I had very careful listening on the speakers and I found that in some mixes the mid does tend to sound slightly muddy. Next the monitors are definitely great sounding but I felt the low mids were slightly muddy. Many producers with an untreated room would appreciate a LF gain knob on the speaker. The Resolv has a HF frequency knob and it wouldn’t hurt much to add another LF frequency knob. What I Think Can Be Added/Improved Onįirst things first, they should have also added a LF knob to cut or boost low frequencies. However, there are also some things I felt that can be improved to further make the Resolv the best choice for monitors. For its price, it’s sounds amazing and pretty worth the buy. I’ve mostly gave positive comments so far, however do note that the Samson Resolv falls into the more affordable budget category of near field monitors. This means, you can have the speakers placed nearer to a wall in your studio and not worry about standing waves as the bass is pushing air out from the front. One feature I really liked about the Resolv is that it has its bass ports placed in front the speakers.
It’s really accurate and you can hear lots of things in details on the Resolv. You can hear the ‘hiss’ of some records and even the subtle noises in audio recordings. The bass sounded tight and it has good sounding highs as well. I didn’t get much ear fatique listening to the Resolv SE while doing my mix and composing work. The sound is big and I could have easily drive it to even louder volumes but I kept it at a comfortable level. However my perception quickly changed when I unboxed, placed the speakers and listened to my favorite tracks on it. To be honest I had a perception that when it comes to the brand, ‘Samson’, their products are usually seen as ‘cheaper’ and of ‘not-so-good’ quality. You’ll find a volume button at the back which has enough drive power to power the speaker quite loudly (pretty loud in-built preamps) and also a high frequency switch that gives you the options to tune your high frequencies depending on the room you’re monitoring in. The 6-inch model is nearly as big as my older pair of Tapco S-8s which are 8-inch in size. You’ll notice the speaker cabinets to be a little bulkier when compared with other monitor speakers from other brands. There are three models to choose from the 5-inch, 6-inch, and 8-inch.
The Samson Resolv SE are the improved version of the earlier Resolv monitor speakers line by Samson, designed to be sitting in your studio.