monitors and amps

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hello, im trying to complete my set-up, and i am baffeled by this topic. ive done so much research on the boards, but i want such a narrow sound, i had to ask.

im trying to find cheap monitors and an amp that will do the job, im looking used. alls i do is record my guitar (clean and effected) though my m-audio audiophile soundcard, and maybe some vocals. im not looking to expand, for this is all ill ever do, i just want an ok sound, if that helps any.

ive been looking at some used tannoy monitors: c-6, pbm 6.5, or art monitors, slm-1. i have no idea if these are ok for what im doing. any other suggestion? im trying to keep it under 200 or so.

any good amp suggestions to power these would be great to, im still looking used.

thanks!
 
Since you are looking for both amp and speakers, I'd recommend you to get powered bi-amplified monitors if you can find something within your budget. Bi-amplification is very beneficial for sound clarity, and expensive to do with separate components, but not that much more expensive if you buy powered monitirs. It gives you the most bang for the buck, and is the popular choice of most nearfield monitors today.
 
great thanks,

after a quick search i found these :
yamaha MSP5 Bi-amplified Near Field Monitor,
or a couple by genelec

can someone give me some brands to shop around for?

thank
 
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Tannoy Reveal Actives
Behringer Truth
Alesis M1 Active
Mackie HR824
Yorkville YSM1p
Yamaha MSP5 (as you mentioned)
Event 2020bas and PS6 and PS8
KRK V8
Roland DS50A

I don't know which ones are bad and which ones are good, except that the Tannoy Reveal Actives are good, because thats the ones I have. :)

The availiability for really low budget biamplified monitors have totally exploded, and Zzounds have the both the Behringers and Alesis ones for $400 a pair and going up from there.

Here are one thread about it:
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=57392

Check your budget, check the prices check peoples comments and then try to listen to the most interesting ones before choosing.
 
regebro,

thanks for the info, this helped out alot. that thread rocked, i live in nyc, so it was perfect, thanks again.
 
ok i got to try out these monitors today:
first place (small room, brick)
studiophile sp-8B
yorkville ysm-1p

2nd place (small room, prof sound crap on walls)
tannoy reveals active
events 20/20bas
yamaha msp5
krk v8

thought somone might like an opinion of untrained ear.

studiophiles were alot more powerful, and bassey, and more of a spacious sound. yorkvilles sounded more direct and compressed to me.

krk, i dont know sounded to big for the room, or i was too close.
yamaha sounded bad ( to me ) next to revelas and events.
really couldnt tell the differnce between events and reveals.

maybe it was the room i was in, but the first place sounded alot better then the pro place.

one of my reference cd's was pet sounds, because ive listened to it about a bazillion times. threw it in on the yorkvilles, noticed brian doubled the bass part with a bari?sax on "i just wasnt made for these times", never heard that before.

i think im gonna buy the yorkvilles to try out at home for a few days.

thanks!
 
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