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brandon
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 Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:31 am Post subject: bother buying studio monitors? |
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hi all, i've recently been thinking about the way i amplify my kurzweil pc3 and nord electro 3 (yeah no korgs atm but i still like this forum). i currently amplify my keyboards through a peavey kb5 which i'm happy with when i'm jamming in a band setting but the thought has come up that i'm not getting the most out of my gear when im at home. is it worth it to spend up to $1000 on some studio monitors for home use only? i'm a little unsure because for the same money i could sell my amp and buy a nice pa system, or continue collecting synths  (in the market for a real analog)
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michelkeijzers
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:55 am Post subject: |
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I have a KRK Rokit RP5 G2 and it is certainly not $1000 and sounds great (to me at least).
Depends how big your studio room is.
The difference between my JBL EONs 10 is quite big (but of course the JBLs go a lot louder which I need when rehearsing and on stage).
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xmlguy
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| I suggest that you sell the amp and get a pair of quality PA speakers that work at home and for gigs, like the QSC K12. The difference in sound quality is astounding. |
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brandon
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| xmlguy wrote: | | I suggest that you sell the amp and get a pair of quality PA speakers that work at home and for gigs, like the QSC K12. The difference in sound quality is astounding. |
but those speakers are about $1200 each aren't they? i was thinking if i would go the pa route i would probably get a yamaha powered mixer and 2 yamaha a12's or maybe a15's. any thoughts?
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madbeatzyo111
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| If your room in untreated, don't spend $1000 on studio monitors. Get some KRKs or HS80s, etc. and call it a day. |
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michelkeijzers
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| madbeatzyo111 wrote: | | If your room in untreated, don't spend $1000 on studio monitors. Get some KRKs or HS80s, etc. and call it a day. |
I did this ... my room is untreated (i.e. it's also my computer room, some book cases, lots of junk etc in it) and my KRK (Rokit 5) are a lot better than a 'normal hifi stereo set'. I think it's good enough (considering the money). But I don't master music with it.
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xmlguy
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| brandon wrote: | | xmlguy wrote: | | I suggest that you sell the amp and get a pair of quality PA speakers that work at home and for gigs, like the QSC K12. The difference in sound quality is astounding. |
but those speakers are about $1200 each aren't they? i was thinking if i would go the pa route i would probably get a yamaha powered mixer and 2 yamaha a12's or maybe a15's. any thoughts?
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Naw, the K12 is under $700 if you wait for a sale. Even one K12 will blow your mind compared to any stinkin keyboard amp. |
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