Need Monitors under $500

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I need to purchase a pair of powered near-field monitors. I read a massive post (that spanned 3 years!) and I'm still unsure.

I can't go over $500 US. Suggestions?
 
Hey, I'm looking for some too! My budget is a bit less though. I'm considering:

Event 20/20 V2 Passive Monitor ($149 each)
Roland DS30A Digital Reference Monitor ($195 each)
Alesis Monitor One Mk2 (Pair) ($199 pair)
Event TR5 Powered (Pair) ($299 pair)

Right now, for the price and the fact that they are powered, I'm thinking the TR5's. I'm doing mostly voiceover and commercial work, though I do record and mix tunes periodically.

Any recommendations, cautions, or otherwise, on the above? pdaniels, have you considered any of those?
 
Thanks for the suggestions so far! Here is a thought:

I have a Pioneer home theatre amp. Can I use it and Passive monitors? Or would that be defeating the purpose?
It has a "direct" mode that bypasses the DSP processing.

Just a thought that might save me some $$/let me get better quality passive monitors.
 
And I just checked the back of that amp and it seems to have 2 sets of RCA jack outputs. So the proper connectivity is there... (even if I have to use RCA to 1/4" cables).
 
Home theater amps don't give flat response, try the Hafler Amps, they are inexpensive and very good for passive speakers.
 
I got the same deal from gear1 on the YSM1P's, though shortly after they upped their price, and I'm not sure if the sale is still on...

I didn't know they would be so heavy! I am extremely happy with mine though...
 
Well, hear's the deal:

Pretty much nobody sells those Yorkville monitors, and the few who do sell it won't ship to Canada. And if I want these monitors soon, I need to go with AMS because of the Easy Pay option. I hate saving up...

So I've narrowed it down to either the Event TR6, or the Alesis Monitor 1 Active.
What do we think of the Alesis? It has better bass frequency response than the Event... if that matters...
 
Just got back from Woodwind & Brasswind (only an hour away). I took a chance and picked up the Alesis M1 Active Mk2 monitors. I've been listening to a few commercial CD's and home mixes...dude! I'm only a couple of hours into them, but I am definitely not disappointed. And given my current budget, I reckon I will be happy with them for awhile. :) BTW, they were $349 for the pair, which was better than the catalog price.
 
what i just got and love
are
M-Audio BX5's for 300
then at my work i got a
Advent 12" 100watt subwoofer for 100 bucks
and it sounds really good together
i work at a wholesale club thats y the sub was so cheap
 
Do people think the extra few hundred dollars to get Mackie HR 624s over the Yorkvilles worth it?
 
grinder said:
The Yorkville YSM1p active monitors rock.I picked up a pair for $419 total from Gear 1, they were 5% off, which covered shipping.
That was the best deal on 'em that I found.

http://store.yahoo.com/gear1/index.html
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Just bought mine last night. I've been emailing back and forth with a guy from ebay that's selling them for $460. He said he's talked to Yorkville and they're pissed they're selling them for so cheap, so I'd buy them asap before the price goes up.

Yorkville YSM1p Studio Monitors 419.95
Subtotal: 419.95
Coupon offer (5% savings): -21.00
Subtotal: 398.95
Shipping: 19.95
Tax: 0.00
Total: 418.90
 
It's the best investment I've made in a long time.

ChristopherDawn said:
Just bought mine last night. I've been emailing back and forth with a guy from ebay that's selling them for $460. He said he's talked to Yorkville and they're pissed they're selling them for so cheap, so I'd buy them asap before the price goes up.

Yorkville YSM1p Studio Monitors 419.95
Subtotal: 419.95
Coupon offer (5% savings): -21.00
Subtotal: 398.95
Shipping: 19.95
Tax: 0.00
Total: 418.90
Click to expand...
 
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