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Need advice about monitors for around 700-800 $
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Section Divine
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Posted : Jul 24, 2006 17:23
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Hi ,
I'm going to buy monitors, was thinking about Alesis monitor one mk2 (340$) and an Alesis amplifier (300$),
but after reading threads about monitors here, i'm in doubt=) and thinking about some active monitors, maybe KRK or something...
Can anyone give me an advice what would be probably a best decision for that price? (700-800$)
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Blue Night
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Posted : Jul 24, 2006 19:39
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if you are serious about making music for a long time i would suggest to a moderate priced very good active box called yamaha mps 10 or mackie ..since you have a moderate budget i would not suggest krk..rather yamaha or mackie
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Posted : Jul 24, 2006 22:29
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On 2006-07-24 19:39, Blue Night wrote:
if you are serious about making music for a long time i would suggest to a moderate priced very good active box called yamaha mps 10 or mackie ..since you have a moderate budget i would not suggest krk..rather yamaha or mackie
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why only yamaha and mackie? what about dynaudio or genelecs? or some adam or event?
they are all profesional monitors and have affordable and pricy models !
many electronic music artist use dynaudio or genelecs i think they are the most favourite in our scene to!
sorry iff i forget some but i think these are the most well known and tested!
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LucidSounD
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Posted : Jul 24, 2006 23:24
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i think a pair of genelec and/or dynaudio costs more than 700-800$ (even the cheapest ones).
I have heard how genelecs sounds and i cannot compare it to nothing:) So if you can afford buy Genelec!:)
Maybe Genelec 8020a which is about 800$ a pair.
Or for that amount of money (700-800$)i think one of the best solution should be Yamaha Msp5a. (msp10 costs much more).
About prices, of course it depends where you buy them, can be different. With luck you can buy some used stuff too which will be cheaper.
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Section Divine
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Posted : Jul 25, 2006 12:47
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thanks all, will think more and listen-) |
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Posted : Jul 25, 2006 13:27
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xaBBu
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Posted : Jul 26, 2006 11:59
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I have heard how genelecs sounds and i cannot compare it to nothing:) So if you can afford buy Genelec!:)
Maybe Genelec 8020a which is about 800$ a pair.
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Genelecs are definitely an investment for the future.
Or save a little more money and get the 8030a ... 10 Hz deeper bass response than the 8020a. |
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MercuryFall
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Posted : Jul 26, 2006 12:01
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you should ckeck out the M-Audio Studiophile BX8A: price is low, great quality (including materials used), and the main advantage for psy producers: a good low frequency response.
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LucidSounD
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Posted : Jul 27, 2006 00:05
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On 2006-07-26 12:01, MercuryFall wrote:
you should ckeck out the M-Audio Studiophile BX8A: price is low, great quality (including materials used), and the main advantage for psy producers: a good low frequency response.
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have you listened to those ones?
im just asking becouse when i was about to buy monitors, m-audio bx5 and bx8 was on my list (those were from the older series), but after i have heard them...
they raelly made me dissapointed..
also there were rumours that bx5 sounds more clear than bx8. |
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LucidSounD
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Posted : Jul 27, 2006 00:07
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anyway i like m-audio stuff, i have midi keyboard and soundcard from m-audio.
but i think there are more professional speakers than m-audio's |
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Fragletrollet
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Posted : Jul 27, 2006 00:27
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On 2006-07-26 11:59, xaBBu wrote:
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I have heard how genelecs sounds and i cannot compare it to nothing:) So if you can afford buy Genelec!:)
Maybe Genelec 8020a which is about 800$ a pair.
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Genelecs are definitely an investment for the future.
Or save a little more money and get the 8030a ... 10 Hz deeper bass response than the 8020a.
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Great monitors! Just wish theyd cost a little less :S |
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Axolotyl
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Posted : Jul 27, 2006 04:50
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Look at tapco aswell, S8 or S5 + subwoofer (which I use) is a good combination. Not perfect... as none are at that price range, but worth considering alongside BX8's and KRK. |
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Get-a-fix
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Posted : Jul 27, 2006 18:33
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If you're spending $800 why not save up an additional $200-$400 and get Dynaudio BM5a's/Mackie HR 624 or Event ASP6?
Coz trust me at some point down the line you'll get sick of your budget monitors & will have to sell them & get a better pair..So it makes sense to save up for the best one's you can buy..
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Section Divine
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Posted : Jul 27, 2006 19:07
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thanks a lot everybody, yes, i thought about tapco s8 too, but got finally "Alesis m1 active mk2" and i'm absolutely happy with them (this is important also=)
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cytopia
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Posted : Jul 27, 2006 22:05
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On 2006-07-26 12:01, MercuryFall wrote:
you should ckeck out the M-Audio Studiophile BX8A: price is low, great quality (including materials used), and the main advantage for psy producers: a good low frequency response.
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I used BX8's for two years and my mixes were not so great. Although they "sound good" they are not representative, by that I mean my mixes never sound the same in other places as they do on the BX8's.
I also got Dynaudio BM5p's and my mixes improved dramatically, I would not advize the BX8's; have heard from others they had the same experience as me. I heard from a friend there are other "representative" monitors cheapert than dynaudios, will ask him the name and post it here later.
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