i say go for what you can afford right now and stay in your budget. i personally liked the krk's for djing. for the most part any type of studio monitor will be more than enough to dj with.

if/when you dive into production, you'll just have to learn how your monitors reproduce the sound and adjust accordingly in your daw or whatever your using. it will all boil down to how well you know your monitors.

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if/when you dive into production, you'll just have to learn how your monitors reproduce the sound and adjust accordingly in your daw or whatever your using. it will all boil down to how well you know your monitors. my 2 cents

So true, thanks for the reply. But just a little not sure because I've read about the KRK being slightly bright whereas the Mackies are slightly mellow ... I'll have a listen at them tomorrow anyways, cheers

Look at the Behringer B2031As. If there's one thing Behringer does well it's speakers. Best bang for the buck out there in the monitor world, and if you don't like them it won't set you back much anyway.

I own two, for the record.

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Why not just buy a big PA speaker. I use a Mackie Thump 15" for DJ purposes. It cost $280 shipped from amazon.com

It's perfect: gets loud as fuck if you want it to, but is also good at low volumes ( I live in an apt btw), has PLENTY of bass, is super sturdy with the floor stand and is easier to set at the proper height level. Also if you ever want to throw a small party you're good to go.

I used to use my studio monitors but then they're set at ear height on my desk and aren't centered around the mixer so it's damn near impossible to use them for djing while standing up.....

If you aren't producing then you don't need the clarity of studio monitors, and most of the ones out there for under $300 don't produce enough bass. The Behringers are awesome though, I can vouch for those. They get really loud and have good bass. The only thing I don't like about studio monitors for djing is putting them on those skinny stands 5 feet in the air, and I just don't think they're necessary.......

For what you'll spend on a pair of mid-range monitors, you can nab a pair of B2031As and a matching B2092A sub - the sub will round things out nicely for DJing, and if you want to get into production all you have to do is switch over to tops-only.

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Right now I'm playing off of an abandoned harmon/kardon system, works fine for practice

if you want great home audio go for a hi-fi system.

it really doesn't seem like you need studio monitors - if you aren't producing right now, it's not really worth it to invest yet (remember, there is more to setting up a studio than just the speakers)

a better investment might be a small p.a., even something for a houseparty. those opportunities do arise!

Went to a shop and listened to some monitors and PA, finally decided on the showroom set Mackie Hr624Mk2 (about 40% off).

It'll be shipping tomorrow.

Guess I'll have to save up some cash for the next few months.