Monitor selection

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Which monitor do you reccomend

  • Yorkville YSM1p

    Votes: 43 15.8%

  • Event PS5

    Votes: 24 8.8%

  • Tannoy Active Reveals

    Votes: 29 10.6%

  • DynAudio BM5 plus Alesis RA150

    Votes: 20 7.3%

  • EMES Pink

    Votes: 6 2.2%

  • Behringer Truth

    Votes: 41 15.0%

  • Other (please specify)

    Votes: 110 40.3%
  • Total voters
    273
shredfit said:
I went to my local deal to listen to monitors.... i had 20 some CD's (everything from Nickleback to Chick Corea) Came out 3 hours later with a choice of the Mackie 824 or Tannoy reveal active...

Went home to think it over...

Came back two weeks later to buy the Mackie's And the dealer had a new set in the monitors in the demo room.... The Behringer Truth's ... they were on the rack right beside the mackies.... hmm? I run to my car to get my CD's (the dealer hangs his head)!

I A/B the Mackie's and Behringer's with many styles of music... even hip hop for the bass....

the Mackies has a slightly smoother high end at about 16k
$900 smoother .... HECK NO!

the Mackie bass response was slightly tighter... (and i mean very slightly) $900 better? NO FREAKEN WAY!

I left the store with the Behringer truth's and about $900 extra cash in my pocket

Shred
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Its interesting how people generally buy products at the level theyre at. The mackies are not first time monitors. They are the monitors you come to after 1 or 2 behind you when you know all the problems youve dealt with in the past. Although I think the mackies are a few hundred overpriced given whats out there.


The dif bet mackie and behringer is not just some hype at 16k.
 
I also own some ns 10's ? What do you mean level I'm at? I suggest you put the Mackies and Behringers side by side? A/B them and you decide if the mackies sound $900 better.

Even better yet! Have a tech switch between them without tell you wich ones your hearing (close your eyes)... This may open your mind!

I must admit I was also very skeptical of the Behringer truths... until of course my tests

Shred

JuSumPilgrim must be a pround owner of some 824's! he he he
 
Actually I dont own the 824s.
There are a couple of monitors for several hundred less that do very well against them. I had the behringers in my studio for over a month. I listened to them daily. They do not come close to the mackies. I could tell the dif bet the two double blind in any room. They really sound nothing alike. Im the first one to recommend lower cost solutions when the quality is there and Im always debunking the myth that more $$ equals more quality. In this case it does. Maybe not $900 more but probably $500 more.
 
Hi Shredfit,

I have listened to the Mackie's and the Truths, side by side - several times...and to be perfectly honest...the 824's DO sound a lot better...IMHO.

The Behringer's have a *harsh* top end, especially at higher VOL levels, and the bass-end is definitely exaggerated...and, at a close inspection the Truths have that look & feel of a cheapo/copy product.

I guess, they are not too bad for the money, but as always - ya get what yer pay for :)

Personally, I reckon the Event 20/20 BAS are the best mid-price range monitors ($800 USD) and the Yorkville YSM-1P's definitely the best of the bunch in the under $500 USD category.

Now, I fully expect Chessrock to give me SHIT for saying that - again :)

Ask me IF I care!!!!!!!!

KEV
 
Actually in terms of translatablity and overall linearity the yorkvilles are much better than the 20/20bas. The behringer's are good backyard deck speakers...
 
I personally like the Yorkies better than the Events, Tannoys, etc... myself, and even the 824's....but I was just giving my rating according to the price categories, which folks seem to be so interested in.

Plus, I didn't want to get another sharp 'smack upside the head' now did I - LOL!!!!

KEV
 
You could do alot worse than the Behringer Truths, but also a lot better.
Some monitors that beat the Truths, that are also cheap are:
-M Audio Studiophile SP-8B
-Tannoy Reveal Active
-Event PS-5

The Mackies ARE better than the Truths, and yeah, worth $900. The difference in Europe is worse ($450 for a pair of Truths, $2000 for a pair of Mackies).
Maybe not worth it if you're still in the beginning of your home-recording path, with only some reasonable pro-sumer gear lying around, but if the rest of your signalchain is more than decent, you'll definately gonna hear minor flaws in most cheap monitors.

The SP-8B's are WAY better than the Truths, but still haven't got the nice creamy midrange of the HR824's.
SO let your ears decide, let your wallet speak and let logic and reason prevail. ;)
 
IMO the Tannoy Reveal's didn't beat the truth's... (the mids)

the Event PS5's were not even in the ball park... (the Tannoy's are much better!)

cannot say about the M-Audio's

I do admit the Mackies did sound better than the truth's...

JUST not $900 better

I used that cash i saved for a Rode NTK and still have $ left over

Shred
 
Man, in Europe things aren't as easy as in the states I guess...

(following are in €uros, which equal u$d more or less, I'm always speaking about pairs)

Event 20/20bas : €1255
Mackie 824 : €2200
Genelec 1030 : €1400
Genelec 1031 : €2100
Behringer Thruth : € 499
Tannoy Rev.Act. : €599

I was planning on spending not more then €1500 on my first monitors (have some experience, just haven't owned some personally).
Mackie seems *very* difficult to find in Belgium.
The Genelec's sound really great to my ears, the difference in the 1030s and 1031s is hard to justify in my wallet and my not so great control room, but what I want is a set of speakers that last me at least 5-10years.

Just my €.02


Herwig
 
shredfit said:
IMO the Tannoy Reveal's didn't beat the truth's... (the mids)
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Uh Dude.... yes they did. Maybe you're used to scooped mids (which the Truths suffer from), but at least the Tannoy's had some mid-clarity and smoothness. I agree that the low end of the Tannoys wasn't as 'big' as that of the Truths.
But hence the SP-8B's: both clarity and beef. Ideal monitors in their priceclass. And according to Kevsmusic and many others the Yorkville's are there too.

DeadPoet, I agree. The HR824 price of €2222 is redicoulous!
I'd say, check out some Dynaudio monitors. They're less harsh and have a better low end than the Genelecs. Plus, huge mid-clarity. I think you could pick up a pair of BM6A's for €1300-1500.
 
Speeddemon said:

DeadPoet, I agree. The HR824 price of €2222 is redicoulous!
I'd say, check out some Dynaudio monitors. They're less harsh and have a better low end than the Genelecs. Plus, huge mid-clarity. I think you could pick up a pair of BM6A's for €1300-1500.
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Hmm.. I actually liked the hi-end of the Genelecs. I heard some Dynaudio's (dunno what type) and in price they fell in between 1030 and 1031.

Liked the low-low end of the 1031's though... hmmmm... looking for reasons to justify buying the 1031s :D :D

Again, I'm not *that* an expert (yet :) ), but my gut liked the Genelecs more than the Dynaudio. (others compared: Event PS8, Berri Truth, Tannoy Reveal)


Herwig
 
shredfit said:
I suggest you put the Mackies and Behringers side by side? A/B them and you decide if the mackies sound $900 better.
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I A/B the Behringer Truths and the Mackies side-by-side...

The Mackies won hands-down....

So of course, I naturally bought the KRK V8s.......!!! :D

Between the Mackies and the Behringers, the Truths are very flabby in the low-end by comparison, and they have less mid-presence. As well I found the highs to be constricted, whereas the Mackies sounded more open.

And when I brought the V8s into the picture - for me, they blew away the Mackies................. and Behringer wasn't even close to being a contender in this case!
 
I had an opportunity to listen to the Tannoy system 600s against the Mackies and thought the Tannoys were the better of the two. If its tight bass you want, the Tannoys even surpassed the Mackie in that department. The uppewr ranges were a bit forward but I suppose that helps for clarity. So all things considered, the Tannoy system 600 seems to be a very good monitor at a decent price and should be a consideration of anyone looking.
 
Original poster Speeddeamon "Uh Dude.... yes they did. Maybe you're used to scooped mids (which the Truths suffer from)"

Maybe your used to mushy mids (which that Reaveals suffer from)

Shred
 
Original poster Speeddeamon "Uh Dude.... yes they did. Maybe you're used to scooped mids (which the Truths suffer from)"

Maybe your used to mushy mids (which that Reaveals suffer from)

Shred
 
Shred, I agree that in comparison to more high-end speakers the mids of the Tannoys are too round and smooth, but they have more detail and imaging than the Truths.
I liked the SP-8B's better, they had more bass, more high end detail, without being harsh, so i went with those.
Best speakers for $478 a pair, IMVHO! Note:I haven't heard the Yorkvilles yet.
 
$ 419 is a good price. I paid $450 for mine. I'm no expert on monitors, but I like my YSM1P's. I have an acoustic orgasm every time I listen to them. Kidding of course. Really though, for the price, they are a bargain. I must admit that my decision to buy them was due largely to Kev's (Kevsmusic) research. He had already compared a bunch of them. I took a chance and was not dissapointed. But again, the best way to buy monitors, or anything else for that matter, is to do your research and get out there and listen to them. Buy the ones that sound good to you.
 
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