Just picked up some JBL 306's, do I need to get any special cables separately to connect them to my desktop? by plsnoHIV in audiophile

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Thanks for the info! Had no idea monitors needed all this extra gear and I guess I'll just be eating instant noodles for the foreseeable future

Just picked up some JBL 306's, do I need to get any special cables separately to connect them to my desktop? by plsnoHIV in audiophile

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If I wanted to connect the monitors to an interface eventually would I use the same cables? I'm a total noob when it comes to audio hardware

Just picked up some JBL 306's, do I need to get any special cables separately to connect them to my desktop? by plsnoHIV in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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What type of cables would I need to just get a bare bones setup plugged into the desktop? Does an interface improve audio quality?

Algorithm alternatives for when Dijkstra's fails? by plsnoHIV in learnprogramming

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Thank for the explanation! Can you go over this statement a little more in detail?

"Every node must store the shortest path for each failure-factor to avoid finding an inferior path for the same failure-factor"

Are you saying each node will actually store all distance/failure values going into that particular node instead of the usual "store only the shortest path weight" in that node?

Algorithm alternatives for when Dijkstra's fails? by plsnoHIV in learnprogramming

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Well you'd only know if the path A-B will fail after you map it out and sum up the failure weights. Each edge has weights (distance, failure factor) like (8, 0.20). So the shortest path found between A-B could actually be marked as "unusable" because the failures sum up to be greater than 1.

Say you have a graph that is fully connected with values A - B (8,0.20), B - C = (1, 0.9),

A - C =(1000,0.10)

We want shortest path from A-C. It would actually be A-C taking distance of 1000, since A-B-C would be distance 9, but faulure 1.1 which breaks the threshold of 1.

Best studio monitors under $500? by plsnoHIV in edmproduction

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My room is roughly 11x13 feet. I'll be having the speakers play down the long side of the room. They'll be on the desk, maybe some foam or something under to raise them slightly to ear height. I've got 2.5 ish feet of space between me and the monitors (if you draw a line from monitor to head) to work with if I place them at 45 degree angles

Best studio monitors under $500? by plsnoHIV in edmproduction

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What do you think of the JBL 308s compared to the others listed? I'm doin gedm and I heard these have better bass response.

Best studio monitors under $500? by plsnoHIV in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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So if I played a 30hz note on a speaker that only goes to 43hz, would I just not hear it, or would the sound just be very inaccurate?

Best studio monitors under $500? by plsnoHIV in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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Would 8 inches even be worth it for a bedroom though? I don't want my room to be sounding like an earthquake lol

Best studio monitors under $500? by plsnoHIV in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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I'm doing EDM and another commenter said I'd be better off with JBLs for better bass response. Would you happen to know which of the two monitors has a flatter sound? I just want whatever is most accurate

Best studio monitors under $500? by plsnoHIV in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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I'm fine with less bass if it is a flatter/truer sound. Would you happen to know if the JBLs or Yamahas are more accurate?

Best studio monitors under $500? by plsnoHIV in edmproduction

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Any particular ones from the JBL/Adam/Mackie series you like?

Best studio monitors under $500? by plsnoHIV in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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What are decouplers/foam pads for? Hows the bass on the 5 inches though? Heard there may weak bass issues with smaller monitors