Decent Studio Monitors

[Cubicle]

I'm sure there are a million of threads like these so I hereby apologize.
However, I've been looking around for 2months for some decent affordable monitors.
My budget is around 350-400€

Now I do have found some Behringer studio monitors but due to me being clueless when it comes to monitors I have no clue if they're any decent.

http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/B3031A.aspx
And also:
http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/B2031A.aspx

Question is, are these any good and if not, any recommendations for studio monitors ranging between 340-400€?

Cheers!

[DjTrainWreck]

Im lookin to buy the b3031a's as well. anybody own, listened, tried, enjoyed, or disliked these? I have the car on wednesday and i need to make a longass journey to get them so the replies are very much appreciated. I know i need to go to the store to listen to em but these are going to be my first monitors (this is why im staying in homeboys price range as well ^) so any advice on what to look for or listen for in the monitors or maybe some other hardware of the same price range would also be great. Thanks dsf

[James B]

from my experience i wouldnt touch anything with Behringer written on it

[trealist]

from my experience i wouldnt touch anything with Behringer written on it

Real talk. If you have £300-400 at your disposal you should take a look at Adam A3X's. I got them for $600USD (roughly £350) and they are the best budget monitors I've ever used. The only down side is that it doesn't cover the low end too well, however it covers the mids and high really well.

Any who, the best thing to do when looking for monitors is to go into and shop and try all the monitors that fit within your budget. Just remember to keep your ears at tweeter level, if you don't, you'll end up purchasing shitty monitors like Rockits or Behringers

[DjTrainWreck]

Maybe behringer made a breakthrough? Ive read decent buyer reviews on the 3031s and shit but ive read a lot of reviews bashing behringer as a company, most likely without a test drive on the monitors themselves. How does the test go anyway? I bring in a cd with 320 kbps songs or what? I wouldnt be able to tell a song was well mastered eitherway, ive been on shit speakers my whole life. Thanks for the response ill check out the adams

[DjTrainWreck]

from my experience i wouldnt touch anything with Behringer written on it

Real talk. If you have £300-400 at your disposal you should take a look at Adam A3X's. I got them for $600USD (roughly £350) and they are the best budget monitors I've ever used. The only down side is that it doesn't cover the low end too well, however it covers the mids and high really well.

Any who, the best thing to do when looking for monitors is to go into and shop and try all the monitors that fit within your budget. Just remember to keep your ears at tweeter level, if you don't, you'll end up purchasing shitty monitors like Rockits or Behringers

Im looking at the specs right now bra and theyre actually cheaper than the ringers but im not really down to buy another 1500złoty sub for a beginner setup. I simply dont make that much doing what i do haha

this is dubstep after all lol. ill definetely give em a listen at the shop, thanks man

[trealist]

Yeah bring a CD with 320s or an ipod, the shop should have all the necessary shit there.

TBH I wouldn't worry about getting a sub, a sub will throw off your mix. They are fine if you want to use them for a listen but mixing with them can really muck up your whole perception of the track/mix. If you look at a frequency spectrum chart the sub will only cover 30-60Hz. Where as, the purpose of monitors is to cover the main problem areas when mixing which is the 60Hz-20+ kHz. Just keep your sub bass hitting around -10-15dB in your mix and you'll be fine, not to mention then fact that you'll be saving $$$£££££

[bRRRz]

Maybe consider some yamahas. I got the hs80ms and I'm really happy with them

[reignstep]

I can really recommend Yamaha HS80M's , they cost about 250 euro's each and give an excellent sound for that price. I've tested them along with other monitors and they came out the best by far.

Also, they look fucking bomb

[Mad_EP]

If you are trying to test the response quality of monitors... why would you bring in a CD of 320s?

Bring in a CD of audio that is at least CD-quality....

[trealist]

Sure, 1411kbps or 2116kbps wavs/aiffs would be ideal but anyone can tell a difference in monitor output with 320s. After all that is CD quality and that is what most dance music releases are released as.

I must admit the Yahama HS80M's are pretty good almost bought them until the salesman auditioned the Adams for me.

[Plastic Pope]

I just bought some KRK Rokit 6's, so here is my humble opinion.

Maybe they are the best sounding monitor for $200 a piece, and maybe not. I listened and compared between a few different models and to me these monitors pointed out the most flaws with my mixes and sound design (I brought some of my tracks with me).

Listen to the cleanest track you know, this will help you pick out when a monitor doesn't replicate accurately.
Listen to a complicated track (I recommend Psykovsky - Compos Mentis) that you know decently and listen for new sounds (you will hear them).
Listen to your own tracks and identify sound design mistakes you've never heard before.

Those three things are how I picked my monitors.

Honestly don't worry too much about it, they will be lightyears better than computer speakers and it's just as important to know your monitors personally because for all the searching you do you will never find the perfect set.

Happy gear buying, I am still excitedly producing away on mine!

[Mad_EP]

Sure, 1411kbps or 2116kbps wavs/aiffs would be ideal but anyone can tell a difference in monitor output with 320s. After all that is CD quality and that is what most dance music releases are released as.

You're not actually saying 320 is CD quality are you?? (I'm truly hoping I am mis-reading that somehow).

Regardless, even though one can tell the difference in monitor output with 320s, the question still remains - why would you limit yourself? The only reason to burn 320s to CD instead of full res is if you would need more than 70 minutes of audio per CD... and OK, let's even say you need to audition more than 70 minutes worth of music to feel secure in your decision. You are looking to spend close to £500 ($1000), you can't spend an extra 25¢ on a second CD so that you can use full res audio?

It just doesn't make any sense...

[jrisreal]

I'm trying to save up money for some decent monitors too. So far, seems like those Yamaha's seem like a really good option. Anymore people with good feelings about em?

[DjTrainWreck]

Got the yams and i am more than satisfied.. thanks a bunch folks