I'm thinking of buying a montor to connect with the pioneer mixer (home use). Any ideas of good types or brands?

Thanks.

Search, a couple have been discussed before. If you still can't find the answers you're looking for, post again.

This weekend I noticed some nexo (& turbosound) speakers in the club but they appear to cost 2700 EUR each which is a little bit too expensive :-)

I will try to find some information of other brands of active/passive speakers such as krk, behringer... but any help is welcome!

PS. Miss Kitin refuses to play with jbl, so I guess it's not that good?

JBL makes a damn good speaker, not sure why she would refuse to play with them.

I really hate the new JBL EON 305. I bought one for monitoring purposes but I find it to be really noisy (high-pitched buzz). This is very apparent when no signal is present - i.e. when I turn down my "booth" control knob on the mixer.

I've even ground-lifted it and still no quiet operation even when the volume knob at the back is set to zero. Really annoying! I swapped out the first one when I bought it coz I thought I had a faulty unit but no joy!

For FOH operation, it's probably OK since the signal level is usually way higher than the noise floor. But I wouldn't use it for intimate wedding ceremonies.

UPDATE: It's possible that the noise issue is coming from the mixer. I haven't tried a different monitor. Though not entirely impossible, it's unlikely that 2 different brand new DJM-5000s would be causing this. Anyone else had this issue with the mixer? I guess I should post this separately under "mixers"...

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Eric,

I tested out the new 305s recently, I didn't like that either. For some reason, the G2s sound much warmer and deeper bass than the new ones.

I hate JBLs, period.

Hey pulse, can you also say wat you like? that's easier for me, to have a good direction where to look instead of where not to look :-) ... for instance,

1.what do you use or suggest?
2.is there a big difference between monitor @ home (where there is no noize of the danceroom)and the monitor you need on a gig (where not only the monitor but also the "speakers for the public" are connected to the mixer?
-->i'm searching something to practice @ home

I like the "old" JBL EON's, don't have a problem with them. I know Pulse doesn't like them but there's a reason they're as popular as they are.

Another good option are the Mackie SRM (I dj'ed at a club that had two SRM450's hanging in front of the booth; that's common) series, or really anything self-powered.

If you're just looking for home monitors, consider getting something like the KRK Rokit 10's which are studio monitors - in the end they'll cost you less for TWO than you'd have to buy a single JBL for. However their use is more limited.

To answer your question about differences at home vs. the gig, that's a very emphatic YES to differences. You don't need NEARLY as much power at home as at your gig (depending on the gig, usually), and at home it's nicer to have smaller monitors that don't take up as much space. I personally like having a "truer" sound at home; at the gig, I need my speaker to have superb midrange and low high-end; because I need to hear the punch of the bass (but not the bass itself) and the hihats or other high-end markers. These are what cut through the "bar noise" to my ears.

-r-

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Originally posted by RyanJ:
Another good option are the Mackie SRM (I dj'ed at a club that had two SRM450's hanging in front of the booth; that's common) series, or really anything self-powered.

Yea, the Mackie's are pretty good. Company I used to work for used nothing but the old ones, worked pretty well.

You should consider the Mackie Thump TH-15A powered speaker. Great speaker, great sound, priced around $ 300 US

http://www.mackie.com/products/th-15a/

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I like the "old" JBL EON's, don't have a problem with them. I know Pulse doesn't like them but there's a reason they're as popular as they are.

That's because they were one of the first plastic-housed powered speakers which sounded okay. The problem I have with them is they don't sound okay, and without a sub, they sound even worse.

Mackies aren't any better, especially since they started making them in China instead of the USA, the quality actually went down and DJs know it. I've seen several threads online about DJs who are specifically shopping for the older units which were made in the USA.

Personally, I would suggest KRKs for home monitor use (just as Ryan did). They have 3 lines but the Rokkit series is the least expensive and would likely suit your needs.

Thanks (i already thought that plastic was not really good for the sound). You all helped me very much. One more question: what would you suggest for usage in clubs?

Don't get me wrong, there are some plastic housed speakers which DO sound good, you just pay more for that. RCF is a good example.

There are plenty of speakers you could use for mobile events but most clubs would already have a house system and (as most should also have) booth monitors. What is it you're looking for in that regard?

What about the new EV ZXA1?

Nice and portable active speaker with a 200W amp.

I like the new QSC K-series speakers, the only problem is you NEED the sub if you want any kind of bass (for events, not sure how they would be for only monitors, probably still not great -- I've heard them at loud venues only), but the entire package really isn't that big.

Keep in mind that plastic = inexpensive. So, you'll get GREAT value out of them, because you'll get some relatively pro sound out of a cabinet that won't completely break the bank (or your back when you're lugging them around).

Really, I'd say that unless you're an audiophile, the reality around the JBL's or Mackies for monitor use is that it'll be fine. Though most times I'd want something a little nicer for house PA.

But as Pulse says, wherever you're playing will in all likelihood have a monitor and house PA anyway, so you probably won't have to bring it around with you. More likely, you'll be hauling them for use as main PA to house parties and stuff, and they'll still do the job (but in such a situation I'd probably get a sub too).

-r-