Best value studio monitors?

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I have a fairly modest home studio and am in need of some studio monitors. I'm just working with a Korg D1200 machine so that gives you an idea of my sophistication and budget. What are some monitors that I should consider. I don't want to spend a lot. What are the best values for under $300? What are the workhorses? Thanks!
 
Try the *search* function, PJ. Your question has been asked many times.

Good luck,
J.
 
PJ2003 said:
I have a fairly modest home studio and am in need of some studio monitors. I'm just working with a Korg D1200 machine so that gives you an idea of my sophistication and budget. What are some monitors that I should consider. I don't want to spend a lot. What are the best values for under $300? What are the workhorses? Thanks!
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I've recentely purchased the Alesis M1 and I am thrilled about them!
 
PM 01's are nice

I like the Fostex PM01's. If you get a deal, you can get em for $300.
 
The Wharfedale Diamond Pro 8.2s are getting good reviews around these parts. deepwater, a homerecording.com member is giving a good price for a pair @ $275. Do a search here or these monitors and read what's being said about them.
 
I've test driven quite a few budget ones and I like the sound of the Spirit Absolute 2's. A more knowledgable studio friend of mine uses these too
 
The more I read about those Wharfedale's the more I think I may have to break my self-imposed ban on buying new gear. I still love my NS-10's but I think my ears are outgrowing them.
 
BrettB said:
What are your problems with those monitors Great value for money, more low end than most nearfields, sparkling highs, with the only disadvantage of no extra modifications at the back.

Thre may not be your super high tech studio monitor, but for its price, they are great.
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Has nothing to do with what kind of monitors I have... I've heard the Alesis monitors IMO, they're awful -- for the money, people can do better........

By hey - this is all just my opinion anyways -- if they work for you, then that's all that counts, right?!
 
I can't tell you how much more I have enjoyed playing with music since I got rid of the Alesis M1's, followed Massive's advice and got the W'dales. Blue Bear is a pro and I'm an amateur, but his advice is spot on for us home reccers.

Brett, those SOS reviews have to be interpreted - unless you know how they are written theyare meaningless. The Alesis bass response is artificially hyped - whatever I thought I heard sounded competely different when I played it on a different system, and the mid's are just impenetrable. I hear things on the W'dale the Alesis never showed me. I sold the Alesis at just a £40 loss - I'd really recommend you audition some different monitors at home and then see how you feel.
 
Bx-8's are awesome.

I just picked up the bx8's at www.silicondirect.com in Canada and heard them in awe. For 4 hours last night i listened to old cd's and heard tonnes of stuff I never new was there.

.....but this only occured on original CD's not on MP3's ... I heard percusssive sounds, breathing, bass swells where before I only heard bass.

Pretty impressed so far! Can't wait to start recording.
 
If you scale your price range up to $450 you could get some Yorkville ysm1ps, which get great reviews on here. I have a pair and I think they're damn great (for having an untreated room and sucking at engineering and such).
 
I bought a pair of Event TR-5's a few months ago for $300 and I like them. I haven't directly compared them, so I don't know how they compare to the other monitors, but they sound really nice to my amatuer ears.
 
BrettB said:
What are your problems with those monitors Great value for money, more low end than most nearfields, sparkling highs, with the only disadvantage of no extra modifications at the back.

Thre may not be your super high tech studio monitor, but for its price, they are great.

And to prove I'm not alone:

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Aug02/articles/alesism1.asp?session=255fb1a6b1077a015cc4fcc7ffa544be

Cheap doesn't mean bad.
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I'm with you, My mate spent £800 on a pare..not sure what ones...

Ok if you pared them up with mine his would surely shine..but when I go over to his and hear them...I don't feel worlds apart from my set up..infact I don't notice the difference.

allot has to be said for how many units a company can clear...the more you sell the cheaper you can price.

its what's happening with MICs now....you can get GREAT cheep mic made just as well as a Nueman ..."Rode K2" for much less price because more people can buy it. ....maths

although there is the fact that the more made..the more chance you have of getting a bad batch...
 
Flight 16 said:
its what's happening with MICs now....you can get GREAT cheep mic made just as well as a Nueman ..."Rode K2" for much less price because more people can buy it. ...
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