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no- any studio monitor is going to produce a (by design) incredibly flat sound. They're great for mixing, but will make your music sound flat. I wouldn't use these as main listening speakers in a house.
For a living room / home theater / normal 'music and tv watching' speakers pick up a pair of decent floorstanding or bookshelf speakers on stands.
All sorts of options depending on what you like, your budget and your music tastes/listening conditions, however some notables to consider (and are easy to find locally and go listen to) are:
Klipsch
B&W
Paradigm
Boston Acoustics
etc. etc. etc.
The best bang for your buck is probably in a bookshelf setup on decent stands (you can find these cheap- zero need to pay $400 for a pair of stands).
That said I just put bostin acoustics in-ceilings (VRi 595/Dsi495 mix) for two rooms in my house and Voyage 7 outdoor speakers in the back yard and have been thoroughly impressed - but only went in-ceiling as in his house it was necessary.
I was recommended Tascam VLA4's from a dude that regularly does studio monitor roundups and used to work at frontendaudio. Now he has his own pro audio store.
He said they are good small studio monitors at any price and sound nearly good as Yamaha's that cost twice as much.
Tascam VL-A4 Powered Studio Monitor at FrontEndAudio.com
They don't compare to the speakers in my main rig that are much more expensive obviously. They sound like decent stereo speakers however. Not plasticky and tinny like most computer speakers, since the driver is in a nice little wood composite box.
He said they are good small studio monitors at any price and sound nearly good as Yamaha's that cost twice as much.
Tascam VL-A4 Powered Studio Monitor at FrontEndAudio.com
They don't compare to the speakers in my main rig that are much more expensive obviously. They sound like decent stereo speakers however. Not plasticky and tinny like most computer speakers, since the driver is in a nice little wood composite box.
In my office I have a Samson 150w amp and a pair of Canadian made Yorkville monitors that are now a few years old. At the time they were about $300 for the pair and were highly recommended by a musician friend. They were reviewed by a couple of music publications and held their own against the usual Yamahas, etc. that were a fair bit more.
It doesn't look like Yorkville does passive monitors anymore, but the self powered ones are probably quite good.
This is a Canadian store so the prices shown are Cnd. KRKs are also listed.
Long & McQuade - Departments
It doesn't look like Yorkville does passive monitors anymore, but the self powered ones are probably quite good.
This is a Canadian store so the prices shown are Cnd. KRKs are also listed.
Long & McQuade - Departments
I've had these for a long ass time (prolly 5 years or so?) : NCIX.com - Buy Logitech Z-5300 5.1 Speaker System 280W THX BLACK/SILVER - 970102-0403 In Canada.
You should be able to find them used for the money you're looking to spend or new at slightly under $200 but you will love them
You should be able to find them used for the money you're looking to spend or new at slightly under $200 but you will love them
I have the predecessor to http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/250&cl=us,en , and it's worked amazingly well for 4 years now. The sound is great especially if you want a good bass response, but can be fine tuned pretty easily between the bass control on the speakers and a computer based equalizer.
The only thing you can do that makes any sense at all is to take some of your music (CDs, not an mp3 player) to your local shops and listen to the same music on different speakers. Take a look at the gear they are running it on and make sure it's set flat, no boosting the bass and with the loudness off. No funny surround settings either. Make sure you listen to them at low volumes, you'll notice many shops will play them loud, hiding the bass you won't get at lower volumes.
If you have the cash and are serious about your music I'd seriously look at Dynaudio. I doubt you would be disappointed.
If you or someone you know has woodworking skills you can make outstanding speakers for the cheap.
If you buy speakers without listening to them your a fool.
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