What Actually Matters When You Are Choosing a Stage Monitor Speaker?

Stage monitors - just there for a musician to hear the band, so do the quality and features really matter? What's wrong with using a general PA speaker as a stage monitor? Let's get into the nuances of stage monitors and find out!

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00:00 Introduction
00:45 What to think about when choosing a stage monitor
01:19 Dispersion
01:27 The problem with using PA speakers as stage monitors
02:54 When using speakers as stage monitors constantly
04:53 Coaxial speakers
05:49 Passive VS Active
07:17 Closing Monetization ID TGG0OCXYH5ACR9QY

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