pair of monitors under 500$
pair of monitors under 500$ Posted on: 08.12.2009 by Twanda Reimche Any recommendations for that price range?I'm believeing of getting a pair of used krk rp6/rp8... Thanks | |
| Twanda Reimche 15.03.2010 |
Originally Posted by janzak
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| Twanda Reimche 10.03.2010 |
Originally Posted by janzak
Lance doesn't recommend KRK at all... but I know many studios very happy with the more expensive series. Also, believe that the room is the step in between you and the monitors. What do you want them for? |
| Twanda Reimche 11.03.2010 |
Originally Posted by minimal
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| Efrain Scharr 01.01.2010 |
Originally Posted by pier
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| Twanda Reimche 15.03.2010 |
Originally Posted by janzak
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| Laraine Arceo 14.03.2010 | I need monitors for electronic music production, from house to shoegaze to dubstep to ambient The shitty stores in my town don't even have the KRK RP8s at all so I won't be able to make that decision, though I've heard they're greeeeeat |
| Randal Biza 13.03.2010 | I have to add another vote for the M-Audio BX8a. I've owned a pair for about two years. The 8 inch woofer really delivers the bass. I actually own the older model, before they jacked up the price. Look around and you should be able to get them for under $400. |
| Suzanna Paddock 10.03.2010 | Just go and LISTEN to them at the shop before you buy online. Personally, I didn't like them that much. But of course it depends on your personal tastes.... cheers, |
| Twanda Reimche 10.03.2010 |
Originally Posted by janzak
Lance doesn't recommend KRK at all... but I know many studios very happy with the more expensive series. Also, believe that the room is the step in between you and the monitors. What do you want them for? |
| Laraine Arceo 10.03.2010 | I just got the advice of buying these; http://www.thomann.de/gb/krk_rp8_rokit_g2bundle.htm The RP8 Rokits... any thoughts? |
| Twanda Reimche 11.03.2010 |
Originally Posted by minimal
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| Suzanna Paddock 10.03.2010 | I also just bought the bx8a's ! I cannot believe the sound difference, the bass is quite tight and there, not boomy. Also nice imaging and no ear fatigue from the highs. Much better than any other ones I was trying out. I just tried it out at low levels in my apartment, can't wait to bring it out to the studio for a workout. |
| Twanda Reimche 10.03.2010 | Ahh sorry, I thought you said the maudios I bought were 5 years old... For the small price difference I'd go for the newer ones. I was going to buy the behringuers, but my partner has the maudios and we are planning to do 5.1 mixing at some point. So having the same monitors is a plus. |
| Laraine Arceo 10.03.2010 | I dunno, I just compared the "available from:" dates over at http://www.thomann.de/gb/behringer_b...tivmonitor.htm http://www.thomann.de/gb/behringer_b3031a_truth.htm my question still remains though |
| Twanda Reimche 09.03.2010 | 5 years? I believe the revised version (deluxe) is less than 2 years old. |
| Laraine Arceo 09.03.2010 | Good for you pier, but I'm also looking for some monitors now and I wanted to ask about the B3031A monitors, seems like they're the next step only 5 years newer... anyone know if they're better than the B2031A ones? |
| Twanda Reimche 10.03.2010 | Finally I ended up buying these for my project studio: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_u...X8aDeluxe.html To be honest I didn't expect much from Maudio and the bad room, but when I started listening to music in my library I was blown out. I expected to have a muddy bass because the room is almost square, and almost empty... and also very bad stereo image. The room is not treated at all, and still have to work more with the monitors to see how they translate and such... but so far the stereo image is detailed, the bass is compact and controlled, and the sound is really clear. I couldn't be happier. I'll need a lot less treatment than I thought |
| Efrain Scharr 01.01.2010 |
Originally Posted by pier
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| Twanda Reimche 01.01.2010 |
Originally Posted by LanceBlaise
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| Twanda Reimche 01.01.2010 | Hey thanks for all those recommendations. Here in Mexico it's difficult to find all the models. And buying through ebay is a no no because of ridicule shipping prices. I have a close friend with the maudio bx8as and he swears on them. I don't really trust maudio anyway.. I will def take a look at those behringuers! |
| Random X 01.01.2010 |
Originally Posted by LanceBlaise
(Huge fanboy of the Mackie HR624 here. ) |
| Ola Fornwalt 01.01.2010 | M audio bx8as I have friends who go the big name brand but they are better quality for the money |
| Efrain Scharr 31.12.2009 |
Originally Posted by Tekki
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| Random X 31.12.2009 | I believe the Truths, especially the new ones, are great. But coming back on the Mackie MR5s, they are about €144,- each. That wouldn't set you back as far as you'd expect. |
| Efrain Scharr 31.12.2009 | No offense to anyone using KRK's in here... in fact I have them in my one studio, and I really don't like them. Make sure you have the VXT series, all the others are not so great, i mean you get what you pay for... right? The VXTs are good (8" or 6"), I just really don't like KRK's low end. I suggest going to a store and listening to really decide for yourself. It really all boils down to your preference. Once you train your ear to you monitors you will be able to make music with them properly... Yamaha makes some great monitors that may be in your range. I am a fan of Mackies... I know they are out of your price range, but Behringer makes some really nice knockoffs of Makie's. Their best Truth series 8" would be in your price range and i believe you will find the sound to be alot better than the KRK series of monitors... I am not kidding, i have compared both against eachother, and the Behringer's sounded way better than the VXTs from KRK. I started out on the Behringers, and we had the KRK VXT8's mathed up on them and the behringers were better, but i believe they won't last you as long... all depends |
| Random X 30.12.2009 | I would either go for a set of Mackie MR5, Fostex PM04 or some Genelecs As that these do not taint your mix(as the earlier mentioned KRKs will do for you), and won't get you robbing your bank to get sufficient funds. |
| Fernande Jada 11.12.2009 | forget about those & check out these: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul0...sonrudicon.htm not best lookin |
| Suzanna Paddock 11.12.2009 | What about these: http://www.zzounds.com/productreview--MDOBX8A Heard them at the music store the other day. They were quite impressive. cheers, |
| Twanda Reimche 10.12.2009 | I'm not looking for precision. I know anything under grand each will color the signal. I'm just looking for something decent to compose music (no mixing or mastering) and dj at home at low levels. Thanks for the info! |
| Amada Brierley 10.12.2009 | lol thats not a bad rate. I'm super tired |
| Harold Jaras 10.12.2009 |
Originally Posted by Rumblejazz
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| Amada Brierley 10.12.2009 | Not sure about conversation rates, but Yamahe HS80 and fostex PM1's are pretty good |
| Hertha Fang 10.12.2009 | anyone have any other hot tips on monitors that are in the budget range that they would recommend? |
| Amada Brierley 09.12.2009 | Fair enough, |
| Hertha Fang 09.12.2009 | yea but it sounds like those people are talking about the version 1 model, not the G2, still I am going to look into this further and come to the root of this |
| Harold Jaras 09.12.2009 | been seeing the rp6's around a lot lately, and got to checking them out today after reading this. apparently they color the mix so much that they don't translate well to other systems. http://www.gearslutz.com/board/low-e...k-rp4-rp6.html food for thought! |
| Twanda Reimche 09.12.2009 | dooh... |
| Amada Brierley 08.12.2009 |
Originally Posted by Rumblejazz
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| Twanda Reimche 08.12.2009 |
Originally Posted by Rumblejazz
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| Amada Brierley 08.12.2009 | Hey man, I've got the G2's in white, I got them with a discount new, they look pretty fricken rude in my opinion! A friend of mine has the original version RP8's and they are great speakers and still look great too. If you can find a second hand pair of RP6's version one of two they should be fine. 5" speakers by all accounts need a subwoofer to get those sub-bass frequencies accurate. Hope that helps great great great |
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