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Meathead
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 Posted - 2009/03/03 : 21:20:53
Right so ive got about £400 quid to spend (maybe £500 at a push), looking for a good pair of monitors for production. Been looking about at other peoples set ups etc but still not sure. Any help would be appreciated and if you use em yourself please tell me, id like a good solid recommendation before parting with that much bloody money lol. Already got a decent amp so that's not a problem.
Also would i have to buy a new/better Soundcard? Currently using the SigmaTel High Definition thingymabob that came with the comp.
Cheers.
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Posted - 2009/03/04 : 15:11:35
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Posted - 2009/03/04 : 15:17:39
hey, im going to be looking for some soon as well, I hear Rokit monitors are very good..they whore them in the states and most everyone sing's their praises and i know alot of people on here have em as well..not sure what the 5's retail at over here for...
but ive a feeling they might be worth looking into..
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Posted - 2009/03/04 : 15:44:09
I've got some Rokit 6's and they do the trick for me. 1 thing I would like though is a bit more bass response though... Seem a little week on this front and it can be hard to get my kick and bass right without checking it on another system.
Should really make an effort to go out to a store where you can listen to a few. Will be worth the time and travel expenses.
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Posted - 2009/03/04 : 15:47:33
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Originally posted by DjTriquatra:
hey, im going to be looking for some soon as well, I hear Rokit monitors are very good..they whore them in the states and most everyone sing's their praises and i know alot of people on here have em as well..not sure what the 5's retail at over here for...
but ive a feeling they might be worth looking into..
You can do better than rokits with that price range. Especially better than a 5 inch woofer.
Event TR8's (my monitors)or Yamaha HS80M's would be my recommendations. Both 8 inch woofers with amazing clarity. Although theres also the rokit 8's which are alright, but they're on sale over here because they over-manufactured. Sure enough sign they're not that great. I'd go with the yammies or the events.
But yes, you will need an external audio interface unless your onboard soundcard has unbalanced (RCA) or balanced (XLR) outputs? I doubt they do.
M-audio make some decent external audio interfaces, although you could probably do a bit better. I have a presonus inspire - it's decent and cheap, quality is very good, only downside is that it has unbalanced (RCA) outs which results in some high pitch hum through the monitors which dissipates once a signal is passing through them. It's also firewire which is a plus (faster). It'll set you back about 100 pounds/AUS$250/US$200
A step up from that is a presonus firebox which runs at about 200 pounds (i think?) and has balanced outs. Also firewire.
So which means you may have to take a step down in price range from the Events and the yammies, which means rokit 6's might be a good idea.
But NEVER, EVER buy monitors without listening to them first. They're subjective. make sure you listen to the rokit 6's and then listen to the yammies and the events. If you can justify the extra cash, then save.
*EDIT* what kind of amp do you have? Unless it's specifically designed for an extremely flat response, i'd avoid using it for music production - also don't use a sub for production either.
It's probably more worth your time to get active monitors (they have amps build into each speaker) which are the ones i described in the above post.
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Posted - 2009/03/04 : 16:00:47
some really good info there, thankyou :)
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Posted - 2009/03/04 : 16:15:46
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Originally posted by Andy_Influx:
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Originally posted by DjTriquatra:
hey, im going to be looking for some soon as well, I hear Rokit monitors are very good..they whore them in the states and most everyone sing's their praises and i know alot of people on here have em as well..not sure what the 5's retail at over here for...
but ive a feeling they might be worth looking into..
You can do better than rokits with that price range. Especially better than a 5 inch woofer.
Event TR8's (my monitors)or Yamaha HS80M's would be my recommendations. Both 8 inch woofers with amazing clarity. Although theres also the rokit 8's which are alright, but they're on sale over here because they over-manufactured. Sure enough sign they're not that great. I'd go with the yammies or the events.
But yes, you will need an external audio interface unless your onboard soundcard has unbalanced (RCA) or balanced (XLR) outputs? I doubt they do.
M-audio make some decent external audio interfaces, although you could probably do a bit better. I have a presonus inspire - it's decent and cheap, quality is very good, only downside is that it has unbalanced (RCA) outs which results in some high pitch hum through the monitors which dissipates once a signal is passing through them. It's also firewire which is a plus (faster). It'll set you back about 100 pounds/AUS$250/US$200
A step up from that is a presonus firebox which runs at about 200 pounds (i think?) and has balanced outs. Also firewire.
So which means you may have to take a step down in price range from the Events and the yammies, which means rokit 6's might be a good idea.
But NEVER, EVER buy monitors without listening to them first. They're subjective. make sure you listen to the rokit 6's and then listen to the yammies and the events. If you can justify the extra cash, then save.
*EDIT* what kind of amp do you have? Unless it's specifically designed for an extremely flat response, i'd avoid using it for music production - also don't use a sub for production either.
It's probably more worth your time to get active monitors (they have amps build into each speaker) which are the ones i described in the above post.
Cheers mate, really helpful. Will definitely look into it, see if there's any shops that sell them locally.
The amp is just a regular hi-fi amp  knew that would need upgrading aswell. Christ i need more moneys lol. May just go for active moniters like you said.
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Posted - 2009/03/04 : 16:32:50
KRK Rokit 8s
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Posted - 2009/03/04 : 22:55:24
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Originally posted by Dain-Ja:
KRK Rokit 8s
Cheers for the suggestion. Ive had a look for them, a few models come up though. Which ones do you mean?
And any particular reason? Im not that clued up on monitors obviously so what makes em better than anything else?
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Posted - 2009/03/05 : 02:08:33
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Originally posted by Dain-Ja:
KRK Rokit 8s
I got the KRK RP8 G2s DEFINATELY recommend them.
You won't be disappointed, especially if you have an XLR system. ;)
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Posted - 2009/03/05 : 03:26:51
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You can do better than rokits with that price range. Especially better than a 5 inch woofer.
Event TR8's (my monitors)or Yamaha HS80M's would be my recommendations. Both 8 inch woofers with amazing clarity. Although theres also the rokit 8's which are alright, but they're on sale over here because they over-manufactured. Sure enough sign they're not that great. I'd go with the yammies or the events.
But yes, you will need an external audio interface unless your onboard soundcard has unbalanced (RCA) or balanced (XLR) outputs? I doubt they do.
M-audio make some decent external audio interfaces, although you could probably do a bit better. I have a presonus inspire - it's decent and cheap, quality is very good, only downside is that it has unbalanced (RCA) outs which results in some high pitch hum through the monitors which dissipates once a signal is passing through them. It's also firewire which is a plus (faster). It'll set you back about 100 pounds/AUS$250/US$200
A step up from that is a presonus firebox which runs at about 200 pounds (i think?) and has balanced outs. Also firewire.
So which means you may have to take a step down in price range from the Events and the yammies, which means rokit 6's might be a good idea.
But NEVER, EVER buy monitors without listening to them first. They're subjective. make sure you listen to the rokit 6's and then listen to the yammies and the events. If you can justify the extra cash, then save.
*EDIT* what kind of amp do you have? Unless it's specifically designed for an extremely flat response, i'd avoid using it for music production - also don't use a sub for production either.
It's probably more worth your time to get active monitors (they have amps build into each speaker) which are the ones i described in the above post.
thanks alot m8, thats helped me aswel
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Posted - 2009/03/05 : 09:08:51
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Originally posted by Andy_Influx:
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Originally posted by DjTriquatra:
hey, im going to be looking for some soon as well, I hear Rokit monitors are very good..they whore them in the states and most everyone sing's their praises and i know alot of people on here have em as well..not sure what the 5's retail at over here for...
but ive a feeling they might be worth looking into..
You can do better than rokits with that price range. Especially better than a 5 inch woofer.
Event TR8's (my monitors)or Yamaha HS80M's would be my recommendations. Both 8 inch woofers with amazing clarity. Although theres also the rokit 8's which are alright, but they're on sale over here because they over-manufactured. Sure enough sign they're not that great. I'd go with the yammies or the events.
But yes, you will need an external audio interface unless your onboard soundcard has unbalanced (RCA) or balanced (XLR) outputs? I doubt they do.
M-audio make some decent external audio interfaces, although you could probably do a bit better. I have a presonus inspire - it's decent and cheap, quality is very good, only downside is that it has unbalanced (RCA) outs which results in some high pitch hum through the monitors which dissipates once a signal is passing through them. It's also firewire which is a plus (faster). It'll set you back about 100 pounds/AUS$250/US$200
A step up from that is a presonus firebox which runs at about 200 pounds (i think?) and has balanced outs. Also firewire.
So which means you may have to take a step down in price range from the Events and the yammies, which means rokit 6's might be a good idea.
But NEVER, EVER buy monitors without listening to them first. They're subjective. make sure you listen to the rokit 6's and then listen to the yammies and the events. If you can justify the extra cash, then save.
*EDIT* what kind of amp do you have? Unless it's specifically designed for an extremely flat response, i'd avoid using it for music production - also don't use a sub for production either.
It's probably more worth your time to get active monitors (they have amps build into each speaker) which are the ones i described in the above post.
i'd agree that is definately some good information, helped me out alot
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Posted - 2009/03/05 : 10:31:35
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Originally posted by Simon098:
quote:
Originally posted by Dain-Ja:
KRK Rokit 8s
I got the KRK RP8 G2s DEFINATELY recommend them.
You won't be disappointed, especially if you have an XLR system. ;)
****in costly though. Got so much more stuff i need to buy so i might have to cut the monitor budget. Seen a pair of the Rokit 8s on ebay for 320 though so may have to grab them.
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Posted - 2009/03/06 : 12:29:44
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Originally posted by Meathead:
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Originally posted by Simon098:
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Originally posted by Dain-Ja:
KRK Rokit 8s
I got the KRK RP8 G2s DEFINATELY recommend them.
You won't be disappointed, especially if you have an XLR system. ;)
****in costly though. Got so much more stuff i need to buy so i might have to cut the monitor budget. Seen a pair of the Rokit 8s on ebay for 320 though so may have to grab them.
How big is your room?
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Posted - 2009/03/06 : 13:41:12
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Originally posted by Dain-Ja:
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Originally posted by Meathead:
quote:
Originally posted by Simon098:
quote:
Originally posted by Dain-Ja:
KRK Rokit 8s
I got the KRK RP8 G2s DEFINATELY recommend them.
You won't be disappointed, especially if you have an XLR system. ;)
****in costly though. Got so much more stuff i need to buy so i might have to cut the monitor budget. Seen a pair of the Rokit 8s on ebay for 320 though so may have to grab them.
How big is your room?
Also, just so you know, rokit 8's in the grand scheme of monitors are cheap.
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Posted - 2009/03/06 : 13:44:11
Yeah, the Rokit series is very affordable. Good bang for the buck.
It's funny though, my friend opened one of our Rokit8s and one of our Truths and compared components and the Truth actually have a higher quality amp in them. But the Rokit8s definitely sound better/clearer and give much better mixdowns as long as you don't crank them too much (they have a cheap amp-on-chip).
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