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Hi

My Rhodes keyboard that I bought in 1990 has died, the CPU is shot and Roland can't find a replacment anywhere in the world. So I am looking at getting a Roland Juno-D.

My Tannoy C6's bought in 1993 are also atarting to decay. I used the Tannoy's as studio monitors (foam is separating from the driver).

So I am looking for a pair of speakers that would work for my office / very amature recording studio. Since I am dumping a load of cash on the Juno, I don't have much left to spend on speakers, trying to keep it around the $200 to $300.

I love Axiom, but I will look at other makes too. I would even consider speakers with amplifiers built in.

I want to keep it a 2.0 system, no sub.

Any ideas would be great help.

Thanks

paul

My choices for your budget will be.

Axiom M2
KRK Rokit Series
Behringer 2030p

Paul, since you won't be using a sub, more bass extension than the M2s have is probably desirable. The M3s should work well and at the outlet price they're close to your budget range.

Thanks. I am intrigued by KRK. I like the fact they have the amplifier(s) built into the speakers. This is not only convenient but economical. I can get a pair of KRK 5's for around $400 CAD.

But I do love the Axiom sound. The M3's are probably a good choice, but I still need to get an integrated amplifier.

I was also looking at the M-Audio AV40 at around $200 / pair. Anybody heard of these?

paul

I was speaking with someone a few months ago that went to a store that carried Genelec, KRK, Mackie and all sorts of other goodies. He auditioned the KRK Rokit line and was very impressed with them especially at their cost. He had a little bigger budget than you and decided with a pair of Mackie studio monitors for his recording that he felt offered just a bit more performance over the KRK (they are also more expensive). Genelec seems like they make some very nice speakers as well but they have a more high end price tag and certainly out of your price bracket.

You should also consider the Behringer 2030p studio monitors and another netural speaker such as the Axiom M2. Here are some 3rd party measurements of the 2030p and KRK Rokit 5.

http://www.linaeum.com/productinfo/other/behringer_2030P/

http://www.linaeum.com/productinfo/other/krk_rokit5/

I think in the general lower to midrange line, you get what you pay for. I'm using Mackie 824s and love them. I'm not as familiar with these Mackies but that seems to be an amazing price in comparison to my 824s....

I'll add that that price at B&H is very competitive from what I'm otherwise seeing, and also throw in the brand of Adam monitors as having earned a very good reputation over the last few years (though I haven't heard them personally).

That would make yours, the "Big Mackies".

That's what they were called in the movie "Road Ho's"...

For the benefit of us all, I'm going to skip the obvious resulting "secret sauce" joke.

Are you around any local shops which you can audition any of these speakers?

Those Behringers also come in an active model.

If you purchase a less-active model, do they begin to sound a little fat in the midrange?

No, but the woofers do start to droop.

Check out M-Audio. Lower priced but still perform adequately (at least in my less than professional setup).

Keep the Tannoys and get new drivers for them.

http://www.speakerrepair.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=ADD_T_Tannoy