| The HS80's aren't bad. They are very detailed and the low end is present enough to judge and doesn't get boomy. (you don't usually need anything under 45hz. Most people would mix without a sub with speakers that drop about there for clarity sake.)
If you can't afford to buy a pair of $2K monitors, the yam's will do you better than the alesis with a stereo amp... no question about it. They are referred to the most as the best under $700.
The best @ $1K or under are the Adam A7's and the Dynaudio BM5A. People are split over the two. These are midrange monitors and 75% of the people here would oppose the notion that midrange is a joke.
If you want to spend less than $500, the Tascam VLX series is getting decent opions. Warren with Frontend Audio likes them for that range and he has a good rep here.
Don't shoot yourself in the foot thinking that you cannot make a difference for less than a couple grand. |