PC speakers for music recording (monitoring) - recommendations?

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gingerjedi replied

3 June 2011, 12:50
I know it's an old one but I just bought some of these and then remembered this thread.

Audioengine 2 (A2) Premium Powered Desktop Speakers

The sound is quite astonishing considering their diminutive size, the wife insisted on small and unobtrusive for the desk and these fit the bill without compromising on performance, listening to them you'd swear there was a sub hidden under the desk.

It's not often I'm thoroughly chuffed with a purchase these days.
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2BIT replied

15 March 2011, 13:50
or try ebay for some yamaha NS-10's if you wanna be like real studios

prolly expensive on ebay though
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2BIT replied

15 March 2011, 13:49
Originally posted by Jog On View Post

These look qiute suitable:

Alesis M1 Active 320 USB Pro-Grade Speakers (2 x 10w)

oh yeah go active if you can, I have the passives and are good for the price and have a suitably nice low end for my needs
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doodab replied

15 March 2011, 13:32
Originally posted by Jog On View Post

What about these?

ION Deskrocker Studio Monitors Free Delivery : PC Audio Recording : Maplin

I would avoid stuff from Maplins unless it's from a recognised brand.

You could also check out the reviews on the sound on sound website.
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IR35 Avoider replied

15 March 2011, 13:24
I have the M-Audio speakers at the link below, which are supposed to be very good. (They sound good to me. They seemed the most recommended when I did my research.)

M-Audio Studiophile Av40 - Home Studio Monitor Speakers: Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments

Edit: Note that one review I saw said that the slightly smaller and cheaper AV30's are not as good.

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Jog On replied

15 March 2011, 13:10
Originally posted by 2BIT View Post

for budget the alesis monitor ones were always a good bet

These look qiute suitable:

Alesis M1 Active 320 USB Pro-Grade Speakers (2 x 10w)
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Jog On replied

15 March 2011, 12:51
What about these?

ION Deskrocker Studio Monitors Free Delivery : PC Audio Recording : Maplin
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2BIT replied

15 March 2011, 12:36
Originally posted by doodab View Post

A bit over budget, but I have some of ESI nEAR 05 eXperience Studio Reference Monitors | DV247 that I'm pleased with.

That price puts them firmly at the budget end of the spectrum BTW. "Good" ones run into the thousands.

for budget the alesis monitor ones were always a good bet
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doodab replied

15 March 2011, 12:17
A bit over budget, but I have some of ESI nEAR 05 eXperience Studio Reference Monitors | DV247 that I'm pleased with.

That price puts them firmly at the budget end of the spectrum BTW. "Good" ones run into the thousands.
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gingerjedi replied

15 March 2011, 12:17
I too have been looking at quality active speakers recently and I can't find anything that compares to these: Creative Gigaworks T40 Series II Multimedia Speakers: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

Does anyone own a pair?
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Jog On started a topic PC speakers for music recording (monitoring) - recommendations?

15 March 2011, 12:03
PC speakers for music recording (monitoring) - recommendations?

Can any of our esteemed and musically inclined members recommend a good set of monitoring speakers for home recording?

Preferably with an analogue audio input so I can plug my M-Audio fast track pro directly into them and bypassing the PC soundcard altogether?

I currently have a set of 5.1 with a woofer which aren't really fit for purpose. Budget is up to about £100.
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