gallowglass Posted December 12, 2009 Posted December 12, 2009 hey all. im thinking of picking up a set of alesis m1active 520 usb monitors as they are relatively affordable and connect directly via usb which is a large plus for me at the moment. does anyone have any experience w/ alesis monitors? would this be a good choice or not? i am not a rank beginner at production (i know my way around the sequencers and vsts) but im by no means experienced and have never worked w/ monitors... thanks in advance Quote
Veracohr Posted December 12, 2009 Posted December 12, 2009 I have never heard them specifically, but at $200 a pair for active speakers with built-in DAC, you're going to get crap on all 3 fronts (speaker, amp, DAC). I had a pair of (passive) Monitor One MkII's for a long time, and they were fine for a low-budget monitor, but packing an amp and a DAC into a monitor and charging $200 for a PAIR, I really believe you will get nothing but crap. What is your budget, and do you already have a DAC of any kind? Quote
gallowglass Posted December 12, 2009 Author Posted December 12, 2009 my budget is roughly 500-600$US and no i dont have a DAC and you may have a point about the crap, my brothers roommate apparently has the 320s of the same line and they do indeed sound pretty bad Quote
Veracohr Posted December 12, 2009 Posted December 12, 2009 Then you could get a pair of Alesis M1 Actives and still have money left for an interface. Quote
cubicidal Posted March 3, 2010 Posted March 3, 2010 They are crap... don't cheap out here, you'll regret it. I actually snagged a new pair of Yamaha HS80Ms for about $550... got somewhat lucky with the deal, but they rock. If you can't find 'em for a price like that save up a bit longer, it's really worth it, monitors are the most important gear you'll buy. Quote
psystereo Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 my budget is roughly 500-600$US and no i dont have a DAC and you may have a point about the crap, my brothers roommate apparently has the 320s of the same line and they do indeed sound pretty bad I am no expert in Pro Audio but I've used active speakers for several years, there's no way better than Dynaudio. There's also the Genelec's active speakers, maybe too expensive. Less than 200$ for each monitor you will get worse sound than with an hi-fi system! believe! best wishes Quote
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