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Studio Monitor Advice
Hey all,
I'm looking to take advantage of the end of financial year sales happening at the moment to purchase a new pair of studio monitors. Unfortunately, due to my location, I am unable to audition any in person.
So I'm asking the AB community for their experiences (both good and bad).
For reference: I'm happy to spend up to $2000AUS. (about $1500US).
I'm particularly interested in peoples opinion of Adam, Eve, Dynaudio and Genelec.
Comments
Unity Audio The Rocks MK2! Get it right on them and they'll sound good on anything.
$1500US. Way to rich for my blood. I have a pair of M-Audio BX8's. Got them on sale, $300 for the pair. They sound really good to my ears, prolly not $1500's good but they serve my purposes well.
$5000 in Australia!
A nice thought, but probably beyond my means...
Ouch!
Such a pity as they are highly recommended.
Spending such an amount you really need to audition them, whatever your choice.
That would certainly be optimal, but would require me to fly which would reduce my budget somewhat...
I already have a fair idea of which I prefer based on previous experience, but could be swayed by a bargain price or glowing review.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/JBL/LSR308-8-Powered-Studio-Monitor-1371656243398.gc
i own those except they were on sale for 275for both
. Excellent pair of monitors. I can listen at a very low level and adjust HP, LP. If I turn the gain up just about to 4 you can start to shake the house if you have everything cranked. If you put the anywhere near 10 you are a mad man. 
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Anybody using Neumann KH120s?
I have the Yamaha HS8's. Like them a lot. You can add a matched sub but they handle bass well as is.
I've had Mackie 824s for quite a while, and have been very happy with them. I still have the older version, but I'd get the Mk2 version, which runs about $700ea.
What are you used to? What kind of use are you going to make? What do you expect? Why do you need new ones?
Anyway get no less than 8" ; you'll get a much more round sound out of em.
Krk are good for EDM/bass music at a pretty low price
Adams are clinical/cynical, specially with small sizes as mine(A5, lacking the bass feel, the ribbon tweeters can be pretty harsh on the high end with not so much balance.
Yamahas are some kind of every-level/every-ear standard
Is your room treated? If not invest part of the budget in that. Probably if you already have monitors and you don't like how they sound, changing monitors won't change your perception.
Another vote for the Mackie HR824's. Once you get them positioned / set up right they're extremely True monitors.
Anything I mix on headphones then listen to through the 824's reveals umpteen faults that need correcting. Truly solid monitors.
I second these. Amazingly good to my ears, won't break the bank, yet pretty damn accurate.
@oddSTAR Don't ask me how guitar center got away with selling me both of them for the price of one, but I swear to you I only paid 250 for the pair. Guitar center has these random one day sales you got to look out for, or one weekend. These things are excellent and pick up every detail in each frequency without waking the nextdoor neighbors. I listen to them with the gain trim on one and I'm stil able to pick up every nuance in the song.
I was a recording engineer once upon a time... (shifted into software development about 10 years ago). As a result I have fairly high expectations. I sold off most of my gear years ago when I moved from Australia to London. I'm back now, and looking to rebuild a modest studio.
I doubt my room is big enough for 8" monitors, so I'm leaning towards the Adam Audio A7X (2011 & 2012 SOS monitor the year). I haven't had the chance to properly audition anything from Eve, so I'm keen to hear from anybody that has...
I'll 2nd Fostex as an option. I had a pair and matching sub before I upgraded to my Unity Audio setup. Sound for price was excellent. German design (always a good thing). Made in China, hence the low cost. Surprised many a friend with them in the past.
@nrgb 8", or it is a waste of money IMO. Go buy some Bose high end cinema speakers with the sub, or without. I have the Bose cinema as my stereo out on the mixer and the active 8" as the unbalanced pair to help shape a surround sound feel when I'm mixing.
It really depends on the size of your room and acoustic treatment.
Mo' bass, mo' problems...
If you are already leaning towards A7x I would say go. As you probably know you have to get create cross references between different systems, so, specially if you are building your personal home studio for personal use, any decent monitor will do the job exactly the same once your ears get used to it and you will be able to abstract how it will sound on headphones, in the car and so on.
@nrgb True, which is why this entire conversation is subjective due to the many different variables that come in to play. I wanted these because I have a large open space where I can control the bass. Now that I have a mixer I can control the bass perfectly. I have mixed on the smaller monitors. They are not good for low level monitoring, the frequency response is poor, and I wouldn't be able to produce the stereo image I want. Which is why the 8 inch active monitors are so well liked by audio engineers/producers/anyone who gets up in the mix. The smaller ones are usually sold to people who just want something that'll get the job done. Now if you want to spend 2 grand on some 5' monitors go for it.I didn't do my research on any 5' monitors in that price range, so I have no information to give you.
Recently purchased a pair of Dynaudio BM5 MKIII's and they're definitely sticking around. They definitely benefit from a sub. Nothing massive, just something to pick up / check the lower end they can't reach. HS7's are also great monitors. Worth checking out.
I've heard nothing but good things about these.
Agreed. I probably should have mentioned I already have a few other pairs for listening/playing/DJing etc...
This next pair will solely be for mixing.
How is your room treated? Depending on how well it's treated, you can make $500 monitors much more effective than $1500 monitors. You likely already know this, but for others...
+1 on spending some of the budget on broadband absorption.
Just out of curiosity, when you say "monitors" are you talking about active or passive speakers?
You need to go in to a music store and listen to monitors. I think that you ear will tell you what monitor you need, better than any of us. All of the manufacturers you list make good monitors and I'm partial to Genelec. However I use Yamaha and Avantone. My ears just click with those. Treat your room.