So I am considering buying a pair of studio monitors and have been browsing around in forums and looking at various reviews. From what it looks like, the Yamaha's HS7 is the first monitor that comes without a serious compromise. It has enough power to provide good overhead for avoiding distortion, it's frequency response seems reasonably flat, unlike some other popular monitors in the same category, furthermore it's bass seems sufficient so there is no need for a subwoofer and last but not least, it is apparently a very versatile speaker (I make instrumental music as well) and listening doesn't tire you after extended periods.
I could get a pair of monitors for $150 but they would probably not suffice in any of the categories mentioned above. Also, I need to get stands, which add up to another $100. So then I could get 2 monitors each for $150, it would be closer but still not quite there and it seems that if I continue making music, I would have to definitely upgrade. So investing the extra $200 seems like a smart choice because I won't have to upgrade for quite some time with HS7s and will learn on quality speakers right away.
What is your opinion on this? Do you think there is a cheaper alternative to get a good quality across the board? Or do you think it is better not to buy cheaper stuff and then have to upgrade anyway?
Submitted June 25, 2017 at 05:53AM by LordAddy https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/6jdegd/is_there_a_point_in_getting_anything_less_than/?utm_source=ifttt