Which of these active monitors should I get for casual listening + gaming + occasionally mixing?
Sep 9, 2014 at 6:19 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 8

Dhruv

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First let me clear the air that I'm not looking to make professional sounding tracks, I'll 
take the help of my brother if I ever want to get a professional sound. ALSO I LIVE IN INDIA SO THE ONES I'M MENTIONING IN THIS POST ARE THE ONLY ONES AVAILABLE WITHIN MY BUDGET. NOT A GREAT LOAD OF BRANDS AVAILABLE HERE.
 
That being said for just enjoying music and movies, gaming and maybe occasionally 
mixing a few songs which one of the following would best suit my bill? Please not I 
don't care if the sound won't be completely flat, but I would prefer a good soundstage 
and a very airy sound that really gives the ambience of the track. I want a bit of a 
spacious sound so that when I'm listening to stuff it fills my room not just in terms 
of the volume.
 
Best example I can give is that if I'm hearing a concert with a lot of 
echoing resonance I would like to hear that in my room as well.
 
The following songs are the most airy ones that I can think about the sound really envelopes you I'm looking to get a feeling of sitting in the middle of these tracks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A4wcehgKjA
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwSyjM5XB-A
 
hearing these on a good pair of phones or set of speakers would give an idea of what I'm looking for, but at a budget :p
 
Here's the list of the only ones I can afford (they all are priced between 10000 Rs. to 13000 Rs., in US $ that would be 165 $ to 214 $)  : 
 
1. Samson Mediaone 4a
2. Numark NPM5 Active 5" Studio Monitors
3. JBL C2PS Control 2P Compact Powered Reference Monitor
 
4. Behringer 1C
5. Roland, Digital Studio Monitors MA-7ABK
 
Ones I can buy but only after waiting for 3 months and cutting every corner to save money:

1. Roland, Studio Monitors MA-15D
2. Alesis Active 520
3. Samson MediaOne BT5
4. Behringer MS40
5. Behringer MS20
6. PreSonus Eris 4.5
7. M-Audio Studiophile BX5 D2
 
So any ideas? BTW I would really prefer if you could give me an opinion of the the ones that I cann afford immediately. But if you think that they all are epic piles of garbage and that I'm better of listening to the sound of a lawn mower then I'll get one from the other list.
 
PS. I'm not looking at 2.1 systems at all because I don't have the space for a sub and tweeters. However I do have space for up to a 5 inch pair of monitors.
 
THANK YOU :)
 
Sep 10, 2014 at 3:42 AM Post #2 of 8
Monoprice 5" studio monitors, $170.
They appear to be rebranded M-Audio BX5s
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=115&cp_id=11504&cs_id=1150401&p_id=605500&seq=1&format=2
 
Sep 10, 2014 at 4:43 AM Post #3 of 8
  Monoprice 5" studio monitors, $170.
They appear to be rebranded M-Audio BX5s
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=115&cp_id=11504&cs_id=1150401&p_id=605500&seq=1&format=2

Monoprice isn't available in my country. I live in India and the ones I mentioned in the post are the ONLY ones available at that price. 
 
For a lot more money I can get Audioengine (300$ converted from rupees) and after that I'm looking at extremely expensive A5+, Yamahas, or Adams, or Genelecs, or KRKs.
 
Sep 10, 2014 at 9:10 AM Post #4 of 8
  Monoprice isn't available in my country. I live in India and the ones I mentioned in the post are the ONLY ones available at that price. 
 
For a lot more money I can get Audioengine (300$ converted from rupees) and after that I'm looking at extremely expensive A5+, Yamahas, or Adams, or Genelecs, or KRKs.

 
Oops, I guess I missed that part about India in the first post.
 
Sep 10, 2014 at 7:38 PM Post #6 of 8
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you didn't. I added it after you posted. So any suggestions? Because the Samson is the only one that's looking appealing to me right now.

 
From reviews I have seen, Samson seems to offer a good value for the price.
 

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