Studio Monitors

[nato101010]

Can anyone recommend me a good pair of studio monitors? I don't really want to spend much, but I know nothing about what is out there. Thanks.

[rty13ibz98]

price?

krk rp series would be my pick on a budget. one of the best bang for the buck is the adam a7. i will be getting a pair of those next year along with a pair of yamaha ns-10's.

best advice, get the best you can afford for your budget, then wait and add double to that for the pair...at least $100 more. good monitoring, a treated room, one nice preamp channel, and a decent selection of mics are very important.

rich

[nato101010]

Originally Posted by rty13ibz98

price?

krk rp series would be my pick on a budget. one of the best bang for the buck is the adam a7. i will be getting a pair of those next year along with a pair of yamaha ns-10's.

best advice, get the best you can afford for your budget, then wait and add double to that for the pair...at least $100 more. good monitoring, a treated room, one nice preamp channel, and a decent selection of mics are very important.

rich

As for a price, I have no idea how much they go for in the 1st place, so i'm kinda lost on my range.

They are mostly going to be for listening to music. They sound amazing wherever they are it seems!


I'll check into both those sets.

[jb4674]

Also, check the M-Audio BXa8 Deluxes if you can get a pair since they've introduced a new model this year.

Jimmy

[IbanezFreak777]

Behringer for the win

[rty13ibz98]

Originally Posted by IbanezFreak777

Behringer for the win

seriously?

if he were looking for a set of budget monitors, the blue sky exo should be on the top of the list.
for serious monitoring, i would never use the behringer truths, but to each their own. sorry, guys, i have moved more away from the guitar side of things and more into the real world of studio recording, not as much the home recordist. i have read jemaholic's(no offense meant, btw) recommendation of the behringer truths. for a budget, they are well advertised. doesn't mean there isn't better out there for the same price point. in the pro audio community, the behringer truths are a joke and are used to listen to mixes as reference to a crappy system. for just listening to music in an untreated environment, any "expensive" set of computer speakers will work. for mixing and mastering, quality nearfields are a whole different league.

also, the bx8a are not bad speakers. i personally wouldn't want to mix on them, but like them for monitoring electronic drums and keyboards. i would not trust a mix on them. the lows are muddy and the highs are lacking and they sound hollow to my ears. in my room it is well treated and my mix position is eq'd as flat. my mixes translate well in every system i have run them into and i guess my ears are super picky. i have also conferred with several individuals about their views about both the behringer truths and the m-audio bx line and the opinions are always the same as mine and i ask with no loaded bias. please guys, take no offense in what i am saying, there is just a closed minded-ness to the jemsite/guitar player mentality on the part of professional recording. guys like albee and rip are at that level, as is manfromplanetx and myself now.

rich

[Doink]

Keep in mind that monitors are not made to "sound good", but rather, to sound neutral, acurate, and flat, to let you hear what's really going on. So when you go out to audition some sets, be wary of ones that sound flattering and make the recording sound better than it really is.

There are some good deals to be had, especially on the used market. I suggest something with at least an 8" woofer, so you can get accurate low frequency extension. I use a sub with my 8" nearfields, not for low end "hype", but for further extension down to 30 Hz.

I use my system for casual listening too. This lets me really hear the music, while simultaneously keeping my ear in tune with the monitors. After a while, it becomes like an old pair of underwear; You know exactly how everything should fit.

I hesitate to recommend brands and models, as my favorite old pair of underwear may or may not fit someone else. But I will say that if you cheap out, you will eventually go to upgrade, thus being out the money you originally spent on your cheapos, plus the money for the nice ones. In addition, your ear would endure some poisoning along the way, and it would take longer to adjust to a real professional set.

I always err on the side of getting fewer things of higher quality and adding to them later, rather than have to upgrade and update a whole series of cheap parts. You're only as good as your weakest link.

[rty13ibz98]

Originally Posted by Doink

Keep in mind that monitors are not made to "sound good", but rather, to sound neutral, acurate, and flat, to let you hear what's really going on. So when you go out to audition some sets, be wary of ones that sound flattering and make the recording sound better than it really is.

There are some good deals to be had, especially on the used market. I suggest something with at least an 8" woofer, so you can get accurate low frequency extension. I use a sub with my 8" nearfields, not for low end "hype", but for further extension down to 30 Hz.

I use my system for casual listening too. This lets me really hear the music, while simultaneously keeping my ear in tune with the monitors. After a while, it becomes like an old pair of underwear; You know exactly how everything should fit.

I hesitate to recommend brands and models, as my favorite old pair of underwear may or may not fit someone else. But I will say that if you cheap out, you will eventually go to upgrade, thus being out the money you originally spent on your cheapos, plus the money for the nice ones. In addition, your ear would endure some poisoning along the way, and it would take longer to adjust to a real professional set.

I always err on the side of getting fewer things of higher quality and adding to them later, rather than have to upgrade and update a whole series of cheap parts. You're only as good as your weakest link.

i agree with this post about 90%. everything is legit, but i do feel compelled to make recommendations, especially here on jemsite. most of the individuals on this site are guitar players with very little knowledge of the studio. this makes for a lot of misinformation and a ton of consumer level/prosumer gear is recommended with no emphasis on room acoustics, quality of recordings, and the state of the recording industry. i am a regular visitor to gearslutz, tapeop, and studio forums where actual industry professionals regularly visit and post. the knowledge that they dispense is amazing. i come back to my old home of jemsite and find behringer being recommended for a multitude of things and i am shocked. i say this as i have a couple of behringer pieces in my rig, i have weeded out the majority of stuff that was tone suckers. as for live sound on a budget, i like behringer gear. for commiting tracks to tape, stay the hell away from it.

rich

[Vercetti50]

Alesis M1 Active. The only monitor you can get for the price with rear mounted speakers.

[SonicProvocateur]

Originally Posted by rty13ibz98

for serious monitoring, i would never use the behringer truths

amen.

I like the KRK RP8s, or the Yamaha HS80's.

The KRKs will color the bass a little more, and the Yamahas are a little more transparent, but both are exceptional studio monitors for professional or hobbyist mixing. I've used them both. (I prefer the KRK's really since they are a little bass heavy and you can reference them against a headphones mix...)

[satchman1000]

+1 for KRK active monitors. I love em, wish I could afford a pair.

[anuj]

what gives man, why are you resurrecting ancient threads?

[Slavik27]

I bought Adam A5 this year, incredible sound quality. I can't listen my home stereo now.
In shop I had a chance to make a direct comprasion with other brands, in my opinion Adam totally outperform all competitors in own price range.

[georg_f]

ADAM A7X!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm getting those for christmas. Did a listening/comparison test in the music store and they own. I'm buying them at that music store and not online (I is honorable person)

[Hurricane Kid]

Originally Posted by Vercetti50

Alesis M1 Active. The only monitor you can get for the price with rear mounted speakers.

I have a pair of these and find them great for mixing. Pretty loud too if you need them to be.