£450 Monitors? (EDITED)
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 25 posts since 22 Jul, 2014
I'm in the market for a set of studio monitors and I have around £450 to spend at the very max.
I don't mind buying second hand and they're going to be used to produce Techno and Trance music, as well as being plugged into my Pioneer DDJ SR for DJ'ing. I've looked at nearly everything I can ger second hand in that price range and there's a LOT. What have really caught my attention are the Yamaha HS7/8/80M's, Mackie HR624 Mk2, Event TR8's and 20/20 BAS V3's, JBL LSR308's and the KRK Rokit RP8 G3's...so mainly all the big guys.
Given the choice, which would you choose? And why?
I don't mind buying second hand and they're going to be used to produce Techno and Trance music, as well as being plugged into my Pioneer DDJ SR for DJ'ing. I've looked at nearly everything I can ger second hand in that price range and there's a LOT. What have really caught my attention are the Yamaha HS7/8/80M's, Mackie HR624 Mk2, Event TR8's and 20/20 BAS V3's, JBL LSR308's and the KRK Rokit RP8 G3's...so mainly all the big guys.
Given the choice, which would you choose? And why?
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- KVRAF
- 2909 posts since 13 Apr, 2008 from Charleston, SC
I have the JBL LSR 308's but the 305's are just as good and have a great flat response. Love em!
Jon
Jon
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- KVRist
- 487 posts since 14 Oct, 2006
I was at guitar center last week or so and I had a chance to test the lsr305's. I tested it with a prog metal song that had heavy guitars, synths, and singing and I found that compared to the yamaha hs50m, the sound was bassy, but muffled or boxed in. The hs50m was more clear, but less bass. Has this been any of your experience for any of you who own the lsr305's? I know you guys say it has a flat frequency, but does it sound muffled or boxed in to you guys?
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 25 posts since 22 Jul, 2014
Just a quick update.
Went and demo'd some...sorry...a fair few monitors today and I was literally blown away by the Yamaha HS7's. I never even auditioned anything of the 8" variety due to the sheer size of them - bearing in mind we were in a 9ft x 15ft room and my studio is 7ft x 6ft - the HS7's were unreal. I tried them through 3 genres of music (trance, techno and..errr...Keane...) and don't get me wrong, the high's were very bright and emphasized more than I'd thought they would be but the HF-Cut does sort that out. The bass response on another note was brilliant..again, in an untreated room, I was really impressed. My Alesis M1 Active MkII's were used in a semi-treated room with iso pads and the local audition room was literally raw and untreated. I also tried the recommended LSR305's. whivch were impressive, particulaly through high frequencies, but for an extra £35 per piece the HS7's are a no-brainer.
Went and demo'd some...sorry...a fair few monitors today and I was literally blown away by the Yamaha HS7's. I never even auditioned anything of the 8" variety due to the sheer size of them - bearing in mind we were in a 9ft x 15ft room and my studio is 7ft x 6ft - the HS7's were unreal. I tried them through 3 genres of music (trance, techno and..errr...Keane...) and don't get me wrong, the high's were very bright and emphasized more than I'd thought they would be but the HF-Cut does sort that out. The bass response on another note was brilliant..again, in an untreated room, I was really impressed. My Alesis M1 Active MkII's were used in a semi-treated room with iso pads and the local audition room was literally raw and untreated. I also tried the recommended LSR305's. whivch were impressive, particulaly through high frequencies, but for an extra £35 per piece the HS7's are a no-brainer.
- KVRAF
- 2909 posts since 13 Apr, 2008 from Charleston, SC
Muffled or boxed in... untreated audio sounds that way on flat speakers. When you run through a big sub and some treated speakers you get a great sound...
Until you get in your car.
Then you realize your sound was all built around the "shaped" speakers. But with flat monitors like the 305's or 308's you work to get the best sounds. When it hits your car audio...it is cake.
Jon
Until you get in your car.
Then you realize your sound was all built around the "shaped" speakers. But with flat monitors like the 305's or 308's you work to get the best sounds. When it hits your car audio...it is cake.
Jon
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- KVRist
- 327 posts since 7 Sep, 2011
Check out my post on the BX8 d2 deal.
They aren't nearly as good as the Yamaha HS80's but they are still good. Great deal too if you are in a bind.
They usually sell for 500 a pair. But here they are for around 202.90 US dollars. (pair)
They aren't nearly as good as the Yamaha HS80's but they are still good. Great deal too if you are in a bind.
They usually sell for 500 a pair. But here they are for around 202.90 US dollars. (pair)
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M-Audio Bx8 D2
Oxygen 49
TC ELECTRONIC impact twin 64 Bit
Fast Track Plus
Grace and love
- KVRAF
- 3889 posts since 28 Jan, 2011 from MEXICO
The Yammies are very good monitors to work with, probably not the best for just listening music (kind of harsh), but they are very honest and that's what you need for music production.
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- KVRist
- 327 posts since 7 Sep, 2011
I may be wrong. But the Yamaha HS8's suck.
Like I said I might be wrong. From what I remember thay changed it signficantyl from the HS80's.
There used to be 2 EQ on the back. One for Lows and one for Highs.
From what I remember the HS8's sounded like crap completely, and yes harsh and distorted all over.
You just may want to double check that. Try a demo instore.
Like I said I might be wrong. From what I remember thay changed it signficantyl from the HS80's.
There used to be 2 EQ on the back. One for Lows and one for Highs.
From what I remember the HS8's sounded like crap completely, and yes harsh and distorted all over.
You just may want to double check that. Try a demo instore.
Ableton Live 8 Suite 64 Bit, Sylenth1 64 Bit,Rapture, Zeta+2,Synthmaster, Dimenison Pro, Mo' Phatt. and Waves plugs.
DELL i-3770 3.9ghz, 12GB RAM, INTEL SSD,
M-Audio Bx8 D2
Oxygen 49
TC ELECTRONIC impact twin 64 Bit
Fast Track Plus
Grace and love
DELL i-3770 3.9ghz, 12GB RAM, INTEL SSD,
M-Audio Bx8 D2
Oxygen 49
TC ELECTRONIC impact twin 64 Bit
Fast Track Plus
Grace and love
- KVRAF
- 10471 posts since 31 Aug, 2013 from Somewhere near the Morgul Vale.
http://www.thomann.de/gb/dynaudio_bm5a_mkii.htm
I have a pair of BM5As. I think they're very good for the money, quite detailed, especially with a good interface.
I have a pair of BM5As. I think they're very good for the money, quite detailed, especially with a good interface.
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