pete.young Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 If you had 200 quid or less to spend on a pair of nearfields, what would you buy? Old basschat threads seem to indicate that the Tascam VL X5 was highly rated - it appears to have been replaced by the VL A5 so any comments on that are welcome. The Tapco S5 also looks like good value - anything else I should be looking at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Yamaha MSP-3 perhaps? Also the old Samson range were quite good, but I haven't heard the new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTGAndy Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I have a pair of Alesis M1Active 520s, they do the job. They cost me £140 and have a fairly flat response, I've had some really good mixes out of them that have continued sounding good on crap systems! Computer music have a nice article on the accompanying DVD about buying monitors, whack something in google and I'm sure there will be a few articles too. Best thing to do would be to go and have a listen to as many as you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraktal Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I bought these ones several years ago: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/alesis_m1_aktiv_monitor_mk_ii.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/alesis_m1_aktiv_monitor_mk_ii.htm[/url] If you plan to spend a lot of time listening them, dont buy anything else. Those are by far the less "ear-fatiguing" monitors I have ever tried. I did an extensive research that took me approx. 3 weeks visiting all sound studios and friends in my city to compare all possible different brands. I tried everything from cheap Samsons to insanely expensive Genelecs and all those reputed standards as the Yamaha NS10, Event, D.A.S., Red Devils, etc. but when I heard the Alesis Mk1 I had to buy them. Perfect for loooooong mixing sessions without headaches or ear fatigue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~tl Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I have a pair of these: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/esi_near05_experience_aktive_studio_nahfeldmonitore.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/esi_near05_experi...eldmonitore.htm[/url] Can't complain... they sound fine for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I have a pair of Yamaha MSP3's that I was really impressed with when I used them. I have no use for them anymore. [url="http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/music_production/speakers/msp3/"]http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/music_pro.../speakers/msp3/[/url] PM me if you're interested. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironside1966 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 [quote name='Fraktal' post='385668' date='Jan 20 2009, 06:42 AM']I bought these ones several years ago: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/alesis_m1_aktiv_monitor_mk_ii.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/alesis_m1_aktiv_monitor_mk_ii.htm[/url] If you plan to spend a lot of time listening them, dont buy anything else. Those are by far the less "ear-fatiguing" monitors I have ever tried. I did an extensive research that took me approx. 3 weeks visiting all sound studios and friends in my city to compare all possible different brands. I tried everything from cheap Samsons to insanely expensive Genelecs and all those reputed standards as the Yamaha NS10, Event, D.A.S., Red Devils, etc. but when I heard the Alesis Mk1 I had to buy them. Perfect for loooooong mixing sessions without headaches or ear fatigue.[/quote] I Have a pair and are very happy with them , my mixes travel quite well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) I have a pair of Mission 750LE bookshelf style monitors in cherry that you're welcome to for, say £100? I could deliver this weekend, depending on distance. Edited January 21, 2009 by Toasted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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