Active Monitors

[Aratron]

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

i dont want anything to big, i want to put them on the wall.

[BloodStar]

i dont want anything to big, i want to put them on the wall.

putting speakers on the wall is the worst thing you can do, imo. personally, i would put them as far from wall as possible,.

[Jay Pace]

Good advice, putting speakers on walls does funny things to sound but its not always practical to put them anywhere else.

dont want anything to big, i want to put them on the wall.

Alesis M1s are much too big then.

Problem is that active speakers are always going to weigh a fair bit, as the amps are contained in the cabinets. Putting them on a wall might be tricky unless you're handy with a drill and you've got solid walls and have strong secure brackets.

Tapco might be ok... not a bad brand (mackie) and small enough to be practical, but still pokey enough to get a good sound

http://www.turnkey.co.uk/product/tap...udio-monitors/

[TechMouse]

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?

If they're active then it means they have amplification built in.

So yes, they should do what you want.

[Aratron]

Tapco might be ok... not a bad brand (mackie) and small enough to be practical, but still pokey enough to get a good sound

http://www.turnkey.co.uk/product/tap...udio-monitors/

they look ideal, and they would be okay to plug into my ecler mixer?

[Jay Pace]

They will work with any mixer.

You just plug the outputs of your mixer into the inputs of the speaker and you're away.

You might need to get adapters of special leads depending on what the inputs are on the speakers and what the outputs are on your ecler - nothing too complicated though. Easy enough to get the right leads, or buy adapters for existing leads.

[Aratron]

They will work with any mixer.

You just plug the outputs of your mixer into the inputs of the speaker and you're away.

You might need to get adapters of special leads depending on what the inputs are on the speakers and what the outputs are on your ecler - nothing too complicated though. Easy enough to get the right leads, or buy adapters for existing leads.

thanks a lot for that. i should know these things but i get anxious and procrastinate anyway.

[Aratron]

They will work with any mixer.

You just plug the outputs of your mixer into the inputs of the speaker and you're away.

You might need to get adapters of special leads depending on what the inputs are on the speakers and what the outputs are on your ecler - nothing too complicated though. Easy enough to get the right leads, or buy adapters for existing leads.

another stupid question. it looks like it only has bass and hi output on the speakers will it monitor mid range sounds aswell?

[TechMouse]

another stupid question. it looks like it only has bass and hi output on the speakers will it monitor mid range sounds aswell?

The driver will handle bass and midrange, the tweeter will handle higher frequencies.

[Aratron]

The driver will handle bass and midrange, the tweeter will handle higher frequencies.

cool.

those speakers are designed by Mackie, am i right in thinking they probably represent best quality for that price range?

btw what size bracket would i need to mount them on the wall (well get my wife to put them on the wall to be more precise)

[TechMouse]

those speakers are designed by Mackie, am i right in thinking they probably represent best quality for that price range?

They would probably be OK.

The thing to remember is that monitors in that price range are bound to colour the sound to a greater or lesser degree.

The critical thing will be to get some speakers that work for you.

I'd recommend going to a pro-audio store and comparing some side by side.

Most places (e.g. DV, Millennium) have this sort of thing set up.

btw what size bracket would i need to mount them on the wall (well get my wife to put them on the wall to be more precise)

Totally depends on the size of the speaker.

Though as has been said previously, if you're going to mount them on a wall you may just want to go for some high end hi-fi speakers anyway.

[dan the acid man]

putting speakers on the wall is the worst thing you can do, imo. personally, i would put them as far from wall as possible,.

yep, but if you have to, then go for front ported ones like the alesis or fostex pm's.

if i was going for a budget active monitor for mixing i'd go for fostex pm1's or pm0.5's.

You'd probably have to pick the pm1's up secondhand to reach your budget.

[dan the acid man]

They would probably be OK.



Though as has been said previously, if you're going to mount them on a wall you may just want to go for some high end hi-fi speakers anyway.

high end hi-fi speakers? you're talking well over £1,000 for high end hi-fi speakers and they'd hate being mounted as much as studio monitors

[Aratron]

high end hi-fi speakers? you're talking well over £1,000 for high end hi-fi speakers and they'd hate being mounted as much as studio monitors

what do you suggest?

[stjohn]

check these out..£170ish

http://www.thomann.de/gb/esi_near05_...ldmonitore.htm

i have an ESI soundcard and its a beast for the price i paid. these lads get a nice write up on sound on sound

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may0...esipronear.htm

theres a even more budget pair for 30 quid less too.
http://www.thomann.de/gb/esi_near05_...ldmonitore.htm

and yes they would connect to ur mixer (with the right cable).

[Aratron]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STANTON-ATM-6-...QQcmdZViewItem

only 50 quid usually 250 quid for the pair.
might be bidding on this. that way i go under budget get a half decent monitor.

thought i could use my existing set-up and link up one monitor at head height on an exisiting bookshelf.

and maybe when i ve got more cash get another active monitor.

[Aratron]

shit i dont know what to do now.

i have this hifi

http://www.gumtree.com/london/28/19098528.html

it has a bult in amp.

i oculd run normal speakers through it?

im confused now.

[Aratron]

yep, but if you have to, then go for front ported ones like the alesis or fostex pm's.

if i was going for a budget active monitor for mixing i'd go for fostex pm1's or pm0.5's.

You'd probably have to pick the pm1's up secondhand to reach your budget.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fostex-PM0-4-A...QQcmdZViewItem

what about these Fostex 0.4's?

[TechMouse]

high end hi-fi speakers? you're talking well over £1,000 for high end hi-fi speakers and they'd hate being mounted as much as studio monitors

True enough...

I was thinking more along the lines of hi-fi speakers in the stated budget, which will be pretty good.

[ampassasinbirmingham]

anyone know whether these are any good...

http://www.turnkey.co.uk/product/tan...il.com&c=track