Alesis delivers pro-grade USB speaker performance to the computer desktop. M1 Active 320 USB speakers enable you to play audio from your computer and record audio coming into the speaker to your computer. Simply plug in the USB cable to your computer – No special drivers required. M1 Active 320USB speakers are not only substantial audio monitors, but also serve as a convenient audio interface. Keyboards, mic pre’s, guitar effects, DJ Mixers, or standard CD and tape players can all easily connect directly to the M1Active 320 USB. Record them directly into your computer. Full range, superb sound quality insures that you get more accurate audio reproduction to check your mixes. A Bass Boost switch helps emphasize bass frequencies - Great for various room situations where you want to hear more bass emphasis.
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Impressive for the $$$
I was using an Altec Lansing computer speaker setup (subwoofer + 2 satellites) as my studio monitor. They sounded good with plenty of volume, but I feared my mixes were being "colored" by speakers with bass & treble controls designed to make "already processed" music sound good. I wanted something with a "flat" response, but didn't have a lot of money to spend. So, I bought the Alesis M1 Active 320 USB to see how "studio monitor" sound would differ from "computer speaker" sound. Since the Alesis had no subwoofer & puny woofers, I didn't expect much bass. I was wrong. The M1 doesn't have as much bass as the Altecs with subwoofer, but what bass they do have is plenty adequate & much tighter. The whole sound is less muddy and more well defined from top to bottom, and I think that's the whole point. I know one could spend hundreds more for better monitors, but I'm no pro. For the price & for my needs, these work very well.
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A good enough choice
The Alesis M1Active 320USB model offers an easy connection to the PC: you can choose between typical RCA connectors and an USB port that, when connected to the PC, appears like an audio device (sound card).
- It has a pretty good sound (you get what you pay. If you pay 6000$, you will get something better).
- There might be some spurious noise, which must come from power lines or other devices. You will not hear it unless you put on your headphones, plug them into the connector at the front of the main unit, stop the music and put the volume control to "Max".
- It works fine with Linux, at least with the Fedora 10 distribution. The box just speaks about Windows XP/Vista and Mac, which are officialy supported.
- Sound at the headphones seems to be a bit "naive", it lacks something, worse than at the main loudspeakers, but it might be so because I'm trying the USB connection. I promise I will write something more later, after checking the loudspeakers with an M-Audio...
They look & sound great, but they have issues.
Only 12 months after I bought a pair of these (exactly when the 1 year warranty expires!), the left speaker on a regular basis, after just a few minutes of listening at moderate volumes, dropped down in level by about 10db below the output of the right speaker, causing a severe and distracting balance issue, that can only be remedied by turing the volume knob way up on the right speaker (the speaker which houses all the inputs, outputs, and amplifier stages). That would temporarily kick the left speaker back into gear and resolve the balance issue, but the problem will return with a few minutes of listening at regular volumes. I am an audio engineer who troubleshoots complex audio systems on a regular basis, and trust me, I eliminated the possibility of it being a bad cable or audio source. These speakers are cheaply built and I don't trust that they'll work for more than a year or so. I called and the technical support personnel at Alesis did nothing to help, except direct me to...
Product Features :
- USB 1.1 audio interface for 16-Bit / 44.1-48 kHz direct computer recording and playback
- 2- 1/4" phone jacks inputs, stereo 1/8" TRS mini-jack input, stereo RCA line inputs
- Front mounted on/off volume control and 1/8" stereo -TRS mini headphone out jack
- Magnetically shielded for placement near TV and computer monitors
- Full range 2-way bass reflex design for superb sound quality including a Bass Boost switch to emphasize low frequencies
Rating : 4.1
List Price : $199.00
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