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Tue 24 Jan 2006, 02:19
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I don't have my SOS in the hand to look for this with UK prices, but in this range you have decent stuff like this (there may be others): - Alesis M1 active 520 - Alesis M1 MK2 active - Behringer B2030A - Samson Resolv family - Fostex PM 0.5 All are active monitors. Please, don't look at M-Audio monitors (got still to hear a good one among these). I'll come back on this in a few days when I'll have my SOS
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Tue 24 Jan 2006, 10:38
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Thanks a lot the alesis look like a good bet
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Wed 25 Jan 2006, 10:55
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QUOTE (lepetitmartien @ Jan 24 2006, 01:19) Please, don't look at M-Audio monitors (got still to hear a good one among these). I have the studiophile Bx5's by m-audio. There not genelic quality but still sound great. I think they are great value for money and seen them rated quite highly in a mag review.
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Thu 26 Jan 2006, 02:37
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QUOTE (Chris C.L @ Jan 25 2006, 10:55) I have the studiophile Bx5's by m-audio. There not genelic quality but still sound great. I think they are great value for money and seen them rated quite highly in a mag review. I've still not hear a single monitor from M-Audio and Edirol (forgot these) sounding good (muddy is more the idea), I reserve my opinion on the last EX66 I have still not heard. IMHO About mags, i'd be cautious, it's your ears that counts, not specs or the taste of others. If you can do good stuff on yours it's fine But never trust the advice of someone on a single model save if he can work with it, and certainly not reviews Hamish, select a few, and have a listening test at a shop if you can with things you've done (if you have) or CD tracks you like and in different styles, not only the one you're interested into (for example, have some live instruments, acoustic guitar, voice not too effected, along with stuff you like, and other styles if you're into Trance). Take the one you like the most but which is the most _revealing_ (this is important) of the mix (stereo, depth, transients). On the list above I gave my opinion, let's build yours (yes Rickenbacker, on my own, I'd kill for Adam or Dynaudio, got to listen Focal one day too)(My owns are Mackie HR824 at the moment)
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Thu 26 Jan 2006, 21:24
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Thanks all of you, just to let you know, I've just bought Logic 7.1 finally (from 5), have ordered Mackie 1402 VLZ pro, monitors are next (probably should have come first) only a few bits i need and I will totally have revamped my studio. I currently use the m-audio delta 44 soundcard, should I get the omni i/o as well, will this be similar to a digi 001 (does it do the same thing?) Thanks again.
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