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monitor recommendations please

bauhaus77	Date: January 1, 2005 @ 11:10 AM Hello, I was wondering whatpairt of monitors all of you would recommend in the 200-300 dollar range. Are near-field monitors advisable for a small home studio? Do monitors in this price range come with a built in amplifier? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
EmpireDay3	Date: January 1, 2005 @ 6:25 PM Most nearfields monitors in this price range are powered. Just make sure they say so when you get them. You may be able to get some better monitors for around what you're thinking used, off of ebay or music go round or something. Recommend: MAckie HR824 (a lot higher than your price range), Event 20/20p's; Alesis M1 active, Event TR6's or 8's. These would be great if you could spend a few more bucks... I believe the Event Studio's are in your range. The Behringer Truth monitors are supposed to be good although I haven't heard them myself, so check their frequency response and make sure your room is set up right and it's just a matter of learning how your monitors translate onto other systems. Obviously, some genlecs would give you a phenomenal sound and be great for mixing, but if you couldn't make it translate well onto other systems it would all be for naught. Just remember, monitors are for monitoring, not for rockin the house (i.e. mixing elements of the sound so that all frequencies are proportionally represented and evenly distributed.)
hueseph	Date: January 1, 2005 @ 7:12 PM Mackie also has the TAPCO line now which, from what I understand, are based on mackie specs but are manufactured in China to ISO 9001 Standards. They sell at around $300
bauhaus77	Date: January 2, 2005 @ 12:20 PM Thank you both for the advice and recommendations. It looks like I can't go wrong with any of the afformentioned monitors. What a fun, albeit expensive hobby!
Vickxxx	Date: January 2, 2005 @ 2:56 PM Event 20-20p's are my monitors.
iluminati	Date: January 4, 2005 @ 12:57 AM http://www.mackie.com/products/hr624/index.html HR624 has much better mid-range response then the 824...and I can say from personal experience they rock for recording or listening. I am not certain what they are running for now, but they are modular, along with most of mackies monitors. Highly recommended even if it means paying a bit more.
TheFearDrone	Date: January 6, 2005 @ 1:53 PM I've seen from time to time, a few pair of Alesis, M1 Actives on Ebay sell for 250.00 to 300.00. Shipping/Insurance can be pricey tho -they're almost 50 lb's.
povertystricken	Date: January 6, 2005 @ 5:34 PM 5 1/4" to 6" driver- TAPCO S-5, ESI nEar 05, M-audio BX-5, EVENT TR5 and TR6, KRK V6, MAKIE HR-624, TANNOY Reveal Active, GENELEC 1030A, DYNAUDIO BM6A 8" driver- GENELEC 1031A, EVENT TR8 and TR8XL, EVENT Studio Precision 8, Hafler TRM 8.1, M-audio Studiophile BX-8, MACKIE HR-824, Yamaha MSP10 Studio