Members Ryan. Posted October 4, 2012 Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 What do you have, how much did you pay, how do you like them? Go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted October 4, 2012 Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 best left to the studios to purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted October 4, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 best left to the studios to purchasethanks for your input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Ryan. Posted October 4, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 thanks for your output Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrentMpls Posted October 4, 2012 Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 http://homerecording.com/bbs/equipment-forums/other-equipment-reviews/best-monitors-budget-327089/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted October 4, 2012 Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 Depends on your budget. I like Mackies. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted October 4, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 Depends on your budget. I like Mackies. YMMV What do you have, how much did you pay, how do you like them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oinkbanana Posted October 4, 2012 Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 i have Yorkville ysm1p from 12 years ago that I bought for 700$. I like them a LOT because I know them. I mixed my last album on them, but i'm also currently looking to upgrade (been thinking about upgrading for close to 5 years now)At the moment I'm considering Adam Ax7 or Dynaudio BM6mk2... but i'm really uncertain because i'm familiar with the yorkvilles, so a 1500$ pair of monitors don't exactly radiate huge improvement. I haven't reached a decisive conclusion yet. I think i'm waiting for the right piece of gear at the right price to make the jump.phil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bodge Posted October 4, 2012 Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 ive got a pair of tapco/mackie s8, paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WAWBanks Posted October 4, 2012 Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 I spent {censored}loads on KRK VXT 8s thought they were nice. Sold the KRKs and got an old set of Yamaha NS10s. Classics. I mixed my first full length album through laptop speakers, a standard home hifi, the stereo in my car and headphones for a better idea of how people listening to it wherever they were would hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Turd Furgison Posted October 4, 2012 Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 ideally i'd use my jbl 4311's but most of the time i just use the laptop built ins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted October 4, 2012 Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 Are you opening a studio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 ADAM S3A (midfield - main reference)Modified JBL 4412's ADAM A7 (nearfield)Avantone Mixcubes (lo-fi reference)ADAM A5 (mobile / laptop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members manymanyhaha Posted October 4, 2012 Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 Neumann KH120's, don't remember exactly what I paid but it was more than 1k off a Black Friday deal last year. I like them. Balanced, nice depth and image. Not fatiguing to listen to. Before that I had Focal CMS40's that I also enjoyed mixing on but since they are so small, the low end was difficult to mix. Before that I had Event BAS20/20 v1's that were great for the money and for their time. They had a little bit muddy low mids to them. I've been wanting to try a mono Mixcube. I've seen people say a mono Mixcube is great for getting a good initial balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wilsoneffectsll Posted October 4, 2012 Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 KRK Rokit 6's nice and when I bought them they were buy one get one free. I think I paid $299 for the pair or something like that. Self powered too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faldoe Posted October 4, 2012 Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 Yamaha hs50m, paid $280; you can get them for $260 shipped new I think now, at least from one particular place Good monitors, would like the 8" the ones I have are 5" Might have to sell them due to financial constraints :/Good monitors though. Ive heard alot of people rag on KRK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluehuricane Posted October 4, 2012 Members Share Posted October 4, 2012 alesis m1 actives for $50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AluminumFalcon Posted October 5, 2012 Members Share Posted October 5, 2012 Yamaha HS50M. Bought them at cost from Yammie. Like them a lot. Thinking about adding the matching sub and use it as a 2.1 home theater system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhuxtable Posted October 5, 2012 Members Share Posted October 5, 2012 The KRK Rockets are supposed to be great budget monitors. I use the Mackie MR5s and that series is pretty good I think. My buddy uses Tannoys and I think they're good too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted October 5, 2012 Members Share Posted October 5, 2012 I've got a pair of behringer b1030as. I think you can get them for around 200 bucks a pair. The biggest problem with them is the name on the front. I haven't noticed any frequency issues or anything like that. Perfect for a a small room and with a budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mchad Posted October 5, 2012 Members Share Posted October 5, 2012 Equator D5's. Bought online from their website (only available from there). Shipped to Australia. Beautifully packaged. Tanfastic sound! Co-axial design so tweeter is incorporated into the woofer. 100W digital power. Stereo imaging amazing. Saw Craig Anderton's review in Electronic Musician and decided to give them a shot. Looking forward to not having to buy any more monitors for a long while. Did I say inexpensive? They're $299 US. Crazy deal. 60 day money back too I think. I don't work for or represent Equator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the Dodo Posted October 5, 2012 Members Share Posted October 5, 2012 Adam A3 which are great. I also use AKG Stereo Headphones and a single Avantone Cube for Mono and Lo-Fi listening. My setup sounds good enough but the room where the stuff is placed sounds crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jorge7 Posted October 5, 2012 Members Share Posted October 5, 2012 What is your budget? If this is really for a recording studio, you have decent acoustic treatment, you monitor in the 75-85 dB range at about 1-2 meters, and you are looking for sonic accuracy rather than loudness, you can go for any of a number of decent small nearfield monitors with a single subwoofer. I like my Dynaudio Acoustics BM6 passives ($800/pr 5 yr ago) with an Adcom GFA-555 amp ($400 used) and sealed homemade sub (Peerless XLS 830500 $150 plus wood) with a Crown K1 amp (don't remember exact price 10 yr ago, maybe $1k), using a Xilica XP4080 DSP ($850) as a crossover/DSP. About $3300 total, you could use smaller cheaper amps, just make sure they are fanless. The Neumann KH120 with a good sub and crossover looks like the best bang for the buck out there right now, $1500/pr, probably under $3K with a good subwoofer and crossover. The Neumanns will probably sound better than the BM6s, reviews are excellent, but I haven't heard them yet. Acoustic treatment of your studio and careful setup and alignment with the sub will make a big difference. If this is not really for a recording studio, sonic accuracy is not as important as higher SPLs, and you are really just getting them for pleasure listening, you could get much louder speakers that sound good a lot cheaper, but you asked about studio monitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted October 5, 2012 Members Share Posted October 5, 2012 I have Tannoy Reveal 66D monitors. I like them and they sound great. I did have an issue with them crackling but I isolated the prob (bad switch) and fixed them.I think I paid about $700 for the pair because they were buy one get one free @ Sweetwater a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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