Home Studio Monitors, can use some input...

[Zapple]

I am a beginning bass player and started to record my progress. Due to quarantine I've lost my shed to my mother in law and her dog, who escaped NYC. Now I can only play and practice in my office. I have my Rumble under the desk but that needs to go back downstairs ASAP Ive been told!
I am looking at some entry level monitors for my iMac and Scarlet 2i2. In all honesty, it's probably 70/30 or 60/40 listening to music versus recording and listening to my bass playing. ( I constantly have music on. They will be on my desk do 1- 1/2 meters, 3-5ft, from my ears, further away, 2+ meters, when playing/recording bass.
Thoughts and CC welcome. TIA

I've narrowed down a list to four,
Presonus Eris E5 XT
Presonus E5
Kali LP-6
JBL 306 MKll

https://www.amazon.com/Kali-Audio-LP-6-Studio-Monitor/dp/B07NWBSJ11

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[filmtex]

Unfortunately, the best way to buy speakers is for YOU to listen to them, with music you are VERY familiar with. I recently found my self in the same boat and went with a pair Yamaha HS5's. (Having worked in the home entertainment business, as well as having done my share of recording, I was familiar with Yamaha NS-10 as studio monitors, pros and cons accepted and thought these would work fine. And they have.)
As to your question, and given the situation today, I have heard good things about all of these, and in fact my son bought a pair of Mackies for his studio last year and loves them.
I would probably go with the PreSonus Eris E5 XT's.
YMMV

 

[Zapple]

Unfortunately, the best way to buy speakers is YOU listening to them with music you are VERY familiar with. I recently found my self in the same boat and went with Yamaha HS5's.
Having worked in the home entertainment business, as well as having done my share of recording, I was familiar with Yamaha NS-10 as studio monitors, pros and cons accepted and thought these would work fine. And they have.
As to your question, and given the situation today, I have heard good things about all of these, and in fact my son bought a pair of Mackies for his studio last year and loves them.
I would probably go with the PreSonus Eris E5 XT's.
YMMV

Unfortunately there isn't a way for me to go hear them especially in there next 30 days, the usual return period, so Ill be looking for a retailer who has a decent return policy!. Thanks for the response!

 

[filmtex]

Unfortunately there isn't a way for me to go hear them especially in there next 30 days, the usual return period, so Ill be looking for a retailer who has a decent return policy!. Thanks for the response!

Yep. I get that. All the normal suppliers I've worked with, as well as many I'm not familiar with, should be able to assist you. Good luck and keep us updated!

 

[JRA]

I've narrowed down a list to four

i think you'd get plenty of use out of any of them, especially for just listening to music and for some playback. however: critical listening, a la studio mixing (and home mastering) requires reference monitoring --- basically: 20hz to 20khz, flat.

i didn't read any of the specs of those on your list, but for critical listening be sure to choose the ones with the flattest frequency response! good luck with your choice(s)!

 

[GlassToMouth]

I am a beginning bass player and started to record my progress. Due to quarantine I've lost my shed to my mother in law and her dog, who escaped NYC. Now I can only play and practice in my office. I have my Rumble under the desk but that needs to go back downstairs ASAP Ive been told!
I am looking at some entry level monitors for my iMac and Scarlet 2i2. In all honesty, it's probably 70/30 or 60/40 listening to music versus recording and listening to my bass playing. ( I constantly have music on. They will be on my desk do 1- 1/2 meters, 3-5ft, from my ears, further away, 2+ meters, when playing/recording bass.
Thoughts and CC welcome. TIA

I've narrowed down a list to four,
Presonus Eris E5 XT
Presonus E5
Kali LP-6
JBL 306 MKll

https://www.amazon.com/Kali-Audio-LP-6-Studio-Monitor/dp/B07NWBSJ11

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I had bought the Kali LP-6's since they appeared to be the gold standard for budget, accurate monitors. I liked them, but returned them and ended up with a pair of the Behringer Truth B1031a's. I've since paired them with a Behringer K10s sub and I'm very happy with the results. However, I do have some acoustic treatment and a large enough bedroom that the rear ports don't bother me since I have them with some separation from the walls.

 

[LastJaguar]

Amphion One12
ATC 19

 

[LastJaguar]

Also Legacy Calibre or Studio HD

 

[Fronty2011]

I will be getting the Mackie MR624 6.5" with the sub.

 

[Zapple]

Unfortunately, the best way to buy speakers is for YOU to listen to them, with music you are VERY familiar with. I recently found my self in the same boat and went with a pair Yamaha HS5's. (Having worked in the home entertainment business, as well as having done my share of recording, I was familiar with Yamaha NS-10 as studio monitors, pros and cons accepted and thought these would work fine. And they have.)
As to your question, and given the situation today, I have heard good things about all of these, and in fact my son bought a pair of Mackies for his studio last year and loves them.
I would probably go with the PreSonus Eris E5 XT's.
YMMV

After a bit of research, and due to space, narrowed it down to The PreSonus 4.5 BT or the Mackie CR-4XBT 4". Any thoughts?

 

[filmtex]

After a bit of research, and due to space, narrowed it down to The PreSonus 4.5 BT or the Mackie CR-4XBT 4". Any thoughts?

I think either one of those would be great. I own a bunch of Mackie PA equip,ent that works and sounds great. I also managed a venue last year and spec'd and operated a complete PreSonus system. Both companies equipment has a history of working great for me. Toss a coin, and give them a listen. I don't think you could go wrong with either. Keep us posted.

 

[bbh]

Not a great idea to buy without listening. Only you can decide what sounds right to you. You will looking at near and mid field monitors. Make sure hey are returnable jic you want go with something else. I also have the alesis near fields which I mix on. They are relatively cheap and are great for mixing. I don’t track on them though. Tracking is done via jbl lsr28p, no sub.
When I was shopping for my monitors I spent about 6 months going out and listening first. I know that is not possible now.

 

[Fronty2011]

If you cant go listen to them then my go to is Z Reviews on youtube. There is probably not a pair of monitors he has not reviewed.

 

[LastJaguar]

Check gearslutz.com

 

[Zapple]

Thank you to all who replied and or have read the posts. I went with PreSonus E 4.5 BT. I would have chosen the 5's but it simply came down to desk real estate which is shared with my Wacom tablet for photography. The 4.5's with Rockville RHT8 stands next to my iMac monitor, Scarlet 2i2 all on a desktop of 55" x 25". I will say the reviews are pretty spot on. Ok for desk listen of music. Wont fill a small to mid size room, to compare to lets say a Sonos one or a pair for loud listen but is perfect for playing my bass from the Scarlet. Great clean sound from scooped to flat. Can't expect 4.5" speakers to handle bass so adjust your expectations and realize for home/office/desktop recording or mixing in a nice environment, they sure do sound meet my expectations and then some, very good value for a really solid pair of desktop monitors. @filmtex I was considering the Mackie's, they came out with an updated models. Well reviewed on both. So I decided the green was a bit too much and went with your first rec.

 

[filmtex]

That's great. Seems like you've got a great system going now.