Avantone Audio Active MixCubes (Retro Cream) Reviews

4.7/5.0 based on 3 customer reviews

Sweetwater Advice

Matt Emick

Get a clue as to how many of your mixes are going to sound on bass-deficient systems such as radios, car stereos, and boom box speakers. The Active MixCubes help you figure out how your mix is going to translate to a wide variety of sources.

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Customer Reviews

WaveJunky
from Seattle, WA
March 5, 2010 Music Background:
Recording engineer, Musician

They sound so terrible, I LOVE THEM!!!

My mixes have dramatically improved since purchasing these monitors. Yeah, they pretty much sound like crap compared to your fancy monitors but these give you a preview of what your mix will sound like in "the real world", ie car stereos, boom boxes, and ipod earbuds.

Not to mention it being MUCH easier to place vocals in the mix on these things compared to even my A monitors. I'm in LUV.

Steve Sullivan
from Shreveport, LA
April 18, 2012 Music Background:
Recording Engineer

Avantone Mixcubes (active) make mixes sound pro

These speakers give you the bad news. Your mixes sound bad. Stop basking in the warm glow of your bass-y mains and get to work. These things will help you focus on your upper mids, places where your poorly-designed crossover might be lying to you, in the 1-3kHz range. I've done eq tweaks I've never thought about doing. The responses I've gotten from some of my mixes hint that the songs almost sound mastered. These littles guys are musical microscopes.

Steve Hardy
from Los Angeles, CA
May 16, 2008 Music Background:
Mixing Engineer

Better than the originals

Having used Auratones for years in studios, I knew what these should sound like. I was not disappointed. After a generous break in period, these have become an invaluable reference in my personal studio.

There is a ground hum issue (very low buzz not noticeable in most rooms) with these and I have heard from other people that theirs hum as well but its an easy fix.

If you need a "real world" alternate reference when mixing, you cannot do without these.

Avantone Audio Active MixCubes (Retro Cream)

Mini Active Full-range Reference Monitors with 5-1/4" Drivers, Shielded Design, and Built-in Stand Mounts (pr)

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