which are better MONITORS???

[logancircle]

Alesis M1 Active for $225

or

Event TR8 for $250

???

[slowblue]

I've got the M1's they're not bad, they've got some weirdness in the low-mids, everything sounds muddy there, which doesn't translate on other stereos but for the most part I feel they're solid, especially for a couple of hundred. I liked the Events when I demo'd them but they sounded like a home stereo with the loudness button in, please note the low-mid weirdness that I referenced previously it probably affected what I'm hearing now.

[andyg666]

i use event TR-8s on a regular basis. that's a great price. i like them a lot. i don't find them to by hyped on the low-end or the high-end. then again i work with them in a very well tuned room, and that makes a big difference. i've not heard the alesis speakers, so i guess i can't offer a comparison, but i can suggest tr-8 anyway...

why is this posted in this *&%^ computer?

[rich]

its funny for awhile thats the pairs of monitors i had in my studio. i have to say i found the events transfered much better to other systems, i found that the m1s didnt give me very good lows and i would end up mixing real muddy and bassy. that is a good price for the events as well, seems they go for a bit more than that on ebay.

[ctmsound]

I love Event monitors. Tuned Reference and the Precision series are both accurate and damn good sounding!

[busdriver]

Look at the JBL Lsr 28p's if you can find them. The new JBL's are 6328's, I haven't used them but I really like the the lsr 28's

[high tek]

i was looking at the event TR-8s and almost bought them, until i decided that i need to go for a Sub+sattelites setup.
so im saving up for probably the blue sky prodesk instead.

[dynomike]

i was looking at the event TR-8s and almost bought them, until i decided that i need to go for a Sub+sattelites setup.
so im saving up for probably the blue sky prodesk instead.

Why did you decide on this? Can we talk you out of it?

[high tek]

i was looking at the event TR-8s and almost bought them, until i decided that i need to go for a Sub+sattelites setup.
so im saving up for probably the blue sky prodesk instead.

Why did you decide on this? Can we talk you out of it?

i am mainly producing electronic and bass heavy compositions, and i find that with a sub you can get closer to what it would sound like at a club venue.... at modest volume.

also by comparison, ive heard numerous sub and no-sub systems and always preferred the sub.

[logancircle]

They sound good, but will they accurately tell you what your music will sound like on other systems? I mean, if you listen to your goal music and match that sound you'll be good to go, but flat monitors are real nice for this reason. $.02

[high tek]

They sound good, but will they accurately tell you what your music will sound like on other systems? I mean, if you listen to your goal music and match that sound you'll be good to go, but flat monitors are real nice for this reason. $.02

no doubt, i will have more than one source of monitoring for the reason you mention (including home speakers), but i need (on top of that) something i can use as a microscope for precision tracking, and possibly even lite-mastering.

[phill2796]

Go for the Events.