speaker advice (1 Viewer)

[HalfHunter]

hi
i will be buying one of these mixers to use at home with 3 synths/2 vocals/1 sampler. can someone recommend a cheap set of suitable speakers?

http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_behringer_ub1222fxpro_eurorack_mischpult_prodinfo.html

http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_behringer_ub1204fxpro_eurorack_prodinfo.html

 

[aoboa]

Is your budget limiting you to those particular mixers?

 

[HalfHunter]

yes. just need something simple and cheap.
are there better ones under €400?

Is your budget limiting you to those particular mixers?

 

[aoboa]

I guess you're looking to set up a little home studio?

Those Behringer desks are awful.
Are you gonna be using a pc to record/sequence?
Do you already have a soundcard - if so what make/model?

 

[HalfHunter]

hi aoboa
no plans for recording, just setting up a very small practice room for 3 of us to make noise in.

I guess you're looking to set up a little home studio?

Those Behringer desks are awful.
Are you gonna be using a pc to record/sequence?
Do you already have a soundcard - if so what make/model?

 

[Pantone247]

I have the smaller one of these budget yamaha mixers and I like it fine

http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_yamaha_mg124_mischpult_prodinfo.html

also these Samson jobs are almost identical, but have nice monitor routing options (send different mixes abotu the place) which I kinda wish I'd went for now, a little bit...

http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_samson_mdr8_8kanal_mischpult_prodinfo.html

these soundcrafts get good reviews too, Tape Op magazine raved about the smaller model of this range...

http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_artikel-158910.html

 

[aoboa]

Ah so noise over sound quality
Well then you're better off going for a powered mixer and speakers like this:
http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_artikel-193163.html
http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_tamp_pa_4080_prodinfo.html
http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_peavey_escort_2000_prodinfo.html

first one looks decent enough.

 

[Pantone247]

http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_tamp_pa_4080_prodinfo.html

under 200 bills for a full P.A.

that's amazing, I'm sure the quality is suspect, but if you weren't moving it around too much... christ I remember rigging up old stereo systems for vocal pa's practicing in peoples garages, destroying the speakers, a;; you could hear was distortion, and once the dsrums came in you may as well have not bothered... young people today don't know their born... etc, etc, etc,

 

[HalfHunter]

i would'nt say noise over sound quality. its just a very small room and i have a very small budget. can you use speakers with non powered mixers?

Ah so noise over sound quality
Well then you're better off going for a powered mixer and speakers like this:
http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_artikel-193163.html
http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_tamp_pa_4080_prodinfo.html
http://www.thomann.de/thoiw6_peavey_escort_2000_prodinfo.html

first one looks decent enough.

 

[Mijokev]

i would'nt say noise over sound quality. its just a very small room and i have a very small budget. can you use speakers with non powered mixers?

If you have a power amp or they are powered speakers, yes.

I'd be a little wary about those last two suggestions,first one looks good and handy,dunno how well the other two would compete against some "11" guitar amps ;-)

 

[HalfHunter]

thanks mijokev
do you know of any affordable powered speakers that are good?

If you have a power amp or they are powered speakers, yes.

I'd be a little wary about those last two suggestions,first one looks good and handy,dunno how well the other two would compete against some "11" guitar amps ;-)

 

[Mijokev]

thanks mijokev
do you know of any affordable powered speakers that are good?

No. hehe.

You're better off sticking with either a powered desk or a power amp,db technologies do some kinda stacked speakers that are supposedly good but you're talkin 8/900 territory. Besides if its just for throwing some vocals through and makin a bit of noise with,a powered desk and unpowered speakers are fine....you can always ditch the desk later,get one with better pre's and a nice power amp.