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I had the Behringer Truths for about 5 years. I liked the old series (gray plate on the front). The new ones aren't much good at all in my opinion (black shiny plate on front), they feel bass heavy and muddy. KRK's RP8 feels similar to the old-style Behringer truths and I would say those are pretty decent. Too bad they're just speakers made by some company and then get the KRK logo put on it  .
If you want speakers that go loud and sound decent, KRK would be the best choice from my point of view. The new Behringer Truth goes louder I think, but they don't feel as accurate to me as the older Truth's do.
I'd say have a shot at the Yamaha's HS80M. I was well impressed by their price/performance ratio and I feel these are probably the best for now in the < 500E segment. I just googled and noticed they sell for about 700$ a pair unfortunately.
Second hand monitors could be nice. I personally prefer them new, but if you can make sure you find a properly used second hand pair that would probably be a better investment.
In short I'd recommend:
You want new speakers and spend <500$ : KRK or maybe Behringer
If you can save another 200$ extra: Yamaha HS80M
If you want some good stuff either save up for at least a budget of 1000$ or try finding some second hand.
Best thing would be if you could hear the speakers for yourself. So you can actually hear which speakers suit your needs. Buying monitor speakers is a very personal thing. It's best if you decide on what you think sounds most accurate because that's different for everyone.
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Last edited by Storyteller on Sep-10-2008 at 15:19
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