take a look at Dynaudio

very very impressive

What exactly are 'your' needs?!

Realizing that you just dumped your Yamaha TRS-MS02/Bose 161 system, I only hope you're not considering a pair of near field studio monitors to replace these as a live small gig PA system, because they aren't designed or intednded for that purpose. Not only are Studio Monitors not road worthy (no protective speaker grill), but they're specifically designed to be listened to 'close up' in a mixing studio, and not intended for a room full of people.

Scott

Many thanks for all your imput.I will definately research all your suggestions Terry

I would definitely second the dynaudio for active near field monitoring - I have these http://www.dynaudioacoustics.com/Default.asp?Id=280

I also have the S1A from Adam - very different sounding so good for mix comparison purposes http://www.adam-audio.com/professional/

Don't believe what you read here....... Go to a respected audio site and listen to opinions there.

My Mackie HR824's ROCK.......... and don't need a sub to sound full. YMMV. Objects in Mirror may be Closer than they Appear.......... but don't take my word for it!

Hmmmmmmm........Scotty me boy your so smart It's all good my friend....the trs ms02/bose combo although sounds good at low vol in small rooms simply doesn't have enough Umphhhh for me .......80 watts dont cut it!!!.

I tried the KRK's when I was looking and did not care for their sound at all for my ears.

Another set that has enjoyed great reviews are the Behringer Truths.

I'm not sure any one set, short of something like $5000.00 Genelecs are going to be primo for all situations.

One has to learn the set of monitors they have and how it then sounds on other systems and mix accordingly.
Terry

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jam on,
Terry
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I wouldn't have put it quite so bluntly, but I think Diki has something of a point here. Also, you didn't indicate your budget or recording environment. $5000.00 monitors in an (acoustically) untreated space is a waste of money. Likewise, what is the level of equipment in the rest of the recording chain? Without this information, it is impossible to make an informed recommendation. Probably the best advice, given by Trtjazz, is to learn the monitors you have (whatever they are) and how they translate to the real world. The type of music is also important; for instance, you won't find HipHop engineers mixing on NS10's or Classical music engineers mixing on 824's. So much to consider unless you have the budget for 2-3 pair of monitors.

Peace,

chas

Hi Diki - perhaps people here do know what they are talking about and I certainly do.

The thing about near field monitoring is that the wave reaches your ears before the environment can affect it - this is why it is imperative to audition (subjective) - but also remain objective (which is why it makes sense to gauge and evaluate others' opinions) - monitors that fatigue an engineer are a common complaint

genre may be less important than purpose - for whatever reason (I've heard many) for mix engineers, NS10s are hip hop mixing & everything else - I've been there - but one would have to buy used, they are passive and anyway they would not be recommended purchases today unless you were a mix professional.
http://emusician.com/tutorials/emusic_listening_monitors/
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul05/articles/andrewcoleman.htm

The input here is second to none.One of the reasons I like this forum is because there is such a diversity of opinion,and always somewhere in the middle is a solution.I love the yamaha ns-10's. However I have to have a separate amp to run them.I am in the process of changing my recording equipment.I use ROLAND VS880.a Marantze Cd recorder and the ns-10s.I want to go to an all in one recorder with a hard drive and cd burner built in and active monitors.I would Ideally like to use my computer to recod on but am ignorant of how to record vocals effectively into the computer.I own cubase but have never learned how to use it.I will post a n mp3 of a couple of sons I am working on for my new project.Perhaps some constructive critism will help in my endeavours.Thanks again for the imput.Terry