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Looking to buy Monitors

Hey all, I'm in the market for picking up a pair of monitors for djing purposes in my room, as well as potentially being used for small dorm parties. I've heard good things about the KRK Rokits, but am wondering which model (5,6 or 8) offers the best value for my needs. I'd of course love to have more power, but I'm not sure if the added price necessarily warrants the increase in wattage. Any suggests/advice would be appreciated.

I have the krk rokit 5's and a 10s subwoofer. I can't imagine needing anything bigger. I just got them and they go crazy loud and the sub shakes my room. I don't know what your dorm is like but that setup should be fine.

I use the Mackie HR 824's for monitors while mixing and for producing. There kinda pricey but worth it. If you're not going to be going down the producing road, then really anything will suffice. I would probably look into some small, powered PA's, as studio monitors are very flat, and you may not like the sound because of this.

if you are planning to use them for small parties...i'd probably just go with some PA speakers...maybe a 10" speaker.

jbl eons, mackie srm series, etc...

I have Behringer Truth B2031a's. Unlike the rest of the Behringer line, their speakers are great quality.

I havent personally heard behringers live but i hear most of their speakers are actually very good compared to the other things they sell.

matrix b52

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Originally posted by i got big pants if you are planning to use them for small parties...i'd probably just go with some PA speakers...maybe a 10" speaker. jbl eons, mackie srm series, etc...

agreed, if your not producing and you'd rather have more power at your end for parties. look for some small powered PA or some small passive speaks with a decently priced amp.

I have rockit 5's for my production but they lack when you really want to jam out on turntables. So for that I have a pair of Peavey SP2G's and a yamaha 2x 500W combo mixer. I'm not saying to get anything that big, but when your just dj'ing for jam purposes PA's are definately the way to go. I had the SP2G's in my college dorm/houses every year. Damn good times.

Alright, thanks for the advice. One of the reasons why I was taken by the Rokits was their great reviews and low price, but I'll look around for some active PA's instead. Additionally, I'd be regularly hooking these speakers up to my laptop, but I suppose I should steer clear of Pc speakers?

If you do go PC speaker, go with the Logitech Z-2300s. I've had mine for years before I got my monitors and while there's no comparison in clarity, they'll get loud enough for a small party easily.

Thanks, I'll look into those. How are the B2031a's for parties/casual listening? Any other suggestions for speakers under $3-400?

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Originally posted by ultimate7 Thanks, I'll look into those. How are the B2031a's for parties/casual listening? Any other suggestions for speakers under $3-400?

Yamaha Stagepas 300 is an excellent choice. I'm actually buying the Stagepas 500 PA's which sound great and have more bottom end than the srm 350's. Plus u get a mixer board with limiters/compression and 8-10 inputs (8 on the 300, 10 on the 500) It's around $500 for the 300 and $900 for the 500 (set of 2) Try them out yourself at a Guitar Center or whatever. You will be impressed.

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Originally posted by ultimate7 Thanks, I'll look into those. How are the B2031a's for parties/casual listening? Any other suggestions for speakers under $3-400?

I think they're fine for small gatherings. You can actually really crank them if you want and there's no distortion. They do also have a built in limiter and a red light that flashes on the front if you're clipping. Anything more than a mall gathering and I'd go PA like the others said.

So if I got the Logitech Z-2300s, how would I go about hooking my mixer up into them? Connect the master out into the Line in on my Laptop? I'd be using these speakers for both mixing and general pc usage.

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Originally posted by ultimate7 So if I got the Logitech Z-2300s, how would I go about hooking my mixer up into them? Connect the master out into the Line in on my Laptop? I'd be using these speakers for both mixing and general pc usage.

Yep, that's basically it.

I actually had my speakers plugged into the separate headphone jack on my laptop soundcard and then had the mixer master out into the line in. on the laptop.

Any suggestions for laptop soundcards?

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Originally posted by ultimate7 Any suggestions for laptop soundcards?

Hmm. Well I just used what was built in. As far as external cards, others could probably suggest better than I can. But remember, if you're just using the Logitechs anyway, I don't see the need to go out and buy a external sound card.

Yeah, but the thing is that my laptop doesn't have a line in jack, so I'd need to find something else. Do you know any laptop internal soundcards that have line in?

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Originally posted by ultimate7 Yeah, but the thing is that my laptop doesn't have a line in jack, so I'd need to find something else. Do you know any laptop internal soundcards that have line in?

Hmm. I'm really not sure. Try Newegg or Buy.com maybe?

So let me get this straight. You're looking for monitors for djing and the occasional party and you're buying some Logitech computer speakers and hooking them up to your computer and then hooking the output from your mixer to the input of your computer?

Sounds like a really bad idea to me.

First of all, Logitech, I mean really now� They make decent mice for sure, but speakers? And then routing the signal thru your computer? Most likely that will cause a terrible lag in the signal fucking up each and every mix therefore making the speakers totally pointless for monitoring.

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Originally posted by skip So let me get this straight. You're looking for monitors for djing and the occasional party and you're buying some Logitech computer speakers and hooking them up to your computer and then hooking the output from your mixer to the input of your computer? Sounds like a really bad idea to me. First of all, Logitech, I mean really now� They make decent mice for sure, but speakers? And then routing the signal thru your computer? Most likely that will cause a terrible lag in the signal fucking up each and every mix therefore making the speakers totally pointless for monitoring.

I had that exact setup for over 2 years until I bought my Truths and honestly, the speakers in question (the Z-2300s) are perfect for a start up setup. There is no lag as you say and they serve the purpose of a small party quite well. Of course they're not "monitors" in the tradition sense of flat, clear sound, but they will serve his purpose fine until he feels the need to upgrade down the line.

Edit: plus, I recenty says these speakers on slickdeals for under 100 bucks. That's an absolute steal. They used to retail a few years ago for 200-250.

Didn't mean to turn this into an argument guys .

Anyway, sorry for all the questions, but how would one go about connecting a laptop (without an external soundcard) to a pair of monitors (such as the B2301A's)?

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Originally posted by Marcus007 matrix b52

those aren't monitors...

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