that old monitor chestnut

deadboyracer · Post by **deadboyracer** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:09 pm

hello all,
I am proper poor but I desperately need some new monitors so I can actually hear what the hell I'm doing. Question is tho, do i get passive alesis monitor 1 mk 2's with the alesis RA150 amp for £200 or a pair of active yamaha HS50M's for the same price? or is there anything better in this region you can recommend?
Thanks,
sorry if this has been done to death before

plaster · Post by **plaster** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:06 pm

i sudgest you go on and listen to your favourite album on both of those and decide for yourself. what do you think about that?

deadboyracer · Post by **deadboyracer** » Tue May 01, 2007 10:23 am

not bad, not bad at all.

G3rard · Post by **G3rard** » Tue May 01, 2007 2:39 pm

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deadboyracer · Post by **deadboyracer** » Tue May 01, 2007 6:58 pm

thanks, this site is great, now all i need is a steady job

Ingemar · Post by **Ingemar** » Tue May 01, 2007 10:04 pm

not maybe on subject, but is there any difference in sound quality between active speakers and ordinary speakers?

deadboyracer · Post by **deadboyracer** » Thu May 03, 2007 12:36 pm

yeah i was thinking what are the +/- of each. I reckon its down to what else youve got i.e active monitors have their own amps so its the pure sound of the speaker whereas passive ones will be affected by the amp you use etc.

4am · Post by **4am** » Thu May 03, 2007 4:28 pm

and what about these?

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ ... sku=602313