DJ Tech Awards - Studio Monitor
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Studio Monitor
£229 pair
Hype: Offers the best balance between loud and accurate sound in this price range.
Gripe: No means to adjust the sound settings to suit the environment.
Blurb: If big sound with reasonable accuracy is what's required, the BX8a Deluxe could be the speakers for you.
£370 pair
Hype: RP stands for Rokit Powered! Which is, of course, all hype, but the RP6s do pump out a balanced sound for not a lot of money.
Gripe: Can't find fault at this price point.
Blurb: A good set of powered monitors for a project studio, ideal for anyone demanding quality and a step-up from entry level monitors.
£180
Hype: Compact, crisp sounding monitors with built-in amps.
Gripe: Not as good on the low end as they are on the highs.
Blurb: Great crisp sounding speakers that don't need an amp and work well at normal monitoring levels.
£200 pair
Hype: Built by Behringer, the B1030A speakers are active monitors for the project studio.
Gripe: Entry-level sound not great for accurate mixdowns.
Blurb: Entry level monitors for project studios on the tightest of budgets.
£282 pair
Hype: Low cost powered studio monitors using all the latest technology aimed directly at the project studio market.
Gripe: Mackie speakers have a tendency to 'colour the sound', not ideal in a mix-down situation.
Blurb: Cheap and cheerful but not quite up to the standard of some other monitors in this price bracket.