If you do dance or rock music, you might find them a good investment just for client wow! factor...
Probably horrible to work on!
:D

Yea, thats what I'm afraid of! I mostly do jazz or other more, eh, natural, sounding stuff, so I guess the "wow" factor would rather turn in to a "what?" factor! :) I'll probably get a pair of Dynaoudios or ADAMs instead, those I at least have the possibility of trying out beforehand. But it kind of hurts to have to buy new stuff, with the increadible deals that can often be had on used gear...

Man, go get a ski mask and hold up one of those korve mousse waggons to buy yourself a some ADAM S4A-C's you wont regret it!

It's worth contackting Klaus at ADAM directly to see what distrabution he has for Sweden..

:)

Tack!

Well, I just don't have that kind of cash, and I don't think they are gonna let me have them in my cell! :)

Varsågod! (Don't you know any more interesting words in swedish? :) )

I know a few dirty words in Swedish, enough to get my face slapped by a girl!

:)

Yeah, thats what I'm thinking! But the only really good deal I've found for a while is the JBLs. A few months ago I actually found a pair of S4A demo units going for about $3400, but then I didn't feel I could stretch that far. (And I didn't have the time to go to Stockholm to check them out.) I'm beginning to regret that now. :(

Here are some second hand monitor examples for you from the UK in the last 2 months...

DYNAUDIO 5.1 system (no subbase) with 3 x M2 and 2 x BB6
With 3 x Chamelion amps. Post Pro only £3750.00

GENELEC S30 three way active monitors £1500.00

GENELEC 1038A 3 way active main monitors; half price £3600.00

KRK 6000 monitor (pair) £ 400.00

TANNOY Little Gold monitors (12" dual concentric) £ 500.00pr

2244 GENELEC 1032. 5.1 system with 1094 sub-bass 4500

Speaking of monitors, some guy at harmony central is selling a pair of genelec 1031a's for $1800, which is about half price. Are these worth it? I was thinking of Mackie 824's originally. Also, ADAM has a pair of monitors advertised in the mags for a lot less than the figures you guys are quoting, maybe $1800, don't remember the model numbers. Are ADAMS really that good?
Geoff Collier

Well, if you believe Julian, they are! (And I can se no reason not to. :) ) Myself I'm looking around to see if there is a shop anyware near where I can compare the Dynaudios and the ADAMs. (And preferably Mackie and JBL LSR28P too, but hey, you cant get everyting.) If I'm successful, I'll let you know what I thought!

And yes, there are cheaper, nearfiled, models. The one mentioned above is more of a mid-field monitor. (They do main monitors too, but I'd rather not think about it... :) )