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    Default Great Studio Monitors? (Budget)

    Hi everyone!
    I live in South Africa and have just purchased a Traktor S4 from DJTT and it left about 12 hours ago. Now I am looking to buy a pair of studio monitors, but am quite limited in my budget. I was looking at Behringer MS20 Active Budget Monitor Speaker or the MS40's but the are maybe a bit too cheap. So now I am looking more at something along the lines of Behringer Truth B1030A Active Studio Monitors or M-Audio STUDIOPHILE BX5a 70W Deluxe Bi-Amplified Studio Monitors or KRK Systems RP5 G2 Series Rokit Powered Monitors.

    What would you recommend? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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    The m-audio's and KRK RP5's are both great monitors, i would however go for the KRK's as they have a nicer low end, (and they look nicer imo)
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    I have done some more research and found the KRK RP6 G2's have better bass than the KRK RP5 G2's. So thinking of getting the RP6's now.

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    Get the krk's you wont regret it, they sound so sweet. get the rp6's tho much better bass response
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    @Steeevo - Thanks man! Have you got the black ones? I am thinking of getting the white ones. I am just waiting for a store to email me back to say if they've got stock then I'm thinking of getting those sick looking RP6's in white!

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    Dont like them, i have the blacks, they also make a limited edition red one. i just like the standard black ones tho
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    Didn't know there are red ones. Was kinda thinking to just get the black ones, but I fancy getting something a little different

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    I stand by my KRK's. I have a set of 5's and 6's. I honestly only use the 5's. Plenty of sound.


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    Ok cool. Just want to check. By enough you meant you use them at more than 50% volume or less? I have logitech z-2300's at the moment but it has a standard 1/8" jack and I need something that can plug into my Traktor S4. I almost never use them at more than 50%. The satellites are 40watt rms and the sub 120watt rms. I see the 6's have almost 34% more watt output than the 5's. Would appreciate a little bit more help. Thanks!
    P.S. Do you have the black ones?

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    If they're too loud, turn them down, too quiet, turn them up? o.O

    Ive got the RP5's and ive got them set at line 0, plenty of sound
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