What Studio Monitors should you buy - a full discussion

Today we're talking about studio monitors, the speakers. How much should you be paying, what do you actually need - and what can you spend money on first to make the experience a much better one?

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[bandninkasimusic]

Great advice Adam. I'm in the market for my first studio monitors so this was a perfectly timed video 👍

[martotarto]

i change my a7x just a 2 months ago with sc207 and its a 🤘

[indiemercenaryproductions]

This is an amazing video I really appreciate it

[mageprometheus]

Thanks, Adam. I love this stuff but as a retired hobbyist, I'm really happy with the Kali's. When is the crazy world going to settle down so it's worthwhile buying components to build a PC? I know the answer. Who knows when? 😃

[dipankarbanerjee]

WE NEED A COMPARISON BETWEEN ADAM A4V vs Neumann KH120ii VS SC 205

[low]

nice info, thanks... how about conversion though? can it affect the monitoring quality in low-med systems? where would you place it in your priorities? and just one more question... in terms of mixing would you choose a high end dac instead of audio interface? thanks again

[dreamcat]

great video. taking on all these advise but the biggest issue for me is being unable to get the speakers much away from the wall. maybe about 1 foot is really the maximum.

so that leads me to wonder how to make the best of this situation. and surely i cannot be the only person with this issue. if putting a panel directly behind the speakers on to that wall... then how thick? since a panel will eats into and lessen that very limited back wall distance. should it use up the whole gap there? or be partially i.e half or some other fraction to coincide with the natural optimum panel thickness.

also wondering how different is it for dealing with a solid brick wall, vs a drywall / stud walls. because this thing is brick as it happens. i am guessing it just reflects mostly (but maybe there is a specific bass response). wheras your typical industry standard stud wall / drywall is going to be worse than that. and have some additional extra resonant frequenc-(ies). so my question related to that being relevant here, as an assumption for distancing the speakers from the wall. and if is relevant another factor is front or rear bass port. can being a front ported be a help here? as to not send the bass directly backwards onto the wall. or it doesn't make much difference? i feel these are important questions for other newcomers, who are facing a similar set of limitations

[dannyboystudios]

Thanks for the info on monitors, monitoring and a basic rundown on room acoustics and treatments. Warren at Produce Like a Pro has also released a current video about setting up a bedroom studio with discussion on room treatment and desk/monitor placement.
I have used a room acoustics calculator that shows what nodes and problem frequencies to be aware of and even where bass frequencies will be problematic. (amcoustics.com) to help with deciding on treatment and monitor placement.

[nicemusic]

Which motherboard is best for 3900xt processor, x570 crosshair VIII dark hero (637$) is better than x570 tuf gaming(300$) in all circumstances ?

[fleurir]

hi, Where is your ADAM S2V ? and why you always have A7X

[bjornoldskoolfitness]

I bought PreSonus E3.5's due to the price alone thinking they would sound so good compared to my regular computer speakers. I was WRONG! I don't need anything big for my tiny box room but I don't think these are any good at all