Monitors: What to buy?

[musikmachine]

I absolutely believe there is no other way at that budget to actually listen the whole spectrum (albeit irregular) without using headphones.

+1 to that!

Mixing on monitors is good as they will provide proper stereo imaging and allow you to see how well your music will translate into real world speakers. However you should really use headphones to make fine adjustments to your mix, specifically to compensate for the sounds you wont be able to reproduce with smaller monitors.

Yeah but the headphones need to be good as does the source. I've always found a good pair of monitors better for mixing and reference with phones, i think it's just the way i work but it's good to have both definitely.

[nIGhT-SoN]

I will. I'm waiting for my payment at work and I will.

Thank you!

[musikmachine]

It's actually Iulian as an i. I am greatfull for all your advices and you proved to be very helpfull, you and others here. I've learned my desktop speakers and I know how music should sound on them, but they trick me so hard on reverb, stereo image and things like that, also on bass since they are small and can't reproduce it. I tend to mix very loud so I can hear more of the bass and details which hurts my hearing. They are too small and low quality to have the same freq respons at all levels. Also, as you said, in headphones you can't feel the bass and sometimes tends to result in a muddy bottom after mixing with headphones. Some monitors that could go at least 65Hz I think would help me a lot in hearing more clear the bass. Not to say about reverb and stereo image.

I find it hard to judge reverb on headphones, that is easier to balance on monitors but the monitor needs to be able to reproduce those reverbs well which is why i was saying try to get ones with good mids. Try the Tannoy's, i think they used to be £400 but they dropped the price a while back and they have long pedigree as a company, i don't think you can go wrong.

[tomtoo]

I know what he's saying it's the right thing to do, that's why I appreciate the essence of his advice, but he's not very, let's say diplomatic on how does he say it.

Iam sorry for that.

Still i think without listening to the speakers, its absolutly nonses what ever i would say.
For me it was like reading that this speakers freq. responce +-3db was going deeper, so it must be better.

But thats not the case. If you have a nearfild in a small room, with a lot of bass, can be painfull couse your room gets more and more into the sound.

I bought a pair of bx8 and without listening to them. Small budget, lot of base, and they could play loud, not to bad reviews. I never do this again.

Having a small nearfield and a good hedphone is good. Than listening on the hifi with larger speakers and usually different characteristcs.

Iam sry if i got you wrong.

[nIGhT-SoN]

No hard feelings and thank you for trying to help. I will do my best so I can have the chance to listen them before buy, I know this is the right thing to do. I will keep you guys updated when I get them.