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[Nigel Harkness]

What does everyone use?

I have the Event Tuned Reference? 5. I'm looking to upgrade soon and was wondering what everyone else uses? Right now I have no price range but I would probably assume that it would be somewhere around $400 US dollars. Any suggestions?

[AlexHall74]

I bought a pair of Behringer 2031A Truths.

So far, they are a great buy for the money.

Mine have given me no problems (yet! :wink: ) so I am hoping I got a good pair.

Eventually I will buy Mackie HR824s, but that's a ways off...

Good luck!

-AlexHall74

[Hollowcell]

I've been using Truths for most of the time I've been living in Japan. I have no problem with them either. Reasonably flat, a bit fatigueing, but for the money exellent.

I didn't wanna spend a fortune on speakers over here, knowing I'd have to sell them before going home. I listened to Truths and the Alesis and I ended up with the Truths.

[jasedee]

Im using Tannoy Reveal Actives......

They are a budget monitor, and not ultra flat, but I know them well now, which is important...

If I could go back, I think I would have chosen one of the Dynaudio Acoustics range, perhaps the BM6A's.....they sound so damn clear and precise

[Tomer=Trance]

400 is realy not enough....
you should continue saving up mate.

alesis just came out with a new budget active nearfield monitors
you better check them out
http://www.alesis.com/products/ProLinear720/about/index.html
it should go for around 550 a pair.

[Merlot]

I am using m-audio sp-5b's. They are discontinued now and reincarnated as the BX-5's. They are really clear. Not much response in the low end, but nothing a woofer couldnt take care of.

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Hr 624's

upgrading to 824's soon i hope

DS

[Tomer=Trance]

ds how much did you spend on the mackies?

[blay]

tapco s8's...

4 people i know who were previously using tannoy/truths have traded in for the tapcos in the last 2 months.

not as harsh as the truths and better low end response than the tannoys.

they're not even in the same league as the bm6's... but then again neither is the price :wink:

[matsa]

Hiya
Well, I had a pair of Genelec 1029 and the subby until recently. And I haven't replaced them with anything. Why not? Well, the monitors were really brilliant, in fact so good that all I could hear was how crap my studio sounded. Unless you've got the cash to totally sound treat your room you'll never be happy with even the best speakers anywhere.
:roll:

[hatembr]

Alesis M1 Active mkII

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

ds how much did you spend on the mackies?

The 624's cost ?700...but u can pick them up 2nd hand for like ?400.

The 824's will set me back ?1000. Goodbye student loan hehehe

DS

[jasedee]

Unless you've got the cash to totally sound treat your room you'll never be happy with even the best speakers anywhere.
Thats a bit narrow minded....

There is alot u can do to improve your monitoring at home without having to spend thousands on sound treatment. If you know your environment well, and know your monitors even better, then any problems you may face in the environment can be accounted for

Proper placement of monitors is a must! How close are your monitors to your wall? pull em back about a meter and hear the difference...

How far apart are your monitors? You will never truly hear the stereo image unless your monitors are the right distance apart. Experiment!

How loud are you monitoring? If it is anything above around 85dB SPL then your ears are getting tired my friend! Run some pink noise at -20dBFS from your DAW, then pull up your master output, and for each speaker so that when u measure with an SPL meter it reads 85dB SPL at your monitoring position. With this you can listen safely continuosly for 8 hours, without damage to your ears.

How important are your ears to you?

Are you listening to the flaws of your environment? Well, try not to focus on the negative aspects of your monitors, and listen to the sounds, colours, and images in front of you.

Is your room too reflective? Some thick curtains may help. Cheap too...

I could go on....

[nrgy]

I use Alesis m1 active mk2, I think they are pretty good, but have been looking on Adam Audio P11-A also(maybe the ANF 10's, since they are cheaper) because I want to have two pairs for mixing tracks.
Anyone have experience with these monitors?