Studio monitors for Helix use

Jetfire

Bit random this but probably best in here rather than FX. My music room is tiny. My pc is recessed into an old chimney breast. It's 25 inches by 29 inches and my desk is 5 foot wide.  When I roll my chair back, this is kinda the view I see:

http://imgur.com/a/VMnFbAk

The room at its widest is around 3 foot. I am wondering what speakers I should get just for home jamming with the Helix. They don't need to be loud, I don't use stereo fx and have a decent set of headphones but once in a while, I'd like to play without headphones on. 

I wondered about the iLoud as Bill from Mastodon uses one with his Helix, just wondered what other options I should consider..

SteveF

When I had a Helix, it sounded really good through the PreSonus Eris monitors I had.  They're pretty cheap and small and have served me well for a few years, but they are starting to die on me now.   There may be better options, and I guess it will depend how much you want to spend. 

kennedydream1980

I use Presonus Eris 3.5 monitors with my Helix. They sound great for what they are. 

octatonic

Get the iLouds.

Jetfire

@octatonic ;
 


https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/iloud/?pkey=iloud This is what I had in mind?

Musicwolf

I suspect that he had these in mind?

octatonic

I've not used that one.
I have this version:

Musicwolf

Those are the ones which I was trying, unsucessfuly, to post.  They got a good review in Sound on Sound and I've just recommended a pair to a friend.

octatonic

Yes, I've recommended them to half a dozen people, including a few people here.
They are extremely good for the money- not perfect but for guitar modelling on a budget I can't think of anything else I'd recommend at the price.

jimkehoe

Another vote for the iLoud micro monitor - I have the pair which are great and work well with Helix.

Jetfire

@jimkehoe how do you connect your Helix to these?

jimkehoe

I have a stomp and dependent on leads and use I have used either 1/4" stereo to two phono from the headphone out or you could use 1/4" stereo to mini stereo you have the choice of inputs on the clouds. I have also used the left and right outputs to phono or mini stereo. All have worked well.