Monitors

[Owen]

I would love a pair of ATCs. That is not going to happen. 

 

I am a tragic fantasist embarking on his very own vanity project. I am looking at a pair of Yamaha NS8 as my monitors. I have borrowed a pair and they are in situ. I am struggling to think of a reason not to go with them. I am running Sonor Works which can deal with the less than epic placement. Does the £500ish have anything else that I REALLY should be considering as well?

 

I am not hugely into buying 2nd hand for speakers like this, unless someone I know and trust is cutting me an extraordinary deal on a pair of ATC SCM20A boxes.

 

TIA

[Dad3353]

28 minutes ago, Owen said:

...a pair of Yamaha NS8 as my monitors...

 

Are you sure you don't mean 'HS8'..? 'NS8' existed, long ago, as mid-range HiFi, but are not at all 'bookshelf'...

 

 

 

...compared to Yamaha HS8 ...

 

Edited 9 hours ago by Dad3353

[Owen]

You are, of course, correct. 

[Owen]

Awkward!!!!

[Dad3353]

Have a look here for some choices..?

 

Best value bookshelf speakers 2025 ...

 

Hope this helps. 

[Owen]

Thanks. I am looking for active boxes. My 1982 B&W DM110i + Mission Cyrus 1 amp have been doing sterling service, but it is time for an upgrade.  

[Dad3353]

43 minutes ago, Owen said:

Thanks. I am looking for active boxes...

 

Ah, OK. Well then ...

 

Klipsch 'The Fives' ...

 

... or ...

 

M-Audio Forty-Eighty ...

[simisker]

I'd suggest taking a look/listen at the Kali IN-5 (£500 a pair) or IN-8 v2 (£600 a pair) 3-way active monitors, depending on your room size/requirements.

 

And acoustic room treatment, of course.

 

Edited 1 hour ago by simisker