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Title: 200-300$ monitor recommendations?
Post by: KLowe on December 05, 2006, 12:39:00 PM
Time to update speakers from my shitty computer speaks.  ::)

Have a small budget of about 200-300 for some "decent" desk monitors.  Any suggestions?
Saw some Rolands on ebay for about 150.

also.  any advices on a decent tuner to drive the speakers or should I get a good soundcard for the computer?

The Listening room will be a standard office  12' by 12'.

Thank you for any advice.

Kevin
Title: Re: 200-300$ monitor recommendations?
Post by: fozzy on December 05, 2006, 01:00:41 PM
I am somewhat satisfied w/ my M-Audio Studio Pro 3s for monitoring, They are kinda lifeless though and under powered.

Great for tracking and background listening

The Swans M200 have gotten great reviews, I got a pair a few months ago but yet to bring them home to fire them up
Title: Re: 200-300$ monitor recommendations?
Post by: bl6216@yahoo.com on December 05, 2006, 04:19:56 PM
I use the Edirol MA-20D and love them.
Title: Re: 200-300$ monitor recommendations?
Post by: som on December 05, 2006, 06:57:21 PM
Quote from: fozzy on December 05, 2006, 01:00:41 PM
The Swans M200 have gotten great reviews, I got a pair a few months ago but yet to bring them home to fire them up

So let me see if I got that.....you bought some new speakers, you own them, it's been a few months, and you have yet to listen to them???

Wow.

I'm......impressed, I think.
Title: Re: 200-300$ monitor recommendations?
Post by: fozzy on December 05, 2006, 10:26:24 PM
Quote from: som on December 05, 2006, 06:57:21 PM
Quote from: fozzy on December 05, 2006, 01:00:41 PM
The Swans M200 have gotten great reviews, I got a pair a few months ago but yet to bring them home to fire them up

So let me see if I got that.....you bought some new speakers, you own them, it's been a few months, and you have yet to listen to them???

Wow.

I'm......impressed, I think.

yup, sitting under my desk @ work.  I need to make a speaker cable to hook em up and I want to do it right .
Title: Re: 200-300$ monitor recommendations?
Post by: Patrick on December 05, 2006, 11:44:29 PM
M-audio Studio Pro 4.  Relatively flat repsonse (not always a good thing but will certainly be better than what you have), small, looks pretty good.  Affordable as well.