Reviewer: Christian Giorgievici from Windsor, ON Canada
I have no fear in comparing these monitors with Adam ,Genelec or Focal due to the amazing clarity and accuracy of the sound.
To my taste these monitors are the best choice available on the market for a home studio.
Thank you!
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Never thought I'd give up my ProAcs...
January 15, 2013
Reviewer: Geoff Chown from Kingston, ON Canada
I bought a set of D5's figuring they'd serve as 2nd monitors or worst case maybe my living room stereo. I came into audio engineering from an audiophile perspective, and thanks to Equator I've finally shed the last of that bias.
What I'm hearing in these D5's is that my ProAcs are quite coloured but in a balanced way, and I'm discovering just how revealing an "unmusical" (aka uncoloured) speaker can be. I'm listening to my older mixes and either cringing or enjoying them more than I ever have, and in particular some classic albums that have a mysterious and elusive feel to them I find myself saying, "I know how they did that!"
I'm done with coloured up audiophile euphonia, I wanna hear the nuts and bolts! From the mixing I've done on these so far, it's so obvious what's mixed well and what isn't it's like cheating. I'm waiting for the invoice that says I have to send another three installments of $299, which I gladly would.
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D5 Monitors for Film Work
September 30, 2012
Reviewer: WILLIAM FINCH from AUSTIN, TX United States
I've been recently using D5 monitors for film editing cuts and ambient sound loops. Everything is clear and distinct. Scene to scene level balance is good. It speeds up the process. I cut without a subwoofer and review with subwoofer switched in. So far no changes have been needed in subsequent mixing or actual venue review. Forget the price. These D5 monitors are good. Everyone is happy.
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The D5's are Superb!
September 14, 2012
Reviewer: Bob Gaffney from Palm City, FL & Nashville, TN. United States
I have been tracking and mixing with the D5's for a few months now and I must say they are superb! Excellent clarity and stereo imaging. I've turned these monitors on to several other folks on the Cakewalk forums.
I AB'd these against my Dynaudio BM5 MKII's which are much more expensive, and the D5's were a clear winner. You won't find a better pair of monitors for 3 times the price, never mind the $299 they sell for. And Ted Keffalo is a great guy to deal with. GET THESE!
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Awesome for the price!
September 10, 2012
Reviewer: Robert "VOiD" Caprio from West Babylon, NY United States
I just mixed a pop/rock album with D5s and I'm very pleased with the results. The studio I mixed in is a Hidley designed studio and has an SSL G+/E series desk with Pro Tools HD. Using the studio's Kinoshita large-field monitors as a reference (being that they are some of the most accurate monitors in the world) I was able to compare the mixes with a proven standard. The mixes from the D5s were outstanding with excellent translation from studio to home/car stereos. I also compared the mixes with Yamaha NS-10ms, which are a studio standard. I found that the mixes done on the NS-10ms would likely need more in the way of mastering, since it seems the D5s brought out more of the frequencies I needed to cut to make the mix balance correctly. I've been mixing on NS-10s for decades but the D5s may well become my monitor for near-fields. Overall I'm very happy with the D5s and would recommend them to anyone looking for a great active monitors. For the price these things are astonishing.