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Alesis M1 Active 520 2-Way Near Field Monitor (75 Watts)

5 in. low frequency woofer, 1 in. silk dome tweeter, acoustical waveguide for superior imaging

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"Alesis M1 520 Active's easily destroy all other in the price range!!!" submitted February 10, 2008

By a customer from yahoo.com
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Musical Background: Hobbyist, remixing, producing for about 8 years now.
Music Style: Electronica, Ambient, Drum n Bass, Jungle
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Sound: Overall, these speakers are great! A bit bright out of the box causing a little ear fatigue on highs but, just because they are still being broken in. They do a great job though and I have already found several bits in my recordings that I never heard before (good and bad!). I wouldn't recommend them for non studio use as they are pretty flat but again, that's their job right?!I love them and they are great for a small studio or editing bay. Much better than anything else I have heard under $700. (Quick note...M-audio's Bx5a have no low end & Yamaha 5" are way to bright so, these guys already had my vote before I checked out others which they stil crippled) Feature: High, Mid, & Bass boost adjustments on the back are a great option. The Gain dials would have been better served on the front rather than back for ease of use but, a little tweaking gets them properly aligned. Light on top looks cool but, is also a very useful reminder to shutdown plus turns red when you're overloading...nice. Ease of Use: Easy to hook up, striaght forward design and very easy to figure out controls. Superb right out of the box. Plug-n-Play. Even come with power cords which M-Audio does not. Quality: These little guys feel awesome. They are really heavy/solid for their size and buttons/dials all feel solid, not 'loose' like on other designs. Value: You are getting a great product for a great value. I checked out KRK Rockit 5's & 8's(which come heavily recommended if you go to GC), M-Audio Bx5a & Bx8a, Mackie, Yamaha 5's & 8's, & Samson...These rocked them all! The M-Audio Bxa8 and the Rockit 8's had the best bass of the lot but, they are 8's and these Alesis are very close, making up for what they lack being smaller with great features and better overall sound. The Alesis killed Mackie, Samson, & even Yamaha (on the bass end, although Yams had better mids)The big thing is, overall these guys slaughtered overall the same size and larger of the competition! Plus, they are like $200. -300. bucks less!!! Manufacturer Support: Not sure yet and hopefully I won't have to be right? I have read about the capacitors going on these so perhaps I have to deal with that down the road. Fingers are crossed for good luck. The Wow Factor: Very pleasing on the eye! Sleak silver fronts spill over the hardened black casing highlited by the neon blue glow emitting from the crown. Overall: I will gladly use these 520's for as long as they will allow however, I can see within the next year or two looking for something a little bassier to go along with these for reference reasons only.
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"Buy it." submitted February 24, 2007

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Sound: It sounds really good.The bass is great since I can adjust to my room and it's right against the wall, it's more than I need. The high are great and so are the mids. Feature: The light on the top reminds me to turn it off when I turn off my computer. Since this is shielded, I keep it right next to my CRT monitor, and no noise or interference. Ease of Use: You have to turn on/off few switches to adjust to your room, which is great for people like me with no acoustic design in the room. Quality: Great for home speaker. This thing is quite heavy, nothing like M-Audio which are light and plasticy. Value: A++++ Manufacturer Support: Have to wait for a year or two after it break down. The Wow Factor: Cool looks with black and white design. Overall: I'll buy another one since it's the pefect I need and want.
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Alesis M1 Active 520 Customer Review submitted August 7, 2006

By a customer from adinet.com.uy
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Musical Background: Live sound engineer, electronics engeneering student
Music Style: jazz, rock, alternative
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Sound: It sounds great, specially the medium and high frequencies. I now hear things I couldn't before. I bought them to listen to music, since I wanted small active speakers. And they are better that other fancy-brand speakers of the same price range. Feature: I wish it had a single volume control on the front. Other than that, they don't miss anything. Value: There are other similar alternatives on the same price range (M-Audio for example). But I liked these better that the BX5A. They sound way better.
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"DAMN" submitted October 4, 2007

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Musical Background: Aspiring Enginer
Music Style: Hip Hop, RnB, Drum and Bass, and Techno
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Sound: Well balanced sound, Clear bass, nice mids, and natural highs. Easlier better than the KRK Rokit 5 monitors (Which my friend uses). Feature: Straight and easy room adjustments, Few switches and simple to adjust. Ease of Use: Plug and Play and Enjoy.... Value: I only paid 245 for a PAIR of these.... NICE Manufacturer Support: I say the best since I havent had a reason to call them.. The Wow Factor: Two words: Blue Lights!!! Overall: PLEASE BUY THIS MONITORS
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Alesis M1 Active 520 Customer Review submitted June 8, 2006

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Sound: very clear imaging, i added a krk rockit 10s and they sound great together. the highs are very clear and the bass hits very clean. natural sounding and the options on the back allow you to tailor them to your studio Feature: theres a good amount of them espacially for the price range. i really like the power buttons on top and the fact that the lights turn red when clipping
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"best monitors" submitted November 20, 2005

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Sound: Great over all sound with custom control switches on back to tailor to your studio.
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"Not satisfied with product performance" submitted April 1, 2008

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Musical Background: Hobbyist
Music Style: Everything
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Sound: Good sound when something plays. Has a high pitched tone that is audible when nothing plays. This is so irritating that I switch the unit off when I am not playing music. Contacted tech support - they said it was normal!! Feature: Product was well made physically. Ease of Use: Easy to use Quality: I rated quality poorly because of the tone. The blue lights on the monitor blinks when music plays at half volume. Value: I don't think the value is good - cheap product - poor performance Manufacturer Support: Support was quick to get back but overall I think they set their product expectations low... Overall: If it was stolen I would not get it again.
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Alesis M1 Active 520 Customer Review submitted April 6, 2008

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Sound: I paid a little price for this and all i can say is WOW... Theres no other monitor in this price range that can beat the sound of my alesis m1a520.. I spend so much time hearing lots of monitors, behringer, samson, krk, yamaha, etc... until i found these, and i totally fell in love with their sound.
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"incredible offer for the price" submitted July 16, 2007

By a customer from tiscali.it
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Musical Background: active musician
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Sound: very direct and clear, in the beginning a little harsh it needs some break in time, not forgiving with bad recordings Quality: very well and heavy built Value: much value for the price tag
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