The issue is most likely not the tweeters, it's the hardware you have before the monitors. Something in your electronic chain is distorting the highs, and it's not the Neumanns.

In my humble opinion, the tweeters are perfect and honest. I can compare them to the 803 D3 Diamond from B&W and I can only say the Neumann's got it 'right'. However, there's nothing more unpredictable than personal taste. My personal taste is 'cut back the high end' to avoid listening fatigue. For me, modern music is just too 'sharp' compared to the silky 80's which also gives the mids more space. Compared to high-end audio, Neumann offers a bargain (if you fancy good old UK sound balance).

Great and honest review! Thank you!

Been hoping for this video after all the updates on your Opals. Too bad you did not get them back the way they were originally. Thanks so much for this!

Yay more studiocontent

What people in the comments don't understand, and I'm not sure if the original poster understands this.. the beryllium tweeter will not distort as a "normal" fabric tweeter will. And it feels like it's more revealing, but the issue with the beryllium (idk how you spell that) is that you can push them indefinitely without them distorting. Which basically means that your mixes may not translate well to other systems because they might be top heavy. I had listened to the "normal" fabric tweeters my whole life, and when I switched to the focal 11be, my first two mixes sounded amazing.. until I played them on any other system. Then it felt like my ears were bleeding from the amount of high end in those mixes. So I realized that I had to tame them every time, and I kept my quested vh2108 just to check the highs on them. So the kh310's tweeter is not dull, nor boring, nor is it hissy - it's simply a different design, and it will give you a good representation on what your high end will sound like on most of the systems.

great clear and honest review

Hey mate, where in australia are you from?

Strange that you find the high end harsh. I find it quite detailed, maybe a bit too much, maybe a bit too hard but it pushes me to smooth my high end. I hope that you guys will slowly start to discover low pas filters again so that the new productions can be enjoyed loudly again!

I would LOVE to see you review the D&D 8c Studio

Was also checking out this monitors Mate, in my bucket list.

thanks for your honest review. have had mine for a year and half. it took me a month to get used to them but now i simply can't go back to the focal solo 6 i used for 4 years. the neumanns are keepers! from audio science review: "Neuman KH 310A Near-field Speaker Listening Tests I know many of you think that looking at the measurements biases you in listening tests. But I must say, the very first impression of what hits my face and ears is often a surprise. I figured the KH 310A would sound good but not this good! I always start with female vocals to see if their brilliance is reproduced without harshness. The KH 310A blew me away with how it managed this careful trick! I could not believe the level of clarity, balance, yet detailed sound with zero harshness or lispiness. At the risk of stating the obvious, I am going to strongly recommend the Neumann KH 310A Active Monitor. I live for days like this when a company cares to give us the best sound reproduction we can get."

I'm with you on your apriciation of the event opals. I'd like to see what you make of the Neumann KH-150 monitors if possible?

funny I'm saying the same thing about NDH30. so flat it's boring but wait! it's so interesting to hear what mixing and mastering engineers actually wanted us to hear

4:16 - so Periphery V?

I listened (not producing) Music with the 310 nearly 2 yrs, after them a few months the 120 and now Unity Audio Super Rock. When i look back and try to remember, yes they are great - good amplifiers, great details and an very smooth sound. You can listen with them for hours. But i prefer my Unitys and wouldnt go back to the 310s. Theyre a little bit too boring for my taste. When i compare them, theyre not as revealing with Depth & Placement of Music. We talk about higher priced monitors so the steps are pretty small, but for my taste, the AMT deliver more details and clarity than the Neumann Tweeter. Overall theyre all awesome speakers. I would def go back to them when they had their MA-1 build into the speaker so you dont need the sub. I hope they bring out someday a new 310 MK2 at least with some new internal technologies like their Room correction

What's also important is to follow Neumanns guidelines on them. If on desk they also recommend dialling down to mids. If in doubt always do dsp via ma1

I was gonna say to get the grill for this.. But you're most likely switching back to opals! I have the non berrylium version. I got the original but it had a lot of issues that the new version did not. I didn't compare them side-by-side but am happy with them.

Does that mean that Genelec's make the sound more coloured than Neumann's? Because they sound more hi-fi?

If they are like the littlebrother, the 120’ies, then they have one very good thing going for them, that can easily be overlooked: We were having insane long hours doing a lot of computer game localizations, 14-16 hours a day, and with the Genelecs or the Focal Twins our ears got soooo tired, and I even had a bit of ringing. With the 120’ies there were no problems. Once you have gotten used to their sonics, you don’t need the extra treble.

did you consider switching to Genelec's The Ones?

Have you tried any speakers with Ribbon tweeters, if so what do you think of them in comparison to the tweeters in the neumanns and the opals?

I watched your Fanatec McLaren V2 review then later was looking for something to replace my HS7s with and baaam.. this guy again 😂

I just spent an evening with the predecessors to the speakers. I recently purchased a used pair and just had time to set them up. I much preferred them in the vertical position. I tried listening to them on their sides at different distances and I felt the frequencies were smearing between the highs mids and lows and spatially it was confusing. However, when I set them up vertically it was extremely clear and balanced and detailed and I could see making decisions with these would be very easy. I will be using them this way

Wow, I am sorry you dislike these. I have been on KH120s and 310 for 12 years, Your review of the top end is a surprise, since no other review anywhere ever said anything bad about them... Did you swap out cables or converters, something else has to be causing your issue...

Thanks for the vid. 🙂 What would you reckomend in the same price bracket?

Ermin put the computer in a separate room and drag the cables through the hole. No more noise

Sound pretty amazing paired with a Dangerous Audio Convert-2 from my experience 🤷‍♂️

Not changing my K&H O300 thanks. They sound quite better than the Neumann O310s, even though mine do not feature the fancy digital settings of the Neumanns. Just take care of your room acoustics and finish up with Sonarworks analysis and a good pair of graphic EQs.

Yo, what? HamSandwich is both a great sim racer/beamNG fan aaand a metal music producer?

how about the BareFoot 01?

They are very aesthetically pleasing in my honest opinion. They look like they can do some serious damage.

I like every minute of your elaboration, Ermine, and have liked it, but to be honest I keep asking myself how can anyone judge any speaker by playing synthetic sounds through them... the only true reference would be acoustic instruments, especially classical music, or at least jazz, and above all - the human voice solo.

I cannot agree more with your review. This is a shocker because it’s next to impossible to get an honest review on KZfaq. I’ve had mine for 3 years and I can say that these are too freaking surgical for anyone that’s producing. I do believe that these speakers are holding me back , I have to mix all my low end in headphones etc. these are freaky accurate and would only be useful to mixing/mastering engineers or people who need forensic style accuracy. Imma try out the barefoots

The Neumann kh 310 are fantastic, I think the problem is in your ears 🤷

The two main "problems" with this speaker are the fact that its not ported, so it has lots of distortion at low frequencies due to the necessary cone travel (creates a "hollow" or somewhat muddy bass) and the fact that its a monitor with a flat response. Flat is good, but it does not automatically mean it will be neutral as the radiation pattern and the absorption characteristics of the room must be taken into account to get the correct tilt for the audio to be perceptually neutral. Too much tilt and it sounds overly bassy. Too little and it sounds bright and thin. I have a nearfield system that required almost 4 dB/octave to be neutral perceptually. In the in-room response this puts the sub at about 115 dB at 40 Hz when the main portion of the system is at an average of 86 dB. Quite a lot of drive needed from it to maintain neutrality into the sub-bass region. But never the less, that is what was required or it was not neutral. People just hook this stuff up, turn it on, and expect perfection. Not the case as you will need to make measurements to make sure its giving what you ask of it. The room is the other half of the equation, and if you don't take it into account, you will be forever on the speaker marry-go-round looking for one that has the right complimentary profile for your room or studio. Edit: Measurements can be found here of the KH310: www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/neumann-kh-310a-review-powered-monitor.17723/ They have a lot of distortion down low due to no port. With a sub and some bass management, though, they would be killer.

I can recommend a Neumann sub and use bass management mode so the 310’s have an easier time of it. They are SO insightful. Also, to get the best out of them, consider upgrading balanced connections. I found Mogami golds were NOT helping matters. I replaced these with SLIC eclipse leads (more expensive, but worth it) , a definite improvement in treble response (less congested, more spacious) was heard, at least by me. Good luck with your Opals!

Everybody who says the 310s are not good and such things should learn how to mix a track. They are phenomenal good and brutally honest. If your production sounds shit on them, your production sounds simply like shit. Fact!

I thought these rolled off 3db at 35 hz, not 50 or even 40hz.

How do these compare to Adam A7X s ??

What?? These are way levels above opals. Just keep trying them for two more months

stick to your hifi speakers kid

Totally disagree with everything negative you had to say. Then again speakers are highly subjective.

too subjective, for us they are amazing, we run 9 of these in a circular atmos rig and they have out performed anything in their class.. Only wish is that they had DSP, but that's not really an issue with dedicated time to setup them up..

I love my Eve Audio..But Neumann is pretty better.

This review is gonna upset hugh from sound on sound magazine 🤣🤣🤣 he literally thinks they are perfect with zero flaws 🤣🤣🤣

shame that actually uses a cheap bass unit made in China, they certainly do not have the quality of the KH420 bass drive unit.

This is a mimimi

Respectfully, highly disagree…

I very much so disliked these monitors. I purchased the three way package with the sub in 2015 I believe. They’re too sterile and very boring. Maybe great for mixing. But I could hear that they’re not what I wanted quickly! I wanted an accurate inspiring monitor. I ended up with the JBL 708P’s and KRK Sho Sub

awful take

Not sure what the native language of this presenter is, but this video would have been most likely much better if he spoke in that particular language, his native tounge. With the subtitles, I understood msot of what was being said. Also, I learned absolutely nothing about these monitors. Guy did not even jack them into an actual signal and turn them on, ha-.ha.ha. Time-a-wasted.

Nah my hs8s are better lil bro