Need Monitor Purchase Advice

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Re: Need Monitor Purchase Advice

Post by nebulae » Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:48 pm

The Rokits were my second favorite. IMHO, they were slightly muddier than the Yamahas, but still very very good, and at a great price.

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Re: Need Monitor Purchase Advice

Post by netchaiev » Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:46 pm

Depends on the budget, but I just got a pair of KRK VXT4 and they're awesome, nicer than the new line of Genelecs that I find a bit mushy... very clear.
If I had a bigger room I'd get the vxt 6...

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Re: Need Monitor Purchase Advice

Post by beats me » Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:45 pm

Love these threads. For every praise heaped on a certain speaker there's a counter "I found it lacking……". Extraordinary for the general amount of money we're talking here. You'd think at a certain price point, lets say $400+ per speaker, they would all sound damn awesome.

That's why I only mix on Apple earbuds. I have about 17 sets from all the iProducts I've bought over the years and none of them have gone bad.

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Re: Need Monitor Purchase Advice

Post by misiu » Tue Aug 03, 2010 7:05 am

nebulae wrote:IMHO, they were slightly muddier than the Yamahas, but still very very good, and at a great price.
i can agree to that. "tighter" sound in the yamahas, faster response. but the rokits matched my taste and budget =)
beats me wrote:Love these threads. For every praise heaped on a certain speaker there's a counter "I found it lacking……". Extraordinary for the general amount of money we're talking here. You'd think at a certain price point, lets say $400+ per speaker, they would all sound damn awesome.

That's why I only mix on Apple earbuds. I have about 17 sets from all the iProducts I've bought over the years and none of them have gone bad.
comparing monitor speakers is a lot like wine tasting!

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Re: Need Monitor Purchase Advice

Post by Z3NO » Tue Aug 03, 2010 7:46 pm

Well, since the topic isn't fresh... i'll just keep recycling :-)

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