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! Yamaha DBR 10 : https://aboveavl.com/products/powered... Yamaha DXR 10: https://aboveavl.com/products/powered... GET THE GEAR: Shop for all your equipment needs at Above AVL: https://aboveavl.com We've got a team of experts — not salespeople, just helpful techs who know this stuff — who can help you find the right thing tailored to your needs, quote it out, and get it into your hands at your personalized price. Grab Your FREE Guide: "3 Mistakes Everyone Makes When Buying Audio, Video, and Lighting Gear": https://lp.aboveavl.com/3-mistakes-guide WANT TO GO DEEPER? Want to master stage lighting, audio, and video? Join our Above AVL Academy for in-depth training and tutorials, plus access to our community forum: https://lp.aboveavl.com/academy-sp ABOUT LEARN STAGE AUDIO: Learn Stage Audio is part of Above AVL, founded by David Henry. We cover the practical side of live sound — mixing, signal flow, gear selection, and everything in between — so you can run better audio at your next show, service, or event. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:   / aboveavl     / aboveavl   COMMENTS & QUESTIONS: We love hearing from our community! Feel free to ask questions, share your experiences, or request future topics. Please keep comments respectful and on-topic. We're here to help each other learn! However, creating these videos takes a TON of time and effort, and I am not always available to answer questions here personally. In the Above AVL Academy, we offer premium support to answer member questions alongside step-by-step video training: https://lp.aboveavl.com/academy-sp Many questions can also be answered by simply searching the Above AVL blog via the Search Bar at https://articles.aboveavl.com/blogs. The Gear We Use: https://articles.aboveavl.com/video-e... Thanks for watching! Hope you learned something new today. David (Above AVL Founder) 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