What are Some unknown studio monitors brands that deserve rep

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i , as a young engineer , am trying to find a really good monitors to take my game to the next level and im having so much trouble . ive heard a few of my most wanted , but i heard ksaudio is great , and i just found out about eve audio ,

any other out there?
 
Ever since I got my Tylers (Tyler Acoustics) all I can say is that I bought another smaller set to keep the big ones company.

But whatever you do -- DO be cautious and picky. Your monitors (along with the proper treatment of the space they're in) are far and away the absolute most important purchase you will make -- no question, no argument, no exceptions, period. Every single sonic decision you will ever make will be based on how your speakers translate to your brain (the rest is up to your listening skills -- which won't develop very well if your speakers aren't up to the task).

It's not a "chicken or the egg" situation -- It's a chicken omelette.
 
of course , tylers seem too big for the rooom i work in though
 
Man.....there's about a million monitor brands out there it seems sometimes. As Massive has stated........do your homework on this subject very well. And be prepared to treat your space. Not sure what your room is like so really can't add much more.
 
Unfortunately, this is an area that is second only to room acoustic control that people scrimp on. It seems that having a $2000 mic pre is more important than the speakers you're going to being hearing the workings of such a piece through. a lot of budget monitors could sound so much better in a good environment. Sure, the bad parts will be totally exposed but if you KNOW whats wrong, its really easy to fix.

As to your quest.....Learn about companies and their products. Here's a few quality monitor companies to check out: ATC, Westlake, Meyer Sound, Klein & Hummel, Genelec, Quested, PMC, M & K, Tannoy, Focal.......All have a certain engineering directive to their product and learning about WHY they build things the way they do will enhance your engineering ear. Learning about sound transmission is another way to get your chops up.
 
I have a pair of Mission Pro monitors, not made anymore unfortunately, and were made when all Mission speakers were made in the UK. My Mission Pro's are the passive, they also made an active model later that were even better ...apparently.

Alan.
 
cavedog101 said:
unfortunately, this is an area that is second only to room acoustic control that people scrimp on. It seems that having a $2000 mic pre is more important than the speakers you're going to being hearing the workings of such a piece through. A lot of budget monitors could sound so much better in a good environment. Sure, the bad parts will be totally exposed but if you know whats wrong, its really easy to fix.

As to your quest.....learn about companies and their products. Here's a few quality monitor companies to check out: Atc, westlake, meyer sound, klein & hummel, genelec, quested, pmc, m & k, tannoy, focal.......all have a certain engineering directive to their product and learning about why they build things the way they do will enhance your engineering ear. Learning about sound transmission is another way to get your chops up.
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see o have the pres i want and everything , im tryna get the right monitors . Last most important thing
 
Thought of a couple of more, Grover Notting, another good Oz company, had a look at these at a trade show about 2 years ago, and a Indian company called Sonodyne, which I had a listen too at the same show that sounded very good value for money monitors in fact if I was in need of new monitors I would buy a pair.

Alan.
 
I own a pair of yamaha NS 10s... They are super old and are famous for sounding Terrible! But a reason to use these "terrible" speakers is that if ur mix sounds okay on these, then they will sound good on any speaker :) ..Any monitors will work though, a lot of my friends like yamaha HS80s
 
Nothing in the 300-400 range, but Barefoot sound makes great monitors.
 
Chris Pelonis makes some very nice monitors that don't get talked about TOO much. The 4288s are great full range mid/near fields, and the 42s are a more affordable desk speakers which reveal the mids quite nicely.
 
Although they are no longer manufactured you can still find the Yorkville YSM1i passive nearfield monitors for $300.00 or less. This is mostly going to be on the used market, but now and then a brand new in-box pair appears out of some forgotten warehouse. These have been my fav nearfields since about 2003 and I still can't get over them... the bang for buck ratio is still unmatched IMO. You can also find them branded as ART SLM-1. Yorkville acquired ART some years ago, so both these models were made in the same facility in Canada. Unfortunately Yorkville stopped making them and began outsourcing manufacturer of inferior products to China. So if you can find a pair of these Yorkies I would snatch them up. I pair mine with a vintage 1981 Yamaha P2050 stereo power amp. But I have found the Yorkies also work surprisingly well with the Alesis RA-100, which I will also use from time to time.
 
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