Studio Monitors Options

[Cosmin Lupu]

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!

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[Saoirse O'Shea]

I'm not sure I understand differences between passive and active monitors. Which is better? I don't understand how that works with passive. You have to get in amped? But how? I can't find good pics on the web of the differences. What does it mean to have a standard tuner/guitar amp to amplify the passive speakers? I'm confused as you can see. I want to get the MK2 speakers as Todd recommended me for the price. But I want to make the best choice. Passive or active?

Passive require amplification, active have a built in amp. Most recording/mixing ones are active, whilst mastering tend to be either.

Big advantage of active is that you don't have to worry about getting a suitable amp for the monitors. Disadvantage is that the amps that are built in very often are not well matched to drive the bass and the tweeter properly. A guitar amp is NOT suitable to drive a monitor.

tony you have any pictures of your room and traps??

I'll see what I can do over the next few days . Bass traps aren't pretty though as my woodwork skills are minimal .

This is a great topic. I found this video, tell me something about this treatment..


And question: If I decide to take Krk or Alesis MKII, whether they are good for bass monitoring or I need subwoofer extra ?

Any monitor with less than a 7'' bass speaker really isn't likely to be good enough to produce bass IMHO. The problem with using a sub is that you have to match and position them very accurately or you will introduce additional problems, particularly around phase and timing.

I'd also have to say that this guy's video isn't great even ignoring that he's talking about acoustic treatment and not insulation. Still better than nothing I guess.

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This post has been edited by tonymiro: Oct 27 2011, 10:01 AM