Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Bi-Amplified Reference Monitor (Pair)

by Alesis

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 26 x 17 inches ; 26 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 46 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000AM67V
• Item model number: M1ACTIVEMK2
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,140 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #30 in Musical Instruments > Recording Equipment > Studio Monitors

Product Description

By combining our expertise in reference monitor design with our proven track record in studio amplification, Alesis' new M1 Active™ Biamplified Reference Monitor offers the incredibly accurate response that perfectly translates to every playback system. Its internal active crossover and custom-designed dual amplifiers ensure an extremely consistent performance under a variety of different studio conditions and program material. The result is a broad, extremely flat frequency response, clear imaging with a wide sweet spot, high power handling and detailed high- and mid-frequency response that only a professional powered monitor can deliver.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Best sound for $$$; worst reliability, December 29, 2010

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Bran Englander "Bran" (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Bi-Amplified Reference Monitor (Pair) (Electronics)

These monitors have excellent sound. I doubt you'll ever hear a complaint about them on that score. There are none even close to as good for the money.
They are, however, one of the most unreliable monitors on the market. Capacitors burn out and power supplies stop working. Many, many complaints of this kind found on the web, with entire websites devoted to fixing them.
A poor design. Avoid.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not sure what happened !, September 28, 2011

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Mr Lucky (Sacramento) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Bi-Amplified Reference Monitor (Pair) (Electronics)

I bought a pair of these years ago like 7 years ago or so , paid 399.99 for the pair they served me well to day i still have them and they are Keepers...I took them apart and they are built really well right down to the boards and heat sinks amp and crosovers never had a problem with them...

These ones ar made in Korea and are built like a tank , i think they moved the manufacturing to china and the quality might of went down hill , the price is lower but as cheap as they make things in china in the last decade , they can afford to send out replacement parts or what ever.

I had the same propblem with an orange amp that i had , the Korean one sounded bad ass , but they too moved to china one day i stopped buy and checked one out side by side and it was flat sounding...weird...

well all i can say is best to look for an older set...

Or just change the brand totally.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Best Sound for the Price, January 12, 2011

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J. Schroeder (Merrimack, NH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Bi-Amplified Reference Monitor (Pair) (Electronics)

I listened to a lot of monitors before landing on these. They sound great, and the price was right.

Having written that, they are not the most reliable speakers out there. You might want to buy a warranty, or buy from a near-by 'bricks and mortar' vendor. I returned two sets to Alesis under the manufacturer's warranty. Both sets failed during 'burn in'. However, my current third set has worked reliably now for more than a year.