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Cosmin Lupu
Oct 23 2011, 01:05 PM
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Hey guys! A little bit of advice I would ask from everyone which has experience with studio monitors - I am building up my studio and I need a pair of good monitors so I would like a good recommendation based on the following aspects:

- what would be more appropriate 5',6' or 8' speakers?
- does the size and form of the mixing room influence the monitor type I should have?
- my budget is about 400-500 euros

What other important aspects should be taken into consideration?

Looking forward to your advice mates! Thank ye! smile.gif

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thefireball
Oct 24 2011, 01:54 AM
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Todd recommended these Alesis MK2 speakers to me. I am going to save up for them as they are a great start for the price. I don't have a lot of money. My budget is tighter than Cosmin's. Todd has these MK2s. Only thing I don't know is how they hook up to your computer.

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QUOTE (thefireball @ Oct 23 2011, 08:54 PM) *
Todd recommended these Alesis MK2 speakers to me. I am going to save up for them as they are a great start for the price. I don't have a lot of money. My budget is tighter than Cosmin's. Todd has these MK2s. Only thing I don't know is how they hook up to your computer.


Well, you would come out of your audio interface, then to amplification (a home tuner/amp will do in a pinch) then to the speakers. These particular speakers are nice and cheap cause they don't have an amp in them. It's not a high end approach, but it will get you started and beats the pants off of ear buds, or computer speakers in general.

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Here is a link to the Auralex Kit Calculator. Not the end word by any means, but you put in your variables and it helps you get an idea of what king of sound foam kit you might need.

http://www.auralex.com/ikc/default.asp

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Cosmin Lupu
Oct 26 2011, 07:45 AM
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QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Oct 26 2011, 01:41 AM) *
Well, you would come out of your audio interface, then to amplification (a home tuner/amp will do in a pinch) then to the speakers. These particular speakers are nice and cheap cause they don't have an amp in them. It's not a high end approach, but it will get you started and beats the pants off of ear buds, or computer speakers in general.

AURALEX KIT CALCULATOR! smile.gif

Here is a link to the Auralex Kit Calculator. Not the end word by any means, but you put in your variables and it helps you get an idea of what king of sound foam kit you might need.

http://www.auralex.com/ikc/default.asp


Oooh biggrin.gif Super! Thanks Todd, let's see what this is all about... smile.gif

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- Cosmin Lupu   Studio Monitors   Oct 23 2011, 01:05 PM
- - JaxN4   Good thread, I am also interested to learn about p...   Oct 23 2011, 01:14 PM
- - tonymiro   Preferably 3 way with a bass speaker at least 7 in...   Oct 23 2011, 10:35 PM
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- - Gabriel Leopardi   Alesis MK2 and KRK could be good options for that ...   Oct 24 2011, 05:27 AM
- - Cosmin Lupu   Thanks for the advice guys! I made a VERY ro...   Oct 24 2011, 07:38 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Hmm, how bout placing mixing desk and monitors on ...   Oct 24 2011, 08:52 AM
|- - Cosmin Lupu   Thank you Ivan! I already have 19 pieces (2 m...   Oct 24 2011, 09:04 AM
|- - Todd Simpson   Some great advice Treatment is very important. If...   Oct 24 2011, 09:06 PM
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- - Sinisa Cekic   QUOTE (thefireball @ Oct 24 2011, 02:54 A...   Oct 24 2011, 10:31 PM
- - Cosmin Lupu   I was thinking about KRK monitors to be honest it...   Oct 25 2011, 09:16 AM
- - JaxN4   Hey guys, great thread. A quick and hopefully no...   Oct 25 2011, 09:43 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Not really mate, but it all comes down on the func...   Oct 25 2011, 02:13 PM
|- - JaxN4   QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Oct 25 2011, 01...   Oct 25 2011, 02:31 PM
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- - Ivan Milenkovic   Thanks my friend, learned all here on GMC and thro...   Oct 25 2011, 10:11 PM
|- - Cosmin Lupu   QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Oct 25 2011, 09...   Oct 25 2011, 10:13 PM
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- - tonymiro   QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Oct 24 2011, 09:06 ...   Oct 26 2011, 10:10 AM
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- - Ivan Milenkovic   Two layers of thick curtains (and wrinkled) is a g...   Oct 26 2011, 11:29 AM
|- - Cosmin Lupu   QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Oct 26 2011, 10...   Oct 26 2011, 12:18 PM
|- - JaxN4   QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Oct 26 2011, 11:18 A...   Oct 26 2011, 12:22 PM
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- - tonymiro   QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Oct 26 2011, 11...   Oct 26 2011, 12:35 PM
- - Sinisa Cekic   This is a great topic. I found this video, tell me...   Oct 26 2011, 03:24 PM
|- - Todd Simpson   QUOTE (Sinisa Cekic @ Oct 26 2011, 10:24 ...   Oct 27 2011, 05:49 PM
|- - thefireball   QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Oct 27 2011, 11:49 ...   Oct 27 2011, 10:21 PM
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- - thefireball   I'm not sure I understand differences between ...   Oct 26 2011, 04:34 PM
- - Michael AC   tony you have any pictures of your room and traps?...   Oct 26 2011, 10:13 PM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Pictures of the whole process will be nice as well...   Oct 26 2011, 11:27 PM
- - tonymiro   QUOTE (thefireball @ Oct 26 2011, 04:34 P...   Oct 27 2011, 09:48 AM
- - Cosmin Lupu   Guys! I am starting to gather all this info A...   Oct 27 2011, 01:33 PM
- - tonymiro   Some photos of the traps etc Gary - not great qual...   Oct 27 2011, 03:10 PM
|- - SirJamsalot   QUOTE (tonymiro @ Oct 27 2011, 07:10 AM) ...   Apr 13 2012, 01:02 AM
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- - Sinisa Cekic   Thanks for the explanation, guys   Oct 27 2011, 09:19 PM
- - tonymiro   QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Oct 27 2011, 05:49 ...   Oct 28 2011, 09:22 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Awesome information guys, very useful.   Oct 28 2011, 09:57 AM
- - Todd Simpson   I wanted to ask about how your studio turned out? ...   Apr 12 2012, 10:57 PM
- - Alex Feather   I would suggest KRK or Yamaha those are very nice ...   Apr 13 2012, 03:05 AM
- - tonymiro   QUOTE (SirJamsalot @ Apr 13 2012, 01:02 A...   Apr 13 2012, 11:25 AM
- - SirJamsalot   Thanks! Great info as always!!!...   Apr 13 2012, 07:55 PM
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