Thanks for watching my review of the Adam Audio A77H speakers from a guitarist’s perspective! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below! Cheers!
Adam Audio A77H: https://www.adam-audio.com/en/a-series/a77h/
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I LOVE these monitors! What kind of monitors are you using and what are your thoughts on the Adams?
These are the monitors I’ve been drooling over for a while now. Right now I’m running some Kali IN-8’s and quite enjoy them.
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I don't own monitors. I play through cabs. Entirely too loudly. Because metal!
Seriously, though. I've been kicking around the idea of doing a setup with monitors, an amp into my captor, etc. I just never get far into that rabbit hole
Adam Audio disqualified themselves from receiving my money when even support was unable to answer at what dB the frequency response was listed. I went with no-BS Genelecs. Sonarworks was a hassle to set up while Genelec's GLM you just plug and it goes WHOOP WHOOP and you're done.
Do you plan on getting the sub for them?
I have had the Adam Audio A5Xs for over a decade. They have served me well, and I don't feel the need to upgrade my setup, except for the same reason you mention: ease of mixing the low end better. I have found that I've just gotten used to them, so my mixes end up translating to other mediums well (car, earbuds, cellphone) from just years of using them. I have thought about room correction, but then I thought I might not want to change my workflow too much for fear of having to "relearn" using my ears in a new way.
Those A77Hs are killer, but quite expensive. Maybe if I move to a bigger apartment/house….
P.S. I was wondering if you have ever tried/ are interested in trying the Laney VH100R head. I would like to hear how it compares with the Ironheart (and others). I think it could be a worthy contender in your "One Song, One Amp" series. Just curious. Thanks, Jon!
nice upgrade Jon, I'm using a set of Genelec 8020B and a presonus subwoofer in a small room
EQ correction makes a big difference, did you not use the sonarworks system wide app they have as well ? that would make your correction consistent across DAW and what you're hearing
i ended up using REW, and measuring my room myself , then applying an EQ corrective curve, that worked the best for me and for much cheaper, i apply it systemwide using APO Equalizer , and then within the DAW I use with either Crave EQ / Fabfilter, whichever you want
Dude at this point I think new monitor is day is as exciting as new guitar day. Congrats those look amazing!
Very cool. I been eyeing this brand, to upgrade my Yamaha HS50M's.
Congrats. Although those are significantly outside my budget for monitors.
I have a set of Type 30's from HEDD Audio (the founder of HEDD was one of the founders of Adam) that are a very similar monitor design – I agree, for guitar work they're PERFECT!!!!!! My recorded guitar tones always translate perfectly, I also use them for creating Kemper Profiles (yeah, I'm one of those dudes too) that perfectly translate live 100% of the time.
Good choice – enjoy your newfound monitoring bliss!
I use Studio Monitoring Headphones for all my listening, as Amps. Speakers, Room Treatment, Mics, etc. are all impractical for me.
There is a new video on the Audio University Channel called "Mixing With Headphones? Watch this…? Of particular interest is the effect of Hard Panning and its effect on the Stereo Image, with it being 60 degrees for Speakers and 180 degrees for Headphones.
For what it's worth, several months ago I discovered that I preferred hard panning the outputs of my Modeler on separate channel strips of my hardware DAW/Mixer, as it sounds more alive and "feels" better. YMMV
Awesome! I just want to add, that room correction software cannot fix time domain issues or standing waves. So it's always best to use acoustic treatment first (thick panels to control the bass response), and then use the room correction as a finishing touch.
Very good upgrade! I've got a pair for Adam Audio T8V from the entry level with 8" driver. Sounds great with heavy bass as well though. In a home-office studio environment with not any accoustic treatment applied works pretty well for me as a guitarmusic hobbist.
Love your channel! Always great info! Great tones and mixes too!
a good choose a 3 way system for your studio. i think for near field 2 way is only good upto 5 inch woofer . if want bigger woofer then choose a 3 way or sit more than 2 meter away from speaker
Hi Jon, I upgrade to these monitors at the end of last year from the Yanaha HS80m. Really a huge difference. However, I struggle with Sonarworks. I did measure the room correction with the Software. Using it in the software itself sounds really great. When I export and upload the file to the speakers themself it does not sound nearly the same. Definitly not as good as with the software. Do you hear any difference too? The import/export is pritty much straight forward, I do not see any way to mess that up. I am wondering if something is wrong with my speakers.
I'm using the Adam's audio T7v. Very jealous of you new ones and now I have to start saving to get me a set of those!! Really enjoy the channel! You keep it real and do a wonderful job!
Cool new speakers man! Enjoy! I am confused as to why you said you can’t play guitar or direct monitor the old way though. I just set the output settings in my I/O to SoundIDReference instead of directly out of my audio interface or open soundidreference as a plugin on the master track.
Oh boy, this “m-t-m” derived layout should never ever be laid out horizontally as this manufacturer has done here. Huge design miss by the engineer (or maybe this “look” was just pushed by a focus or marketing group? Idk..) Now you have 3 drivers causing horizontal plane phase issues at a midrange crossover point where your ears are most sensitive. Vertical t-m has consistently persisted for a reason. Might have great frequency response if your head is mounted in the perfect position and it never moves.😊 Not trying to be negative but just honest. You will notice what I mean when you move left to right and even turning your head eventually. Once you detect this comb effect, you likely won’t be able to “un-hear” it; it’s just like walking across a 4×12 cab while playing only in a more select frequency range. Better dispersion and minimal comb effect is the only acoustic property where a properly designed linear “FRFR” system can beat a real guitar cab so why they chose this design is beyond me.
Congrats. I also have the Adam A77Xs and I'm OK!
Forget the studio speakers …. look at your actual computer monitor! What is that? Adam's are super nice … especially in the mid and high end.
I own the T7Vs and am considering switching to the A7Vs, mainly because I can directly apply my room correction from Sonarworks on them. The software occasionally frustrates me with latency and bugs. There are two issues with my T7Vs that bothers me a lot:
1. When they are on, the tweeters emit a subtle but annoying noise.
2. Sometimes, upon turning the speakers on, I hear a noise from issue 1, plus an oscillation sound at a high pitch. It's even more bothersome, but I found a solution – turning them off and on again makes it disappear.
I reached out to Adam, even sending them a video demonstrating the problem, which was audible in the video as well. They advised me to contact the customer service where I purchased them and ask for replacement in warranty. Interestingly, both speakers has this 'problem.'
Is this issue addressed in the new product line? This would greatly influence my decision.
Thanks and cheers!
Are you only using mids? I have lows, mids, highs separated with a Presounus monitor station. Very handy to solo certain speakers
I went from computer speakers to hs50s then added Krk10.3 and then got ns10s and a single avantone. Bought 3500$ worth of gik room treatment and sonarworks4. Had to move packed up the gik and have been back to just hs50 and audio technica 50s without sonarworks and just got my first mix accepted for the urm polls. Goes to show just learn whatever monitors you have. These look dank though.
So… since you won’t be needing your old speakers I am happy to accept them. I’ll pay shipping for you.
I'm just a bedroom guitarist gear nerd, so my monitoring solution is either a solid state power amp into a cab, or my DT770s – for which I use oratory's harman EQ curve. Very, very worth it. Takes care of Mt. Beyer and gives them back some low end they lose from the lack of a proper seal from the pads.
Yo did you see that IK just dropped the arc 4.
I'll have something to help me out till I can afford some Adams like yours 😂👍🏽