Monitor advice from film scoring

[wip]

hey all! first of, i'm new here and am looking forwards to helping as well as getting help and pick brains on this, what seems to be a smashing forum
now...
in about 1 years time, i'm doing my very first score for a documentary.
i'm doing post production on recorded field material aswell as the music.

..so i was wondering if any of you experienced composers out there can recommend some good but relatively affordable monitors for the job.

as for the working invironment i got everything covered but reallly need to get a look at what's out there equipment-wise.

now, if you think i'm posting on the wrong forum or need to read some good previous posts on the topic, please give me a link or point me in the right direction.

Thanks!

K

[reid]

You're going to have to be more specific about your budget - 'relative' can mean anything.

Do you just need a 2 monitors for stereo or are you mixing for 5.1 / surround? And what region are you in - it can make a big difference if you're in the States or Europe / elsewhere as to how much certain brands cost.

More info please!

[klaukholm]

I am doing a similar search at the moment.
My main problem has been clients that are unfamilliar with the sound of my monitors and as such express concern for the sound during soundcheck. These are often people who would cart their own 801s or whatever to the studio if the gig was in LA.

Everyone inhouse here would be perfectly happy working on the ATC scm20-2, it has its sonic peculiarities, but once you get used to it it is a great tool.

In the lower end of the spectrum I could do the job on TB2sa, but I would want the room, orchestra, arranger and rig to be very familliar.
genelec 1031a are actually more of a sucess as everyone knows how they sound.

These just happen to be what we have. I am looking for something different.
Considering the Lipinski L707 at the moment, but they are tricky to get here for a demo unless you have big cash reserves.

Another intriguing option it the Barefoot. Both of these are unknows for me and hard to get here to try.

If you have a big room and it is a permanent installation I would hands down recommend a old used set of B&W 801 series II or later.
It is the only speaker I am 100% happy with and it has not gotten any flack from clients.

[Darentsmith]

I can just relay what I've seen around here in Utah. I've seen B&W 600 series, Tannoys, and Focals, as well as Dynaudio BM-15s and Adams. I would check those out and see if there is somewhere close that carries some or all of those brands so you can demo them, or better yet, see if you can bring a pair into your studio to see how they feel in your space.

Hope that helps...


Daren