Krakadon
Inspired
Hello Fractalites. I don't usually go in for the "what gear should I buy?" thing. That said, I am agonizing over this choice so maybe feedback from other users can help me out.
After 10 years of playing exclusively in my home studio through high quality studio reference monitors and headphones I am at last going to be playing out with some other musicians at rehearsals and gigs. I feel like a part of me has been missing all of this time and is finally being restored. If money were no object I'd go for a MFC-101 with two Mission pedals and two active CLRs. Unfortunately my budget is $1,200, $1,500 tops. So I'm going for a FCB1010 with Eureka eprom for foot controller. Now I'm trying to decide on the monitors. I need to be able to monitor myself on-stage and I need to play louder than a loud metal drummer in rehearsal (with no PA). I'd also like to be able to monitor in stereo during practice and rehersal and I'd like to be able to play sequences from Digital Performer for accompaniment, again without a PA. Finally I'd like to be able to use these monitors to crank up tunes during house parties and to use along with my MOTU card as mixer for light PA duty.
So I'm wondering if should go for a single CLR to get the best mono tone and forego the stereo possibilities or forego the best tone for really good tone with stereo capability. What do you think? If I go stereo my budget only allows for new EV ELX112Ps, new RCF ART 312A MKIIIs, used Mackie HD1221s or used QSC K12s (at least from the shortlist I came up with). So no RCF NX12-SMA, JBL PRX712, Mackie DLM12, Yamaha DSR112, etc. If you think stereo any preferred speaker choice?
Speaking of used I'm concerned about buying used speakers with no warranty. There is lots of gear that I don't have a concern with this but mid-priced PA speakers seem like they can have reliability problems, especially if they have been gigged/toured. But obviously one can save many hundreds of dollars. So what do you think new or used for FRFR?
Thanks in advance to those who reply.
After 10 years of playing exclusively in my home studio through high quality studio reference monitors and headphones I am at last going to be playing out with some other musicians at rehearsals and gigs. I feel like a part of me has been missing all of this time and is finally being restored. If money were no object I'd go for a MFC-101 with two Mission pedals and two active CLRs. Unfortunately my budget is $1,200, $1,500 tops. So I'm going for a FCB1010 with Eureka eprom for foot controller. Now I'm trying to decide on the monitors. I need to be able to monitor myself on-stage and I need to play louder than a loud metal drummer in rehearsal (with no PA). I'd also like to be able to monitor in stereo during practice and rehersal and I'd like to be able to play sequences from Digital Performer for accompaniment, again without a PA. Finally I'd like to be able to use these monitors to crank up tunes during house parties and to use along with my MOTU card as mixer for light PA duty.
So I'm wondering if should go for a single CLR to get the best mono tone and forego the stereo possibilities or forego the best tone for really good tone with stereo capability. What do you think? If I go stereo my budget only allows for new EV ELX112Ps, new RCF ART 312A MKIIIs, used Mackie HD1221s or used QSC K12s (at least from the shortlist I came up with). So no RCF NX12-SMA, JBL PRX712, Mackie DLM12, Yamaha DSR112, etc. If you think stereo any preferred speaker choice?
Speaking of used I'm concerned about buying used speakers with no warranty. There is lots of gear that I don't have a concern with this but mid-priced PA speakers seem like they can have reliability problems, especially if they have been gigged/toured. But obviously one can save many hundreds of dollars. So what do you think new or used for FRFR?
Thanks in advance to those who reply.