Hey guys, my Axe-FX II should be delivered an day now, but all I have to play it through is my Marshall JVM's power amp and my Orange 4x12 cab (both of which I'm trying to sell). I'm looking to buy some studio monitors to use for practice at home since I plan to use the Axe direct for playing live, and also to start getting into some recording / mixing stuff within the next little while.
My local music store Long & McQuade has in-store financing so I'm looking to buy them there, but I'd like to get some insight on which monitors might be good since none of the staff there have ever seen or heard an Axe-FX. I'm assuming that a bigger speaker will sound better (more bass, etc.), but I have no idea which brands may be good / bad. Here's the ones I'm looking at:
KRK RP-6 G2 - $229.99
KRK RP-8 G2 - $279.99
Mackie MR8MK2 - $249.99
Yamaha HS50M - $199.99
Yamaha HS80M - $349.00 (I've read great reviews on these)
Yorkville YSM6 - $230.00
Yorkville YSM8 - $285.00
Reviews, insight, or recommendations welcome
My local music store Long & McQuade has in-store financing so I'm looking to buy them there, but I'd like to get some insight on which monitors might be good since none of the staff there have ever seen or heard an Axe-FX. I'm assuming that a bigger speaker will sound better (more bass, etc.), but I have no idea which brands may be good / bad. Here's the ones I'm looking at:
KRK RP-6 G2 - $229.99
KRK RP-8 G2 - $279.99
Mackie MR8MK2 - $249.99
Yamaha HS50M - $199.99
Yamaha HS80M - $349.00 (I've read great reviews on these)
Yorkville YSM6 - $230.00
Yorkville YSM8 - $285.00
Reviews, insight, or recommendations welcome