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Event TR8 Tuned Reference Biamplified Active Studio Monitors (Pair)

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I've had these monitors for over three years now, and produced two albums with them. They have a very flat response, and are great for home studio use. You need a decent size room to work with these however. If you have a bedroom studio in a corner somewhere these are not the monitors for you; I would recommend the smaller versions (TR5, TR6) instead. If you have the space, go for the 8" woofer, and you won't be let down.

If you're shopping for studio monitors, certainly you've heard the advice to "learn your speakers". I spent the last decade mixing on a pair of Tannoy PBM 6.5 II's, and after all that time, getting the bass right was a trial and error process that involved burning a LOT of CDs and still left me with overwhelming, muddy bass and mixes that didn't translate well. I'm happy to report that those days are over - what I hear in my studio is translating incredibly well to home stereos, cars and iPods. These babies are affordable, accurate and the bass goes DEEP with no hype. I doubt there's any such thing as the "perfect" studio monitor, but I'm quite pleased.

Note that if you're going to get 8" monitors - and really use all that bass - you need to follow the basic (and widely available on line) practices of monitor placement and room tuning. Get a set of Auralex MoPad speaker isolation pads (under $40). If you've got a small room, look at monitors without rear bass ports. Get some bass traps in your front corners and the wall-to-ceiling juncture in front of you as a minimum (homemade traps with 4" of Owens Corning 703 work well - google it) and at least 2" of 703 (or some Auralex) at the reflection points on your side walls. You'll be a happy camper.