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BTW I would like to keep the foot print fairly small
I did also have a Yamaha DXR10 - that was great for live use but in the house I found the fan noise annoying.
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I am not so sure that I would manage to get them very far apart I am tempted to park the helix on top of them and operate the foot switches by hand!
I suppose a stereo pair would come in useful for other things.
I hadent thought about fan noise from the bigger powered speakers. Yamaha DXR looks like a nice bit of kit though.
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Bigger speakers won't necessarily help you and might actually be worse.
I'd be more concerned with how detailed the midrange is, here you do tend to get what you pay for.
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Also, compare the frequency response of a standard 12" guitar speaker to a 10" bass guitar speaker, the bass guitar speaker will go much, much lower.
Electric guitar really rolls off around 80-100hz unless you are down tuning or using octave effects.
Seriously check out the Kali monitors I linked to above- they are really fantastic.
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I had some 6" actives somethingorothers but, too be honest, they were too much for the double bedroom where I keep my gear and practice. I bought a pair of Genelec 8010 actives as well which, despite only being 3", still have more volume than I'd ever need and sound lovely with plenty of low end for my needs... AX8 for guitar and some backing tracks, maybe a bit of recording. The slightly smaller speaker means I feel like I can have a bit more volume in the room without the low end thump or sound shaking the rest of the house down I'm in. However, if it's thump you want and you're in the living room or something then bigger ones might work better.
Thanks for your suggestions, the main reason for asking was to garner ideas so that i didn't sound like a complete numpty when I pay a visit to my local PMT. Ultimately I need to hear what this combo sounds like.
Just bear in mind, 6.5" doesn't sound like a lot but it a fair size for a small space. You'll need quite a big desk or probably some stands for them.
It's easy to go down the more is better road with speakers but the bigger they get the more you pay. It's more important to get the right size for the room. If you've got say £400 quid to spend, for a small space you're definitely better off getting a very good quality 3.5/4" pair than a slightly lower quality 6" pair that you'll only turn up to 2 on the dial and will be giving you too much bottom end.
Whatever you go with the Helix will sound great through them regardless so enjoy!
I've not really used a stereo set up before but now that I have it I don't think I would go back.
Mine are about 15 feet apart - much to the wife's annoyance they are either side of the settee!
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Edit, does kit even have a mono switch now?