Which Monitors Did I Choose… Neumann KH420 vs Focal Trio 11 Be Review

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I’ve just moved into a new space and I’ll be building a fresh music studio from the ground up. This gives me the chance to change a lot of things I didn’t like about my previous studio, primarily the monitoring system.

My studio has a hard front wall with the monitors flush mounted. This is really the gold standard when it comes to acoustics, but it limits the style of monitors you can use. You have to use front-ported designs that have squared corners to simplify the mounting process.

I’ve never been happy with the low end in my past rooms, which was coming from a Genelec 7060 BPM sub. Despite a ton of acoustic tuning and being in a great room, it lacked bass definition and clarity. The bass was always muddy and indistinct to my ears.

Now I’ve decided to opt for larger 3-way mains that have enough bass extension that I don’t need a sub. I’ve narrowed my search down to the Neumann KH420 and the Focal Trio 11 Be. For the past 2 months I’ve had both sets on loan from Long & McQuade, our local retailer, and I’ve had a chance to listen to them extensively.

In this video I’ll reveal which ones I chose and why. Smash that play button and join me to learn which monitor won the day!

★ SKIP TO SOMETHIN’ ★

0:00 Intro
0:17 My existing monitoring setup
0:42 Why I don’t like subs
1:52 Flush mounting monitors
2:21 Why monitors on stands is always bad for bass
2:34 Bass phase cancellation
2:45 Limitations of corrective room EQ
3:20 Noisia & Skrillex studio designs
3:33 Why you can’t use rear-ported monitors
4:43 How I chose which monitors to test
6:04 Unboxing & burn in
6:55 How I test studio monitor speakers
7:29 Review of the Neumann KH420
10:15 Review of the Focal Trio 11 Be
12:07 Why I monitor loud sometimes
15:15 Which monitors I chose
15:42 Outro

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