<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">In fact, all of my Adams are still cooking. I sold one pair to a friend who is a fellow gear enthusiast, gave one pair to another good friend who was off to Berklee, and retired the last set to my living room. I have the Sub10 up in the attic if anybody wants it for a steal. </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 2, 2026, at 7:23 AM, Matt Picone <matt@mysticworks.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr">I used nothing but Adams for about 20 years and never had any problem with even a single component. I’m using Barefoots now. </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 1, 2026, at 8:39 PM, Tom Adam via music-bar <music-bar@lists.music-bar.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Went listening to some monitors over the weekend.<div>Pff that didn’t help ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>I liked the barefoot footprint 03’s but a bit unsure if they will work in a bigger studio. I did like the sound though.</div><div>Tried the Adan A77h. More punch out of this ones, but my previous Adam set died on me after a few years, so also not sure on these. Sound was similar to the barefoots.</div><div>The Kali audio SM-5’s and Dynaudio LYD 48 were nice, but missed a bit of punch. The Kali’s were actually very transparent, I think great to mix on. </div><div><br></div><div>So I guess it is between the barefoot and Adam’s…. Any tips?</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 24, 2026, at 3:23 AM, K9 Kai Niggemann via music-bar <music-bar@lists.music-bar.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="auto">I really like the Neumann kh120 with the matching sub<div><br></div><div>We use them at the radio station I am a member of and they are awesome and quite small. </div><div><br></div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my Phone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 24. Feb 2026, at 01:03, Romain Xavier via music-bar <music-bar@lists.music-bar.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Or genelec ???<br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 23 Feb 2026, at 09:30, Romain Xavier <xtechcode@gmail.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hi Tom! <div><br></div><div>I m a Focal dude, but </div><div><br></div><div>I heard very good critics about Dutch and Dutch speakers, unfortunately I did not check their price til now cause I was afraid :)</div><div><br></div><div><div style="display: block;"><div style="-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;" class="apple-rich-link" draggable="true" role="link" data-url="https://dutchdutch.com/pages/6c-product-page"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;-webkit-user-select:none;width:300px;user-select:none;-webkit-user-modify:read-only;user-modify:read-only;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;" class="lp-rich-link" rel="nofollow" href="https://dutchdutch.com/pages/6c-product-page" dir="ltr" role="button" draggable="false" width="300"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:300px;background-color:#E5E6E9;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="lp-rich-link-emailBaseTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td vertical-align="center"><table bgcolor="#E5E6E9" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300" style="font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;table-layout:fixed;background-color:rgba(229, 230, 233, 1);" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px 8px 0px;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStackItem"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 16px;overflow:hidden;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:500;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-topCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://dutchdutch.com/pages/6c-product-page" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#272727" style="">6c Product Page</font></a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:400;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-bottomCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://dutchdutch.com/pages/6c-product-page" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#808080" style="">dutchdutch.com</font></a></div></div></td><td style="padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-rightIconItem" width="36"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://dutchdutch.com/pages/6c-product-page" draggable="false"><span id="cid:D61AA676-A0CB-4694-B891-77E926246168"><DD-Favicon_024cca80-20cc-4dc7-ab53-e1aa890a59e6.png></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>As it is too expensive compare to what you want to spend, maybe it s possible to find them in a second hand deal ? </div><div><br></div><div>I m curious what other barians will advise … :) </div><br><div>Romain</div><div><br></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 23 Feb 2026, at 02:47, Tom Adam via music-bar <music-bar@lists.music-bar.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hi Guys,<div><br></div><div>I currently have a set of Focal shape 65`s monitors in my studio and although I like’m, I would like to add a second set of monitors in my studio.</div><div>Main reason to A/B my tracks, but also I will move back to Europe early 2027 and my studio there will be “bigger”. 21’x15’ / 7m x 5m</div><div>So, what is hot in monitor land? Budget about $3000, but if good arguments I could go up to $4000.</div><div><br></div><div>Any suggestions?</div><div><br></div><div><br><div>
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