm wondering if a set of Advent Baby II speakers might achieve the same or similar frequency response for mixing and/or mastering?

I have a pair of Baby II's from the mid 1980's, and was never happy with them in a Hi-Fi setup.
Research on 'Audiophile' forums pretty much dismiss them as 'crap', and I agree ... (nice furniture, but crummy sounding) ... so of course I'm interested if they might work as an alternative to NS-10's in the studio.

On my set, the foam 'surrounds' have completely deteriorated, so it's a matter of determining if it's worth the expense and effort to replace the surrounds, or if I should just abandon them completely.

All ideas and opinions are welcome

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Tommy V
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Old 09-17-2020, 12:39 AM   #2
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Can you still buy replacement drivers?

I would be inclined to price up replacing the speakers & compare that with the cost of one of the more current NS10-alikes.

At least if it is cheap to replace the speakers you`ll have a woreking pair even if theya rent that great for monitoring.

You didnt mention if you have checked out critical reviews of the Babys, especially if you can find some referring to their use as monitors. Somehow I doubt that you will find them coming close to NS10, but even if they end up being like Auratones you`ll ahve something useful.

Or add a stereo in the upstairs toilet?
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