Monitors on a Dirt cheap budget...

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Ok being a college student, I don't have much money to get a studio going. What are some halfway decents monitors for around $199-250 US dollars? I figure anything is better than my logitech computer speakers... Thanks!
 
i'd go used M-Audio BX5.
their small (portable) and can be found for around $180-200 used.
pretty good praise from people that have them. I tried a set out at home and thought they sounded good for what they are. they were $185pair...powered.

Most likely, you'd like them much better than the plastic pc logitech's.
 
I picked up a pair of Event PS6 monitors on ebay for about $275 shipped. They're great.
 
apl, ive seen you post that a few times.
i went to see them...

no wonder, your happy...those are $1,000 speakers for $275!!
nothing like a good deal goin down. wow.

i'll give you $285 for 'em? :p
 
COOLCAT said:
apl, ive seen you post that a few times.
i went to see them...

no wonder, your happy...those are $1,000 speakers for $275!!
nothing like a good deal goin down. wow.

i'll give you $285 for 'em? :p

I've got PS6s. The $1000 ones are the ASP6 from the Studio Precision series. The TR (Tuned Reference) series replaced the PS (Project Studio) series, and the TR6 is $400, so that's about what mine were new.
 
Your voice is a dead ringer for Neil Young apl!
 
babbling about monitors

apl said:
I've got PS6s. The $1000 ones are the ASP6 from the Studio Precision series. The TR (Tuned Reference) series replaced the PS (Project Studio) series, and the TR6 is $400, so that's about what mine were new.

well, i have your shopping story beat then.
i got some JBL control 5's "plus" for about $125 pair...their like $500-600 new. :D
according to ebay their worth about $125!! :p

what is a good speaker?? Translation of Mixes? as a tool analogy...a well built hammer?..or a hammer that just gets the job done, no big deal.

the monitor doesn't guarentee you anything, it helps, like having a hammer that is functional....if you hammered all day long (pro) you would probably want a really nice hammer.
but if your only gonna hammer a couple weekends a month you don't need a pro-line hammer and a Wharfedale hammer is probably alright then.

i don't even know what good is most the time.
and i realize really don't have mixing down at all, the skills part
...its way too much....... hit n' miss,
more of the "miss! :eek:

i was reading Martin said before Revolver, almost all the albums were recorded like a production line, mics and tone settings on guitars all the same, same format...probably few changes in Pans, EQ etc...
i like that idea at times, the consistency. the early Beatbrother records, not that the creativity of Pepper was its own.

sorry for babbling..too much coffee.
 
someone got 2 wharfedale 8.2a for sale right now in the free ads section, for $250
 
COOLCAT said:
what is a good speaker?? Translation of Mixes? as a tool analogy...a well built hammer?..or a hammer that just gets the job done, no big deal.

To me, a good home stereo speaker makes anything sound good, whereas a good monitor makes the mix sound as it is.

Kinda like makeup, lighting, and retouched photos of your honey vs a pic when she first wakes up in the morning.
 
I got a good deal on a new pair of Event TR-8's due to a price mistake on ebay this summer... $268 shipped!

edit: picked up the event 20/20 15" complementary subwoofer for $240 shipped as well... kickass system for only $500 :D
 
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