[cel4145]

JBL LSR305. Pair for $224 baby.

Yep. Sweetwater has a great deal right now.

 

[listen4joy]

I think microlab solo 6c preety good too.

 

[myap2328]

Thanks to all who helped but jus wanted to point out that I live in Singapore and hence some of the brands mentioned are not available and shipping speakers are not exactly very cost effective. The JBLS seems like I possible option will keep it in mind thanks. Other than that any other recommendations?

 

[yay101]

Yeah those jbls look like they could make a sweet home theater system.

 

[astrallite]

Picked up a pair of used Genelec 8020s on craigslist for $300. I see they usually go for about $400 on ebay, brand new they are $1150/pr. I believe when Best Buy was doing clearance on its Musical Instruments Dept these were going for about $500 new. Very good if you are looking in the small speaker category, and definitely blows away the B&W MM-1s I was using earlier on my laptop.

 

[SoAmusing777]

I'm looking for a setup for under $500 if anyone has some info.

 

[xedjflowx]

  To pick with sincerity, I believe in the KRK Rokit 5 G2 for hi-fi playback. Adequate amount of bass for a small pair of speakers and the colored sound perfectly caters for hi-fi listening, despite that they are marketed for studio use. You can always add the accompanying KRK sub if you feel the need for more bass.
 

Oh god. I don't understand why people recommend these except for bass. I went into GC to buy these, left with a pair of Mackies. A truly overhyped monitor imo

 

[Jubei]

I upgraded from a pair of M-Audio AV40 to RuarkAudio MR1. They're definitely more refined. 
 

 

[SoAmusing777]

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ErisE4.5 $130 for the pair. Wonder how they fare vs lsr305

 

[SoAmusing777]

Well I just got the LSR305'S from JBL for $225 new shipped from http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ All I had to reference was the deal they had going on in Feb. that was seen on the 305 page in the reviews section. Stoked!

 

[Koss02]

I just purchased the Creative T40 2.0 speakers and I can say that I'm really disappointed in them....anyone else feel similarly ?

They just don't perform as well as I thought. 

 

[Allanmarcus]

not sure if anyone pointed these out yet, but Emotiva has great powered monitors ranging in price from 284-474/pair. These all have Air Motion Transformer tweeters, so they are going to be very detailed.
 
https://emotiva.com/products/emotiva-pro/powered-monitors-0
 
I've read many good reviews of these.

 

[xedjflowx]

  not sure if anyone pointed these out yet, but Emotiva has great powered monitors ranging in price from 284-474/pair. These all have Air Motion Transformer tweeters, so they are going to be very detailed.
 
https://emotiva.com/products/emotiva-pro/powered-monitors-0
 
I've read many good reviews of these.

the Stealth 8's look nice. But so damned expensive (for me)

 

[Allanmarcus]

deal alert:
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051WAM64
 
M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Active Studio Monitor Speakers
 

 
Amazon Lightning deal at 12:00 Noon, MST

 

[cel4145]

the Stealth 8's look nice. But so damned expensive (for me)

Get the Airmotiv 5s and then add a sub later