50$ for studio monitors?

These are effectively multi-media speakers and while you could use them for your stated purpose, you are better off saving up for a proper pair of Near Field Monitors. Check you the Alesis M1 series for an example.

Terry_42, post: 45247, member: 1843 wrote: I agree. While they sell them under the term monitors, those are basically computer speakers. Might be OK for some gaming etc. but nowhere near the quality of a real monitor.
The cheapest real monitors you can get are prolly the KRK Rockit line of speakers.

I have a pair of Yamaha HS50Ms, which are insanely good for the price. Definitely better than the Rokits around the same price area 🙂

Ryan Salt (DJShayper), post: 45289, member: 12520 wrote: I have a pair of Yamaha HS50Ms, which are insanely good for the price. Definitely better than the Rokits around the same price area 🙂

Pretty bold statement. Unless you’ve done a side by side A-B comparison, I think it is really hard to state 1 is better than the other. Especially “definitely better” than the Rokits, which have become somewhat of the defacto standard of budget studio-monitors.

I am not saying the Yamaha’s aren’t good. I am sure they are. Even though studio monitors are supposed to be exceptionally neutral and transparent, there is always a measure of coloring. Which puts a certain amount of personal preference into the mix. It’s actually why some of the Yamaha’s ancestors (NS10M, which were designed for the living room!) became one of the most popular studio monitors for disco music. They had that intangible quality that made them just perfect for that particular genre.

Guess he’s got the choice of the Yamaha’s and the Rokits then :).

Greetinx,
C.