Choosing monitors

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I was doing some research and found 3 candidates (PAIRS): the Behringer Truth B2031A, M-Audio Studiophile BX 8a Deluxe and Esi nEar08 eXperience. I have read a lot of positive reviews on all of them but I thought maybe someone could give me a 2nd opinion on which ones to choose. I am looking forward to working with them for a long period of time.

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a lot of articles and posters say the monitors are the most important part of the studio.
other stories have gold records done on Radio Shack optimus 7's.....

i've heard good things mixed on the Behringers, one of the products that done ok...not sure of the reliability. not heard the others.

i went through a bunch of speakers, passive, active, new , old...it was a fun learning thing... year or so later settled on some YSM1p's and they've worked well for years...

money limits the list, then listening is the fun part and comparing, and then reviewing the reliability and customer satisfaction posts helps even more.
 
Any of them will do fine for you. It looks like you're looking at 8" monitors, and that's good. The truth is that most people who are reviewing any of those monitors are reviewing the only monitors they've ever had, so it's good to ask for opinions from people who have tried several.

According to one self-proclaimed "pro" around here, you cannot obtain accurate monitoring without spending at least $700. I think that's a ridiculous statement, lol.

If your room is ok, you can mix on bookshelf speakers from BestBuy ONCE YOU LEARN THEM, and that's the key, really, so get something and get to mixing.
 
yup most import thing is learning how professionally produced music sounds on them and translating that to your own mixes...you could have the best monitors in the world but without knowing that translation as second nature you'll still produce crap mixes

Ive went from a hi fi, to cheapo nearfields, to a pair in the $500 range...and the biggest difference is how much A&B'ing on other systems you do...you can still get a decent mix it just takes longer
 
It's good to try to get the flattest speaker possible. Behringer's have problems with their power amps blowing up in them. Try the KRK RP 8's, they are pretty flat, on the other hand Yamaha NS 10's were very colored but they translate well.. You definatley have to know what you're working with or learn them.

Being inspired by some old studio photo's to see what speakers they used I was surprised to see how many people mixed on home stereo speakers. BIG one's! JBL 4311's, Klipsch Heresey's, Avid 102's....

Just for laughs I'm going to try my hand at mixing on some old cerwin vega U351's. They're huge 3 way's with 15's in them. They sound nice but I've never tried a mix on them, and they've been in the family since I was 4 years old, I know how they sound but It'll be fun to see how badly or how good they may translate. I'm getting one of the woofers checked out before hand so it may be a while. I'll post something in the MP3 section
 
every hobbyist always thinks they're one set of better gear away from great sounding mixes. i just plunked down $300 on Rockit 5's. they won't make anyone's list of best monitors ever but the 5's a are big and take up a lot of room on my desk and since i'm a family man i can't blast my monitors anyway. the song is all that matters. write a good song and the rest falls into place. if you aren't in this industry professionally and this is just a hobby do you really need $700+ monitors. like that's the missing link in making your songs over the top? just get something and learn their strengths and weaknesses.
 
someone inevitably says "for just a little more money you can get ...". that's great. and if i spent a little more money in my car budget i can drive a mercedes. i'm not railing against the OP but its just the mentality us hobbyists share. you get so paralyzed and afraid to make a purchase/decision and all that matters is you can make a great song. Eddie Vedder just put out a cd of just him singing and playing a ukelele for christs sakes. better monitors, high priced plugins, they don't help with the soul in your songs. that's performance. robert johnson, the delta blues singer, didn't have access to 1/4th of the equipment the average home hobbyist has, the Beatles didn't have access to 50%. they made records on 4 tracks that have stood the test of time. just write good songs man, there is no holy grail equipment available to Joe Home Recordist that's within reasonable spending range.

i upgraded from cheapo PC speakers. $300 was my budget. i've heard enough good things about the Rockit 5's and have seen them in a lot of youtube home studios (well, maybe they weren't all 5's. i'm sure they were some 6's). $300 on Rockit 5's to upgrade over PC speakers for me being a hobbyist is more than enough (i also needed to buy from Best Buy and they don't have a large selection). i'm perfectly fine with these monitors. if i unlikely make money off this hobby then i can upgrade to something better.
 
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