We have been working with this vendor in this region for four years with very good results. Unusually, the event opal has a 25pin dsub connector and threaded mounting points, designed to accept external interface modules to expand the versatility of the system. The prices for opals start lowest at blue, bluegreen, greenorange, orange, orangered and red, and combinations of those. They arent high end mastering but they are so accurate youd be hard pressed to find anything better in the price range. Each surface is a combination of complex radii to eliminate any diffraction inside the speaker cabinet. Bring teams together to collaborate on brand campaigns, product launches, or any project all in one place. Common opals are a single color, and they can be transparent, white, red or black.
Active compact studio monitors offer remarkable value for money, as. The opal association was incorporated in 2000 and has subsequently attracted a diverse membership of opal miners, cutters, manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of many years experience. Nothing reveals compression, depth and stereo image better than the opals that i have used before. Opals is an inexpensive, customizable library automation solution for our schools providing many features that other vendors offer at considerable cost. Event opal event opal 8 2way active speaker single. I think they are ideal for those heading towards a mastering level. Ive been considering upgrading my current monitors yamaha hs7 to the event opals. Named for the national gemstone of australia, are opals, the new studio monitors from event electronics. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Anticipation has been brewing, and now the big day is here. The front mounted ports incorporate a variable impedance design that completely remove any port noise, and does not rely on room acoustics unlike. The event opals cabinet is molded from aluminium to provide strength and minimize resonance.
Event opal vs adding krk rockit 103 recording forums. The other variety, gemquality opal, is called precious opal. Event opals are twoway monitors that are the result of event engineers having their hands completely untied to do whatever they want. The opals communitys cooperative support and update fees support a team of full time, experienced software engineers to ensure orderly system development and a steady stream of updates that empower librarians to manage and broadcast resources as they are, and as they evolve.
Live sound mastering music business name behind the name. Surround sound systems free delivery possible on eligible purchases. It aims to eventually provide an easy way to integrate, differentiate, and perform other complicated mathematical operations on expressions. If your opal serial number contains a g and you dont have your studioeq, please speak to your dealer. With spruce, we will be supporting a suite of opensource software products including the evergreen integrated library system, dspace digital repository system. The collaborative will provide solutions, guidance, and training while taking advantage of the power of the membership to foster innovation in open source. Moving from my beloved, cheaparse generic chinese mann pma6 monitors to a pair of 2nd hand event asp8s, to having those asp8s serviced and a temp pair of rokit 8s, back to the asp8s, then finally to the final destination of event opals. Its not quite as graceful as a dsp system, and theres software out there thats. Whether your library has hundreds of resources or millions, there is likely a library just like yours that has adopted opals. The opals had a wide sweet spot, and a more narrow point source super sweet spot. Opal s curved enclosures have no parallel surfaces. The opals represent the culmination of years of effort and investment in building the best possible studio monitor, and event feels so strongly that these are the best thing going that theyve issued a challenge to all their competitors. Get the guaranteed best price on powered studio monitors like the event opal 2way 750watt active monitor at musicians friend.
Opal is a collaboration platform purposebuilt for the modern marketing teams of the worlds most exceptional brands. Lightning ridge australian black opals from tikka opals. A rearfiring port distinguishes the 2030 from its dual driver sibling. As some of you may have caught on over the last few months, ive had quite the odyssey of monitoring. Question is though, would i be better off nixing that idea. Fairly young and becoming something of an instant legend, the event opal is.
Event electronics reference studio monitoring opal. The first of these to be offered is an aes3 input module. Well over 2000 libraries around the world use opals every day to manage library resources that hundreds of thousands of library members can access on the web in their institutions, at home or at a. Event have been building studio monitors for 15 years, but since they were. Event opal 2way 750watt active monitor musicians friend. Oct 21, 2014 save your pennies and start with event opals. They incorporate a rigid, yet lowmass honeycomb driver cone. Event electronics reference studio monitoring studioeq. Even the event logo badge can be realigned for horizontal applications too.
Event is also developing other products in the opal line, including a smaller 6inch model, but thats at least months away. In short, what we have is a monitor thats capable of levels of up to 111db at 1m long term 80hz. The height of the sweet spot got weird, probably due to the highs now bouncing off my table. Precious opals are known for their play of color, the. Event opal 2way 750watt active monitor guitar center. They seem to be getting some high praise lately as well but no one has either in stock around here to check out in person.
Event asp8 vs event opal ultimate metal heavy metal forum. It was originally designed and written by tyler streeter, andres reinot, and alan fischer while working at iowa state universitys virtual reality applications center vrac. Should i retire, or at least stay with the mackies as a second, and instead just get the event opals. Just further adding to my contribution of use with the event opals, they are truly amazing monitors. After many years of research and engineering, event has defied conventional audio philosophy and created the opal. In comparison to all the other monitors in my mixing room yamaha ns10s, quested vs2108as, event opals and pmc db1s the v3110s produced by far the largest image, not just in terms of bass extension, but also less tangible concepts like spatialisation of sounds within a stereo framework, depth perception and panning detail. Opal is free software, released under both the lgpl and the bsd license.
Discover hpcc systems the truly open source big data solution that allows you to quickly process, analyze and understand large data sets, even data stored in massive, mixedschema data lakes. I first heard a set of event monitors when only a few years out of high school. The association is based in australia and has industry members from around the world. Well over 2000 libraries around the world use opals every day to manage library resources that hundreds of thousands of library members can access on the web in their institutions, at home or at a local cafe. Reference studio monitoring opal event electronics. A pair of event opals, revolutionary two way studio monitors product information item weight 128 pounds product dimensions 30 x 20 x 22 inches asin b0020j23l8 unspsc code 52160000. Adam audio a77xb dual 7 3way powered studio monitor right. Jul 07, 2012 i spun the tweeter waveguides 90 degrees and ran the opals horizontally. Just today i pulled a mix back to the events and heard multiple things that needed to be addressed. I moved the opals to my second monitoring station which offered a better horizontal mount. Printing barcode and spine labels in opals duration. But then a buddy of mine told me to first check out presonus sceptre s8s.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the opals at the discogs marketplace. Nov 11, 2016 how to login to opals prbi s library software. It combines an ultralight and rigid aluminiummagnesium alloy with a low resonance sonomax surround to provide the opal with unbelievable high frequency definition while minimising any distortion, this results in incredibly low harmonic distortion at all power levels, up to. The storyfirst framework tm is the foundation of the opal platform, guiding marketers to think in stories first and organize marketing content at scale. Opal is made of hydrated silica, or silicon dioxide. Explore our website, discover opals many features, technical support and engineering framework and contact us to set up a free hosted. Event opals are very powerful but bit less natural then other in that price range. As of september 2011 each pair of opals is now supplied with the studioeq package at purchase. Hi, ive looked around at the various posts about the event opals, and some say that they lack mid range, while others say the opposite. The opals high frequency assembly features a metaldome tweeter mounted in a unique elliptical waveguide. Events new owners make some extravagant claims for these new highend. The opals ex8 midlow driver is a technical innovation. Thermionic culture phoenix mastering version manley mini massive passive.
Event plans to offer an optional softwarecalibration mic package for. Apr 06, 2009 named for the national gemstone of australia, are opals, the new studio monitors from event electronics. The brandnew event opals have arrived in sweetwaters warehouse. As a raw speaker it provides a practically unheard of response of 30hz 10khz and a power handling up to a staggering watts designed completely from scratch and specifically for the opal, the ex8 is capable of reproducing midrange frequencies with the clarity and speed of dedicated midrange drivers.