cheap nearfields on a student budget

[MorturaryMan]

Just buy NS-10m and forget about it. 80% of all studios use NS-10ms
and you'll have some sort of compatability with these studios. Later
on you can pick up some "bigger" or "better" speakers.....but for the
price you cant go wrong with the Yamahas.

[michaelhoddy]

Problem. NS10m's are no longer made. But if you can find a pair, it is something of a standard, although a ubiquitous one.

[mixer]

go and listen..bring a cd you really love and know . find the monitors that bring out all the things you don't like about the recording...the ones that really show off the flaws...remember that monitors are not ment to enjoy the music on . they are the source used to build the recording and mix from....i love the jbl lsr 25s. but i have the luxury of lots of sources. alos audex makes some really cheap but fairly good solutions...but really it is up to you...no ones ears are the same..

[EjbsMusicRoom]

Great Monitors for a Hundred Bucks FLAT

1 Go to RadioShack and Purchase the Following:

RCA/Optimus 40s ($30/pr.)

RCA SA-155 Integrated Stereo Amplifier ($60)

Necessary cables ($10)

2 Go home and Assemble

3 Press Play and Mix

4 Listen to Final Mix

5 Sit back with big smile on face

6 Take a loved one out to dinner with the $$$ you saved

7 Tell another musician friend and spread the wealth.

HAVE A NICE DAY,
Ernest

[freedy]

(oops, posted this then forgot about your $350 ceiling. sorry. it's still useful advice though, so I'll let it stand. you might be better off with a $100 pair of sony 7506 headphones and the radio shack solution given above for the time being. we gear heads sure do love to pontificate, don't we?)

Here's my two cents. If your music involves vocals and guitars, my experience has been that the NS10's and the Events (both with a similar midrange inaccuracy) are the only way to reliably gauge relative levels. Contrary to what you always always hear, the NS10's are not used because they mimic the sound of typical home speakers. It is because of this very useful (to some vital) midrange frequency hump. The Events are (to my ears and those of Rock n Roll Jack) an updated version of this version of reality. If you can get those guys sounding good, it will translate well to your home system. Also, don't pay attention to Power Ratings and get a 100 watt (or more) adcom or NAD power amp on audiogon.com. You'll marvel at the clarity more headroom provides. The other trick with NS10's is to get an inexpensive powered subwoofer (probably a Yamaha) and turn it up just ever so slightly. This is some of the wisdom that has been passed down to me from the Elders. (this is probably an $800 solution to a $350 problem. sorry for my bad accounting)
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[jdomini00]

try the yamaha ms3/msp5