Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

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Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by actraiser » Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:15 pm

Hi .. need some new active monitors for production and Djing at home..

most I can afford is £300, which speakers would you recommend?

Im currently looking at:

Alesis M1 Active 620
Behringer Truth B3031A
Samson Resolv A6
KRK RP6 G2


I dont really know much about monitor speakers.. I just want something that sounds good for production / is loud enough for home mixing, and generally sounds nice with decent bass!


Thanks guys
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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by DZA » Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:19 pm

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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by Pedro Sánchez » Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:26 pm

DZA wrote:KRK RP6
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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by Matt_Damage » Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:05 pm

Take a cd of your favourite tunes/tunes you (production wise) know inside out to a shop and test how all the monitors in that price range. Thats the best way to choose mate. Don't listen to what others say, go and listen to them yourself. A lot of people go for krk's thinking they are awesome but they don't give a particularly flat response.
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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by safeandsound » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:11 pm

Just a shade over :

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/pm-2/67972

Certainly worth a listen.
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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by Sharmaji » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:38 pm

around 300UKP you might be able to find dynaudio bm6's, which blow any of the aforementioned ones out of the water.
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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by deadly_habit » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:42 pm

what's up with the thread necro lately?

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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by JFK » Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:42 pm

safeandsound wrote:Just a shade over :

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/pm-2/67972

Certainly worth a listen.
A "Shade" over? They are nearly double what he wants to spend :lol:

I can recommend the Alesis M1's mate. 520's if your room is small 620's if its bigger.

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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by deadly_habit » Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:51 pm

did no one bother to check original post is from last year?

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Straight groundhog's day up in this bitch. You have to answer correctly to be let out of the thread, otherwise it's going to keep coming back.
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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

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deadly habit wrote:did no one bother to check original post is from last year?
Fuck sake...... Who bumped this shit?

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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by shaneynclan » Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:49 pm

i would use headphones over all those monitors and save up until you can get a decent pair.

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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by JFK » Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:54 pm

shaneynclan wrote:i would use headphones over all those monitors and save up until you can get a decent pair.
*facepalm* Dude..... this thread is a year old. We all got sucked in. We all blow.

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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

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nowaysj wrote:What's this "we", white man?
What?? White man??? Im 1/16 Apachi!!! Pffft

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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by nowaysj » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:05 pm

Did you get that reference, if so, my scalp is off to you?
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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by nitz » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:46 pm

Word of warning...

Just don't buy the Behringer Truth's one what ever you do! awful, sorry but they are.

I would personally go with the KRK RP6's
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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by Pedro Sánchez » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:48 pm

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Re: Best Studio Monitor speakers for under £300?

Post by victoryaloy » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:50 pm

I like my Resolv A6's :wink:

When I was looking thats what I was told by everyone to get.. Glad i listened!


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