Good Studio Monitors for simple home studio

[FenderBluesAAA]

some kind of HF interference issue - if I move a microphone too near my laptop screen you get the high pitched whine very audibly.

Or some kind of ground loop problem. You will appreciate the KRKs more as they get 'burned in' and you start to know exactly how they will respond to given frequencies in terms of EQing etc, which varies in different locations and acoustic spaces.

I recently (for financial reasons) traded in my VXT6s for the lower end RP5 G2 and some cash and have gotten used to the subtle differences between the two and in fairness, am surprised at how well the more budget end RP5 G2s sound. The VXT6s produced more frequency range and slightly more accurate bass and high end, but the meat of the audio is good in the RP5s.

I would like to get something like that but I'm not planning on going over $200. Those go to $300. I plan on buying new. I don't like buying used. If I can find it new for about 200 I'll probably end up getting them.

[FenderBluesAAA]

I just found the KRK Rokit Powered 5 studio monitors for 99.95 each. I could get a pair of those. Do you think the krk rp5 are better than:

alesis M1 Active 520 usb studio monitors.

behringer truth B1030a.

I could all of these for the same price.

[contakt321]

If you have the chance to listen with your own ears, you should try.

I had a similar choice (no option to listen), and I opted for the RP5s based the least negative threads. That said, I was at a friends in London (who has a few 12"s out, and he had the 520s).

[FenderBluesAAA]

Thanks for all the answers.

I was wondering now, when i get this, I can play my guitar through these speakers. right?

I'm using a guitar plug in. Pod Farm. It has all the amps and effects and everything. When I play through these, is it going to sound good? could they get ruined from certain effects and distortion?

[FenderBluesAAA]

Does anyone have any experience with the samson mediaone 5a. I heard that they sound really clear.

Should these be one of my options?

[FenderBluesAAA]

Thanks everyone for the help. I got some studio Monitors. I picked up the Samson Mediaone 5a. They sound great. Very clear and professional sounding. I could hear all the little detail. They are great.

I got them under $200 dollars. It was a great purchase.

With all of your different answers and choices of monitors, I realized that the monitor I pick isn't going to really matter. I figured that all monitors are good. Its hard finding a monitor that nobody likes.

Thanks for your help.

[Tone Deft]

nice.

keep in mind... just like when you got your first Fender it was TEH AWESOME, then over time you learn the action could be better, the intonation is weird in different spots and the guitar is holding you back. same thing will go with monitors. trust your ears, sooner or later you'll start to hear the imperfections in your monitors. learn to mix around them. you should have a long term plan to get better monitors in a few years. I'm not saying that what you have isn't good, just keep that guitar analogy in mind.

enjoy!

[FenderBluesAAA]

Ya. I have that in mind. I'm going to try and keep these as long as possible. then when I have the kind of money to setup a professional studio, with all the top quality gear, I will do that.

[simpli.cissimus]

When you look for clear true sound...

I suggest the Yamaha HS80, for the small budget.
(I have them and they are great...)

If you have some more money...
Go for the Adam's AX7 or even AX8, the best...!!!
(These are my next monitors...)

[The Carpet Cleaner]

Do what I did :
Buy the Yamaha hs-50 (or the hs-80 if you live in a mansion), just because they are the best looking monitors. The all black with white cone design, it's just too cool. And you need stuff like that around you to be inspired and do cool music. That's obvious. I need to buy a lava lamp by the way.

Then, when you got money, you buy a pair of 8'' genelecs (I'm saving). Just because everybody say it's the best (try to google genelec, you'll see). And to be an amazing artist, you have to follow the hype. That's obvious.

Good luck in your career.

[Z3NO]

Do what I did :
Buy the Yamaha hs-50 (or the hs-80 if you live in a mansion), just because they are the best looking monitors. The all black with white cone design, it's just too cool. And you need stuff like that around you to be inspired and do cool music. That's obvious. I need to buy a lava lamp by the way.

Then, when you got money, you buy a pair of 8'' genelecs (I'm saving). Just because everybody say it's the best (try to google genelec, you'll see). And to be an amazing artist, you have to follow the hype. That's obvious.

Good luck in your career.

Is that australian for 'sarcasm'?

[3phase]

Do what I did :
Buy the Yamaha hs-50 (or the hs-80 if you live in a mansion), just because they are the best looking monitors. The all black with white cone design, it's just too cool. And you need stuff like that around you to be inspired and do cool music. That's obvious. I need to buy a lava lamp by the way.

Then, when you got money, you buy a pair of 8'' genelecs (I'm saving). Just because everybody say it's the best (try to google genelec, you'll see). And to be an amazing artist, you have to follow the hype. That's obvious.

Good luck in your career.

Is that australian for 'sarcasm'?

actually the yamahas are surprisingly good for the price.. not the worst out there.. i have heard 3k monitors that are worse... defently enough for a simple home studio.. but for the looks only ns 10 are the real thing..never let a mix shine except it shines

[3phase]

Thanks everyone for the help. I got some studio Monitors. I picked up the Samson Mediaone 5a. They sound great. Very clear and professional sounding. I could hear all the little detail. They are great.

I got them under $200 dollars. It was a great purchase.

With all of your different answers and choices of monitors, I realized that the monitor I pick isn't going to really matter. I figured that all monitors are good. Its hard finding a monitor that nobody likes.

Thanks for your help.

samson? oh oh...

and the monitor dont really matters because they are all good ? ))

thats funny...

anyway.. hope the samson monitors are better than the other samson products.. because they have the name as one of the worst companys on the planet.. Samson lets Behringer shine.. good luck

[FenderBluesAAA]

Thanks everyone for the help. I got some studio Monitors. I picked up the Samson Mediaone 5a. They sound great. Very clear and professional sounding. I could hear all the little detail. They are great.

I got them under $200 dollars. It was a great purchase.

With all of your different answers and choices of monitors, I realized that the monitor I pick isn't going to really matter. I figured that all monitors are good. Its hard finding a monitor that nobody likes.

Thanks for your help.

samson? oh oh...

and the monitor dont really matters because they are all good ? ))

thats funny...

anyway.. hope the samson monitors are better than the other samson products.. because they have the name as one of the worst companys on the planet.. Samson lets Behringer shine.. good luck

we all have different opinions

[3phase]

sure.. how is it about guitars? would you stick for known brands there or buy one that nobody likes?

however.. for such a cheap price ...yamahas are twice as much and consodred cheap allready...

so as long you like working with them its not a bad buy..

its worse to spend lots of money for bad monitors.. thats easily possible in this hype world..

best test is to learn some mixing ..and than see to what quality of mixing your speaker leads.. when its time that you feel limited by the speaker you allready know more to have a better judgement on an expensiv pair...

so if you are a beginner its probably allwright to start with the taiwaneese axe and go to the gibson later...