Active Monitors

[Aratron]

right i really really need some active monitors. smallish, cheapish, that i can just plug straight into my mixer. so i can put the speakers on some brackets near my head level.

any ideas?

[TechMouse]

What's your budget?

A mate of mine had Genelecs which were very nice and certainly did the job, but they had a harshness to them over time.

As usual it's one of those things that you can sink massive amounts of cash into if you want.

I hear lots of good things about Adam monitors.

[rhythmtech]

depends on what you mean by cheapish..

but for good quality at a reasonable price id check out

Adam A7

[rhythmtech]

or

Mackie HR624 MK2

[Aratron]

What's your budget?

A mate of mine had Genelecs which were very nice and certainly did the job, but they had a harshness to them over time.

As usual it's one of those things that you can sink massive amounts of cash into if you want.

I hear lots of good things about Adam monitors.

well i just want something that does the job isnt too big and doesnt look camp.
maybe 100 pound mark of just over


not like im dave the drummer or anything.
im just running things through my technics midi, speakers on the floor , complete waste of time

[Aratron]

@rhythmtech and i can just put those into back of my mixer with leads or summat?

[rhythmtech]

you wont get much for 100 to be perfectly honest

probably

[rhythmtech]

you wont get much for 100 to be perfectly honest

probably better off getting some good stereo speakers for that money if you're only using for technics

[rhythmtech]

@rhythmtech and i can just put those into back of my mixer with leads or summat?

you can.. but you're looking about 500/600

[Aratron]

you can.. but you're looking about 500/600

right so the lower end active monitors cant do that?

btw im after self power speakers that are small enough to put on a wall mounted bracket near my head level near the decks that i can output through my mixer.
not have to use my technics midi at all. does that make sense?

[rhythmtech]

lower end can plug straight in - have a look at yamaha.

http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/...RODUCT,00.html

still a little above your price.. but like i said you wont getting anything for 100 in the active ranges (and if you do they'll last you about a week before you throw them out the window as the sound will just be so shit)

[rhythmtech]

or m-audio

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=...studiomonitors

[Aratron]

@baz

i've seen some at hard to find records but the site is down.

i'll try and put a link later to them let me know what you think.

[Aratron]

http://www.htfr.com/more-info/MR218849

No amplifier required plugs directly from the back of your mixer

any good?

[rhythmtech]

being honest i dont know. but stanton arent a big name in studio monitors and, although they used KRK technology, i'd still be inclined to go with a company that have a track record.

try KRK themselves, m-audio, alesis, yamaha etc

check out the future music monitor showdown.. its on the web somewhere

also while i think of it, check out samson rubicons.. they're meant to be quite good.

[TechMouse]

You can certainly get Active monitors around the £100 mark (each - so £200 for the pair).

Alesis, Yamaha, KRK etc.

They'll certainly be above and beyond most good hi-fi speakers.

But bear in mind that you get what you pay for, and the difference between £200 monitors and £600 monitors is massive.

[rhythmtech]

You can certainly get Active monitors around the £100 mark (each - so £200 for the pair).

.

certainly.. but thats double his original budget!

[Aratron]

You can certainly get Active monitors around the £100 mark (each - so £200 for the pair).

Alesis, Yamaha, KRK etc.

They'll certainly be above and beyond most good hi-fi speakers.

But bear in mind that you get what you pay for, and the difference between £200 monitors and £600 monitors is massive.

dude will any acitve monitor just plug straight into my mixer?
some of the blurb says it can be plugged into a mixer and for other speakers it doeant say that?
can you help me out?

im willing to pay up to 250 maybe. its my wife who will make me pay.

[rhythmtech]

active means that it amplification and so will plug directly in.. it it says active then it will.

[Jay Pace]

Just buy them second hand.

Alesis M1 Actives are big boomy and bassy, quite fun to listen to if a bit frustrating to produce with.

You could pick up a pair 2nd hand pretty easy for around the £100 mark

I wouldn't bother buy anything new for £100

http://search.ebay.co.uk/alesis-m1-a...Q20m1Q20active