can anyone recommend me a pair of monitors up to 400€

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can anyone recommend me a pair of monitors up to 400€

Post by mushug » Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:53 am

is there anything better than the krk rp6 in this range?
http://www.thomann.de/gb/krk_rp6.htm
is it true that they "kill" lot of low frequencies??
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Post by deadly » Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:15 am

I love mine but then again I don't make much dubstep so I don't have that much experience of any low frequencies potentially being killed. Go into a shop with a CD and listen for yourself. I'd heard good things about Alesis monitors at around the same price but when I got in there I thought they were too boomy. What I'm trying to say is don't believe everything you read, believe what you hear.

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Post by dokie » Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:25 am

I usually have to turn up my EQ a little to get the bass in, but the new Rp6's are well worth the money. After you get used to them the bass wont even bother you. I only use them whilst mixing, and not for production.

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Post by alpha zulu » Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:37 am

The KRK's are very HiFI-ish so dont go down that rout if you want total flat response :?

Maybe look to save up a bit more and go down towards the Adam A5s or Genelec 8020's , it will be worth it!

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Post by sofa_king » Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:43 pm

I just picked up the Mackie MR5's. I listened to them in the store next to the KRK's and I think they sound a lot better. Mine were about $400 for the pair. Listening to them now and they sound fat. Nice low end, not muddy. Lovin them so far.

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Post by spencertron » Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:47 pm

Tapco S5's
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Post by jagle » Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:57 pm

good deal on the mackie MR5's

gonna look into them
i couldnt offer a pair in your price range

but i have heard the 8030's and i love em..
the 8020's are ment to be just as good

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Post by process » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:28 am

I have some Alesis M1 Active 520's, to be honest, i wouldn't recommend them. They don't give off enough bass. when i mix down, it sounds great, but when export and play on my CDJ's and it's far too bassy and i have to keep going back to the project to sort it out. annoying.

I've heard great things about Mackies

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Post by mushug » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:58 am

thx for the advices!
how about the hs80m's? http://www.thomann.de/gb/yamaha_hs80m.htm
gonna try to check how these and the genelec sound..

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Post by Disco Nutter » Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:00 am

I own the HS50's and I'm quite fond of them. The only problem is that they don't go below 40hz, but it's not that much of a problem once you get to know things and use your headphones a bit.

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Post by tiburce palmier » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:50 pm

Johnny Beat wrote:I own the HS50's and I'm quite fond of them. The only problem is that they don't go below 40hz, but it's not that much of a problem once you get to know things and use your headphones a bit.
I own them too since 1 year, they are great, very accurate. Same remark about the low frequencies. HS10W sub could be added later.

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Post by james fox » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:55 pm

Alpha Zulu wrote:The KRK's are very HiFI-ish so dont go down that rout if you want total flat response :?
disagree. they sound nothing like hi fi speakers, to my ears anyway - i assume you mean they sound like a 'smile curve'.

they might not be as flat as the adam or the genelec, but that wasn't the question, was it?

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Post by spire » Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:25 am

i cant stand the sound of the KRK's personally, ive only got Alesis MK2's, but for the price they sound way big. they were worth the $300 investment.

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