I'm looking at purchasing a new pair of studio monitors soon and am having some trouble. I currently own a pair of M-Audio BX5 which are low end budget monitors. I'm looking to upgrade to something more expensive and better now that I have the money for them. Nothing in particular that I didn't like about the BX5. It's just that I've had them for several years now, and they are the only monitors I have experience with.
My room does have acoustic panels on all 4 walls as well as corners (no bass traps yet, planning on it though). My room size is approximately 14 x 11 ft. The monitors will be relatively close to the wall, however there are acoustic panels behind. The monitors will be on stands. I will be using the monitors primarily for mixing and tracking metal (other genres sometimes also), as well as some occasionally casual music listening.
Anyways, now I am considering the Yamaha HS7/HS8 or the Focal Alpha 65/80. I'm not sure whether I should be going with a 6.5" speaker, or a 8" speaker.
My room does have acoustic panels on all 4 walls as well as corners (no bass traps yet, planning on it though). My room size is approximately 14 x 11 ft. The monitors will be relatively close to the wall, however there are acoustic panels behind. The monitors will be on stands. I will be using the monitors primarily for mixing and tracking metal (other genres sometimes also), as well as some occasionally casual music listening.
Anyways, now I am considering the Yamaha HS7/HS8 or the Focal Alpha 65/80. I'm not sure whether I should be going with a 6.5" speaker, or a 8" speaker.