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Good advice on here but don't forget second hand options....good speakers are made to last and built well so it can be a viable option for less cash.
I know a lot of people on this thread have upgraded from them and there's nothing like an ex owner to point out faults of previous equipment, but the Mackie HR824 second hand @ $500 are excellent monitors and waaaay better than the HR624's listed (which amongst others things are basically 824's without the bass response).
Also, 824's are pretty tough - if you can tell they're not ancient (signs of wear, proof of purchase, faded case/decals etc.) then you'll get many years of great service from them. The price has seriously dropped on the mk1's second hand because of the newer mk2 release (and there's very little difference between them IMO). Good value for good monitors and they will blow anything that costs $500 new out of the water - no contest.
However, monitors, as everyone on here will attest, are probably in the top 3 of most important pieces of kit in your studio, so if you can spend $1000 or even $1500, then do it - it'll be worth it if you make the right purchase.
Having said that, other things need to be in order to get the most out of expensive monitors - using the inbuilt soundcard on your PC/mac isn't going to sound good or take advantage of your $1500 monitors at all.
If you don't have a good soundcard then spend some on monitors ($1000?) and the rest on a soundcard ($500?). Remember that when you're above these price brackets for these items, you get in to diminishing returns and can easily spend even more money for very little performance increase.
Hope this helps.....
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