i want to buy 2 new monitor speakers...arghh wich ones??

[dcdn]

hi, i got some money now (500 euros) and want to buy a new pair of monitor speakers, they arent for production/studio use but for home use with my decks. does anyone has got some good recommendations?? i looked for jbl northridge, jamo x series, infinity, tannoy but maybe someone else knows where to get the best sound of?

[ampassasinbirmingham]

alesis m1 mk actives?

but if i were you, id never mix out of studio monitors?

[Ryan]

id never mix out of studio monitors?

why not?

[BloodStar]

I can't see the sense why to have the studio monitors for Djing. If you'll play loud, it'll be not the best for them, imo. and also another issue>>
Do you think you will have some comperable quality speakers in the club as you have at home?
it might be a problem for you, if they'll have some worse speakers, your ears will have problems on them,.,,.

[Ryan]

Hmmmm, no.

[mr acid]

Well, got an advice...

Tapco by Mackie S5 ... 500 Euros

By what i've read 'bout them their ok...

[DJZeMig_L]

I would go for the M-Audio BX8, cuase they r loud enought .. If possible hav' em against corners so u get some extra bass! Keep' em as close 2 u as possible...

Better Nearfield monitoring (generally use 4 home studios) are a bit 2 sensitive to most of the crudeness of djing! ;)

Z

[Ryan]

Better Nearfield monitoring (generally use 4 home studios) are a bit 2 sensitive to most of the crudeness of djing! ;)

:lol: Maybe for YOUR DJ'ing..... ;) :lol:

[ampassasinbirmingham]

if your deffo after production monitors the tapco range is mackies range of Budget monitors(500 euros budget??? )

there is a review of them in this months Music Tech.

http://www.tapcogear.com/products/s5/index.html

[DJZeMig_L]

I think there is also a review by SOS mag. which I posted yesterday! ;)

Again cracks, pops, scratching, and some other normal nastyness that happens when djing (even by accident) ain't 2 monitor friendly... Also BX8 ain't all that nice 4 real studio work but the have the puch 4 djing, although sounding a bit harsh in the mid/ High range... (Use' m in a corner 2 get the bass a little heavier and sorta compensate a little!)
Tapco probably don't have enought SPL 4 djing, unless very close 2 yer ears, still not some much low range (only from 60 Hz above) and I've heard they sound a bit boxy when driven a little harder!

Z

[Metadog]

i totally recommend the alesis m1 mk2 actives

i have got them - so have about four or five mates - we were all that impressed

they have got two amps and a crossover built into each speaker

don't worry about getting them loud enough - even set to half volume they can blow your hair dry (if you've got hair)

there's no point getting crap speakers just in case you play somewhere with a crap system

studio quality is good for mixing if you ask me - means you can really hear what you are doing and you can hear everything that is going on on the record

;)

[Ryan]

studio quality is good for mixing if you ask me - means you can really hear what you are doing and you can hear everything that is going on on the record

Glad I'm not the only one to think so.

[DJZeMig_L]

Didn't say I didn't agree they're just not build 4 that.. I know of a couple of people who on the mid run got burned tweeters and loose woofers!

On a budget for nearfield monitoring I would also go 4 the M1 MK2 (or on a tighter budget the Tapco's), it's what I have aswell But I wouldn't us'em 4 mixing.. Luv' em 2 much...

At the shop we have a DJ booth room that we rent by the hour and I know the sort of punish people subjected the M1a that's why we went 4 the BX8 (now we've added a sub).. we're talking 150 Rms agains the 105 of the M1... I agree that the sound isn't comparable but 4 maximum punish (like most people do) these turned out more sensible...

On the other room we have Monitor 2's!?!

on the "studio" we have Event TR6, M1 Mk2... waiting 4 the Tapco's 4 a trial period!

Z

[gustavo]

http://www.soundonsound.com/search?u...42&Summary=Yes


check ...

[gustavo]

5 r only for e sub but the rest over 50 (u can read the review hope it helps)

[dcdn]

have got mackie 624's for producing but the most of you wont recommend studio monitors for ordinary djÃ*ng??? why not, then you can get the best sound out of your records or not? well alesis's sounds fair to me. But what kind of speakers do the people who dont think you should use studio monitors for djing then?? let me hear you, i want to consider all the options

[FILTERZ]

I use Behringer truths on my decks although i wouldn`t normally touch Behringer stuff these are nice and cheap as opposed to just cheap like so much of their stuff.

[professor]

for djing i'd buy some inexpensive 2nd hand hoopty speakers (where i live i could probably walk down the street and pick some up at a pawn shop for $50), and figure that they'll get thrashed...
get something with a lot of bass response (even if it can be a little muddy a full volume) and solid mids.
imo you really don't need crystal clear sound for beat'n records

[FILTERZ]

yeah but how much more i enjoy doing it if it sounds deep,crisp and well balanced than if it sounds shite.

[DJZeMig_L]

Sorry 2 disagree but most studio monitors sound "terrible" they are ment 2 b truthfull when producing!

Most hifi speakers sound "sweeter" cause they're tunned that way...


I reber have a totally screwed up sound in my old house when it came 2 producing tracks, but I luved djing in there... I had such bass end that felt like I was in the club!

Z