Hi guys,

I'm quite undecided as to which pair of active monitors to upgrade to... both being cheaper monitors, but I can get a pair of MSP5A's for $800 Australian, or a pair of Tannoy Reveal Actives for $900... as for the sound, its quite close competition between them- although the Tannoys are a steal considering their retail price down in Australia.

Yamaha MSP5 studio monitors...

retail at £299 approx. hoping to get them on ebay, 2nd hand for £200 or so.

I am looking for some good recording and mixing monitors in one..and have read good things.

i'm just getting setup to mix tracks that i've recorded into my Tascam 2488 on a laptop using Cubase sl. i have Behringer 2031a truth powered monitors, and i'm wondering how to plug them into the laptop. i've heard from some people that a $5 1/8 inch to balanced line converter will do, while others have told me that a usb or firewire interface with a monitor out is in order.

I'm planning to buy a pair of ASP 8's in the near future. The thing is I live in Europe and I wanna get them from an American online store as they are far cheaper than in Europe.
My question is, will they work with 240V or will I need to get a power converter?

kostein

Hi guys,

Budget is a concern with me. Also I'd like to soffit mount my monitors if I can.

Are there any very good reasons that you all know of to go with active, or passive monitors?

Any recommendations as far as great bang for the buck?

Cheers
Keith

I need some advice on Active Monitors. My budget is around the £400 mark. I have looked at:

Event TR6 active monitors
KRK RP6 Bi-Amlified Active Nearfield Monitors

I'm looking to purchase some Yamaha msp5's based on my budget and a recent article/review from Kurt. They're on backorder now, so while I wait I'm just making sure that this is my best bet.

I'm using them for basic rock-type music (drums, bass, elect, acoustic, keyboard, organ, vox, etc).

Mr. Foster,

Thinking about purchasing the Dynaudio Bm15's.

The passive model is about $1500.00 less. I do have a Harmon Kardon citation 100 watt power amp I can use, but my DA converter outputs are Xlr and the inputs on the power amp are rca. Would there be any advantage over getting the active version than the passive model.

Hi Kurt,

As a MSP5 user myself, I happy to find a good review from you on this monitor.

I am pleasantly surprised as well for you to find them to be good in the low end response as well.

Care to share with me the room condition where you tested this monitors? How far apart where they and how loud did you tested out.