Topic: Moving up from SoundPro/Church to Actives and a TinyBox...

[yates7592]

And I would add, this might sound obvious, but when you're auditioning various recordings, try to listen on decent speakers or headphones to confirm whether that is the sound you are really looking for.

[stevetoney]

I'll say that it's good advice to save and buy what you want, but good luck following it.  I never had the patience to save up for what I wanted while doing without during that time.  LOL.  On the positive side, it's alot of fun trying out gear along the way and once you've used it for awhile, you know what you like and don't like about it.

[willndmb]

I'll say that it's good advice to save and buy what you want, but good luck following it.  I never had the patience to save up for what I wanted while doing without during that time.  LOL.  On the positive side, it's alot of fun trying out gear along the way and once you've used it for awhile, you know what you like and don't like about it.

yeah if I was saving for the perfect rig then I wouldn't have taped anything in my life.
Sure some gear you take a hit but other gear is worth more and you have fun getting out there recording too

[pohaku]

If you buy judiciously, and particularly if you buy used, you likely won't take too much of a hit if you later sell to upgrade.  Certainly some gear, like mics, will tend to hold its value better than other gear, like software and converters.  I too am an advocate of saving and buying what you really want, as difficult as it is, but it took me a while and some now discarded equipment to learn that lesson.  Even if you don't have the discipline to wait and save, you can at least minimize the loss if you later want to upgrade.