@@Producelikeaproso wich Monitors would you recommend, i mean i want To start and i don't have yet any speaker, i want to Buy a flat speaker for mixing with accurat Bass. The price could be 500 To 600 hundert or less
@@kraya6740 I'm a pro musician, not a pro recording engineer, so consider the context. The Yamaha HS8 and my Kali in-unf are rather different. I'm glad to have both since they work as different tools. In my own case, I like the Yam HS8 for versatility: I can plug them in anywhere I need to hear details--computer-mixing/mastering, with a live mixer, iPad. I often use them at mastering volume as a rehearsal PA with all instruments going into them. The Kali IN-UNF are always on with my Mac. The detail is incredible. The LP, the INUNF, the HS8 -- I doubt you'd go wrong with any. /. What I appreciate about Warren's videos is it's not just gear gear gear, but real usage: different speakers do different things and , ultimately, you just need to spend a lot of time with your pair to know how to use them. I hope that helps.
Are they really as noisy as people say. I want the HS7’s but a lot of the videos say if you can get over the noise and lack of low end their the best bang for your buck so idk
You hit the nail on the head! Given modern technology for producing audio products of decent to great quality with a fraction of what you would have to spend years ago. A great mini video 👍 Best of the Christmas season and a happy new year to all.
When my NS-10s weren’t working temporarily I got the Yamaha HS7 to stop gap, wildly different with super bright tweeters and lots of low end with the ported design and powered. Amazing speakers for well under a thousand.
Well said Sir! Santa brought me a pair of iLouds as I required such to supplement my Mackie HR824 Mk1s. Great wee speakers for mixing in my very humble opinion!
I have the same hr824 mk1 . Realy high end. With top capicitors. Nichicon. Most monitors now are built cheap. I also have the yamaha msp10 now. And realy love it. Also high end built
which 1000$ pair of speakers did the designer said is better Than the 10 k ones ? if u can pick one for a fair price , doesn't have to be under 1k but between 1-5 k ? or would u save up and get a ATC SCM 25s or pmcs
I’m using Rokit8s and sennheisers 650s in my new studio and they work just fine for me, I guess you use what you have, they’re still cost me £2000 but I’m new to production
Ik multimedia has horrendous customer service once you’re out of warranty, Great sound for the price but i would strongly suggest going for another brand unless you want to get stuck with a set of speaker that don’t work anymore while they refuse to send or sell parts to repair centers.
*Rebelling and sneaking out (at night?) of the "Death Star" ------- legendary behemoth JBL ------- and deftly Euro-stepping the Superlaser.* *Then becoming Jedi-fied (?) and returning to fight the legendary behemoth! Popcorn Time!* *Saving up for a pair or so of IN-5, LP6v2 or MM-6.*
When I bought my KRK 6's years ago, the guy tried to get me to go with the Yamahas that were twice as much but I really couldn't afford it. The KRKs arent terrible but then I have no basis for comparison and I still wonder if I shot myself in the foot sometimes...
Do you have any thoughts on something like Slate VSX? I have a couple of presonus e5 monitors but don't have a great room, or the option to make loads of noise often with two young children often asleep, so they sound appealing but I'm a bit dubious of whether it's really a replacement for proper monitors
First ever pair were the old Alesis M1 MK2 monitors which I really liked. These days I'm using Kali LP6s which are decent for the price. I'd like to upgrade to maybe some Dynaudios at some point though.
@@CollectionHunter Assuming you're Canadian given the Yorkville reference! I worked at LM in Ontario and can say the HS8s are pretty good for what they are. However, I have a pair of HS5 monitors and the matching HS8S sub and they sound phenomenal together.
I just got a pair of Yamaha NS-10 speakers for $350. Granted, you also have to buy a power amp. But I've got a $300 Crown amp that suits them just fine. So for $650, I've got the most popular studio monitors of all time. I would call that very affordable.
IK has no studio monitors below 300 euros for a pair, Kali has two speakers that are below 300 euros each, one for 200 and another for 300. I wouldn’t describe them as ‘budget’, so I’m suggesting that we received no answer to the simple question.
Imho. Anything with polypropylene cones like JBL, Mackie, Sterling, etc are bad. I would only trust KRK, Adam, and Yamaha in this budget because their cones are made of very ridgid material like Kevlar, Carbon Fiber, etc. The more ridgid a speaker material is the better it's ability to reset after vibration- this translates to a more accurate sound recreation than anything a "frequency spectrum chart" can tell you. If you get something that has questionable black cones which are just usually polypropylene + paper + whatever. Everytime your speaker makes a sound, that sound is actually carrying over into the next sound it makes which is slurring your audio image.
I'm gonna say this with utmost confidence. You WILL NOT get a better pair of speakers than the Kali LP-6 V2 for the money. You'll have to spend a lot more money to get anything slightly better. I got a pair used for $250. I still think it's the best deal on any audio purchase I've made.... ever.
that really is a great deal, it’s hard to find useful speakers at all in that price range. I paid €356 for my original LP-6 pair and the V2s are €398 a pair new.
Kali just sounded dark and plastic to my ears. Didnt like them at all. Im using early 90s hifi speakers to mix on and calibrated. Bought them used for 20 bucks. Sold my krk vxt8 i had before. and i dont need a sub with them either. Sounds great and translates well after calibration. I wont be buying studio monitors again untill i can afford much mlre expensive options. If i do it even then. Investing further into acoustic treatmen is probably enough. I have listened to my speakers in a friends studio which i used to share before. And ofc there they sounded even better. Studio monitors are overrated. Get good used hifi speakers, run sonarworks, get your acoustics in order an mix all day long. 👌Then if you start making enough money to buy atc, barefoot, amphion and such, go ahead. Thats my advice. Dont underestimate good budget friendly hifispeakers. Old or modern with calibration. I'm not gonna reveal which speakers i have because im still looking for more of them for a complete surround setup of identical speakers all around. Sorry.. 😈
You’re right! The biggest difference actually lies within A vs D class amp. Hifi is A 99% and studio active monitors are D class. I want to try MTMs tho, as they calibrate not only eq but phase too, which is next level. But yeah, late 70ies national speakers I’ve got (3 way, all paper cones, no tweeters) are way above my setup of tannoy 5 + 10 sub. Depth is phenomenal. I think it’s the A amp that’s perfectly matched to these speakers
> "please recommend me a pair of good budget speakers" > proceeds to name 0 models Man, wtf, that short was a "dislike + don't recommend this channel" recipe
Kali Audio were the ones I clearly recommended (choose the ones that fit your budget) then I explained there are also great options. That’s Kali Audio.
My entry level monitors are Adam Audio 2.1 system of A3X and a Sub7. They sound pretty good. But I’m thinking my next purchase will be 3 way monitors Adam Audio A8H.
Yea a solid old school engineer told me the same thing about Kali I have the A7V but I going to have a travel pair which will definitely be the Kali's 🙏🏽
We would rather buy jbl, yamaha or tannoy from 40 years ago than any chinese made shrill cardboard box sounding speaker of today. oh and on't forget altec lansing!!
Really? Hmmm. So.... A guy who's old, and therefore suffering age-related loss, thinks cheap monitors today are as good as expensive monitors of old. My guess is the fact that today's cheap monitors sound NOW the same as older expensive monitors means only that his ability to hear the difference is diminished, NOT that today's are as good. They sound as good, but.... And, please note that I'm an old guy who's experiencing this effect. I think today's cheap monitors are as good as expensive ones too. But I'm honest enough to admit that it's my inability to HEAR that's behind my opinion.
Yamaha ns-10s. Git yer mid range shit together. Everything better will lul you into a false sense of creaminess. And then you take it to the car speakers and your like, what the shit? But it sounded so good in the studio. Yamaha. NS-10s. So bad they will make you mix good.
So enjoyable listening to an expert in their field talking.
Thanks ever so much
@@Producelikeaproso wich Monitors would you recommend, i mean i want To start and i don't have yet any speaker, i want to Buy a flat speaker for mixing with accurat Bass. The price could be 500 To 600 hundert or less
That's so great to hear, as an older guy finally getting back into music since the 90's
Welcome back! It’s an amazing time to make music
You are in for a treat! So much easier now
I almost thought you were going to say at the end there that "Those speakers go to eleven." 😂
Haha now I wish I had! Haha
lol
Just bought some Yam HS8. Super happy with them. Also happy with my Kali near fields
Would you say the kali are comparable to the yamaha? Im between yamaha hs7/hs5 and kali lp6
@@kraya6740 I'm a pro musician, not a pro recording engineer, so consider the context. The Yamaha HS8 and my Kali in-unf are rather different. I'm glad to have both since they work as different tools. In my own case, I like the Yam HS8 for versatility: I can plug them in anywhere I need to hear details--computer-mixing/mastering, with a live mixer, iPad. I often use them at mastering volume as a rehearsal PA with all instruments going into them. The Kali IN-UNF are always on with my Mac. The detail is incredible. The LP, the INUNF, the HS8 -- I doubt you'd go wrong with any. /. What I appreciate about Warren's videos is it's not just gear gear gear, but real usage: different speakers do different things and , ultimately, you just need to spend a lot of time with your pair to know how to use them. I hope that helps.
I'm happy this channel and Warren exists so that we have an insightful and experienced man to learn from. Thank You Warren.
3 things helped me achieve fantastic mixes. Soundgym, my Neumann KH310’s, and treating my room to the best of my ability.
Are the KH310s too bassy.?
@@snoopywalker1881 not at all. They're so clear and balanced with tight, dry bass. They're a dream man. Can't recommend enough.
Acoustic treatment is HUGE!!
I'm more than happy with the Yamaha HS8s I picked up almost 3 years ago.
Thanks ever so much for sharing
I'm a bit of a Yamaha fanboy so I've been eyeing up these for some time now, but I've also been thinking about the Adam T8V
Are they really as noisy as people say. I want the HS7’s but a lot of the videos say if you can get over the noise and lack of low end their the best bang for your buck so idk
@ApexLunatic -I haven't noticed any extra noise from the HS7s. I don't blast them, due to living in an apartment, either.
can't compare with kali audio, had HS8's, too boomy and not precise!
Adam A7V’s coupled with Sonarworks and some basic room treatment will make your home studio sound amazing!
You hit the nail on the head!
Given modern technology for producing audio products of decent to great quality with a fraction of what you would have to spend years ago.
A great mini video 👍
Best of the Christmas season and a happy new year to all.
Thanks ever so much Carmine!
KRK Rokit 5 gen 3 and the Event Electronics tr8 ! amazingly good speakers.
When my NS-10s weren’t working temporarily I got the Yamaha HS7 to stop gap, wildly different with super bright tweeters and lots of low end with the ported design and powered. Amazing speakers for well under a thousand.
Well said Sir! Santa brought me a pair of iLouds as I required such to supplement my Mackie HR824 Mk1s. Great wee speakers for mixing in my very humble opinion!
Thanks ever so much Jim for sharing!
I have the same hr824 mk1 . Realy high end. With top capicitors. Nichicon. Most monitors now are built cheap. I also have the yamaha msp10 now. And realy love it. Also high end built
I'm happy with PreSonus. I appreciate how revealing they are particularly given the low cost. The room in which one works matters a lot, that said.
@appleman515 def great bang for the buck
Local shop has HS7 and Presonus E7 xt. Sure why I not just save 120euro and be very very happy with the Presonus. Comes down to that and aesthetics.
which 1000$ pair of speakers did the designer said is better Than the 10 k ones ? if u can pick one for a fair price , doesn't have to be under 1k but between 1-5 k ? or would u save up and get a ATC SCM 25s or pmcs
I just got an Adam audio T5V and for $175 I think it's awesome for my little bedroom studio.
KRK VXT 6 give you the sound you want in your car. Had them for years best buy.
I still run my crappy NS-10Ms speakers. They double as door stops when Sweetwater makes deliveries 😂🤣
Not sure if you re being sarcastic or not, but you know those NS10 are fantastic for what you need them to be 🤣
I bought the IK iLoud monitors after watching one of your episodes. Un believe able!!!!!!
That is awesome!
I’m using Rokit8s and sennheisers 650s in my new studio and they work just fine for me, I guess you use what you have, they’re still cost me £2000 but I’m new to production
Great! Thanks ever so much for sharing
Ik multimedia has horrendous customer service once you’re out of warranty,
Great sound for the price but i would strongly suggest going for another brand unless you want to get stuck with a set of speaker that don’t work anymore while they refuse to send or sell parts to repair centers.
I have a pair of M-Audio bx8 graphites and they do a really nice job in my opinion and judging from feedback.
The jbl 308 are pure gold love them
I have 305 works great
I just want the 3-way Focal’s…likely getting soon
I have entry level Genelec speakers and they are fantastic.
Thanks for the good news style post!
*Rebelling and sneaking out (at night?) of the "Death Star" ------- legendary behemoth JBL ------- and deftly Euro-stepping the Superlaser.*
*Then becoming Jedi-fied (?) and returning to fight the legendary behemoth! Popcorn Time!*
*Saving up for a pair or so of IN-5, LP6v2 or MM-6.*
I cant spend more than $100 on speakers. I'm not an audio engineer.
IK or Mackie?
When I bought my KRK 6's years ago, the guy tried to get me to go with the Yamahas that were twice as much but I really couldn't afford it. The KRKs arent terrible but then I have no basis for comparison and I still wonder if I shot myself in the foot sometimes...
What about the Kali Audio LP-UNF? And do they have a amplifier hiss?
Do you have any thoughts on something like Slate VSX? I have a couple of presonus e5 monitors but don't have a great room, or the option to make loads of noise often with two young children often asleep, so they sound appealing but I'm a bit dubious of whether it's really a replacement for proper monitors
Which one are those behind you (Red ones)?
I have M Audio BX 8 monitors and they sound great for my taste.
I dont agree with the "1000$ over 10,000" sentiment. MOST 10k speakers? Sure. But the kii audio three is worth its price
What about edifier g2000 in a smaller rooom ?
8050 or barefoot O3?
Which one…?
I use Focal Alpha 65 evo's. They definitely punch above their price class.
Thanks ever so much
Focal speakers are brilliant
My JBL have been doing so good, but it's a very small space
What were your first pair of monitors?
M-Audio BX5A
First ever pair were the old Alesis M1 MK2 monitors which I really liked. These days I'm using Kali LP6s which are decent for the price. I'd like to upgrade to maybe some Dynaudios at some point though.
Genelec 1029a
Alesis monitor one mk1 passive.
Mine are Sterling Audio MX5 monitors.
Yamaha HS5's are great
Thanks for sharing!
I’m hearing they’re lacking on the low end - departing HS8’s or Yorkville hsm8 right now
@@CollectionHunter Assuming you're Canadian given the Yorkville reference! I worked at LM in Ontario and can say the HS8s are pretty good for what they are. However, I have a pair of HS5 monitors and the matching HS8S sub and they sound phenomenal together.
@@CollectionHunter also, you can rent any Yorkville monitors you want, so maybe give that a shot
Ýamaha HS 7 very flat and nuce sounding. ❤
What of Yamaha hs8
Adam T7V and IK Multimedia iLoud MTM are great for right around $1,000
I just got a pair of Yamaha NS-10 speakers for $350. Granted, you also have to buy a power amp. But I've got a $300 Crown amp that suits them just fine. So for $650, I've got the most popular studio monitors of all time. I would call that very affordable.
Indeed! You might have to argue with the guy who says even $300 isn’t budget! Haha
IK has no studio monitors below 300 euros for a pair, Kali has two speakers that are below 300 euros each, one for 200 and another for 300. I wouldn’t describe them as ‘budget’, so I’m suggesting that we received no answer to the simple question.
IK iLoud are €289 at Thomann for a pair of
Any speaker pair under $1000 is budget. Good speakers cost money.
@@bce3210I bought my KRK VXT 6 for under £800
Kali gang
Pick the ones that you like and can afford.
Barefoot footprint 02’s are the best “budget” speakers
Imho. Anything with polypropylene cones like JBL, Mackie, Sterling, etc are bad. I would only trust KRK, Adam, and Yamaha in this budget because their cones are made of very ridgid material like Kevlar, Carbon Fiber, etc.
The more ridgid a speaker material is the better it's ability to reset after vibration- this translates to a more accurate sound recreation than anything a "frequency spectrum chart" can tell you.
If you get something that has questionable black cones which are just usually polypropylene + paper + whatever. Everytime your speaker makes a sound, that sound is actually carrying over into the next sound it makes which is slurring your audio image.
I'm gonna say this with utmost confidence. You WILL NOT get a better pair of speakers than the Kali LP-6 V2 for the money. You'll have to spend a lot more money to get anything slightly better. I got a pair used for $250. I still think it's the best deal on any audio purchase I've made.... ever.
Thanks ever so much for sharing
that really is a great deal, it’s hard to find useful speakers at all in that price range.
I paid €356 for my original LP-6 pair and the V2s are €398 a pair new.
Got a pair of rp10 g4s $400
I got kali lp 6 :D
Kali just sounded dark and plastic to my ears. Didnt like them at all. Im using early 90s hifi speakers to mix on and calibrated. Bought them used for 20 bucks. Sold my krk vxt8 i had before. and i dont need a sub with them either. Sounds great and translates well after calibration. I wont be buying studio monitors again untill i can afford much mlre expensive options. If i do it even then. Investing further into acoustic treatmen is probably enough. I have listened to my speakers in a friends studio which i used to share before. And ofc there they sounded even better. Studio monitors are overrated. Get good used hifi speakers, run sonarworks, get your acoustics in order an mix all day long. 👌Then if you start making enough money to buy atc, barefoot, amphion and such, go ahead. Thats my advice. Dont underestimate good budget friendly hifispeakers. Old or modern with calibration. I'm not gonna reveal which speakers i have because im still looking for more of them for a complete surround setup of identical speakers all around. Sorry.. 😈
You’re right! The biggest difference actually lies within A vs D class amp. Hifi is A 99% and studio active monitors are D class. I want to try MTMs tho, as they calibrate not only eq but phase too, which is next level. But yeah, late 70ies national speakers I’ve got (3 way, all paper cones, no tweeters) are way above my setup of tannoy 5 + 10 sub. Depth is phenomenal. I think it’s the A amp that’s perfectly matched to these speakers
> "please recommend me a pair of good budget speakers"
> proceeds to name 0 models
Man, wtf, that short was a "dislike + don't recommend this channel" recipe
Kali Audio were the ones I clearly recommended (choose the ones that fit your budget) then I explained there are also great options. That’s Kali Audio.
Sir can you mix my track ??
Javier Milei??
My entry level monitors are Adam Audio 2.1 system of A3X and a Sub7. They sound pretty good. But I’m thinking my next purchase will be 3 way monitors Adam Audio A8H.
Absolutely well said. Kali all the way.
Thanks ever so much for sharing
Yea a solid old school engineer told me the same thing about Kali I have the A7V but I going to have a travel pair which will definitely be the Kali's 🙏🏽
@@plok3433
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We would rather buy jbl, yamaha or tannoy from 40 years ago than any chinese made shrill cardboard box sounding speaker of today. oh and on't forget altec lansing!!
Really? Hmmm. So.... A guy who's old, and therefore suffering age-related loss, thinks cheap monitors today are as good as expensive monitors of old. My guess is the fact that today's cheap monitors sound NOW the same as older expensive monitors means only that his ability to hear the difference is diminished, NOT that today's are as good. They sound as good, but.... And, please note that I'm an old guy who's experiencing this effect. I think today's cheap monitors are as good as expensive ones too. But I'm honest enough to admit that it's my inability to HEAR that's behind my opinion.
me with my Presonus 3. 😢😂
Sterling
Yamaha ns-10s. Git yer mid range shit together. Everything better will lul you into a false sense of creaminess. And then you take it to the car speakers and your like, what the shit? But it sounded so good in the studio. Yamaha. NS-10s. So bad they will make you mix good.
thanks english tobuscus
Gee, Tom Jones has really let himself go. 🤷🏻♂️
I’ll add that to the list of who I’m supposed to look like! Haha
Monoprice studio monitor
What about DIY like GR Research or CSS companies?
then u hear a justin bieber album or eminem or some top artist like those and u realize u cant do that with 1k monitoring, not even with 1k headphones
At this point I just don’t know what I’m doing to my mixes 😂
Many huge mixers mix on headphones, some even on Sony 7506 which you can get for less than $100
JBL's
Thanks ever so much for sharing
@@Producelikeapro You're welcome
@@brentharmonmusicproduction happy new year!
@@Producelikeapro Same to you Warren and Eric
"Cheaper"? To me, that word means poor quality. I prefer the words "less expensive" 😊
IK multimedia is total crap.....lol
I can't buy a single shi he sayin
And just want to tell you Jesus can save us all he can fill that empty spot in our life he save me now am free❤️✝️
Kali audio amplifier bad
The room is way more important.. and to know your speakers