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Postby Facade » 02 Dec 2013 11:59

so im looking for some decent studio monitors but after looking around i dont know whats good and whats bad (not just sound quality / flatness i mean durability life span etc)

i was thinking around 100-150$ each speaker

i was thinking about getting the new krk rp5's but im not sure i hear a lot of people say they sound colored too much so im not sure
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Postby the4thImpulse » 02 Dec 2013 12:23

A $200-$300 pair is not worth buying, I highly recommend saving more or getting studio headphones. You might find something half decent used, more than half my studio is used equipment and I've saved anywhere from 10-50 percent of the 'new' price. But if you want new monitors and ones that will last get something no cheaper than a $400 pair.
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Postby Facade » 02 Dec 2013 12:26

ok what should i look for used then not every one is rich enough to afford a 400$ pair of monitors
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Postby the4thImpulse » 02 Dec 2013 12:33

Facade wrote:ok what should i look for used then not every one is rich enough to afford a 400$ pair of monitors

Look for the $400 new monitors, a decent sale will find them at around $300 and with some polite talking you could get possibly another $50 off that.

Yamaha HS series
Mackie MR series

There isn't even much you could get for 100-150 per speaker...
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Postby Injustrial » 02 Dec 2013 13:16

I got my Yamaha HS7's for 3400 NOK, which is about $500. They suit my needs very well, and I could probably have gone for the HS5's without losing too much. I tested them in the shop, and since I'm not very trained in listening, they sounded very much samey, though the HS7's did have a rounder, more full mid to my ears.

I've heard very good things about the Alesis Monitor One MKII. They are passive, though. So perhaps the active versions would cost you less, without suffering too much of a drawback in quality.

The word is, that you don't necessarily need the BEST, as long as you get used to what you have and can compensate for it. As long as the Frequency specter is as close to full as possible (20 - 22000 Hz) it shouldn't really be too much of a problem.

I've found the Yamaha HS5's on Amazon, new, for less than 200 each. If you go used, you should be able to save a few bucks too

http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-HS5-Powere ... im_sbs_e_2

Edit: I remember reading about the Fluid Audio F5, which is a VERY cheap alternative. About $200 for a pair. I have yet to talk to someone who owns them, but the internet is calling them decent. The bass slot helps to even out issues with the low end, something budget monitors often seem to suffer from. The F5's are the biggest and most expensive ones in the series, which means the entire line is done on the cheap. Their specs seem decent and so far, only the really elitist (sorry guys) people have criticized them to any significant extent.

http://www.fluidaudio.net/f5.html

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fluid-Audio-F5- ... 2ecc3aaae5
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Postby Injustrial » 02 Dec 2013 13:26

And here's a review, if you're interested

http://www.theproaudiowebblog.com/#!flu ... view/c21lo
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Postby Facade » 02 Dec 2013 13:33

it seems those arn't sold in the us so shipping would make it just as much as yamaha's or mackies :/

other wise that looks really nice
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Postby SticktheFigure » 02 Dec 2013 14:11

Because I feel the consistent need to gloat about it, I managed to pickup a pair of Alesis Monitor Ones from Goodwill for $8. They didn't come with the power amp, however. (These are the original Monitor Ones, not the MKIIs.)
Point is, you never know what you can manage. Sometimes you just get lucky with pricing.
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Postby Injustrial » 03 Dec 2013 00:22

This is very true. I paid $40 for my m-audio axiom 49 controller second-hand. The plastic was still on the damn display glass!
See if there are any local buy/sale-groups on facebook for you. I've found some supersweet deals this past year
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