Recommend good but inexpensive monitors?

Grahambo! · Post by **Grahambo!** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:56 pm

Howdy. Sorry if this is a newbish question. I have been using some Bose computer speakers for a while since I sort of just recently dived into this computer music junk.

Can anyone recommend good/inexpensive monitors? That may be impossible or be an oxymoron, but whatever. Are behringer's any good?

Lo-Fi Massahkah · Post by **Lo-Fi Massahkah** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:08 pm

I have Behringer's B2031a - and I'm pleased. But I do this strictly as a hobby. There are probably monitors that sound better, but I doubt they would make much difference to my degree of fulfillment in my bedroom studio.

-M

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djadonis206 · Post by **djadonis206** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:18 pm

KRK Rockit 5

$300 for the two

fdmusic · Post by **fdmusic** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:45 pm

Second on the KRK Rokit 5's... I love mine!

johane · Post by **johane** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:38 pm

Had a quick listen to the Fostex
PM0.4, ESI Near 04 and the rockit 5 when I was choosing home studio monitors and they all sounded fine all things considered.
I went with the yamaha msp3 in the end since my home programming space is quite small and I'm not in need of excessive bass.
Remember, however good the monitor sounds in the stores listening room ultimately it's the way your room sound that will decide how accurate your speakers will reproduce your music.
If your sharing this space with flatmates, girl/boyfriends, parents try to ensure that the speaker will sound representative on a nominal level cos that is most likely how you will listen to them most of the time..... high volume blasting tends to incur violent behaviour from said people

A smaller speaker might be more usefull in an untreated environment as you can place them closer to your mixing position and in that way possibly avoid some peak & null problems.

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:26 am

Alesis M1 actives, MKII's.

chis · Post by **chis** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:53 am

Tarekith wrote:Alesis M1 actives, MKII's.

You MUST be kidding!

Try and stretch to Adam A7s, you'll be glad you did. If not, Event ALPs or TR5s. KRKs are supposedly nice as well.

theque · Post by **theque** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:09 am

+1 for events

sparklepuff · Post by **sparklepuff** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:26 am

I just replaced my piece of sh*t Event ASP 8's. For the money, dear GOD buy something else. I've had a nearly unusable studio for the past 2 months trying to solve an electrical problem which was simply solved by getting new monitors. From the monitors being listed there is quite a price difference and quality difference. Are you looking to spend $300 for a pair or $1000 for a pair? That'll help out a lot.

-100 for Events.

aburgener · Post by **aburgener** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:39 am

I'm definitely not an expert but I really like my KRK Rokits...

freshdrumma · Post by **freshdrumma** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:38 am

yamaha hs 50 r

they are great, and you can find them for 300 euros!

hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:32 pm

djadonis206 wrote:KRK Rockit 5

$300 for the two

Ding ding!
I love mine. I added a subwoofer though.

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:34 pm

if u can afford $500, Bluesky Mediadesk 2.1 is the best monitors I've heard for under ~$1250

pixelbox · Post by **pixelbox** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:07 pm

I bought a pair of M-Audio BX5a's for under $200 US. I use them in my little home office/studio. I like 'em, but I'm definitely not what you'd call a "good" musician.

I think the important thing to keep in mind is having a flat frequency response instead of a "shaped" magnet (like your Bose), and enough power to not distort at the volume level you need to monitor with. I bet many of these brands discussed would do just fine in a small room.