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dm_hawk · Post by **dm_hawk** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:53 pm

monitor shopping is REALLY subjective

you have to hear something before buying or deciding not to buy, and most retail shops have crappy monitor showrooms, or none at all. try not to be seduced by monitors that "sound good," though. the whole point is to find something honest.

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:32 pm

dm_hawk wrote:Alesis M1 active Mk2's

Alesis's gear gets poo-pooed from time to time, but I'm inlove with these things. They'll be my faves until I get to the $1000+ level.

Seconded, for the price range you are looking at.

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:40 pm

In the $300 range the KRK Rokit 5 and the Tascam VLX5 are the only two options you should choose from.

eblomquist · Post by **eblomquist** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 2:35 pm

I like my M-Audio BX8a monitors, they were pretty resonable, and sound "good enough"...

frisbeedisk · Post by **frisbeedisk** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:32 pm

i have sets of Spirit absollute 2's and yamaha ns-10m's and cant go wrong with either.use the 2's for general music making and the ns-10's for mixdown.But considering in selling them both for some actives!!

jngpng · Post by **jngpng** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:37 pm

Adam A7!

SubQ · Post by **SubQ** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:58 pm

Genelecs 8020 all the way.

save a little more and you won't regret.

adi · Post by **adi** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:14 pm

For this price range, the Tascam VL-X5 pretty much destroy everything else. They have been a/b-ed against things like the KRKs and have them for breakfast every time. There is a great review of them at Front End Audio (they sell the KRKs, too) that got me to try the VL-X5s, and I must say that I am very pleased with the result. Very real, lots of clarity, and the ability to get very loud without becoming muddy. Too bad Tascam doesn't make much else on this level. Anyhow, I can't say enough about what a great deal this is. They even own most speakers in the sub-$600.