Monitors

[crosslogic89]

I need help finding the best set of monitors i can for under $500.
I have a band coming in in a week and a half, and mine blew out a few days ago.

Anybody know much about monitors? Help is greatly appreciated

[yoyo]

What type? Studio? Live?? Live i would get some JBL's or Mackie's.

[crosslogic89]

studios. i'm not worried about power as much as sound quality.

[ssscientist]

I have the KRK RP series and love them. The Wharfedale 8.2's are also worth a listen as are the Samson Rubicon series.

You can get a pair of any of the above for well within your price range.


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[crosslogic89]

Those KRK RP-8's look really good. Is it $250 for one or for the pair?

[ssscientist]

$250 is for a single speaker.

I have the smaller RP-5's and would buy another pair of them again if they stopped working.


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[crosslogic89]

k. 75 watts per speaker is fine for me lol.
Is there anything at all you've been displeased with about them?

[ssscientist]

Not a thing.

They're not harsh or fatiguing, the mixes translate well to every system I play them on and for the size of my room they're plenty loud enough.

I picked these out from a gallery of the competition -- Behringer, Alesis, Events, Yamahas, even Wharfedales and these just shone out of the crop like well balanced speakers should.

I mix everything from dub to hardcore to synth pop at work and we have bigger KRK's there bought on my recommendation.


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[crosslogic89]

alright thanks man.
i'll be buying the KRK RP-5's then... Even the reviews on musicians friend and other websites say they're spectaclular. Thanks for the help.

p.s.

would you reccoment buying the RP series sub with them?

[ssscientist]

The speakers are not bass-light on their own, but the subwoofer is on my want list.

I don't think it's crucial--- I'm using just the speakers and have for more than a year now. If you do buy the sub buy it at the same time you buy the speakers.

Be sure to listen to your favorite CD's for a few days so you can get to know how the speakers sound in your room. There are a few adjustments that you may want to play around with on the speakers - and I assume on the sub - until you get them dialed into what sounds good to you...


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[crosslogic89]

alright thanks.... i dont really have the money for the sub right now but those should suffice