Before I pull the trigger...

Black Fox

Black Fox

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So i'm going to buy the Axe FX III next month, but I got two important questions, what would be the benefits of the Turbo vs the stock Axe FX III in practice, i.e. does 25% more clock speed really going to to help in most sisuations for a newbie like me?
And would wireless headphones like these be good enough till I get some proper active speakers like the Xitone active wedge?

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...ooth-closed-back-studio-monitoring-headphones

any helpful feedback would be useful!
 
If you don't need crazy elaborate presets, you're not going to need a Turbo. Of course there's nothing wrong with getting the extra horsepower just because. Wireless headphones are a bad idea unless they're low latency. Do you have any studio monitors?
 
no, I do
deathbyguitar said:
If you don't need crazy elaborate presets, you're not going to need a Turbo. Of course there's nothing wrong with getting the extra horsepower just because. Wireless headphones are a bad idea unless they're low latency. Do you have any studio monitors?
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no I don't have any studio monitors, should I just go with wired headphone in the mean time, and if so what kind would you recommend? Also how "low latency" would wireless headphones have to be? I don't think i'd need "crazy elaborate" presets, so I think the standard should do for me
 
It all depends on how crazy you are with effects and how many amps and cabs you use or if you create one patch to do it all and have lots of complex loops effects and switching going on. If that is the case the Turbo will be a plus. If you are pretty simple then the standard mk2 will be just fine. I have some pretty complex patches (that I consider complex) and they only use about 40% -50% CPU in the standard mk2 (the turbo wasn't out when I got mine).

As far as the headphones, you are going to want wired headphones as the AX3 does not have Bluetooth and Bluetooth adds latency as well. Just get the normal ATH50 headphones and you should be good.
 
jamesmarshall said:
It all depends on how crazy you are with effects and how many amps and cabs you use or if you create one patch to do it all and have lots of complex loops effects and switching going on. If that is the case the Turbo will be a plus. If you are pretty simple then the standard mk2 will be just fine. I have some pretty complex patches (that I consider complex) and they only use about 40% -50% CPU in the standard mk3 (the turbo wasn't out when I got mine).

As far as the headphones, you are going to want wired headphones as the AX3 does not have Bluetooth and Bluetooth adds latency as well. Just get the normal ATH50 headphones and you should be good.
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ok gotcha, seems the standard Axe FX III can still pull a lot, and I assume you mean these headphones?
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...m50x-closed-back-studio-monitoring-headphones

also maybe you can take a snapshot of what you consider "complex" for you and I can judge based off of that
 
Black Fox said:
ok gotcha, seems the standard Axe FX III can still pull a lot, and I assume you mean these headphones?
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...m50x-closed-back-studio-monitoring-headphones
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They will do the job. If you can I would spring for something just a little bit better and flatter.

Here are a few. I am not sure what your budget is, so I did some close to the price you had and went up a little from there. All of these get high reviews on here. I personally use the Blue Mo-Fi headphones but they can be hard to find the older ones that were really good. I found mine on Ebay for like 125 USD and had to do couple of things like take them apart and tighten the headband, but otherwise were in perfect condition.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...o-80-ohm-closed-back-studio-mixing-headphones
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...900-pro-by-open-back-studio-mixing-headphones
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...-open-back-audiophile-professional-headphones
 
jamesmarshall said:
They will do the job. If you can I would spring for something just a little bit better and flatter.

Here are a few. I am not sure what your budget is, so I did some close to the price you had and went up a little from there. All of these get high reviews on here. I personally use the Blue Mo-Fi headphones but they can be hard to find the older ones that were really good. I found mine on Ebay for like 125 USD and had to do couple of things like take them apart and tighten the headband, but otherwise were in perfect condition.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...o-80-ohm-closed-back-studio-mixing-headphones
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...900-pro-by-open-back-studio-mixing-headphones
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...-open-back-audiophile-professional-headphones
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right now I can only afford this one since most of my money will be going towards the Axe FX III
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...o-80-ohm-closed-back-studio-mixing-headphones
 
Dave Merrill said:
Buying a Turbo now will cost significantly less and save some thrash vs upgrading to one later.

OTOH I'm rarely limited by my non-turbo non-II version.

In any case, welcome aboard, you're gonna love it!
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yeah I'm thinking just the standard for now will suffice, and IF there is an Axe FX IV i'll upgrade to that once I build some proper chops
 
Hey there

Low budget wireless headphones you can achieve with the lekato wireless set. I use it at home with my AudioTechnica ATH-M50x and it works great. For the volume controll I use a JBL M-Patch 2 but without the M-Patch the Lekato will do the job.

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The MKII Turbo is exactly like the MK1 , but there are some little advantages with the MKII, but nothing tonewise.

Cheers 🍻
 
Axelman8 said:
Hey there

Low budget wireless headphones you can achieve with the lekato wireless set. I use it at home with my AudioTechnica ATH-M50x and it works great. For the volume controll I use a JBL M-Patch 2 but without the M-Patch the Lekato will do the job.

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The MKII Turbo is exactly like the MK1 , but there are some little advantages with the MKII, but nothing tonewise.

Cheers 🍻
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l will consider this upgrade if the wired headphone don't jive with me, thanks for all the info everyone!

also I happen to have wireless guitar plugs as well for home use, I bought these https://www.ebay.com/itm/303870897178
 
When I purchased my FXIII Turbo in Dec '21, I chose that model for several reasons.

1. I wanted to future proof as best I could what I was spending this money on.
2. I did not know what I would be using on the unit and wanted to ensure that I did not limit myself from getting what I wanted out of it.
3. I was certain I would also be running my vocals through the Axe FXIII, so the extra horsepower would be to my advantage.
4. I thought the extra 10% price increase was a very reasonable charge for the extra power.

After a little over a year with the unit, I am glad I went with the turbo. My kitchen sink preset has been as high as 75%, but it is currently optimized and running in the 55-60% range. Great thing about that is, I still have room to add a second amp, or extra effects, extra cabs, etc. as I see fit.

As for headphones, I agree with the wired option for the time being. In the budget price range, I really liked my HD280's in the years gone by, but I rarely use them anymore as I have a few nicer options. Those options are Beyer Dynamic DT990 Pro, AKG K712 Pro (my favs) and Westone Pro X50 IEM. Looking to get a pair of Ollo's in the near future but those are likely out of your budget for the time being. Keep in mind that generally speaking, closed back headphones are for tracking, open back headphones are better for monitoring (while playing) and/or mixing. If you are not worried about the audio bleed (which you do not want when doing mic recordings), go with open back.

Best of luck and congrats on taking this step. The Axe FXIII is the greatest piece of audio equipment I have ever purchased!!!
 
Moondog Wily said:
When I purchased my FXIII Turbo in Dec '21, I chose that model for several reasons.

1. I wanted to future proof as best I could what I was spending this money on.
2. I did not know what I would be using on the unit and wanted to ensure that I did not limit myself from getting what I wanted out of it.
3. I was certain I would also be running my vocals through the Axe FXIII, so the extra horsepower would be to my advantage.
4. I thought the extra 10% price increase was a very reasonable charge for the extra power.

After a little over a year with the unit, I am glad I went with the turbo. My kitchen sink preset has been as high as 75%, but it is currently optimized and running in the 55-60% range. Great thing about that is, I still have room to add a second amp, or extra effects, extra cabs, etc. as I see fit.

As for headphones, I agree with the wired option for the time being. In the budget price range, I really liked my HD280's in the years gone by, but I rarely use them anymore as I have a few nicer options. Those options are Beyer Dynamic DT990 Pro, AKG K712 Pro (my favs) and Westone Pro X50 IEM. Looking to get a pair of Ollo's in the near future but those are likely out of your budget for the time being. Keep in mind that generally speaking, closed back headphones are for tracking, open back headphones are better for monitoring (while playing) and/or mixing. If you are not worried about the audio bleed (which you do not want when doing mic recordings), go with open back.

Best of luck and congrats on taking this step. The Axe FXIII is the greatest piece of audio equipment I have ever purchased!!!
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I hear ya on future proofing the Axe FX III by getting the turbo, only thing is, I only have enough money for the turbo and no good headphones, or the standard with nice headphone, unless.... I use the 80 dollar JVC headphone I have in the mean time so I can buy the turbo and use headphones
 
Black Fox said:
I hear ya on future proofing the Axe FX III by getting the turbo, only thing is, I only have enough money for the turbo and no headphone, or the standard with nice headphone, unless.... I use the 80 dollar JVC headphone I have in the mean time so I can buy the turbo
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Or wait a while and save your pennies ;)
 
Black Fox said:
I hear ya on future proofing the Axe FX III by getting the turbo, only thing is, I only have enough money for the turbo and no good headphones, or the standard with nice headphone, unless.... I use the 80 dollar JVC headphone I have in the mean time so I can buy the turbo and use headphones
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I would go with the turbo and use your JVC's for now. When you have another $200, get some lower end production cans! That is what I would do, but everyone is different ;~))
 
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