The BEST Studio Monitor We Have EVER Used!!

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Жыл бұрын

Stereo mastering on a SURROUND speaker?! That was the goal, and we nailed it! In this video we take an introductory look at the first of our own range of studio monitors, inspired by our own journey into the world of Dolby Atmos and immersive audio, that aim to do things a little differently. Modular in nature, and upgradable over time, in part one of our mini series we look at the basic design, as well as amplification choices, with part 2 covering driver selection and part 3 looking at cabinet design and form factor.
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@theodoro89 Жыл бұрын

Excellent choice of components. Pretty much state-of-the-art performance as far as amplification goes. Looking forward seeing your driver choice.

@MuLtI1970_MIDI_channel Жыл бұрын

Awesome work James, Mark and everybody else involved in the project! I'm already on the edge of my seat waiting for the next video. Keep it up guys. Cheers from Belgium

@e.e.origin Жыл бұрын

These guys truly know what they're doing, and I'm here for it

@rokocekalovic5342 Жыл бұрын

They must be damn good to retire the ATCs. Congrats, they look awesome!

@dougleydorite Жыл бұрын

I'm not a fan of DIY stuff typically, but when it comes to pricing out just TWO ATC speakers... I think you guys have the right idea here.

@andyhardwickmusiccomposer Жыл бұрын

You guys never cease to amaze me! Roll on part two..

@amosluyk Жыл бұрын

Really excited to see the next installments! Good work guys :)

@StanAllDay Жыл бұрын

Supper cool! Awesome vid fellas. Cant wait for the next chapter to find out more about the drivers used.

@jacquithurgood1682 Жыл бұрын

Well done guys, such a lot of hard work has translated to brilliant equipment

@1337murk Жыл бұрын

I hope they're going to give you a pair of them, should be an uproar if not

@ClaireMcHardy Жыл бұрын

Almost turned off the video when it was revealed that you promoting your own product... but I stayed and I'm very impressed with your dedication and process. looking forward to seeing the entire story unfold.

@abn0rm1 Жыл бұрын

So impressed, great job Mark and James! Seeing the PDP logo on those speakers makes me soooo happy :D

@mickloh Жыл бұрын

Very cool indeed, looking forward to hearing more about them!

@thewatchmanstudios6257 Жыл бұрын

Well done Kids.. It was a treat listening in on the development process of those new monitors.

@Brainbox97 Жыл бұрын

I honestly can't believe they're here, genuinely so impressed! Well done and the work you've put in really shows. Next step: I gotta hear 'em

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for you to come over and hear them Shaw

@studiodimonte Жыл бұрын

Incredible work! Congratulations!

@annekedebruyn7797 Жыл бұрын

I always appreciate studios whom make their own custom speakers.

@mattrixx_audio Жыл бұрын

Well done guys. That's amazing. Great dedication.

@TheLevitatingChin Жыл бұрын

The drivers look familiar. I use the bliesma beryllium tweeter in a 4 way with sb acoustics textreme mids and bass alongside peerless xxls 12's. Filtering is done by software called Acourate and is FIR with room correction. Brilliant speakers.

@tomwalshmusic Жыл бұрын

I'm very lucky to have heard Mark working on these monitors in the room, and I can absolutely 100% say these sound glorious! Congratulations, guys!

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom! Much appreciated!

@Christm76 Жыл бұрын

To be honest, this journey it's impressive ! Hat off! Much respect and looking forward to see all upcoming video. If you post the project components/parts you used in the final product would be great too :D

@fortheoneswhocare Жыл бұрын

WOW guys! You are raising the bar here! Can't wait for the next video

@unclemick-synths Жыл бұрын

Fascinating stuff! 😎 👍 I'm looking forward to seeing how you designed the cabinets.

@Astulock86 Жыл бұрын

I admire everyone's ambition and pursuit of excellence. The retail price of the ATC tweeter was somewhat alarming, too. Just subscribed and looking forward to the next update.

@gustavovellutini4227 Жыл бұрын

I'm so hyped for this. Love diy and would be a dream to build my own monitor.

@peterbrandt7911 Жыл бұрын

I'm unable to leave a funny remark, I'm very much baffled. Simply awesome!

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

@mannymakesmusic891 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work guys

@jaishankariyer1506 Жыл бұрын

We've been on the same journey... For my last build, I chose the Volt 3" midrange, 2x Volt 12" woofers per side and a Scanspeak Ellipticor tweeter, with FA502s powering the woofers and FA252s powering the midrange and tweeters. For my current build (which is going to look remarkably similar to your's, by sheer coincidence), I've retained the VM752, but brought in a Satori tweeter and SB Acoustics 15" woofer... This time I'm powering and managing each side with a QSC PLD 4.2... Importing stuff into India is a PITA, and for my current build, I had to import only the Volt midrange drivers... the rest of the stuff I could source locally...

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Congrats on your own speaker journey!

@zerberk Жыл бұрын

Love it!!!!!!!!! Great comeback

@djvidual8288 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for part 2!

@tutubeos Жыл бұрын

Wow! Congrats! Can’t wait for the next video! 💙

@petascalecomputing 4 ай бұрын

-thank you for the advice!

@leandrosilva6414 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing! Great Job guys! I hope i can hear a pair of PDP Monitors soon! Keep up the excelent job and changing the audio game!! They look sexy too!

@Beatledave7 Жыл бұрын

That’s very exciting! Congratulations!

@charlilivings2939 Жыл бұрын

Incredible work guys! And I can tell all, they sounds AMAZING!!!

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thanks Charli :D Glad you liked the sound of them

@pavlebn Жыл бұрын

First time someone from youtube has actually done something and keeps pushing their boundaries. Hats off to you guys, can't wait to see the rest and the "budget" model. The video was definitely worth the wait :)

@goodboid Жыл бұрын

This. Is. Awesome. In every sense of the word.

@hithere4289 Жыл бұрын

woow you have left me mouth open. congratulations on your great success at making this happen and I totally trust you on how good they sound 😂

@Moneypizzle Жыл бұрын

Finally a DIY active 3-way design, very nice to see🔥

@lyxsoundstudio7474 Жыл бұрын

super exited for the next episodes !

@lyniseuk Жыл бұрын

Good to see you guys are back. Have missed you lot. Was worried about you guys. 😀

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Missed you all too!

@WeauxPiano Жыл бұрын

This makes me wish I was savy enough to understand the technical aspects of monitors. Off-the-shelve never aligns seamlessly with your wishes at the level you are operating at. Awesome work you're doing!

@Yatukih_001 Жыл бұрын

I have a JBL 1100 w speaker. Its connected to a magnifier which is connected to my computer. Every 10 minutes this baby needs to take a little break and is then ready to wake up and shine a few moments later. Legend has it that the speaker unit has about 1100 watts. Its tied to 4 other speakers and their central work like a single central speaker. I am fine with 300 W, despite it costs a lot. Its large and most of the time it stays shut although it is used each day. It stays like this because I live next door to a restaurant and the staff are very good friends. Because my monitor is in front of a window its easy to access the speaker, find dust and remove the dust. If I use it for too long damp and other unpleasant things might come into it. Like your´s, this speaker is an absolute unit. Now, take it to a church and play it and then we start realizing why its advertised as an 1100 w system. I did not aim for the 1100 watts when buying it. I wanted to buy it cause its beautiful and its one of the absolutely best out there. Congratulations for your studio monitor man! Kind regards from Ásgeir in Iceland!

@evrontew Жыл бұрын

im super hype for you guys

@zubinel9540 Жыл бұрын

Wow, That is super cool guys!! mega impressed! Bring out the next video! oh and can I buy a stereo pair from you please....

@chrisbatten8 Жыл бұрын

So So So Well Done Guy's.....!!!!!! So So So Well Done.....!!!! What an Absolutely incredible Achievement.......!!!!! Not only Just to Create Such an Incredible Pair of Speakers.....!!!!!! But Amazing to Show What Working With One of the Best Engineers in the World and Outside of the Constraints of Building things down to the price you've been told can Achieve without 30-40% of the Price going to Marketing.....!!!! So Well Done Once Again & Really Hope You Guy's are Feeling as Pleased With Yourselves as You Should Be.....!!!!!!! Cant Wait till You Guy's Go into Production..... But for now Just So Pleased for You Guy's.....& So Pleased to See What You Guy's Have managed to Achieve....!!!!! Such an Incredible Achievement Thanks So So much for Doing it & So So So Well Done Once Again........!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris, much appreciated :)

@JoseVallenotti Жыл бұрын

thanks for the info

@weschilton Жыл бұрын

Nice! Can't wait to see the next video.

@aleksanderdjuran8010 Жыл бұрын

holy fucking christ guys, you actually did it. Do you plan on ever releasing these to the public? I might just have to retire my K&H o300nds if these are priced within reach!

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

This is within the plan. More details to follow in the next episodes :)

@NicStride Жыл бұрын

Can I have James's Questeds, then? :P

@anthonydallarosa8314 Жыл бұрын

😂 my thoughts exactly

@mrfixit0 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark and James, I'm impressed that you have built a speaker that beats out your ATCs! Looking forward to hearing more about the build.

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken!

@Juliano_DJOL Жыл бұрын

I was thinking this felt like a commercial for a sec lol

@JoelWard1 Жыл бұрын

Holy cow am I excited!!!

@crazydave1996 Жыл бұрын

Epic stuff guys 🙌🙌🙌

@daveassender1099 Жыл бұрын

OMG this is so exciting!

@roverdad Жыл бұрын

Going down the diy path myself but only for 2 channel. Interested to hear about the German driver mfg.. I have settled on Scan Speak as they make fantastic if pricy drivers and I only need enough for my personal use. I’ve heard only good things about the Hypex units and am glad you’ve found a great amp + crossover combo. I only do passive for now as I don’t need to re-do the design much and (in my very limited comparison) I prefer a passive crossover with high quality components. Thanks so much for sharing!

@MayotheMaker Жыл бұрын

Haha the easter eggs of cats is you tube GOLD. Can't wait for this while series. Very inspiring and interesting!

@patricioesteban1845 Жыл бұрын

Amazing project 😮

@theswedishmusicstudio Жыл бұрын

Woah. You can’t leave us hanging like this. We need the next episode right now! :)

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Not long!

@NoQualmsTheArtist Жыл бұрын

Man, can't wait for this to become a commercial product. 💯

@maxwellvangulinja Жыл бұрын

THATS AWESOME GUYS

@WillyJunior Жыл бұрын

The guy at 0:47 liked them so much he had to have a quick tommy tank in his front pocket!

@onemanband3579 Жыл бұрын

bravo! congratulations!

@matthewtrow5698 Жыл бұрын

I just ordered that catzilla t-shirt ❤ - I'm sure the monitors are awesome, but the t-shirt is slightly cheaper and also awesome.

@Juliano_DJOL Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@arpantoppo3266 Жыл бұрын

Excited 🤠🤠

@COSTINGABYDIYRC Жыл бұрын

Congrats guys.and i need to say that the speakers look amazing in white !

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

@songwritertill8726 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this vid. I also find you guys to be hilariously funny!! Can't wait to see vid #2 👍🎵👍

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@allen394 Жыл бұрын

Great to see you guys back. At first I thought that James was sporting a very cool T shirt or that he hadn't washed it. Then a donkey? You can't fool me, I know the difference between a donkey and Flop Cat!. It isn't Present Day Donkey's is it? The speakers look awesome and like many others need to know more. Can't wait for part 2.

@NicStride Жыл бұрын

Sounds like exciting headway, looking forward to getting a set of PDP monitors when I upgrade and move my studio situation of out of my bedroom. :)

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

We also have a cheaper alternative also in the works. More to be announced in the next episodes coming in the next week or so!

@almightytreegod Жыл бұрын

I started researching those crossovers and forgot to comment. “Comment.” Really tho, my constant back and forth from maker to musician/producer (of sorts), not to mention my obsessive nature, has me now realizing I picked the right internet friends. Ha! Congrats you guys!

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thank you buddy!

@ModulerDrone Жыл бұрын

Amazing work guys… keep this up and see you at 500k subs

@Zenvo-uu9tm Жыл бұрын

More videos from you guys, your channel is top notch

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@PA5cAl1 Жыл бұрын

Great decision on using the Hypex FA253 for amplification and DSP. I'm also using those in my latest project and it has been a total game changer

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

They’re really great!

@henriquenicolau Жыл бұрын

You guys are insane 😂 Congrats for the amount of passion and near pathological obsession you've put into this. I'm sure it's sounding awesome.

@furiobisotti8150 Жыл бұрын

You passed the first test guys (I am a fanatic hifi DIY). Hypex is THE solution for amplification. Bruno Putzey is a genius, Ncore is a masterpiece of a project. All the advantages of class D and no issue. Power in little space, minimum energy loss and incredibly low distortion. I think he killed all esoteric hifi companies. With 1 kEUR you can build a 400 watt stereo power amp that has no comparison with commercial projects costing ten times more. I am really curious to see your drivers choice. I have not been playing with new drivers since decades, I need to update my catalog of "best of".

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, next episode coming soon which will reveal all the details about the drivers :)

@marktomlin7935 Жыл бұрын

If they are (what look like) Bliesma mids and tweeters they will sound fantastic. I used the same in my 3 way studio monitor with a Volt 10" for bass. DSP and amplification done by Linea Research. Look forward to the next video to find out.

@ThePJE2011 Жыл бұрын

Got to say that DIY powered monitors is a very good approach

@yona9798 Жыл бұрын

I want that nekozilla shirt, it's fricking amazing! Also really looking forward to watching the rest of the video, but this had to be said xD

@djchrisnobeat Жыл бұрын

Amazing, 👏

@jked7463 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the follow up video.

@joshuared1000 Жыл бұрын

Take all my money!! Lol, how can I get a pair!! Great video!! Can't wait for the next!!

@MartinFellerMusic Жыл бұрын

Great! Nice choice on de amps! Eelco Grimm is one of my teachers. Great sounding speakers in my opinion

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@zuikerklont Жыл бұрын

YES IVE BEEN WAITING

@1337murk Жыл бұрын

Really looking forward to the next vid

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thank you bro

@jorykevinberger7047 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations guys!! After 3 years I finally got Focal Trio, and today, all I want now are your to be released monitors!! Are you doing all your mastering on your new PDP monitors? Cheers!!

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

We are doing ALL mastering on these monitors :)

@mikelo303 Жыл бұрын

OK. I already want to buy them

@joost3783 Жыл бұрын

I am so hyped. I want a pair!! Where's the shopping list.

@Kynect2Hymn Жыл бұрын

Good job guys, so the only thing you want to watch out for is buying pre-made crossovers. You can't simply buy a pre-made crossover and expect it to work flawlessly with any three drivers, drivers have different specifications and responses that could alter or cause phase issues at the crossover point. Just throwing this out there, you may have already known this but figured I'd throw my two cents out there. This is why most companies design their own crossover, because their components need to be matched with the drivers specifically.

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

James here, thanks for your comment! Maybe it wasn't clarified within the video clearly enough, but we designed the crossover filters ourselves, using Hypex's DSP system. They provide a three-in, three-out conversion system, and you program the filters yourself. I've done many, many, many hours of crossover filter designing to make it sound as good as it currently does. This IS true that pre-made crossovers can cause issues, however I've done a hell of a lot of work on making that a non-issue as much as possible. We have a pro live sound engineer who works next door, he came in and tested our system with Smaart and using both his ears AND Smaart, he couldn't tell where the crossover points are. (usually denoted by a phase foldaround at the crossover point). It's too smooth to detect. I think we're safe!

@Kynect2Hymn Жыл бұрын

@@PresentDayProduction Awesome good to know! You guys are doing great!

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

@Kynect2Hymn Just to follow up on this as I forgot to double check it was clear enough in the video - the Xkitz Electronics crossover was left on the side and not used at all in the speaker design in the end, as Hypex DSP completely replaced the need for an analogue crossover. The Xkitz Crossover is not in the final design, it was only a contender.

@Juliano_DJOL Жыл бұрын

Yall shld check out some a/v sales mags, I've purchased and installed many systems and if u don't build em yourself than that's the best place to get em!

@superchala Жыл бұрын

I already want them

@raycochrane3971 Жыл бұрын

Crikey, that was a long wait but the new vid is worth it.

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@word2RG Жыл бұрын

great project, sub'd!

@yona9798 Жыл бұрын

Looking at the price of that amp alone I must say I am somewhat scared of the professional level the pricing will probably reach, but wow these are looking fine! What a cliff hanger to end on, I need more details!!!!!

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

We have a cheaper alternative also in the works. More to be announced in the next episodes coming in the next week or so!

@error8418 Жыл бұрын

@@PresentDayProduction Can't wait for that! I guess, I'll wait a little longer before getting new monitors then. 😅

@1337murk Жыл бұрын

Soooo sick

@makolly7770 Жыл бұрын

When do you guys Will selo this speakers

@FelipeGruberTV Жыл бұрын

Congrats for those loud speakers guys. I'm pretty sure they sound amazing. Aside the speakers, may I ask if could you make a video about microphones for talking head videos like yours? I really like how yours lavaliers sound and I'm wondering what type of lavalier you use and which suite do you use for processing? Thanks guys and again congrats for the speakers.

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thanks Felipe! James here - we can almost certainly do a video on lavalier mics. :) We use the Clippy EM272 XLR from Micbooster.com micbooster.com/clippy-and-pluggy-microphones/99-xlr-stereo-clippy-em272-microphone.html Post processing is done entirely in DaVinci Resolve, in which I edit the videos. However, as the room is well treated and the mics capture a nice sound, almost NOTHING is done to the dialogue. Literally a few dB of gain to bring it up to zero and that's it. No EQ.

@FelipeGruberTV Жыл бұрын

@@PresentDayProduction Hi James, thanks a lot mate, I'll check these out for sure. Cheers 🤘🏻

@andreymosin1884 Жыл бұрын

BlieSMa drivers YUMMM. I've also built myself a pair of top notch studio monitors, 6.5 inch purifi woofer got me flat down to 35 hz. Pretty shocked how they turned out

@marleraudio Жыл бұрын

This is quite literally living the dream. Huge congrats guys and very well done indeed. I hope I will get a chance one day to have a listen, especially as it sounds like you plan to launch these at some point in the near future. Have you guys approached warren Huart to review a pair yet? I bet he would love them

@PresentDayProduction Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I do hope you can have a listen one day soon. :) We may send speakers to other KZfaqrs when we’re able to!

@1337murk Жыл бұрын

Warren loves anything he shills. PDP need more honest feedback for such a good speaker. Warren hyped some of the very worst nearfields...