Inexpensive Active Studio Monitors

Cadorman said:
Looks pretty tempting doesn't it! I've been looking at the JBL's for a while.
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Hard to find any negative reviews of those, I tried them out after buying my KRK'S, if I would have done that to begin with would have bought the JBL' S.

Very flat response, KRK'S are kinda hyped up low end, takes a little more e.q.ing to get a good mix.
 
LRT said:
I just ordered this yesterday it just a starter set for now. Eventually will upgrade the monitors and mic's.

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Those are the moitors I started with and they are adequate. I'm still using them in my office set up.
 
Cadorman said:
Okay, I need that Coleman unit.
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I purchased mine from Sweetwater. Easily one of the best purchases for my current set up.
steveb63 said:
When it comes down to it, your opinion is the only one that counts.
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^^^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^^^ is an important point.
Probably THE most important point.
Hearing is subjective.
I had a smaller set of monitors that started to roll off the low end around 45-50hZ. They were difficult for me to do full band electric mixes on without accidentally making your average subwoofer dance, and stinker like the cowboys eating beans around the fire in Blazing Saddles.
They were great for mixing guitar(acoustic or electric), and vocals.

The gentleman in the videos on the previous page(talking about that new company producing studio monitors) had some really good points...high frequency fatigue does bad things to mixes(listen to the snare in his comparisons). That is the only reason I would encourage the idea of auditioning monitors personally.
I did it years ago...made up my mind right away, and then sat on it for way too long. Could I have done better? Maybe...but I am happy with my current toolset.
 
Thatbastarddon said:
I purchased mine from Sweetwater. Easily one of the best purchases for my current set up.

^^^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^^^ is an important point.
Probably THE most important point.
Hearing is subjective.
I had a smaller set of monitors that started to roll off the low end around 45-50hZ. They were difficult for me to do full band electric mixes on without accidentally making your average subwoofer dance, and stinker like the cowboys eating beans around the fire in Blazing Saddles.
They were great for mixing guitar(acoustic or electric), and vocals.

The gentleman in the videos on the previous page(talking about that new company producing studio monitors) had some really good points...high frequency fatigue does bad things to mixes(listen to the snare in his comparisons). That is the only reason I would encourage the idea of auditioning monitors personally.
I did it years ago...made up my mind right away, and then sat on it for way too long. Could I have done better? Maybe...but I am happy with my current toolset.
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See, not SUCH a bad student lol.

It's frustrating when you realize there's absolutely nothing to do about our hearing loss.

There's having good "ears", and you're ears being gone, no matter how much training you try?

So rawk on, make it sound good to me lol.
 
steveb63 said:
Yes, seems like alot if buzz on the Kali's on some of the recording sites. I'd like to hear more about them, prices seem very fair.

You're the guinea pig lol.
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I agree... @Cadorman will make a fine guinea pig....the perfect candidate.
I’m tempted....but I just kicked on my system, and.....nope...can’t justify.
His 15x30x8 room must have around the same/similar cubic volume as my 24x26x6’10” space.
Bass trapping is something I need more of. I’m leaning toward Roxul Safe and Sound, instead of fiberglass 703 or 705. It’s supposed to be similarly effective without the fiberglass stuff...
 
Those are 500 bucks! I can get the Gibsons for $400. If you want to know why you are here go read the painful 5 pages on the Gibby monitors over on Gear Slutz.

Oh well, 8 is great. I suppose I don't have to tell the Mrs. about the extra $200.
 
Cadorman said:
And that's exactly why I don't include the Mrs. on these important decisions.
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First off, I love quoting myself. Don't get me started on third person.

This one time, I came home with a new 2001 Sportster Sport. It was a sweet bike, but that isn't the point right now. I never told the wife about it until I rode into the driveway. Long story short, I got to sit through several hours of trying on coats at Ribnick Fur and Leather before she settled on a full length shearling coat she still wears to this day. It cost half of what the Sportster did. Sportster is long gone. Wish I still had it. I might need another beer now.
 
Cadorman said:
I want to add a pair of active studio monitors to my recording set up. I will be running them off of my Scarlett 6i6. I would like to keep the price under $500 for the pair, but possibly up to $800 if the monitors are really worth it.

First question: What size do I really need? I am working in an unfinished basement room with lots of different exposed materials like concrete block, open wood framing and fiberglass insulation. It is actually pretty neutral sounding and I don't get any weird reflections or unnatural reverb. I've been looking at anything from the 5-8 inch bass driver range. and the room is about 15 feet wide by 30ish feet long with an 8 foot height.

Brands I have been looking at: Presonus Eris, KRK Rockit, Kali LP, JBL 3 series MKII, Yamaha HS and the cheaper Adam Audio T7V. What brands and models have any of you used? I know @Thatbastarddon got the Yamaha HS8's a while back and would love to hear about them.

Then there is the cheap option: Run a cable from the Scarlett over to my stereo (Sunfire Theatre Grand III/Cinema Grand Signature 400 watt per channel) with old school Polk Audio RTA12's. Would this even be a reasonable alternative?

Have at it. What do you like?
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Yorkville Sound YSM8.
JBLs are good if you are careful because in a studio the tweeters might accidentally vaporize.
 
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