OK, before you all singe me to within an inch of my life, I'm actually trying to get a thread going that truly bridges the issue of decent monitors, from people that actually own them (you lot) and what your experience is of YOUR monitors for EDM use.

Basically it would be nice if you could post a couple of pro's, cons and a mini summary (based on performance vs price vs build etc.) of the monitors you own. Please don't just post what you read in SOS or Gearslutz - I'm trying to make it specific for what do by the people that do it....

from the post your studiopics thread im curious about the barefoot ones eventhough i know they are overkill for edm. most high-end monitors probably are but id love to hear some about adams, genelecs, dynaudios etc. im thinking about getting midfields or mains next time in a big ass room lol. oh yeah and the k&h o300 looks awesome too. compact and easy to place.

edit: and your focals ofcourse.

Nice idea Rann

i got dynaudio bm12a's and they are sweet

these looks mental. the bass reminds me of the Cerwin Vega Stroker which i had in my car back in the day. Sick shit.

Anything that these guys sell is a sure bet ... they have very high standards : http://www.mercenary.com/speak.html

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You're trying to accomplish the impossible. When it comes to high end monitors it's very much all about personal preferences and room acoustics, otherwise they're all great and I'll be happy to mix on any of them. You're not gonna find many people who have actually mixed on tens of different high end nearfields for a long time in the same room to give you the answer you're looking for, but even if you find such a person his answer would still be only good for himself as you might not like what he likes, not to mention chances are if you find this magical person he is probably a pro audio dealer who wants to sell more of his brand. As for the price/performance ratio everything changed when Focal came up with the twins, if you can't mix with those then I'm not sure how any other monitor will change that. If you're looking for a solid low end then add a high end sub and add more bass traps, there is a good reason why all top producers who make very well produced tunes have a sub in their studio, no nearfield is going to reproduce those subsonic frequencies you hear in the club and setting a monitor to go way too low is also not the smartest idea specially if the monitor doesn't have multiple drivers. Bottom line if you want high end monitors, look for the best deal on a pair of used monitors locally and just go for it without thinking twice. I actually just did that and ended up with the O300s although I was and still am looking for Adams S series. Even if you don't buy them locally which mean you can't listen to them it doesn't matter as long as you're getting the best deal for the money.

If I was on tighter budget I would go for a higher end 5-6 inches monitor and add a good sub, You can put together an accurate 2.1 system for more or less than $2000.

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Originally posted by spolitta You're trying to accomplish the impossible. When it comes to high end monitors it's very much all about personal preferences and room acoustics

No, because that's exactly what I'm looking for! Personal opinion from the producers here that we all know, for our specific use!

Looking at the studiopics thread, there are a lot of people on here have decent to sometimes great setups, so hearing from them as to what they personally think would be useful to everyone.

For instance, you have K&H and I doubt you've set them up in your cupboard with eggboxes as acoustic treatment....so give a us a few pros and cons with a summary of how you find them!

Alanzo - you've got focals(?), I know there's been a great review by Eric J but a quick summary by you or him would still be very useful for reference.

I really was hoping to get mini reviews of everything from KRK's, Truths, Mackies, Adams, focals, JBL's, etc.

Finally Palm, I've used the MB2SA quite a bit in the studio.



Pros:
amazing bass response
Incredibly clear mids and highs
No scoops in frequencies
Amazing stereo image, large sweet spot, without being too broad as to mislead.
Cons:
They are fucking huge (over 3 foot high)
You need a huge room to stop the bass driver booming in the space.
They weigh a ton and you need structured supports to hold them and proper decouplers too (monitor stands won't cut it).
A very small number of people (only studio musicians) in the sessions found them too dead, meaning they didn't feel like they were complimentary from a purely musical standpoint (I felt it was because they exposed every flaw).

Summary: Possibly some of the best monitors I've ever heard, especially from and engineering point of view but forget it unless you have a seriously large control room and suitable professional acoustics, not mention wallet (at $12,000 a pair second hand!!).

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Originally posted by palm these looks mental. the bass reminds me of the Cerwin Vega Stroker which i had in my car back in the day. Sick shit.

Those look Dethklok brutal!









12K + or not, those would be awesome for my apartment

i got hr824's, and one of my favorite tracks on my altec lansing hifi speakers and in my car sounds like shit on them.. like really uber shit, the kick is just turned into an ear piercing midrange ear rape. it's crazy to me to think about, how if that producer had been using these, that track probably would never of been created.

Too much low-mids, not enough bass, but then again i don't have the HRS-120 sub that goes with them..

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Originally posted by DJ RANN Alanzo - you've got focals(?), I know there's been a great review by Eric J but a quick summary by you or him would still be very useful for reference.

Yep, same ones as Eric J. They're great. I've done about three tracks on them now ... all "years" better than what came before the monitor upgrade. If you can't make a great track on the Focal Twin 6 BEs, you can't make a great track.

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I vote for the Event TR8s! Overall I am very pleased with the sound quality they offer (I could perhaps use a little more sparkle in the high end but like I said they sound great).