Best Monitors For A Powerbook Set Up, What kind of speakers are you using? Options

[TKNO1]

Want to know what other people are using for speakers with their Powerbook. Now I am meaning quality monitors. Not "Soundsticks " or anything in that range. Please let me know.. thanks

[Jaysee]

Hi there, re choice of monitors.I've read good things about the Tapco S.8's and S.5's, Tapco is the original name of the company Mackie before it became er.......Mackie, something like that anyway! So they have a good quality pedigree. The S.8 would probably be a better choice than the S.5 if you produce hip hop and dance music as they're meant to be very loud and reputedly have a great bass end, but they're pretty large imposing weighty objects to qualify as 'nearfields'! I've got a similar budget to lay out on monitors myself soon and I'm probably going for a pair of the Tapco S.5's.Their strongest competition for my hard earned is the M-Audio studiophile SP Bx8 or SP Bx5, again an 8" and a 5" version but a tad cheaper. They've had great reviews but do offer some degree of being able to "adapt" their performance to suit the room shape of your studio space; which as you point out isnt always a good thing unless you really know your stuff.
You might try downloading the owners manuals from various manufacturers to get some idea of the specs. regards John