Bengineer Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Have Audioengine 2+ at the moment. They are ok. Small and clean, sound ok. Bit of a hum when powered on. What are some options to look at? New or used. KEF LSX Kanto TUK / YU6 Genelec 8010 Other suggestions? Needs to be quiet when on, no hum/static, and sound good at low volumes. They'll sit real close to me too. Edited April 12, 2020 by Bengineer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunno77 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) https://djcity.com.au/product/dynaudio-lyd-5bk-5-inch-nearfield-monitor-pair-black/ worth saving/spending the extra recommend studio monitors. some like Tannoy, Adam and Dynaudio can be found around your budget Edited April 11, 2020 by Bunno77 . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTree Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 https://www.turramusic.com.au/neumann-kh-80-dsp-each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) Thanks guys. Look into them! Two important aspects would be 1. Quiet noise floor when on. 2. Sound good at low volumes, real close to me. Oh and doesn't need a DAC, can just be active ones with analogue in. Edited April 12, 2020 by Bengineer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpearce38 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I just sold a pair of KEF LSXs a great speaker but do need a bit of distance to really get the best out of them. I’d recommend Genelec for really close listening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Thanks mate. Was wondering that as they are small speakers but not nearfield per se. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntman Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 If you want some nice nearfield speakers, take a look at the airpulse a100 or tannoy gold 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpearce38 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Tannoy's look impressive have been doing near-field for many years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satirical Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Where are you finding LSX for $1k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpearce38 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 52 minutes ago, Satirical said: Where are you finding LSX for $1k? sold mine for $1100 just the other week, brand new there is a 20% promo off atm with bonus desk stands. Also saw a pair of LS50W in the classifieds for a little over 2K which was a bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Yeah, $1400.ish new with free stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satirical Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) On 16/04/2020 at 8:02 AM, Bengineer said: Yeah, $1400.ish new with free stands. Hmm, shows up as $1596 for me still. In a similar situation as yourself, looking for speakers (desktop use so near field I guess) for up to $1k , just trying not to exceed that budgeted spending money too much. $1596 for the LSX from their official store is still too much of an ask, $1100 would've been 'passable' . The pickings for used are slim here and the deals that do show up pretty much disappear unless you sit there refreshing all day. Missed out on some Monitor Audio Gold GX50 bookshelf that were $600 on Gumtree the other day. I've also seen some Triangle Esprit Hydas for $899 and Triangle Esprit Titus for $850 ex-demos but I'm not sure how good those are as desktop sets. EDIT: Ended up with a pair of Dynaudios Edited April 18, 2020 by Satirical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
was_a Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) I second the Dynaudio LYD 5s. The vast majority of so-called desktop monitors do not deliver an even frequency response with desktop placement, and only result in frustration for the listener. The Dyns are very well designed and the inbuilt DSP allows for flexibility of placement. P.S. Avoid the latest KEFs in all but the most balanced of listening rooms. Edited April 16, 2020 by was_a 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Any active monitors that are a bit more consumer friendly? Front on/off, volume etc The Focal 50 looks awesome but everything is on the back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakabatou Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, Bengineer said: Any active monitors that are a bit more consumer friendly? Front on/off, volume etc The Focal 50 looks awesome but everything is on the back... Adam audio A5x and Focal CMS 50 (discontinued) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 The CMS50 just the predecessor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakabatou Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 all the controls are on the front, and the enclosure is metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 Could these work sitting that close? https://addictedtoaudio.com.au/collections/b-stock-demo-clearance/products/dynaudio-xeo-2-wireless-bookshelf-speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaky Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) I've been looking for powered desktop speakers for a PC based recording setup. While doing research I came across this YouTube channel yesterday called Digital Stereophony. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm-MKyxKdanxpOBTx8wiY1w What the person that runs the site does it pit two different speakers of roughly the same price range and/or speaker size, and plays 5 different types of music on them.[all powered monitors] All the speakers are mounted at the same place and with two mics recording their output. The video then plays the signal direct and then does several rounds of comparison of the speakers playing back the same music, this is done for all 5 types of music. The measured frequency response of each speakers is also shown in comparison. It's really well done The real beauty is the consistency of the tests, and the fact that he will pit one speaker against several others over several video's. So it make it easier to sort of pick a favorite, and then look for other speakers it's been pitted against. The video below was a really shock to me.[Put some good headphones on] It pits the Presonus ER15 8 XT currently AUS$895 pair, against the very much smaller iK Multimedia iLoud MTM, which are sold individually, but come with a mic for calibration, there is some serous DSP going on with these, currently are around AUS $1300 pair, if you can find anybody who has any in stock [VERY popular with musicians it would seem] I'll take a wild guess and say most on this forum will fall in love with the Tannoy GOLD 8 around $650 each I think, again noby seems to have any stock ATM, they also make two smaller gold models, but as yet they haven't been tested / Video'd Edited May 2, 2020 by Tweaky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Yeah, MTM is very interesting. Has a few quirks, but overall look excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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