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give me some recommendations
Does anyone have any experience with the HS8 monitors?
Im looking to make a move towards a new set of monitors from my current M-Audio BX5s.
To be fair to the M-Audios I think they are really good considering how much they cost but I find them a little heavy in the mids. They're nice to listen to things on but I am concerned that my tracks wont transfer so well to other units/conventional hi-fi etc
Any recommendations? I'm trying to stay under £800.
I've also been looking at a set of Tannoy Reveal 802s
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I have had the HS5 set for a couple of years and they are superb. I know the 7s are brilliant, so would expect the 8s to be crackers too. As Thorpy says though, big chuffers!
What I like about the 5s is the crisp clear sound, very precise and ideal for a smaller room IMO. They don't get flustered at volume either. I also use them to listen to hi res audio too, much prefer it to my hifi tbh, certainly for that audio format. YOu don't miss a trick
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They are a grand though.
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I've had the same set of monitors for a decade (some old passive Silver 5Ls). I love them to bits as they're a good compromise bwteen accurate enough for monitoring and good on the ear. A couple of months ago I had an incident involving a small child and a football. One monitor went down, had to go away for repair. Out of curiosity I picked up some Alpha 50's using an Ebay offer. I returned them after three days as they were just too much for this tiny bedroom.
So you might ask why I'm recommending them. Simple: because they sound absolutely fucking amazing. Detailed, mine didn't fatigue the ears despite not being broken in. All my usual reference albums sounded fabulous on them. I've demo'd a fair few monitors over the last few years and these in terms of sound quality and price would be my pick.
What you go for depends on your room. A pair of Alpha 50's are £428.00 from Juno leaving you plenty of change. £550 for the 65.
Used set of Neumann KH120, they are fantastic.
they have a bad mid hump mate. I don't really want them
They were not that expensive and if you could get a decent mix done on them then they would usually translate well.
I saw them more in studios doing rock music, thanks to Bob Clearmountain popularising them, than I did dance.
Also, when you blew a driver they were fairly easy to replace.
They aren't now, which is why a lot fo people ditched them.
The ones that I know kept them tend not to use them very often- there is a lot more bass in music now.
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