On 04/16/2011 12:44 AM, S. Massy wrote: > Hey, list, > > So, I'm in the market for monitors with a budget of approx $1000 (CAD in > my case) and I've been trying to do my homework about the better known > models and brands in the last couple of days, mainly thanks to SOS's > excellent series of reviews. I need small monitors, both because the > room I work in is small accoustically, and because my actual space > real-estate is very limited. Anyway, it suddenly occured to me to ask on > this list what my fellow Linux Users are favouring these days. > > Cheers, > S.M. I went though this ~2 years ago. Went to a music shop with 3 CDs that I know very well (Eroica|Beethoven/Karajan: dynamics, Abbey-Road|Beatles: amazing '69 mix, African Space Craft|Keziah Jones: bass&compression) and listened to - Mackie MKII 824 (out of budget but nice reference) - KRK Rokit 8 - Behringer Truth 2031A - some Alesis model - don't remember the last three were all ~300 euros per speaker. I eventually bought on the Behringer; they were the closest to the Mackie speakers. The KRK were rather bass heavy (may be OK for a small studio where you listen very softly - but not suitable to put them in a corner of a room or close to a wall where bass reflects even more) and the Alesis just sounded crap even without comparison. I'd have loved to listen to Genelec 8030 as comparison - Behringer copies their design, but they were not in stock. There's lot of talk that the Behringer are /only/ a cheper knock off.. I dunno if it's true and, well, they work for me. for $1000 (US) you may be able to get a pair of Machie HR624MKII which I'd recommend even though half of the money is "just for the name". HTH, robin _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
