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Fostex PM1 Powered Monitor

6.5 in. LF driver. 1 in. soft dome tweeter.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          0 out of 10
Support:
          8 out of 10
 
 

"Near-Field Best Buy!!!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          7 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
User: a customer from igreen.net
Submitted: 11/22/2003
Style of Music: Everything (unfortunately)
Location: Sydney, Australia

 

 
Feature:
If you place them correctly you won't need any features 'cause you don't get any. I think you don't need any though with them. Do it the old fashioned way and listen to your room - don't be so lazy! lol

Quality:
Really well made. Hard to scratch the casing and front panel. There's zero protection for the speakers so be careful in transport (very scary indeed). Bottom line - they're not crap! As well made as monitors four times the price I'd say.

Value:
The pm1's are worth the price!!! They're just worth having as a near-field monitor. Don't bother getting anything else unless you're willing to pay the bigger bucks.

Desirability:
They look kinda average which I'd say is good. Most speakers look pretty good theses days. The fact that they don't have 'bells and whistles' all over them makes me want them. They're more of a practical addition to a studio.

Sound:
They really sound great, especially considering the price. You won't find a better speaker for tracking if you paid three or four times as much. I've done numerous mixes with them and we're now ready to toss the ns-10's on ebay. My ears are used to hearing $40,000 genelecs at Sony Sydney and I'm not turned off by my PM1's when I get home so...! Some have said that they sound like Genelecs. I'm not sure that they sound like them but they certainly compare well with the Genelec 1029A except the fostex had much better bottom end. Just make sure nothing is place between them like a crt monitor etc, it wrecks the bass field. The bottom end is tight and well defined. You can hear every little thing happening down there but I'd like just a tad more. They sound the same soft or loud - you gotta know that's good! The higher mids tend to jump out a bit but you get used to it. Everything else is just right. The pm1's are a good sounding, non-fatiguing speaker if placed correctly in a room.

Support:
Can't say. However, when ordered the distributer delivered pronto. No messing around. Not sure if that has anything to do with Fostex.

Overall:
I'll never get rid of these. I might upgrade but they'll come in handy for something no matter what I buy in the future. Even just listening to music from a computer is enjoyable so I'll never retire them. However, I've yet to hear the PM2's.

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"Better mixes"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from comcast.net
Submitted: 11/5/2004
Style of Music: Mix
Musical Experience: Song writer, engineer
Location: Denver Colorado

 

 
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Feature:
A simple great sounding monitor

Quality:
I wouldnt push any monitor to its limit. These seem to be built well.I have had these things screaming.

Value:
Well worth it.

Desirability:
They are respectable looking monitors. Does that really matter?

Sound:
For what its worth, I had been mixing on the Behringers but was never happy with the sound outside the studio. I was over compensating with EQ and my effects were...It just didnt sound the same as in the studio. My mixes on the PM-1s translate much better to real life listening environments.Plain and simple

Support:
Have not needed

Overall:
If my mixes keep coming out this good, I dont see myself looking for any others for quite a while. Unless I hit the loto.

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"Can't beat Sound for a long Way in Price!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          8 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 1/29/2004
Style of Music: Anything and everything... almost.
Location: London, England

 

 
Feature:
Not a lot, but who needs any with good placement.

Quality:
Nice, Solid, Fab. Havent tryed traveling with them yet, but if they got here alright in the delivery van then i don't see why when i do ,that anything will happen to them. As Long as they are Wearing a Seat Belt.

Value:
Can't think of anything better at price

Desirability:
I want With about
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"Bad Experience."

Overall:
          3 out of 10
Features:
          7 out of 10
Quality:
          3 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
User: a customer from AOL.COM
Submitted: 6/3/2003
Style of Music: CLASSIC ROCK
Location: GRANITE FALL, NC

 

 
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Quality:
One died after one hour of use.

Value:
Sounded really great for the 1 hour that they worked. Then disaster.

Desirability:
I thought I wanted it until I got them. Very dissappointing.

Overall:
Had to send them back.

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