Alesis M1 Active 320 Usb Studio Monitor Pair

I gave 5 stars for decent quality and price. I am using Alesis M1 Active Mk 2 monitors with it, so far so good.

I bought this to pair with my new Mac mini M1 and am pleasantly surprised. It came with a cord that plugged into one of the mini's USB A ports and connects to the monitor so that I have three additional USB A connections in the monitor, which allows me to hook up a few more external SSD's without any hassle. The screen is bright, clear with rich color, although when I calibrated the screen with a Datacolor Spyder X Elite, I dialed the brightness down quite a bit. In use, it's a really great screen. I edit photos and do HD video for YouTube and this screen is just fine for what I do at a very modest price. I'm very happy with it.

I needed a monitor controller for my studio for two pairs of speakers and a couple of inputs. As much as some of the functionality of active monitor controllers appeals to me, the sound quality is first and foremost. And we all know that unless you spend $3k - $10k most active systems severely color your sound - a little more than my current budget. I wasn't sure what to expect with this affordable passive controller however, after spending a few weeks with it I can say without a doubt that it is a great addition to my studio. I hear no coloration or change to the stereo sound field. The Mute, Dim, and Mono sum functions are really handy. And the build quality feels good under your hand. My only complaint is that it would be nice if the knob travel was detented for repeatable levels. Two Big Thumbs Up!

I purchased this monitor to pair up with my Mac Mini M1 computer for my voice-over business. This is a beautiful monitor and works flawlessly. If you need a large screen with not a huge footprint this is the one to get.

Excellent USB extension cable for my Olympus E-M1, allows me to do studio tethered shooting at a comfortable distance. Cable assembly seems to be of very high quality, not the typical junk USB cables. Works perfectly with no issues at all.

For any M1 Mac with a USB-C port (MacBook Air, Mac mini, MacBook Pro, Mac Studio) the Transcend will transfer at 10 Gb/s USB 3.1 Gen 1 speed and NOT 20 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 speeds. Interestingly enough, the additional provided USB-C to USB-A cable allows 10 Gb/s to the rear USB-A port of the Mac Studio even though Apple advertises the port to go up to only 5 Gb/s. The unit has a pleasant rubberized optional cover that feels good in hand and doesn't scratch other devices in your bag.

I've only had the TS4 a week, but it's so much better than the three less expensive docks I've tried. The Mini only has two HDMI and two usb-c so running a second monitor was somewhat hit or miss. With the TS4, I can use two extended monitors. One runs from the Mini HDMI and the second from a TS4 usb-c. This allows me to run a RAID from another usb-c and still have additional usb-c for external drives. There seems to be some quirky things happening very occasionally if I reboot. A few times I had to go to the monitor settings and reconfigure. If this persists, my rating would drop for other M1 mac users. Also, I tried unsuccessfully to connect my GH6 to copy files from the CFexpress card. but this same test worked if I plugged directly to my mini and M1 MacBook Pro. The SD card worked fine. . I haven't asked CalDigit yet. As solid as it is, I'm a bit concerned with the jiggle on the usb-c connections. Having said that, I didn't lose connection when jiggling the cable. Because of this, I checked the usb-c connectors on my MacBook Pro and they also seem loose, so maybe this is normal.

I just received my Apollo Solo USB-C Interface and needed a pair of longer USB cables due to the positioning of the interface in my sound studio. I ordered the Pearstone 10' Type C cables and they fit perfectly and allow the configuration in my sound studio to work. No connection problems - great product.

The pair of studio monitor stands are quite sturdy and the price was well positioned. A very good value. I like the variation in height capability.

I did a lot of searching for a new monitor to pair w/ a new Apple Studio. The Apple monitor they would like you to use w/ this is very expensive. I do a lot of photography processing and need something less than Apple, yet still has calibrated colors. I am shocked at how nice this ViewSonic is! 4K with Adobe/SRGB color calibration. The 32 is even more useful than expected and the price is great.