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Vectrex Vectrex is a male

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Hi,

I'm planning to buy some studio monitors. At the moment I'm using some B&W DM110 speakers in my studio setup but in my opinion they sound a bit "too great" to make a right mix. I'm searching for monitors with a more "dry" sound. I can't spent much more than € 400 - € 500 there I'm still a student and I don't earn that much money from doing the dishes in a restaurant. Now I went searching and found some affordable speakers from Mackie Big Grin

. More specifically Mackie's MR5...

http://www.mackie.com/products/mrseries/

Someone has advice about these speakers? Would it be a good investment? Or someone knows a good alternative in the same price range? Smile

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17-12-2008 16:25

Vectrex Vectrex is a male

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anyone ?

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23-12-2008 20:52

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i tested out the mr5's and the krk rp5's http://www.dv247.com/invt/21992/ and decided on the krk's. didnt really know what i was looking for so dont know if i made the right choice. but i think its all about getting to know your eqipment once youve got it to be honest. ive heard good things and bad things about both speakers.

24-12-2008 07:20

m-ej

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if you can get a listen to yamaha hs80m's i think you'll be impressed with them.
i certainly am, and those bad boi's are on order as we speak.

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24-12-2008 21:19

Phalanx Phalanx is a male

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Depending on where you live you might be able to find good deals on used monitors. I got a pair of Mackies off Craigslist in LA for a steal.

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24-12-2008 22:02

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quote:

Originally posted by marc_ej
if you can get a listen to yamaha hs80m's i think you'll be impressed with them.
i certainly am, and those bad boi's are on order as we speak.

I own them for over 1 year now and I'm quite pleased with them.

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25-12-2008 14:53

Vectrex Vectrex is a male

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I certainly check out those yamah speakers.. Happy

thanks for the advice you guys! Big Grin

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25-12-2008 17:08

Mr Sinister
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pointless buying anything else than makie hr824s theyt are industry standard for a reason.

buy them and the worl sounds much better

29-12-2008 11:21

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quote:

Originally posted by Mr Sinister
pointless buying anything else than makie hr824s theyt are industry standard for a reason.

If was able to afford these, I would allready have them Wink

Anyone knows anything about the ESI nEAR's ?

http://www.esi-audio.com/products/near05classic/

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29-12-2008 19:13

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quote:

Originally posted by Mr Sinister
pointless buying anything else than makie hr824s theyt are industry standard for a reason.

buy them and the worl sounds much better

thats not true, many producers have made brilliant music with far cheaper speakers.

although if i did have the cash, i would buy them Big Grin

31-12-2008 09:00

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quote:

Originally posted by Benzin

quote:

Originally posted by Mr Sinister
pointless buying anything else than makie hr824s theyt are industry standard for a reason.

If was able to afford these, I would allready have them Wink

Anyone knows anything about the ESI nEAR's ?

http://www.esi-audio.com/products/near05classic/

I've been told in a musicstore they where the best I could get in that pricerange (they are cheaper than say krk/mackie/yamaha) , but I haven't listened to them at the time, so I can't tell you from my own experience if they are any good.

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06-01-2009 18:28

m-ej

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@ mr sinister.
yeah we'd all love hr824's m8 but at £469 EACH i think they are just a little out of most peoples price range.

i tested both krk rokit8's and yam hs80m's mid last year in a side by side comparision test, and to my ears they both have similar mid and top end(nicely detailed), but the krk's seemed a little boomey to me, while the yams where nice and tight in the trouser department. hence im now the proud owner of hs80's, and fucking chuffed with them i am too.
best advice i can give is to take yourself off to a shop and have listen,
wot please's me might not please you.

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08-01-2009 18:44

Greyone Greyone is a male

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Yamaha HS 80M

# frequency range 42 Hz-20 kHz (-10 dB)
# 8" woofer (75watts), 1" tweeter (45 watts)

1x = 244,00 €

Alesis
M1 Active MKII

#Frequentiebereik: 38 Hz tot 23.5 kHz (-10 dB punt)
#6,5" Carbon-woofer, 75 Watt, 1" Silk-Dome tweeter, 25Watt, magnetische afgeschermd.

2x = 293,00 €

i am planning to buy some moni's too , and think of buying alessis , cheap and good

21-01-2009 13:41

PiKlz1
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samson rubicon 5a + sub. voted no3 best speakers in music tech mag. beat lots of high end expensive speakers. krkrp5 + sub were no.5.

22-01-2009 02:51

Greyone Greyone is a male

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Samson
RUBICON R8a

# frequentie response 40-27 kHz +/-3dB

# 8"Woofer/RibbonHT

2x = 444,00 € Drummer

22-01-2009 10:50

napster55 napster55 is a male

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thing with monitors is you can get decent mixes out of cheap 1's i guess its all about learnin the sound of them, cheap mointors do lie and so do decent mointors its all about knowning them with cheapish 1's, how ever long u use them you will learn how they sound and then you will be able to mix from that sound but if you go for high end mointors then obv. there have more honesty than cheaper 1's, ive used alesis mointors and they sound good, ADAM A7'S sound beautiful lol. Fostex 6301BX are very good midrange monitors very detailed like how they sound too. genelec's are fucking super sounding spesh the little 1's. woah they sound huge!

i heard that them china cones can help improve your system? or is that just bullshit?

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03-06-2009 02:32

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quote:

Originally posted by napster55

i heard that them china cones can help improve your system? or is that just bullshit?

the china cones do work but they're f**kin expensive, ive got half-shelled kinder egg's keeping my monitors off the surface, they seem to stop a fair bit of vibration from the bottom....

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03-06-2009 23:04

D2o

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sticking a blob of blue tac under each corner seems to help a bit

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03-06-2009 23:38

c0rksteria c0rksteria is a male

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KRKs. phat mate. i got rokit 8s and 10s beast best things ive ever brought running through a audio interface via xlr cables. perfect phatest sound. as everyones said isolation is the key, my monitors have foam bottoms i also have monitor stands which are filled with sand and pointed bottoms for isolation. Music is like I.T man you pay for what you get.

06-06-2009 12:05

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some of the best mixing monitors, like studio standards, are usually cheap aux speakers ment for use on your outside patio. it just comes down to preference. you can make it with shitty little tinny monitors. i have done good mixes with $300 speakers and no sub. you just listen to some songs you know well, ealize they sound tinnier then usual, and that you will ahve to look at the readings to judge if there's any sub in the mix....

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