Near field monitors to hear all the junk in your recording.=C2=A0 Electrica=
l buzz, minor wind noise, radio stations, handling noise and other things t=
hat might not get reproduced in other speakers.=C2=A0 Headphone wise the Gr=
ados seem popular.=C2=A0 Stax on the high high end.=C2=A0 And probably a he=
adphone amplifier to get the most out of them.=C2=A0 Regular speakers, I ha=
ve some 4' magnapans that are pretty awesome.=C2=A0 I think that they sound=
better than the BX8 monitors I used to have.=C2=A0 But a very weak low end=
, so not useful to weed out any issues in your recorded content.=C2=A0 So i=
t really depends on your budget.=C2=A0
Some KRKs can be had for relatively cheap.=C2=A0 Or some Adam S3A's or othe=
r pricy options.=C2=A0 I sold my BX8's because 225W PER SPEAKER was just to=
o much for my humble obode.=C2=A0 When used in combination with a 450W 42" =
HDTV and 450W PSU on the computer.=C2=A0 Plus I didn't really trust them to=
age gracefully.=C2=A0 I just didn't find myself actually using the near fi=
eld monitors in easy listening situations.=C2=A0 And they were hogging a lo=
t of realestate so I cashed them out.=C2=A0 Once I get new mics I'm probabl=
y going to have to re-acquire some monitors myself.=C2=A0 Maybe some Yamaha=
HS80m's plus HS10W.=C2=A0
For most of my current needs a headphone preamplifier and several sets of o=
ld computer speakers do pretty good.=C2=A0 But they have their limits.=C2=
=A0 Near fields are nice, but you have to use normal speakers at some point=
since it matters not what it sounds like on your system.=C2=A0 If you're g=
oing to share your recordings, it matters what it'll sound like on their sy=
stems.
- James
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