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Alexrkstr
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I own a pair of Alesis M1 Active Monitors (2yrs old) and want to sell them to upgrade.
What do you suggest?
Thanks!
ALex
What do you suggest?
Thanks!
ALex
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notbradsohner
Compression Addict
anything 
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notbradsohner
Compression Addict
but seriously, look at wharfedale diamond pro 8.2, or krk roket v8s, or event 20/20 bas.
mattamatta
New member
ADAM, Dynaudio, Hr824, the usual....
Budget?
Budget?
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Alexrkstr
Member
Well if I sell the Alesis for at least $250... I can put up to $150 tops I guess.... more like $100... So... $350 - $400
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jeffree
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Alex, a tip: search this site, using the search icon at the top. Folks here have written so much recently about monitors in the $300-400 range. You'll find lots of good choices, lots of preferences to guide and confuse you.
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noisedude
New member
The Wharfedale 8.2As are all hype. And the slagging off of the Alesis monitors is pretty dumb too. No matter how many listening tests I do, I can always hear 'more' in my Alesis M1As that I can in the Wharfedales. The 8.2As just sound plasticky too. They're fine for what you pay, but I don't understand the smack that's being talked.
I'm not convinced by Mackie HR624s either ... but one pair I do really like at that price point is the Genelec 'plastic' ones. They are, to my ears, much more accurate than the competition. I think the 8030As ... about £600 UK money.
I'm not convinced by Mackie HR624s either ... but one pair I do really like at that price point is the Genelec 'plastic' ones. They are, to my ears, much more accurate than the competition. I think the 8030As ... about £600 UK money.
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boingoman
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You tell 'em, Noisedude. 
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Blick-um, blick-um...
Slaggers!!!
Alex, what you should really be looking for in a pair of near field monitors is an accurate representation of the mix.
Every one used Yamaha NS-10s back in the day (many still do) and they really sounded like crap to me. The trick was, if you could make a mix sound good on those, your mix would sound good just about everywhere else.
A few years ago I picked the M1-As over all the others I tried in that price range, and they were certainly the best bang for the buck at the time.
They sound sweet, ESPECIALLY when set up properly, but of course they lie. With most monitors, you need to know what they are really saying to you when they are lying.
Honestly.
Alex, what you should really be looking for in a pair of near field monitors is an accurate representation of the mix.
Every one used Yamaha NS-10s back in the day (many still do) and they really sounded like crap to me. The trick was, if you could make a mix sound good on those, your mix would sound good just about everywhere else.
A few years ago I picked the M1-As over all the others I tried in that price range, and they were certainly the best bang for the buck at the time.
They sound sweet, ESPECIALLY when set up properly, but of course they lie. With most monitors, you need to know what they are really saying to you when they are lying.
Honestly.
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Alexrkstr
Member
So basically.... stick with what I have now?
Thanks?
Thanks?
noisedude
New member
How are your mixes 'translating' to other systems? I.e. do they sound alright on hi-fi? Can you make allowances for the 'lies' in your monitors? If so - hang on til you can afford a genuine step up.
BTW - And I'll get even more stick for this
)) - if your room is crap, like most, what I did is stick two pairs of socks into the bass ports and it tightened that flabby-ass bottom end up in a big way. Give it a try - just make sure you arrange them symetrically - I put a thicker pair in one side at first and it made a little difference as to how much muffling happened.
All it's doing it getting the speakers to do the sound production, not the echoey cabinet. In a room with lots of reflections, getting more direct sound is a favourable thing.
BTW - And I'll get even more stick for this
)) - if your room is crap, like most, what I did is stick two pairs of socks into the bass ports and it tightened that flabby-ass bottom end up in a big way. Give it a try - just make sure you arrange them symetrically - I put a thicker pair in one side at first and it made a little difference as to how much muffling happened.All it's doing it getting the speakers to do the sound production, not the echoey cabinet. In a room with lots of reflections, getting more direct sound is a favourable thing.