m-audio budget monitor speakers, any good ?

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Posted by BelgianGuru on Aug-14-2004 16:25:

m-audio budget monitor speakers, any good ?

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do...68e73a976f2914b

Will these do the job just fine ? I can afford these, unlike the other 1000$ monitors recommened on this forum. If they suck, feel free to say so. I don't know anything about monitors, except that I need them ^^

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Aug-14-2004 20:59:

Well I guess they'll do but it will be more than likely that you'll want to upgrade them sooner or later anyway... so you'll probably even end up saving if you pay a bit more now.

I paid about $500 for my monitors (Tannoy Reveal Active) and they're more than enough for me, so you don't have to go to the $1000 range at all...

Posted by BelgianGuru on Aug-14-2004 21:06:

yes those are on my list also. Do you think they are still 500$ ? Are those alesis M1 active's about the same quality ? I believe these are only 400$ not sure though.

Btw do monitor speakers REALLY make a big difference between normal sony speakers on a stereo at home ? I KNOW that monitor speakers are very important and make it alot more comfortable to master, but is there that big of a difference ?

Cheers

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Aug-14-2004 21:11:

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Originally posted by BelgianGuru
yes those are on my list also. Do you think they are still 500$ ? Are those alesis M1 active's about the same quality ? I believe these are only 400$ not sure though.

Well I paid �525 for them just 2 weeks ago, but that was from a local shop - I'm sure you can get them cheaper from somewhere.

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Btw do monitor speakers REALLY make a big difference between normal sony speakers on a stereo at home ? I KNOW that monitor speakers are very important and make it alot more comfortable to master, but is there that big of a difference ?

Cheers

Oh yes. Monitors have a lot more "balanced" overall sound. Someone can probably fill you up with the technical mumbo-jumbo, I'm too tired to do that now

Posted by BelgianGuru on Aug-14-2004 21:39:

No need to man, I figured it mattered, but I just thought that maybe in some parts of the world it was unusual to have the luck to own a stereo (hey don't shoot me for thinking this about you guys..), so you guys HAD to buy monitors. Sorry I will have to buy them at a local dealer also, since ebay and that stuff has given me some headaches by now.