Decently Priced Studio Monitors

[baker19014]

I have been looking around for a new pair of monitors that will give me pure, uncolored sound, but that will not cost a load of money that i dont have. I was looking into the Yamaha HS50Ms. I use Tannoy Reveals at work which sound great but are obviously out of my price range. Any Ideas?

[Jimbo]

You will get the most sound-for-buck with passive monitors and a good, used amp.

[Todzilla]

If Tannoy Reveals are out of your price range, you're probably on the wrong forum.

[Jimbo]

Originally Posted by Todzilla

If Tannoy Reveals are out of your price range, you're probably on the wrong forum.

Dick alert!
Tannoy Reveal 6D | Sweetwater.com

[Scott Whigham]

Originally Posted by Todzilla

If Tannoy Reveals are out of your price range, you're probably on the wrong forum.

WTH? That's not nice. That's not the case at all. He didn't post this in "High End".

The KRK5 and KRK8s are popular in the same price range as the Yamahas. Bx5as too. I don't know - for that money, the Yamahas are good.

[79_Limited]

I like my Yamaha HS80 for just a little more coin. Try and find a used pair for your budget.

[BudgetMC]

Something like this with a decent amp would be pretty serviceable:

Tannoy Reveal 6 passive monitors (pair) - eBay (item 380212140969 end time Mar-13-10 19:57:07 PST)

[Push_MY_Faders]

Hi mate

someone I know was strapped for cash and needed some monitors and wont shut up about the SN10 so I take it that's a positive thing. For the price it's always an option. An NS10 inspired design?

Not heard em myself yet.

also I hear samson Rubicons are worth a listen.

"Studiospares" Studiospares SN10 Nearfield Monitors Pair at Studiospares

Cheerio

[Sean Sullivan]

If you are willing to buy used, you can find great monitors cheap. New, a pair of HS50M's are $400, so I'm guess that's your range.

I picked up my pair of M-Audio EX66 monitors new for that price on eBay, because they have been discontinued. Compared to other monitors I've owned in a similar price range, I prefer them to Mackie HR824's and KRK V8's.

You could try to seek out a pair of JBL 4410's and an Adcom GFA-545. That would be a very nice set up, and sound good stock but from what I understand with a little bit of modification work from Jim Williams they'll hold their own against monitors way above their price range.

[You_Father_Sky]

Tannoy Reveals and a Bryston 3b right here. Works like a charm!

[Docmattic]

Ive been investigating B&W 685's. They look and sound fantastic. Hopefully they are good for mixing....theyd be a fantastic deal

[BudgetMC]

Very cheap... if the dealer is on the up-and-up

Tannoy Reveal Passive Speaker Monitor - eBay (item 250599085773 end time Apr-16-10 17:00:40 PDT)

[chris319]

I like my passive Tannoy Reveal 6s a lot. You might want to remove the wire mesh in front of the tweeters, though.

[cjogo]

A Used pair of EVENTs SP 8 -- we have them in all our studios ~!

[analogjeff]

Originally Posted by BudgetMC

Very cheap... if the dealer is on the up-and-up

Tannoy Reveal Passive Speaker Monitor - eBay (item 250599085773 end time Apr-16-10 17:00:40 PDT)

If you like the active Tannoys you may actually even like the passives better... that was my take when we tried them out at one point... didn't buy either, but they were contenders in the low price range -- we ended up going higher and getting ProAcs... would've bought the Tannoy passives over the Adam 7's and Dynaudio's in that $1000 price range... get an inexpensigve used Hafler or something similar and I think you'll be happy for awhile for pretty affordable...

[oceantracks]

Originally Posted by baker19014

I have been looking around for a new pair of monitors that will give me pure, uncolored sound, but that will not cost a load of money that i dont have. I was looking into the Yamaha HS50Ms. I use Tannoy Reveals at work which sound great but are obviously out of my price range. Any Ideas?

I can't say enough good things about the cheap little Yamaha 50Ms.

They are not for sitting back and listening to your favorite tunes.

But boy you can get some real radio friendly mixes out of them, just like the old NS10s...I've really been impressed with these.

Adam A7s are a lot more money and lot nicer to listen to, but you can get real work done on the little Yamahas.

TH

[Iggy Poop]

Originally Posted by cjogo

A Used pair of EVENTs SP 8 -- we have them in all our studios ~!

Oh dude, I just got a pair of Event ASP8's a few weeks ago. They are incredible. I can't believe how much better my mixes gotten since I bought them. I'm hearing every little thing through these. The bass response is tight and accurate. I can't recommend these monitors enough. They're way better than I expected them to be. I only paid $500 for them, it was a steal. They used to sell new for $1,300 and they're worth more than that.

[cjogo]

Originally Posted by Iggy Poop

Oh dude, I just got a pair of Event ASP8's a few weeks ago. They are incredible. I can't believe how much better my mixes gotten since I bought them. I'm hearing every little thing through these. The bass response is tight and accurate. I can't recommend these monitors enough. They're way better than I expected them to be. I only paid $500 for them, it was a steal. They used to sell new for $1,300 and they're worth more than that.

Not sure what the step up is to the OPALS --- But the SP 8's work wonderfully and the a great company behind them

[warhead]

No reason why the HS50M can't be learned like any other speaker to achieve good mixes. They are decent enough for sure.

War

[goaway]

this thread is very relevant to my interests. how are adam a7's? im a complete noob at recording but it interests me greatly and i'd really like to start off with a solid setup.

[David_Kessler]

KRK V6 or HS50m. In your opinion, what's better for rock/hard rock, metal tracking and mixing?

Originally Posted by warhead

No reason why the HS50M can't be learned like any other speaker to achieve good mixes. They are decent enough for sure.

War

[analogjeff]

Originally Posted by goaway

this thread is very relevant to my interests. how are adam a7's? im a complete noob at recording but it interests me greatly and i'd really like to start off with a solid setup.

Search A7's and you'll find that while a lot of people really like them, they've had some quality control issues... and personally, I don't like how they sound... too synthetic/plastic for my taste... which makes sense given the materials used...

[oceantracks]

Originally Posted by goaway

this thread is very relevant to my interests. how are adam a7's? im a complete noob at recording but it interests me greatly and i'd really like to start off with a solid setup.

Very "hi fi" and extremely detailed.
TH

[rty5150]

Originally Posted by oceantracks

Very "hi fi" and extremely detailed.
TH

to my ears, too.

[Astrain]

Originally Posted by oceantracks

I can't say enough good things about the cheap little Yamaha 50Ms.

They are not for sitting back and listening to your favorite tunes.

But boy you can get some real radio friendly mixes out of them, just like the old NS10s...I've really been impressed with these.

Adam A7s are a lot more money and lot nicer to listen to, but you can get real work done on the little Yamahas.

TH

+1 exactly the same experience here

I have Adams A7 +ADAM sub8 and lately Ive been using more the Yamahas Hs50ms to mix

[dave999z]

I have 2-year-old Adam A7s and they broke for no reason. That's after the first pair didn't work out of the box.

A friend of mine had a pair that also broke after a year.

They're awesome sounding monitors. Their quality is suspect. I just wouldn't recommend spending > $1000 on monitors that will fail on you. Who needs that shit.

[Slikjmuzik]

Originally Posted by dave999z

I have 2-year-old Adam A7s and they broke for no reason. That's after the first pair didn't work out of the box.

A friend of mine had a pair that also broke after a year.

They're awesome sounding monitors. Their quality is suspect. I just wouldn't recommend spending > $1000 on monitors that will fail on you. Who needs that shit.

I haven't had that experience at all. Mine crank loud in my studio with my Tannoy TS10 and they totally rock. Yes, they are very 'hi-fi'(not really but in comparison to a monitor that it supposed to be flat, they dish out a ton of detail at such a low price), so to remedy that, I also use a pair of Alesis M1Active that are like under $100 for the pair. The two work well together in balancing a mic, but I've been really interested in the HS50's...I think I want that white cone look and sound in my studio. I know they have like NO bass, but that might be a good thing.

[gakmuzak]

I use a pair of active Event TR-5N's and have had them for about 6-7 years. I like em for what they are, and the price point back then. Sure, they're not the greatest, but if you learn on them, and a/b mixes alot, you can get suitable mixes out of them. I know their disco'ed but I'm sure you can find 'em used pretty cheap.

[KillerV]

Originally Posted by Docmattic

Ive been investigating B&W 685's. They look and sound fantastic. Hopefully they are good for mixing....theyd be a fantastic deal

+1

The B&W 685's are absolutely great. I was considering Genelec's, ADAM A7's, Focals, etc. and spoke to a friend of mine who is a fairly accomlished producer. He recommended the B&W's, which he also uses after using almost all the others in my list.

The 685's are beautifully true and unhyped. If mixes sound good on them they sound good everywhere else. They also let me hear things in mixes that I have never heard before.

[carllock]

Originally Posted by Slikjmuzik

I haven't had that experience at all. Mine crank loud in my studio with my Tannoy TS10 and they totally rock. Yes, they are very 'hi-fi'(not really but in comparison to a monitor that it supposed to be flat, they dish out a ton of detail at such a low price), so to remedy that, I also use a pair of Alesis M1Active that are like under $100 for the pair. The two work well together in balancing a mic, but I've been really interested in the HS50's...I think I want that white cone look and sound in my studio. I know they have like NO bass, but that might be a good thing.

I just got two pairs of HS50's and one pair has sub. I work close to my monitors so HS50 (lack of) bass response does not exist to me even in the non-sub pair...I am judging my sound pretty much on the mark. I personally also love to check bass in various headphones. I have a pair of all original NS10's I check thing on. I even picked the HS50's with a sub over HS80's with a sub...just sat better (technically/acoustically) in my smaller rooms.