StudioDock 4i offers the same great monitoring performance found in all Samson studio monitors, thanks to our use of custom-designed components and a critically damped, vented cabinet design. In addition to the functional aspects of this design, StudioDock offers a cool aesthetic complement to any desktop, home studio or mixing room.
Price: $169.00 Buy now!
The Studiophile DSM2 reference monitor is engineered to provide superior monitoring to discerning audio professionals. The design results from collaboration between two powerhouse companies in music technology: M-Audio, the top U.S. manufacturer of reference monitors, and Digidesign, the industry leader in DSP technology. The DSM2 monitor features DSP-based crossover management, an assortment of onboard digital EQ controls, proprietary high-grade driver designs, and analog and digital inputs for high-resolution audio up to 24-bit/192kHz. With stunning accuracy, clarity and dynamic range, the Studiophile DSM2 monitor makes world-class reference technology accessible to a broad array of creative and professional environments.
Price: $749.00 Buy now!
The Studiophile BX5A Deluxe monitors update the best-selling M-Audio BX5A systems with a variety of enhancements. New waveguides deliver excellent imaging. Custom amplifier tuning enhances the integration between the high and low frequencies, delivering refined spectral balance and a smoother response. A new low-frequency transducer in the BX5A Deluxe system adds extra definition to the bass response.
Price: $299.00 Buy now!
Make no mistake — these don’t just lead the class, they completely redefine it! The 8.1A provides a 1/4 in. unbalanced input, and the 8.2A provides a balanced XLR-1/4 in. combo input. Rear panel controls include Volume level and a carefully tailored bass filter switch. For professional recording and post production, Diamond 8 speakers are a superb reference for the creation and mixing of program material.
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User Reviews:
Feature:
I liked the addition of protective grilles for the speakers. I keep them on when not in use and take them off when mixing or listening.
Quality:
The product is well made, cosmetically very clean and sleek. No blemishes, loose parts, etc. Perfect shape.
Value:
Seems comparable to others in price range. I owned the Samson Resolv 50a which are ten dollars cheaper. I think the Wharfedales sound cleaner and are much more stylish. The Samson’s use cheap rubber logo stickers that come off easily.
Desirability:
Very nice to look at. Kevlar driver, sleek allen head bolts, cool blue on light, nicely crafted pieces.
Sound:
Nice flat frequency response. Great imaging and bass response as well.
Support:
Never had them serviced.
Tascam’s latest breakthrough for home recording is the VLA series of reference monitors, a value-priced lineup of great-sounding reference monitors. The lineup includes the VLA4, VLA5 and VLA8, which are 4, 5 and 8 inch two-way reference monitors. Each of the models is self-powered and employs balanced TRS/XLR combination inputs. A deep-cabinet design with bass ports (front-mounted on the VLA5 and VLA8) extends the low end beyond similarly-priced units. High and low frequency controls on the VLA5 and VLA8 allow the user to tailor the monitors response to their own studio.
Price: $299.00 Buy now!
It’s no secret that Mackie makes some of the most popular and award-winning professional studio monitors in the world. Now that uncompromising monitor design expertise is available at a musician-friendly price with the TAPCO S5: desktop studio monitor with rich, accurate sound.
Price: $299.95 Buy now!
With a complete redesign of our Resolv reference monitors, Samson has combined precise engineering and the highest-quality components with an elegant new cabinet design, providing extremely accurate monitoring for recording studio, post-production and other multimedia applications.
Price: $399.95 Buy now!
For the past two years Behringer’s acoustic engineers have worked hard on improving the TRUTH B2030A which has become industry standard. They insisted on using the best materials and technology such as ultra-high resolution, 2 inch velocity ribbon transducers, long-throw woofers with Kevlar cones and deformation-resistant aluminum die-cast chassis.
Price: $329.95 Buy now!
These compact, super-affordable 2 x 20-watt near field monitors feature ultra-high resolution 24-bit/192 kHz D/A converters, which let you connect digital sources directly in order to eliminate analog line-loss and hum.
Price: $129.99 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
No real features. Multiple ins i guess make it a 4, but the sound is bad enough that it doesn’t matter at all.
Quality:
I honestly thought these would help me move up on controlling my sound output from the AKG K240 headphones i was using prior (and now am using again), but they have failed me.
Value:
I suppose it’s worth the price. I don’t know what i was thinking spending so little. Maybe they are the best bang for your buck, but they haven’t helped me at all.
Desirability:
They look nice. Sound awful.
Sound:
AS i’ve read many places now, the sound is very airy. High end is totally jacked on these monitors. These are not a flat response to sound.
Ease of Use:
They’re powered monitors. They’re all easy to use.
Support:
No idea, doesn’t matter.
Overall:
I was satisfied for about a week and a half.
With a complete redesign of our Resolv reference monitors, Samson has combined precise engineering and the highest-quality components with an elegant new cabinet design, providing extremely accurate monitoring for recording studio, post-production and other multimedia applications.
Price: $249.95 Buy now!