Which monitors are for me?

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I'm looking to spend around $100 for a set of monitors. Here are some i've been looking at. M-audio bx5a's, Alesis M1, KRK rokit 5, m-audio v40... what do you guys think? I will be producing and recording in a room about 20x10
 
100 dollars for a pair? Good luck on that, mate. I've got the rokits 5 generation 1. I got a pair for about 200. They do the job but anything you get at this price point isn't going to be accurate... which is what you buy monitors for.

You're probably much better off not going my route and saving up for better monitors.
 
you can't always just jump straight to the top of the ladder, but i'd put a +1 down for saving your money.

i used to have alesis m1 active mkiis, then upgraded to mackies.

in my opinion now,,,the alesis weren't monitors...they were fancy looking speakers.
 
$100 isn't going to get you monitors sorry. Even I'm not that cheap.
Drag out your old stereo & use that to monitor with until you save up $200 & can get something better than a computer speaker.
If you know the stereo speakers well enough you can get by their bias. If you don't then you're probably no worse off than you'd be with the stuff you could buy for the $100.
I don't have expensive monitors - far from it - I have some Behri's. They aren't great but they were all I could afford that was BETTER than my stereo so it was a step UP.
 
The most important purchase you'll ever make (as far as audio is concerned). Better to save up for an entire year and get something decent than jump into garbage.
 
so all the ones i listed are garbage? i dont want to spend over $200 because i dont need studio quality monitors.
 
Then it's unlikely that you'll get a studio quality mix.
 
it makes perfect sense, i know that $100 wont get me professional studio sounds, and I dont need that. the point is having something to play back beats/songs ive just recorded. instead of saying this doesnt make sense and whats the point, someone answer my original question about the monitors I have listed? that just makes things go in circles
 
So, you're actually looking for speakers then, rather than monitors. Ok. Studio monitors tend to be of the near field design philosophy. You're probably not going to find that in the $100 range. What you will find is a boat load of consumer grade speakers, most of which will have horribly hyped low ends and scooped mids. You can use these for monitors with some success when you learn how mixes done on them translate. It will be a longer process than if you'd have bought a decent set of mid-range, reasonably flat monitors to begin with.
 
If you're making beats, then anything with a 5" woofer aint the choice for you. Monitor or speaker.
 
k tysha, so whats a decent 6" monitor that i can get for around 200? KRK rokit 6's I can think of are around that price. Could probably get a set used somewhere around here in pittsburgh since they're popular. but, what are some other ones... behringer truths i thought of too
 
So, you're actually looking for speakers then, rather than monitors.
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Well, let's not confuse the issue -- Many (MANY) speakers that say "studio monitor" on them have no particular reason to actually be in a studio either... While plenty of "speakers" that don't say anything on them will blow almost any "studio monitor" out of the water with extreme prejudice. "Studio monitor" is a buzz-word at best...

Back to the topic...
 
Massive Master said:
Well, let's not confuse the issue -- Many (MANY) speakers that say "studio monitor" on them have no particular reason to actually be in a studio either... While plenty of "speakers" that don't say anything on them will blow almost any "studio monitor" out of the water with extreme prejudice. "Studio monitor" is a buzz-word at best...

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Troof....I was speaking in the broadest sense...
 
Royalty said:
k tysha, so whats a decent 6" monitor that i can get for around 200? KRK rokit 6's I can think of are around that price. Could probably get a set used somewhere around here in pittsburgh since they're popular. but, what are some other ones... behringer truths i thought of too
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I dunno for beats...aint my world. I suspect 6" probably not going to get the job done either. I like my little KRK 5's, but I work primarily on jazz projects or smaller acoustic sets.
 
Royalty,
You came, you read, you joined, you asked, you were answered.
The collective wisdom of 1/2 a doz people, (some of whom really are wise as opposed to me), has told you that you should hold off and spend just a little bit more to get something that approaches what you describe as your need "a set of monitors". We interpret that as some speakers with a reasonably accurate translation of sound.
You then argue the toss, reset your request and expect that you'll get the answer you want.
Answer yourself - no-one is going to agree with you but yourself. Save the money, hook up your stereo & use that because it's probably going to be better than the $100 will score you.
If you have a real stereo - not a MP3player base - and have listened to reasonable quality music through a reasonble set of speakers you will appreciate the difference. If you're an almost exclusively MP3 player/car spereo/earbud listener then, hey, hook up your earbuds & have at it.
 
why would I spend tons of money on something that I'm not going to be doing professionaly. I am a hobbyist, so I don't plan on putting that much money into my equipment. Now instead of telling me to save my money, can someone tell me some decent equipment I can get for the price I mentioned? Ive been doing this a while, I know that saving will get me better monitors, but I dont need/want to do that. Trust me, I've heard buy the better thing, save more, plenty of times before. I don't need $500 monitors, it would just be a waste of money for me. I'm looking to spend like $200.. tops... Mention some around that range, and maybe I can find them around that price on ebay. If I wanted headphone/earbuds I would have said so... I don't...
 
Royalty said:
why would I spend tons of money on something that I'm not going to be doing professionaly. I am a hobbyist, so I don't plan on putting that much money into my equipment. ...
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I know some guys that have GREAT sets of golf clubs, and still hit over 90, but just love whacking the ball around and having fun. No aspiratins to go pro.

you're in the same boat. so there are reasons to want good stuff, even if it is a hobby. Would you do wood crafting with children toys and just a hammer and screw driver? No...you'd probably want a nice "shop" for your hobby.

However, get yourself a good set of headphones (groan..) like the Sony MD7506 and get used to them. Or, if you want some ear buds, get the Sony E6 in ear monitors... BOTH NOT used or aimed for playback, but will be your best $100 spent. I'll probably take some flack for suggesting headphones, but for $100, you'll like them.

What people are saying is that if you play your music somewhere else besides these "speakers" you are wanting to buy, expect to hear your music in quite a different light...which might be quite a bit worse (like really bassy, etc). But that'a a whole other topic that you can research in these forums.

EDIT... I see you don't want headphones... Well, I won't convince you.

Therefore, I'd go down to Radio Shack and see what their best is for $100. Their "optimus" series was half decent, but those are probably long out of production. I think if they still sell speakers, they ought to have the best available for $100. seriously....

One last thought... hit some yard sales, or look for some stereo speakers (like suggested earlier)... maybe in the paper..or Ebay.

I've seen some old JBL speakers go for about $200/pair. Some old L100 series. Realize, maybe 25 years old, but they'll be killer speakers for $200..

welp, out of ideas. You can thank us all later... !!
 
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