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- Jul 21, 2009
hey fellas,
Just wanted to get your thoughts on some budget monitors for my inteterim period of about a year. I'm planning on building a multi purpose room in my parents basement with a 350 sqft dedicated room for music making, editing, mixing, and design work. I'm going to outfit it w comercial standard gear, which will be moved to a full size post production room in my own house in about 3 years.
The 'good' gear isn't gonna start strong here until next summer, so I'd like to grab a cheap set of monitors to pair w whatever interface I decide on for my iPad/mobile rig which will probably be the laptop I have. Just for editing, listening, archive work in the meantime while up still up on the couch and building/design in the 'apartment' downstairs.
I really like the alesis monitor 1 mk2 powered, cuz they have a nice sound to them, but they don't make them new anymore. At $300 they used to be a steal.
Anyway I was thinking of these.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/HS5
I'm open to any suggestions and would like to stay around $500ish for the pair of these interim speakers.
I'm heavily interested in the focal CSMS 65's for my near fields in the 'studio' in addition to the qsc cinima system.
Would love to hear any thoughts. Looking for something that at least 'doesn't suck that much', or at minimum doesn't hurt. obviously better than that is welcome.
Thanks
Just wanted to get your thoughts on some budget monitors for my inteterim period of about a year. I'm planning on building a multi purpose room in my parents basement with a 350 sqft dedicated room for music making, editing, mixing, and design work. I'm going to outfit it w comercial standard gear, which will be moved to a full size post production room in my own house in about 3 years.
The 'good' gear isn't gonna start strong here until next summer, so I'd like to grab a cheap set of monitors to pair w whatever interface I decide on for my iPad/mobile rig which will probably be the laptop I have. Just for editing, listening, archive work in the meantime while up still up on the couch and building/design in the 'apartment' downstairs.
I really like the alesis monitor 1 mk2 powered, cuz they have a nice sound to them, but they don't make them new anymore. At $300 they used to be a steal.
Anyway I was thinking of these.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/HS5
I'm open to any suggestions and would like to stay around $500ish for the pair of these interim speakers.
I'm heavily interested in the focal CSMS 65's for my near fields in the 'studio' in addition to the qsc cinima system.
Would love to hear any thoughts. Looking for something that at least 'doesn't suck that much', or at minimum doesn't hurt. obviously better than that is welcome.
Thanks