B&W Studio Speakers

[rgustavo]

What B&W speakers would you consider to be a great assets for a music studio? Price would be anything from 200-600 a pair or each, don't matter.

 

[mazersteven]

What B&W speakers would you consider to be a great assets for a music studio? Price would be anything from 200-600 a pair or each, don't matter.

The CM1 Mini-Monitor

http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/display.aspx?infid=1065&sc=ht

 

[zumbo]

Fine choice. $449.95 ea (retail)

 

[zumbo]

How about (active) powered studio monitors?

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Mackie-HR824-Studio-Monitor-100025892-i1153234.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Mackie-HR624-Active-Studio-Monitor-101624435-i1153236.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Mackie-HR824mk2-8-75--Active-High-Resolution-Studio-Reference-Monitor-104325196-i1175384.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Mackie-HR624mk2-Active-Studio--Reference-Monitor-601065-i1175383.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Mackie-HR626-Dual-6--2-Way-Active-Studio-Reference-Monitor-605266-i1153240.gc

 

[mazersteven]

Mackie's I love the HR824's

Fine choice.

 

[WmAx]

B&W offers speakers excellent for studio monitor use, but they start very high in price. For example, the 802D is extremely linear and has NO audible cabinet resonances. A very rare feature. It provided for timbre distortion free sound reproduction. Unfortunately, it starts at about $12,000.00 per pair. I would probably suggest other speakers for studio use other than B&W at lower prices. Ascend acoustics offers some speakers that are low cost but very linear -- but have substantial cabinet resonance like almost all other speakers.

-Chris

 

[rgustavo]

The truth is that my cousin is working in a B&W store and I planned to take full advantage of it. I need something that is really good, but really good that can last me for a long time and have great sound from it. A speaker with a high, mid and low would be great.

 

[WmAx]

In that case, the best value it seems to me, would be the B&W CM7. The small tower units. The street price is $900 each, so I would guess the store cost is in the $600-$700 each range, which puts it at the top of the price range you specified. If I had to have speakers in that price range, this would be one of my top contenders.

-Chris