Damn...I haven't posted on here in hella.
Ummm...I'm using the Yamaha HS80M's nowadays. I still have my Mackie HR824's, but I found that my mixes were translating a lot better with the Yamaha's. I love them! I love them so much I bought the matching subwoofer. I barely use the Mackie's much anymore, basically just for A-B testing now.
Common sense would tell you that the longer you leave your gear on, the faster it's going to die. Turn your gear off if you're gonna leave it unattended for more than an hour or so. Some people will argue, but whatever. Turn the shit off.
Lastly, I use the MoPads as well and have all 4 of my monitors aiming down at my monitoring position because the racks they rest on are a little too high for straight ahead monitoring. Depending on your room, I would imagine that aiming them up could be problematic, but it would depend on the acoustic treatment (if you have any?). The sound is going to reflect off of the ceiling and then probably the back wall, so I would try to do something about those 2 areas. Aiming them downwards is less problematic for me because the sound is being diffused/absorbed by the carpet in my studio along with various furniture. If they are aimed straight ahead, then diffusion on the back wall will be necessary.
Hope this helps.
Ummm...I'm using the Yamaha HS80M's nowadays. I still have my Mackie HR824's, but I found that my mixes were translating a lot better with the Yamaha's. I love them! I love them so much I bought the matching subwoofer. I barely use the Mackie's much anymore, basically just for A-B testing now.
Common sense would tell you that the longer you leave your gear on, the faster it's going to die. Turn your gear off if you're gonna leave it unattended for more than an hour or so. Some people will argue, but whatever. Turn the shit off.
Lastly, I use the MoPads as well and have all 4 of my monitors aiming down at my monitoring position because the racks they rest on are a little too high for straight ahead monitoring. Depending on your room, I would imagine that aiming them up could be problematic, but it would depend on the acoustic treatment (if you have any?). The sound is going to reflect off of the ceiling and then probably the back wall, so I would try to do something about those 2 areas. Aiming them downwards is less problematic for me because the sound is being diffused/absorbed by the carpet in my studio along with various furniture. If they are aimed straight ahead, then diffusion on the back wall will be necessary.
Hope this helps.