essexbasscat Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Hi all I'll probably need to get my own stage monitor at some point, so I'd appreciate a little guidance from everyone out there as to best ones to get, ones to avoid etc. The active monitor vs. passive monitor topic ? I'm not fussed at all about going for new, if there have been some really good monitors out there in the past, I'll be happy to scout around and wait for one to come up in the market place. Nothing too big though please, as it will have to be used in the pubs and clubs too Thanks for all your ideas BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 The active/passive thing just depends on whether you're happy lugging around a separate amp to power it. Personally I'd only consider active, just for the convenience of a portable monitor. If it was for a permanent installation then passive would probably be the way to go with the specific amps you want to use off stage etc... Really just depends on your usage. I'm assuming that it's for vocals only? In my experience Wharfedale do some very good quality monitors at reasonable prices. Peavey are also ok if you're on a slightly tighter budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 We use Alto PAM5A's. Small, powerful and can be stand mounted. These little beasties. [url="http://www.electromusic.co.uk/Alto-PAM5A-Active-Monitor.html"]http://www.electromusic.co.uk/Alto-PAM5A-Active-Monitor.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 We have a Wharfedale SVP-X12PM for our singer and it seems to work OK. There are basic bass/treble tone controls and assorted inputs. It`s quite loud for vocals but I wouldn`t put anything bass heavy through it like Kicks and Bass etc. Keys and Gtr maybe. They work a lot better with a graphic eq but if you can`t carry one then here`s a tip. Make or buy an XLR splitter,1x female to 2x male. Use this to split your vocal into two chans on the desk. One chan is for front of house and you use the chan EQ for that. Use the other chan to ONLY send to the aux your monitor is connected to and EQ it to suit the monitor. DON`t send this to FOH mix, either by not routing the chan to the stereo buss or by simply leaving the fader down,(if the aux is pre-fade as it should be). Now you have separate EQs for FOH and Mons on the cheap. If you have enough chans free on your mixer you could do this for all the Vox, allowing individual monitor eq to suit the particular demands of the singer,and eq out a little feedback etc, and the FOH EQ remains unaffected. MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I also use a Wharfedale 12 Powered monitor. I use a powered mixer live with 2 passive speakers for main, then use the powered monitor for monitoring the vocals so it does not use power from the mixer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbob Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Bought one of these the other day [url="http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/B205D.aspx"]http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/B205D.aspx[/url] Haven't used it at a gig yet but it seemed ok at practice , as most things Behringer its a copy of something else , in this case the Mackie 150 . But saying that it seems pretty well put together and at half the price of the mackies its a bargin . I went with this design as our sax player has the mackie 150 an he seems pretty happy with it over the other things he's had in the past. It does give [b]you[/b] the level control over the monitor , which I think is better than relying on someone else. I know Behringer stuff gets a bit of a slating , so I'll see how long it keeps going. Worth a look though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 We used Wharfedale 15", and Tannoy. The Wharfedale's are surprisingly decent for an active monitor for Vox and Acoustic gtr. I wouldn't be rushing to put anything else through them but then again, we don't want to for main vox. They do very well. We have access to Tannoy's and they are quality. We mostly take our Wharfedales to supplement whatever the P.A supplies..which seems odd, but they work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkypuncher Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 we use a Peavey escort 150 watt PA,all in 1 compact bit of kit. Speaker on stands,and not on floor,which is common sence really. works much better floor monitors,and takes up less room in the motor than wedge shaped boxes. Proberly pick 1 up on the cheap too. We could not go back to floor monitors. Hope that helps PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 (edited) The passive / powered question would depend on what system configuration you would be plugging it into at the gigs Although if it where powered you would alway be covered whatever feed you could pick up from Edited August 27, 2011 by lojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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