Studio Monitors Opinions

[Xonetacular]

Also take a look at the equator d5 (only $300 :eek: http://www.equatoraudio.com/D5_Studi..._Pair_p/d5.htm

The guys on gearslutz convinced me to pick up a pair
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/produ...-300-pair.html

Wow those look really good. When you said $300 a pair I was thinking they would be junk but that's pretty cool how they are doing them direct. If I needed monitors I would buy those for sure.

I wonder if they will make a D8- that would be pretty impressive.

[mostapha]

The HS series is supposedly modeled after the NS, so really no need to go that route.

I've heard that too, but they failed miserably. It takes like 2 seconds listening to NS-10s to hear the difference.

I overheard an engineer who's mixed or mastered several grammy-winning tracks talking about them. His exact words were, "I couldn't mix on them, but they're decent speakers."

Best bit of advice I'll give you right now. Buy a nice interface (Duet 2 being the preferred choice for the electronic music producer). And then buy a pair of HS80's and the HS10 sub. After that save up until you can get a pair of CMS 65's and the CMS10 Sub and sell the Yamahas.

The difference between a budget interface and a boutique $5,000 for 2 channels of DAC and nothing else is smaller than the difference between NS10s and HS80s. And there are still a lot of things that make a bigger difference than that.

If you know your monitors well and know how they compare to everything else out there, you can mix on them.

[Nephew]

The difference between a budget interface and a boutique $5,000 for 2 channels of DAC and nothing else is smaller than the difference between NS10s and HS80s. And there are still a lot of things that make a bigger difference than that.

If you know your monitors well and know how they compare to everything else out there, you can mix on them.

When you get up past the 1500-2000 price point that's just down to how many I/O's you want. So unless you plan on recording a live band there's no need to go to that extreme, and that's why I LOVE the Duet 2 because it's hands down the best sound interface for $500 and it still beats the pants off of interfaces three or even four times it's price.

As for learning your monitors, yeah of course you want to learn. But how are you supposed to learn from something that's not even there. Cheaper monitors don't just colour the sound, there's just stuff you're missing out on altogether.

[Xonetacular]

Also take a look at the equator d5 (only $300 :eek: http://www.equatoraudio.com/D5_Studi..._Pair_p/d5.htm

The guys on gearslutz convinced me to pick up a pair
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/produ...-300-pair.html

How do you like them?

[Santos10]

Thank you everyone for the feedback its really helping me make my decision. Right now im probably picking up those Equator D5s for $300 considering they compare them to Adam A7X and other high quality monitors. Then I will pick up either a pair of Yamaha HS50Ms w/ the 10in Sub, HS80M or the NS10s.

Quick Question does anyone know a amp that would power the NS10's properly and still readily available I saw this one yamaha amp everyone was recommending buy it came out in the 80s and it'll be hard to get my hands on for a reasonable price.

[Garygary1]

How do you like them?

Absolutely love them.

It took me like 6 months to save up for a pair of halfway decent monitors (about $800 or so) and i was basically set on a pair of krk vxt 4's when i made a thread on gearslutz to see if there were any other good monitors to take into consideration. One of the first replys was recommending the d5's, and at first, i didn't think they were something to be bothered with, but then i read through the other thread that i posted before and was pretty impressed that people were comparing them to monitors like the adam a7... and preferring them.

So I go to equator's site, notice they have a 60 day return policy, and basically impulse buy them. I listened to a whole ton of monitors over a guitar center before and from what i hear, they are certainly as good any $800 pair.

[DJQA]

One big vote for the Genelecs, with caveats. The 6010A sounds amazing for such a small speaker, but can't really be considered for monitoring without the matching subwoofer, and even then it doesn't work as well as the 8000 series.

8020B is great for nearfield work, if you don't need low bass response. If you want to monitor midfield, or need the bass, you'll need the sub, which will double the price for a 2-channel setup. The difference between 8020A and 8020B is minor - the newer model has a power switch separate from the volume control, which is handy, and supposedly more even dispersion characteristics.

I use 8030A's myself on K&M tabletop stands, and couldn't be happier.

[Xonetacular]

So I go to equator's site, notice they have a 60 day return policy, and basically impulse buy them. I listened to a whole ton of monitors over a guitar center before and from what i hear, they are certainly as good any $800 pair.

Nice. I currently have two pairs of KRK Rokkit 8 gen 1s. While I really like them for DJing they don't sound the best for production. I have them matched with the 10s subwoofer...

I wasn't really considering switching but I could sell the RP8s for the same price. I just wonder if the smaller D5s would be lacking in the low and mid range since they are smaller. I also wonder how they would pair with a 10s subwoofer.

[mostapha]

When you get up past the 1500-2000 price point that's just down to how many I/O's you want. So unless you plan on recording a live band there's no need to go to that extreme, and that's why I LOVE the Duet 2 because it's hands down the best sound interface for $500 and it still beats the pants off of interfaces three or even four times it's price.

Yes, it absolutely does beat some of them.

Apparently the Echo cards ABX with Apogee for either less money or more IO at a given price.

But, yeah…if I had those needs in a card, I'd probably buy a Duet2 without hesitating.

[Santos10]

Ordering the Equator D5's today

then either picking up Yamaha HS80Ms or Yamaha NS10 (anyone have good suggestions on an amp for the NS10s? )