lqdsnddist
Axe-Master
My ASM-12, while sounding great (at looking great) at louder volumes, is a bit annoying at home listening levels as there is always a bit of audible hiss, sort of a white/pink noise, that mainly seems to come from the HF horn. Its fairly audible anywhere in the room and while wouldn't be an issue at gig volume, it does somewhat lessen my enjoyment at home/late night listening levels
Is this just par for the course from a high wattage monitor ? Obviously these things are designed to crank out high SPL, not just as a quiet level practice tool, so maybe this is a required trade-off ?
However, it makes me curious if units like the CLR or XiTone are able to operate essentially silently when there isn't a signal present ?
Now even my studio desktop monitors make a slight sound if I put my ear next to them, but I can only hear it from about 6". The ASM-12 I can hear from pretty much anywhere in the room, and while its not that loud by any means, I can hear it sort of layered with what I"m playing, like there is a soft white/pink noise generator always running.
Is this just par for the course from a high wattage monitor ? Obviously these things are designed to crank out high SPL, not just as a quiet level practice tool, so maybe this is a required trade-off ?
However, it makes me curious if units like the CLR or XiTone are able to operate essentially silently when there isn't a signal present ?
Now even my studio desktop monitors make a slight sound if I put my ear next to them, but I can only hear it from about 6". The ASM-12 I can hear from pretty much anywhere in the room, and while its not that loud by any means, I can hear it sort of layered with what I"m playing, like there is a soft white/pink noise generator always running.