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sherpa_man · June 2023

Good afternoon,

quick question,

i have been a long time user of fractal stuff, but a few years ago, went back to valve amps. I have just picked up a fm3 and i was wondering how you guys are using them, powered cabs seem to be a good way to go? i will only be using it at home/bedroom use. I have had powered cabs for my kemper and they worked well, but i am open to ideas. Maybe monitors?

fretmeister · June 2023

I use a pair of Yamaha HS7 monitors with my Helix and I find them to be excellent at home.

They are more than loud enough - they go far louder than anyone would ever need at home! I use them as my PC speakers too, using the Helix as my interface / soundcard for netflix, recording, everything.

I get to have fun with stereo fx, and unlike some bigger stage FRFR stuff, they don't have any cooling fans / noise.

If they got nicked, I'd happily buy them again.

sherpa_man · June 2023

fretmeister said:

I use a pair of Yamaha HS7 monitors with my Helix and I find them to be excellent at home.

They are more than loud enough - they go far louder than anyone would ever need at home! I use them as my PC speakers too, using the Helix as my interface / soundcard for netflix, recording, everything.

I get to have fun with stereo fx, and unlike some bigger stage FRFR stuff, they don't have any cooling fans / noise.

If they got nicked, I'd happily buy them again.

that is some great advice, so monitors might be the way to go then?

fretmeister · June 2023

A good set of monitors can often be at a far better price than a stage ready FRFR. They take up less room, They can be either plugged into your PC (if you have an interface) or into the Fractal so you don't have to turn on the PC at all.

I had a Yamaha DXR10 powered FRFR for a while and while it was great on stage the weight and the fan noise for home use was annoying.

If you are going to use the FM3 in the same place as your PC all the time then I'd suggest making the FM3 your interface / soundcard too. Plug the monitors into the FM directly, and USB to the PC.

Your PC will recognise it - just set it to be the main in and out for audio.

That way you won't need a separate interface that adds in another round of AD conversion and latency.

welshboyo · June 2023

I used (a pair) of the Headrush FRFR108 - there's a bit of work to dial out the boominess which is well documented on the Fractal site but for me they have been brilliant - I use them as foldback live or for monitoring in the house.

Jonathanthomas83 · June 2023

Welcome back!

I've used Yamaha DXR10's (stereo pair) FRFR and later Genelec 8010's. Both were great, but I'm now just using Sennheiser HD650 headphones and that's where I'm most comfortable.

Bennyboy-UK · June 2023

I'm another Monitor user - a pair of Eve Audio SC205 on stands, which i think are wonderful.

As per the suggestion from @fretmeister - I have it set up on the desktop next to my computer and use it as an interface etc.

Its a really great and satisfying set up

Octavio · June 2023

Genelec 8020Ds. Been very happy with them. Also use the smaller 8010As for another room upstairs.

dunstanmus · June 2023

The G66 Redsounds are very good.

Beexter · June 2023

If it's home use only, a pair of studio monitors is a good shout. Being able to run in stereo sounds lovely. I'm happy with my Mkii JBL LSR305's.

Wazmeister · June 2023

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Welcome back!

I've used Yamaha DXR10's (stereo pair) FRFR and later Genelec 8010's. Both were great, but I'm now just using Sennheiser HD650 headphones and that's where I'm most comfortable.

Agree 100%

Nerine · June 2023

Can personally vouch for the Yamaha DXR10 Mk2 and the DHR12M as excellent sounding options.

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