BeagleFaceHenry
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This isn't one of those vague "what monitors do you recommend?" threads, this is a "What is the absolute cheapest monitor worth buying?" thread?
Obviously, the sky is the limit with monitors, but we don't have the budget for sky. We mix through an old school Sony receiver right now, then compare our mix on everyone's home stereos, cars, headphones, phones, etc. I'm trying to talk the guys into getting some monitors for comparison. They don't see the value. I'd like to give it a try, but there's no sense in buying monitors that sound crappier than our current system.
So, I ask you, what is the absolute cheapest mixing monitors that are worth buying? The 1st page of Musician's Friend's monitor selection ranges from $99 to $800. I doubt I could convince the guys to drop $1,600 but I know they'd go for $200. Are the $99 monitors worth it?
What is the cheapest monitor you've used that you would recommend?
What is the cheapest monitor that you've used that I should definitely avoid?
Thanks,
-j
Obviously, the sky is the limit with monitors, but we don't have the budget for sky. We mix through an old school Sony receiver right now, then compare our mix on everyone's home stereos, cars, headphones, phones, etc. I'm trying to talk the guys into getting some monitors for comparison. They don't see the value. I'd like to give it a try, but there's no sense in buying monitors that sound crappier than our current system.
So, I ask you, what is the absolute cheapest mixing monitors that are worth buying? The 1st page of Musician's Friend's monitor selection ranges from $99 to $800. I doubt I could convince the guys to drop $1,600 but I know they'd go for $200. Are the $99 monitors worth it?
What is the cheapest monitor you've used that you would recommend?
What is the cheapest monitor that you've used that I should definitely avoid?
Thanks,
-j