Choosing the BEST Studio Monitors on ANY Budget

Your choice of studio monitor speakers is one of the most important choices you'll make for your studio — your ability to hear the details of your mixes with detail and accuracy is vital to ensuring your mixes translate to other playback systems. Join Mitch Gallagher as he presents his top picks for studio monitors on any budget — then click the links above for more info!

#Sweetwater #BestStudioMonitors

0:00 - Overview
3:01 - PreSonus Eris 3.5
3:33 - JBL LSR 305 mk2
4:07 - PreSonus Eris E8XT
4:45 - Kali IN8
5:17 - Yamaha HS8
5:49 - Dynaudio BM5 mk3
6:17 - Avatone CLA-10
7:01 - Neumann KH120
7:35 - Adam Audi A77x
8:07 - PMC Result 6
8:41 - Focal Solo 6
9:08 - Ocean Way HR4
9:50 - ATC SEM 25a
10:28 - Genelec 8351BP

[JPMongeS]

The clarity in your voice and how well the audio was treated for this video made me stay the whole video. It felt like a trust thing. Great video!, thanks for all the information provided!.

[markmckinney]

I love sweetwater more than any other music company. You guys just flat our CARE. And that's the difference. Truly thank you Sweetwater.

[kbargos]

Mitch could make gravy sound interesting.😂

[oscarportillo]

Sweetwater should make a sticker that say "In Mitch we trust"

[aidanswiftofficial]

I started out on KRK Rokit 5s, and upgraded to Focal Alpha 65s, I've been using those for about 10 months and will never look back, these are amazing!

[SimonLloydGuitar]

I use Yamaha HS8 as secondary monitors and they are excellent for their price.

[Hzuuuu]

You say "on ANY budget" but you didn't say in which range of budget are any of them are for. A mention of the prices would be much easier for us to navigate.

[freshprince]

I don’t usually comment on videos but man, I could listen to this guy talk all day! Excellent video!!!

[JulioSalazar-xwnp]

I got the JBL Mkll for my bedroom and they make the work very nice 👍🏻. They’re not very loud but details come so fine from my Fantom 7.

[janniebronner]

Definitely the best suggestions!
I have the Presonus 3.5 studio monitors at the moment, they are such great monitors.

[neutronjockey]

Check the back of your monitors for a -10dBV (consumer/commercial) audio to +4dBU (line/pro) switch. Quite a few of these companies that include an input level switch ship with the switch at -10dBV.

[flipsergio]

Mitch gives the best presentation I’ve ever seen. His voice keeps me interested no matter what he says

[BenKrisfield]

I got an Adam Audio 2.1 system (pair A3X and a Sub7) for my project home studio. Couldn't be happier. Thank you.

[riktascale]

Very well put together. I currently have the focal solo 6be and in two days time will be receiving footprints 01 for extended low end which eventually I may connect a subwoofer to for even more lows.

[herrtrigger]

he didn't blink until the last 10 seconds

[legoharry]

I think it would be interesting to hear a mix comparison between all these monitors.

[sergeysmelnik]

If I were to choose only one pair to try out it would have to be the ocean way hr4s due to their very unique design.

[soundknight]

Those Neumann will need a sub at only 52hz extension (will drop off significantly before that). The low E on a bass guitar is 43-46 ish hz from my memory, so modern metal mixes would need a sub to get those low B notes that should be around 37hz?

[jonbradshaw]

I was able to pick up 2 classics in the yamaha hs80m's and the dynaudio bm5a's (the originals) about 2 years ago. All 4 monitors for $300. The guy happened to be moving the next day and could not bring them. Listened to both for a while and Dynaudio beat out the Yamaha's. I wonder how the mkIII's compare. Pretty satisfied with the OG's though

[gweeds]

I love my LP6's except for the constant hiss I get out of the tweeter. Its not very audible when sound is coming out but I always feel like something is wrong. even when I try to change power sources etc...