Behringer are very popular with DJs because you can push them louder than a lot of other monitors. Also, if you blow one up it's nothing to cry about. They're very good value for money in that regard.

If you want a set of monitor for production however, you need to consider other options. To a degree it's all about how well you know your speakers, but you still want the best you can afford; Behringers are cheap and you get what you pay for.

I don't really want to gp into the X vs. Y debate. Go and listen to a bunch yourself and buy the ones you like the best. Don't listen to any sales people. Remember to listen SMART. "BIG" bass and "BIG" highs are not what you want, you want an even sound across the entire range. If they sound impressive you probably shouldn't buy them.

I will forewarn you about the KRK RP series though; they are far from flat and are highly over rated. They are the classic example of exaggerated lows and highs to trick people into buying them. They're not even loud - get them to set all the monitors to 0db and run the same line volume through, you'll be amazed at how piss weak they are. We found the 5" Tapco monitors were louder than the 8" RP8 haha.

If you do not believe me about the KRKs, listen to them, then quickly swap over to any other decent monitor such as high end EMES (known to be extremely flat). Doing that should make the downfalls in KRKs design very clear.

Event TR6 and TR8 models are similarly priced to the RPs, and are far better engineered. I think that is the cut off point, if you go any higher than that you might as well get Mackies. Understand this; KRK RP*s are not complete shit, but you can do a lot better in my oppinion. At the end of the day, if you like to mix with a more uneven balance, that is entirely your descision. Theres no reason you cant bust a reasonable mix on them.

Last edited by echosystm on Mar-02-2007 at 12:59