monitors

Monitors are subjective. All comes down to budget as you know. For me, I would go with ribbon-based tweeters on near fields and midfields for mastering purposes in an ideal world.

Have you treated your new space?
 
It's been said many, many times that you need to budget a similar amount of money for room treatment as you do on your monitors

JBL LSR305's

To give you some hinds abouit recommandable Monitors it needs more info about your :
Budget ?
Skiills .Professional - nob
treated room ?
size of the room?
What music (Heavy metal or EDM ,joke ) 
are you mixing?
 
regards
 
 

Thanks Guys,
 
Let's see: I'll check out the models suggested/treating the room is next 2 do/budget...hmmm, I'm flexible but like to get near fields below 500.00/style: hard to say--pop-rock rootsy with modern ornamentation/room size: 3/4 of a 2-car garage w/10 foot ceiling/Oh....not pointless if used along with other types of info gathering.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/HS8    This is what I'm going to get next.  
 
Little more than $500 but you can also get a pair of the HS5 for $400.  
Still an industry standard the HS8-8 is considered a good replacement for the NSM 10's. 
I think under $500 is limiting I would not compromise on my monitors. 
 

And what's a great idea is to keep those Alesis one's as a second set for referencing and you get to learn your new set. 
I think $800- $1,000 gets you most anything suitable to a home studio set up, Save your money and buy some room treatment instead. A friend of mine has been building a very high class studio in a basement. We rehearse there and the walls are now treated and wow, even with drums everything is separated and clear. No standing waves etc. I have never played in a basement that sounded that good. Oh and he bought the HS8's that's why I'm sold. He's researches the heck out of everything and all his gear is "dream" gear. He also just bought a Behringer x32. His only mistake is he uses Pro Tools :) But he took a 2 year course in engineering and that's what they teach. I'll have him on Sonar soon enough when he starts to get into midi and VST's. He's still 100% audio so Pro Tools is as good as anything. 

For a budget under $500/pair, you won't go wrong with Equator D5s.
+1 on the D5s
 
 

kawika, try to shop used if you can. People are always upgrading their speakers, and second-hand studio monitors have usually lived a pampered life and are still in good condition. You'll likely be able to get something better within your budget. Mackies, Events, KRKs and Yamahas are very common on the used market. Mackie HR824s, being closed-back, are good for a home studio and can be had for well under $1k for a pair.
 
Don't go to Auralex first. Too expensive. Check out realtraps.com for better prices and far more helpful information.

Price is always an object. If it wasn't, one would construct a purpose-built building to the ideal dimensions and hire a professional acoustician to treat it.

Also, look at http://www.nextacoustics.com for sound absorption. The owner split from auralex years ago and started making his own products. They're less expensive than auralex, and the quality is great. I have their monitor risers, and I definitely like them better than the auralex. These let you adjust the tilt of the monitors.

Wow...good info. I'm going to summarize and print for my information: 1) consider used monitors ()where? ebay I suppose hmmm call local studios/ craigs list). 2) consider closed back (which undermines Yah HSs). Note-to-self research pros/cons of closed back.
 
By-the-way, I have been wondering about 8" woofers: Coming from 5", perhaps I'm better off with 6.5-7". I will be moving into a bigger room, but hmmmm.
 
Room treatment: auralex/realtraps.com/nextacoustics.com/GIKacoustics
 
thanks guys!

Thanks Eddie,
 
Yes...going without rear ports makes a lot of sense and I will be near a wall. I just looked at the D8's (via your link); I'll explore them some more; they are intriguing. I have found myself getting somewhat hooked on the Yamaha MSP7s........getting close to a decision; may go to gtr center tomorrow.
 
 
thanks,
 
k

Sorry I was unaware the Yamaha HS where rear ported, On Sweetwater they say ported but I just looked at a picture and yes they are,, That takes them off my shopping list for sure as I will not have a meter bridge set up. 
My friend has his about 4 feet from a dead wall. Mine will be a few inches so that does not work. I'm not sure about the MSP series being of the same quality. I'd lump those back in to my "I'd have to try them" list. You certaily don't see those on professional meter bridges. Genelec is a common brand used by the pros.