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budget nearfield monitor recommendations...opinions?
Hi, folks...in scouring CL in my area, there's a bunch of stuff to choose from lately, and after selling off a bunch of gear during a financial crisis a while back, i'm needing a new set of powered monitors.
if it were you, and you had to choose between one of these options - which one would you go with?
Yamaha HS50M
JBL LSR305
Event BAS 20/20
Tannoy PBM65
JBL LSR308
KRK Rockit 5
Audix 1A
I've been clicking about the 'net doing a little research, but i wanted to see if you guys had any real-world props or warnings to share. thanks!
if it were you, and you had to choose between one of these options - which one would you go with?
Yamaha HS50M
JBL LSR305
Event BAS 20/20
Tannoy PBM65
JBL LSR308
KRK Rockit 5
Audix 1A
I've been clicking about the 'net doing a little research, but i wanted to see if you guys had any real-world props or warnings to share. thanks!
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Thanks, guys - a few other folks have recommended the PBM's pretty highly too. I appreciate the input.
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Consider looking into Alesis M1 Active MK2. I won't name anyone, but they were recommended to me by a pretty accomplished producer who had received the recommendation himself from a really accomplished producer.
I've used my pair for years - everything on my website (linked below) has been mixed through them. Even after listening to a good number of different nearfields and mains in different studios I have yet to hear something I'd prefer to work on more. They're super inexpensive too. I wouldn't be opposed to upgrading and buying more expensive monitors - I just haven't heard anything that sounds better or "more familiar" to me yet!
That's the irony of it - familiarity trumps specs and price every single time. You can learn any monitor setup like the back of your hand (eardrum?) and get good results.
I've used my pair for years - everything on my website (linked below) has been mixed through them. Even after listening to a good number of different nearfields and mains in different studios I have yet to hear something I'd prefer to work on more. They're super inexpensive too. I wouldn't be opposed to upgrading and buying more expensive monitors - I just haven't heard anything that sounds better or "more familiar" to me yet!
That's the irony of it - familiarity trumps specs and price every single time. You can learn any monitor setup like the back of your hand (eardrum?) and get good results.
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>>>>That's the irony of it - familiarity trumps specs and price every single time. You can learn any monitor setup like the back of your hand (eardrum?) and get good results.<<<<
That's really it ^^^^. Pick out something you like the sound of (take a reference CD you're familiar with to the shop), that you can afford, and after you buy them, work them until you really know them.
As for your list, all good companies (save one I'll hi-light below), no dogs that I'm familiar with (again, see below), but I'm partial to Tannoys (had a set for years until I lost a speaker on the right that hasn't been replaced yet), I currently (mostly) mix on a set of JBL bookshelf "Studio Monitors" (that's the model, but they're actually still mid-end home stereo/prosumer)... I use Yamahas live. So I'd probably go with the Tannoys or JBL's (although some people hate the JBL sound; the running gag is "JBL = 'Just Basically Loud'"). What I would completely avoid like the plague are the Rockits. All those that I have heard/seen are geared towards the "Beats by Dre" crowd, and I've also heard of some QC issues and returns to GC, so maybe you can cross those off your list.
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That's really it ^^^^. Pick out something you like the sound of (take a reference CD you're familiar with to the shop), that you can afford, and after you buy them, work them until you really know them.
As for your list, all good companies (save one I'll hi-light below), no dogs that I'm familiar with (again, see below), but I'm partial to Tannoys (had a set for years until I lost a speaker on the right that hasn't been replaced yet), I currently (mostly) mix on a set of JBL bookshelf "Studio Monitors" (that's the model, but they're actually still mid-end home stereo/prosumer)... I use Yamahas live. So I'd probably go with the Tannoys or JBL's (although some people hate the JBL sound; the running gag is "JBL = 'Just Basically Loud'"). What I would completely avoid like the plague are the Rockits. All those that I have heard/seen are geared towards the "Beats by Dre" crowd, and I've also heard of some QC issues and returns to GC, so maybe you can cross those off your list.
GJ
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I've been using the Parts Express Dayton Audio B-652-AIR 6 1/2" two way speakers here. They have the AMT ribbon tweeter, amazing. I did add bypass caps to the tweeter in the crossover. Truly hi-fi for less. They are passive so use a good power amp, I use the Adcom GFA535.
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2nd vote for the Event 20/20 BAS's. Very neutral and clean, and $600-700 pair? Cool.psinglet wrote:I can't comment on most of them, but I have the Event 20/20 BAS and the KRK Rokit 5s. The Rokit's are great for what they are and the cost, but the 20/20s are a much better speaker.
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