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[Warren Mcstay]

I am looking for a pair of half decent near field monitors. I have been recommended the M-Audio BX8A's. I also have my eye on a pair of Alesis M1 active MK2's.

If anyone has used either of them, any comments will be greatly appreciated. Also, any other suggestions are welcome. My budget is about

[jimlongo]

Can you get a listen to a Blue Sky Media Desk 2.1 system?  Retails over here for about $700.

[Tomas Danko]

Warren Mcstay wrote on Thu, 21 August 2008 04:40

I am looking for a pair of half decent near field monitors. I have been recommended the M-Audio BX8A's. I also have my eye on a pair of Alesis M1 active MK2's. If anyone has used either of them, any comments will be greatly appreciated. Also, any other suggestions are welcome. My budget is about "T(Z)= (n1+n2*Z^-1+n2*Z^-2)/(1+d1*z^-1+d2*z^-2)" - Mr. Dan Lavry "Shaw baa laa raaw, sidle' yaa doot in dee splaa" . Mr Shooby Taylor jensenmann Jr. Member Offline Posts: 69 Re: Budget Monitors Save a little more money and get something better or get used ones. Monitors are too important to be on a budget. A step above your budget would be Dynaudio BM5A or KS-digital C5 Tiny Jens Chad Sims Full Member Offline Posts: 114 Re: Budget Monitors I love my Wharfdale's they are the 8.1s or the 8.2s.  The low end is not boomy and the mids and highs are as accurate as you are gonna get in this price range.  Plus they do not fatigue my ears.   Just my opinion Chad JDNelson Hero Member Offline Posts: 997 Re: Budget Monitors Event is discontinuing the Studio Precision line and you can pick up a pair of ASP-8's for right around $750 right now, while they last. My Songs are Here hargerst Hero Member Offline Posts: 1458 Re: Budget Monitors I kinda second the Wharfedale 8.2 monitors as a low cost solution to monitors.  They don't have a lot of obvious peaks, and they're usually available at a very low price.  You could do a lot worse at a much higher price. Harvey "Is that the right note?" Gerst Indian Trail Recording Studio Steve Hudson Hero Member Offline Posts: 1013 Re: Budget Monitors JDNelson wrote on Thu, 21 August 2008 11:07 Event is discontinuing the Studio Precision line and you can pick up a pair of ASP-8's for right around $750 right now, while they last. That's a steal. Great monitors. "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.  There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson should have said this, but didn't http://www.myspace.com/steventoddhudson Warren Mcstay Newbie Offline Posts: 26 Re: Budget Monitors JDNelson wrote on Thu, 21 August 2008 11:07 Event is discontinuing the Studio Precision line and you can pick up a pair of ASP-8's for right around $750 right now, while they last. Thanks for the advice guys. Anyone know where I can find the ASP-8's for $750. Cheapest I can find in the UK is around $1100. the brax tone Newbie Offline Posts: 7 Re: Budget Monitors krk v8 monitors are really nice. i picked up a pair on ebay w/ shipping $460. they were in mint condition. Tricklecharge Newbie Offline Posts: 31 Re: Budget Monitors [quote title=Warren Mcstay wrote on Tue, 26 August 2008 15:17] JDNelson wrote on Thu, 21 August 2008 11:07 Event is discontinuing the Studio Precision line and you can pick up a pair of ASP-8's for right around $750 right now, while they last. I'm using the Event SP-8s and I love them.  Alot of adjustments on the rear.  The highs can be a bit shrilly though IMO.   Sad to hear that they're being discontinued as alot of R&D went into them. "-Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your work-"  ..Gustave Flaubert.. Hallams Hero Member Offline Posts: 1067 Re: Budget Monitors Try the B&W 600's. Good price and translate well Chris Hallam. Melbourne, Australia.   Print Pages: [1]   Go Up « previous next » R/E/P Community > R/E/P > R/E/P Archives > Budget? Budget? We Don't Got No Steekin' Budjet > Budget Monitors   SMF 2.0.19 | SMF © 2021, Simple Machines | Terms and Policies XHTML RSS WAP2 Site Hosted By Ashdown Technologies, Inc. Page created in 0.032 seconds with 19 queries.

[jensenmann]

Save a little more money and get something better or get used ones. Monitors are too important to be on a budget.
A step above your budget would be Dynaudio BM5A or KS-digital C5 Tiny

[Chad Sims]

I love my Wharfdale's they are the 8.1s or the 8.2s.  The low end is not boomy and the mids and highs are as accurate as you are gonna get in this price range.  Plus they do not fatigue my ears.  

Just my opinion
Chad

[JDNelson]

Event is discontinuing the Studio Precision line and you can pick up a pair of ASP-8's for right around $750 right now, while they last.

[hargerst]

I kinda second the Wharfedale 8.2 monitors as a low cost solution to monitors.  They don't have a lot of obvious peaks, and they're usually available at a very low price.  You could do a lot worse at a much higher price.

[Steve Hudson]

JDNelson wrote on Thu, 21 August 2008 11:07

Event is discontinuing the Studio Precision line and you can pick up a pair of ASP-8's for right around $750 right now, while they last.

That's a steal. Great monitors.

[Warren Mcstay]

JDNelson wrote on Thu, 21 August 2008 11:07

Event is discontinuing the Studio Precision line and you can pick up a pair of ASP-8's for right around $750 right now, while they last.

Thanks for the advice guys. Anyone know where I can find the ASP-8's for $750. Cheapest I can find in the UK is around $1100.

[the brax tone]

krk v8 monitors are really nice. i picked up a pair on ebay w/ shipping $460. they were in mint condition.

[Tricklecharge]

[quote title=Warren Mcstay wrote on Tue, 26 August 2008 15:17]

JDNelson wrote on Thu, 21 August 2008 11:07

Event is discontinuing the Studio Precision line and you can pick up a pair of ASP-8's for right around $750 right now, while they last.

I'm using the Event SP-8s and I love them.  Alot of adjustments on the rear.  The highs can be a bit shrilly though IMO.  

Sad to hear that they're being discontinued as alot of R&D went into them.

[Hallams]

Try the B&W 600's. Good price and translate well