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robrtnickerson · . Joined: 20 Sep 2009 Posts: 193 Location: Kansas USA

I am looking for a pair of small studio monitors. Cheap ones. They will be hooked up to my PC. I have found several brands and models that seem as though they would fit the bill, but I don't wanna pay for some glorified crap PC speakers, I already have some crappy Dell speakers. The monitors I have looked at have been in the $100 range from M-Audio, Alesis, Samson and several other brands. I was just wondering if any of you guys had experience with the smaller, more inexpensive monitors.

Haze · . Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4924 Location: Tulsa, OK

Blaze It or 2.1? and how many moneys you looking to spend? KRK seems to be the standard/most popular because they are fairly transparent and come inexpensive. If its just home use and you don't need them to be too loud don't worry about a larger speaker. For monitors the larger speaker surface area will help with perceived volume and may project sound more efficiently but in a small environment like a bedroom the introductory ones should be sufficient.

robrtnickerson · . Joined: 20 Sep 2009 Posts: 193 Location: Kansas USA

KRK is more monies than I'm gonna spend. I know what I want as far as specs are concerned, I've done that much research. I just wondered if people on here had any of the small budget model monitors or had experience with them. Basically if you go to MF or music123 or any of those and search for the cheapest monitors than that is what I'm after. Blaze It btw.
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/M-Audio-StudioPro-3-Desktop-Audio-Monitors?sku=603709

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Alesis-M1-Active-320-USB-Black-Studio-Monitor-Pair?sku=600589

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-MS16-Active-Personal-Monitor-System?sku=581050

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Numark-NPM5-Active-5-Studio-Monitors?sku=423105

These are the types I am after, there are several other brands but you get the idea

brambleperro · . Joined: 04 Apr 2008 Posts: 245 Location: California

For that kind of money, you're basically going to get what you pay for. They'll sound decent, but they certainly won't be reference-worthy. If you're looking to just listen to music, the M-Audio ones are fairly reputable. If you want them for mixing, I'd recommend holding out for a better pair, or get some nice headphones. You can get a pair of Sony headphones for that price. The MDR-7506 could suit your needs.

Oh, and something like that will be useful for riding the bus and such, too!

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Al_ · . Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 509038 Location: Vista, CA

A bit above your budget, but I've heard good things about these: http://axiomaudio.com/m2.html

robrtnickerson · . Joined: 20 Sep 2009 Posts: 193 Location: Kansas USA

avj · Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 2:47 pm Post subject:

I bought a set of M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 speakers after Thanksgiving; Amazon had them for $119 on Cyber Monday. I haven't had a chance to break them in properly yet, but they came extremely highly reviewed on every source I could find and I couldn't pass up that price. (I previously used a set of KRK V8 monitors.)

You really can't go wrong with any monitors you choose, assuming they're of good build quality. Once you choose some monitors or headphones, do nothing but listen to your favorite music on them for a few months -- music that you're really familiar with and have listened to in a variety of spaces and places. This will help you reverse-engineer the process when mixing through your new system of choice. You can also verify your mixes by taking them around to a variety of places (car, hifi system, digital music player with shitty headphones), which is something I always enjoy doing.
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Al_ · . Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 509038 Location: Vista, CA

Sloan · Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:39 pm Post subject:

Get some used KRK Rokit 5's. I've been using mine since 2003 and they translate pretty good.
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blacktaxi · . Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 537 Location: Kyiv, Ukraine

i'll second sloan on KRK Rokit 5's.

i use M-Audio BX5, got them used for about $200 few years ago, they are awesome. if not these, i would go for KRKs.
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jim93 · . Joined: 16 Jan 2011 Posts: 2098

I would wait on craigslist for a while. I got some yamaha hs50 for 180 a pair .

Sloan · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:42 am Post subject:

^^^^^do that
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jim93 · . Joined: 16 Jan 2011 Posts: 2098

Ive also seen some pretty good custom homemade ones really cheap because the sellers cant find a market and just built them for fun on ebay but these are more subjective.

dezb1 · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:21 pm Post subject:

Jbl control 1 these are what I have used for years and they go for verymuch cheapness these days...
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MikeG · . Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 499 Location: Cardiff, UK

I've got a set of the AV30s. Very impressed.
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mattyb · . Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 18

I have the ferrari red KRK Rokit 6's. VERY highly recommended (with or without the ferrari red.)
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singlepup · . Joined: 10 Dec 2010 Posts: 4033 Location: San Diego